Title :
Electrical characterization of textile transmission lines
Author :
Cottet, Didier ; Grzyb, Janusz ; Kirstein, Tünde ; Tröster, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
Electron. Lab., ETH Zurich, Switzerland
fDate :
5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this paper, electrical characterization and modeling of conductive textiles are presented. A dedicated measurement setup has been developed to allow reliable connection of the textile samples with the equipment cables. Geometrical fabric structures and fabrication tolerances as well as high frequency properties up to 6 GHz for four types of textiles have been determined. Transmission lines with controlled characteristic impedance have been realized enabling the characterization of typical line attenuation factors. This work shows that textile transmission lines can be used for frequencies up to 1.2 GHz and 120 MHz with the maximal lengths of 10 and 100 cm, respectively.
Keywords :
conducting materials; fibres; high-frequency transmission lines; 120 MHz to 6 GHz; attenuation factor; characteristic impedance; conductive textile; electrical characteristics; fabric structure; fabrication tolerance; high-frequency properties; textile transmission line; wearable computing; Clothing; Conducting materials; Conductivity; Fabrics; Frequency; Insulation; Textile fibers; Transmission lines; Wearable computers; Yarn;
Journal_Title :
Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TADVP.2003.817329
