2.45 GHz RFID reader array antenna with hexagonal geometry arrangement

Author

Abu, M. ; Masrom, N. ; Hussin, E.E. ; Othman, A.R. ; Yatim, N.M. ; Johar, Fauzi Mohd ; Munawar, R.F.

Author_Institution

Univ. Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Durian Tunggal, Malaysia

fYear

2012

fDate

11-13 Dec. 2012

Firstpage

338

Lastpage

341

Abstract

In this paper, 2.45 GHz Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader antenna with hexagonal geometry is proposed to obtain a high gain directional pattern. The mittering technique is used at each junction of the transmission line to reduce the power loss. The parametric study is conducted to get the best dimension and position of all six elements of truncated patch antenna to operate at 2.45 GHz. The simulation and measurement readings of the antenna are compared. In conclusion, the performance of the designed antenna improves the referenced antenna in terms of gain and size. The measured gain is 9.0 dBi and the size of the designed antenna is about 37% smaller than the referenced antenna.

Keywords

geometry; microstrip antenna arrays; radiofrequency identification; RFID reader array antenna; antenna measurement reading; frequency 2.45 GHz; hexagonal geometry arrangement; high gain directional pattern; mittering technique; radio frequency identification; transmission line; truncated patch antenna; Conferences; Electromagnetics; hexagonal array and RFID; truncated patch;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Electromagnetics (APACE), 2012 IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Melaka

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-3114-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APACE.2012.6457689

Filename

6457689