Textile UHF-RFID antenna sensor for measurements of sucrose solutions in different levels of concentration

With the trend of textile antennas development, ultra high frequency (UHF, 865–868 MHz) radio frequency identification (RFID) devices using textile materials are expected to be developed in many areas for replacing or simplifying some complex RFID devices on a PCB. In this paper, we present a textil...

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Autores: Luo, Chengyang|||0000-0003-1833-5733, Gil Galí, Ignacio|||0000-0002-7175-5756, Fernández García, Raúl|||0000-0002-4030-7256
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/359903
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/359903
https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ac0ca7
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electronic instruments
Electromagnetism
Textile
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
Utral High (UHF) frequency
Sucrose solution
Concentration
Read range
Relative dielectric constant
Electrònica--Aparells i instruments
Electromagnetisme
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura::Sensors i actuadors
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica::Instrumentació i mesura::Compatibilitat electromagnètica
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Sumario:With the trend of textile antennas development, ultra high frequency (UHF, 865–868 MHz) radio frequency identification (RFID) devices using textile materials are expected to be developed in many areas for replacing or simplifying some complex RFID devices on a PCB. In this paper, we present a textile UHF-RFID tag with two sensing positions ('radiation parts' and 'loop part') for exploring the feasibility of sucrose solutions measurements and the relationship between variables of the proposed design and the sucrose solutions. The simulated and measured resonance curves of the designs both match well (-20 dB in the simulation and -15.8 dB in the measurement at 868 MHz) and the read range measured by the RFID reader (M6e kit) is 1.71 m in air. Before the tests by the solutions on the proposed designs, a test board is developed as a preparation work for confirming the relative dielectric constants of the sensing substrate area in the real measurements. Compare the results of the simulation and the real tests, the proposed design shows good feasibility by comparing the simulated and measured results in confirmed relative dielectric constants. Moreover, its two sensing positions have different sensing features. The sensing 'radiation parts' position shows a stable frequency operation performance but sensing range is from 1.71 m (dry) to 2.3 m, while the sensing 'loop part' position has a wide sensing range from 0.4 m to 1.71 m (dry) but a lower frequency operation performance.