The Influence of Textile Substrates on the Performance of Textronic RFID Transponders
Recent advances in the development of innovative textronic products are often related to the implementation of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. Such devices contain components of wireless telecommunications systems, in which radiofrequency circuits should be designed taking into acc...
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| author | Piotr Jankowski-Mihułowicz Mariusz Węglarski Bartłomiej Wilczkiewicz Mateusz Chamera Grzegorz Laskowski |
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| description | Recent advances in the development of innovative textronic products are often related to the implementation of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. Such devices contain components of wireless telecommunications systems, in which radiofrequency circuits should be designed taking into account not only the frequency band or destined application, but also the dielectric properties of the materials. As is known from the theory of RFID systems, the dielectric permittivity and loss angle of the substrates significantly affect the performance of RFID transponders. Therefore, the knowledge on the variability of these parameters is highly important in the context of developing new solutions in textronic devices with the RFID interface. According to the plan of studies, at the beginning, the comprehensive characterization and determination of the dielectric parameters of various types of textile substrates were carried out. On this basis, the influence of fabrics on the performance of textronic RFID (RFIDtex) tags was characterized with numerical calculations. As the RFIDtex transponders proposed by the authors in the patent PL231291 have an outstanding design in which the antenna and the chip are located on physically separated substrates and are galvanically isolated, the special means had to be implemented when creating a numerical model. On the other hand, the great advantage of the developed construction was confirmed. Since the impedance at the chip’s terminals is primarily determined by the coupling system, the selected fabrics have relatively low impact on the efficiency of the RFIDtex transponder. Such an effect is impossible to achieve with classical designs of passive or semi-passive transponders. The correctness of the simulations was verified on the exemplary demonstrators, in threshold and rotation measurements performed at the laboratory stand. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53999d1eb7df41338feebc164236a4c72023-11-30T22:51:12ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442022-10-011520706010.3390/ma15207060The Influence of Textile Substrates on the Performance of Textronic RFID TranspondersPiotr Jankowski-Mihułowicz0Mariusz Węglarski1Bartłomiej Wilczkiewicz2Mateusz Chamera3Grzegorz Laskowski4Department of Electronic and Telecommunications Systems, Rzeszów University of Technology, ul. Wincentego Pola 2, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandDepartment of Electronic and Telecommunications Systems, Rzeszów University of Technology, ul. Wincentego Pola 2, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandDepartment of Electronic and Telecommunications Systems, Rzeszów University of Technology, ul. Wincentego Pola 2, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandTalkin’ Things, Al. Wilanowska 317, 02-665 Warsaw, PolandResearch & Development Center of Esotiq & Henderson S.A., ul. Budowlanych 31c, 80-298 Gdańsk, PolandRecent advances in the development of innovative textronic products are often related to the implementation of radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology. Such devices contain components of wireless telecommunications systems, in which radiofrequency circuits should be designed taking into account not only the frequency band or destined application, but also the dielectric properties of the materials. As is known from the theory of RFID systems, the dielectric permittivity and loss angle of the substrates significantly affect the performance of RFID transponders. Therefore, the knowledge on the variability of these parameters is highly important in the context of developing new solutions in textronic devices with the RFID interface. According to the plan of studies, at the beginning, the comprehensive characterization and determination of the dielectric parameters of various types of textile substrates were carried out. On this basis, the influence of fabrics on the performance of textronic RFID (RFIDtex) tags was characterized with numerical calculations. As the RFIDtex transponders proposed by the authors in the patent PL231291 have an outstanding design in which the antenna and the chip are located on physically separated substrates and are galvanically isolated, the special means had to be implemented when creating a numerical model. On the other hand, the great advantage of the developed construction was confirmed. Since the impedance at the chip’s terminals is primarily determined by the coupling system, the selected fabrics have relatively low impact on the efficiency of the RFIDtex transponder. Such an effect is impossible to achieve with classical designs of passive or semi-passive transponders. The correctness of the simulations was verified on the exemplary demonstrators, in threshold and rotation measurements performed at the laboratory stand.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/20/7060RFID technologyRFID transpondersewn tagembroidered tagtextronicsdielectric properties of textiles |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Jankowski-Mihułowicz Mariusz Węglarski Bartłomiej Wilczkiewicz Mateusz Chamera Grzegorz Laskowski The Influence of Textile Substrates on the Performance of Textronic RFID Transponders Materials RFID technology RFID transponder sewn tag embroidered tag textronics dielectric properties of textiles |
| title | The Influence of Textile Substrates on the Performance of Textronic RFID Transponders |
| title_full | The Influence of Textile Substrates on the Performance of Textronic RFID Transponders |
| title_fullStr | The Influence of Textile Substrates on the Performance of Textronic RFID Transponders |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Influence of Textile Substrates on the Performance of Textronic RFID Transponders |
| title_short | The Influence of Textile Substrates on the Performance of Textronic RFID Transponders |
| title_sort | influence of textile substrates on the performance of textronic rfid transponders |
| topic | RFID technology RFID transponder sewn tag embroidered tag textronics dielectric properties of textiles |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/20/7060 |
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