A high-gain passive UHF-RFID tag with increased read range

In this work, a passive ultra-high frequency radio-frequency identification UHF-RFID tag based on a 1.25 wavelengths thin dipole antenna is presented for the first time. The length of the antenna is properly chosen in order to maximize the tag read range, while maintaining a reasonable tag size and...

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Autores: Zuffanelli, Simone, Aguilà Moliner, Pau|||0000-0002-8397-0832, Zamora González, Gerard|||0000-0001-6609-8643, Paredes Marco, Ferran|||0000-0002-7252-1169, Martín, Ferran|||0000-0002-1494-9167, Bonache Albacete, Jordi|||0000-0002-7225-5737
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:163139
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/163139
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/s16071150
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dipole antennas
Impedance matching
Radio-frequency identification (RFID)
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Sumario:In this work, a passive ultra-high frequency radio-frequency identification UHF-RFID tag based on a 1.25 wavelengths thin dipole antenna is presented for the first time. The length of the antenna is properly chosen in order to maximize the tag read range, while maintaining a reasonable tag size and radiation pattern. The antenna is matched to the RFID chip by means of a very simple matching network based on a shunt inductance. A tag prototype, based on the Alien Higgs-3 chip, is designed and fabricated. The overall dimensions are 400 mm × 14.6 mm, but the tag width for most of its length is delimited by the wire diameter (0.8 mm). The measured read range exhibits a maximum value of 17.5 m at the 902-928 MHz frequency band. This represents an important improvement over state-of-the-art passive UHF-RFID tags.