Title :
Inkjet-printing and performance evaluation of UHF RFID tag antennas on renewable materials with porous surfaces
Author :
Bjorninen, Toni ; Virkki, Johanna ; Virtanen, Janne ; Sydanheimo, Lauri ; Ukkonen, Leena ; Tentzeris, Manos M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
Material choices in electronic devices have a huge impact on the environment. The use of environmental-friendly processes and renewable materials is a growing trend. We present the inkjet-printing of antennas for passive UHF RFID tags on wood, paper, and cardboard. We printed the prototype antennas without surface treatments. We evaluated the performance of the fully assembled tags through wireless tag measurements. The fabricated tags achieved 6-to-9.5 meters read range under the European RFID transmission regulations.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; environmental factors; ink jet printing; performance evaluation; radiofrequency identification; renewable materials; European RFID transmission regulations; distance 6 m to 9.5 m; electronic devices; inkjet-printing; material choices; passive UHF RFID tag antennas; performance evaluation; porous surfaces; renewable materials; wireless tag measurements; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Ink; Printing; Radiofrequency identification; Antenna modeling; Inkjet-printing; RFID; Renewable materials; WSN; Wireless tag measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2013 7th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gothenburg
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2187-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-88-907018-1-8
