• DocumentCode
    82571
  • Title

    Passive Wireless Sensor Platform Utilizing a Mechanical Resonator

  • Author

    Viikari, Ville ; Song, Jian ; Seppa, Heikki

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. Eng., Aalto Univ., Espoo, Finland
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Apr-13
  • Firstpage
    1180
  • Lastpage
    1186
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a new passive wireless sensor platform on the basis of the intermodulation communication principle. The platform utilizes a quartz crystal or other mechanical resonator and it enables a narrow bandwidth and ID-code to the sensor. A previously presented theory for predicting the intermodulation response of the sensor is elaborated and verified by a simulation. The concept is experimentally demonstrated at 1.2 GHz.
  • Keywords
    UHF resonators; crystal resonators; wireless sensor networks; ID-code; frequency 1.2 GHz; intermodulation communication principle; intermodulation response; mechanical resonator; passive wireless sensor platform; quartz crystal resonator; Antennas; Capacitance; Crystals; Impedance; Junctions; Prototypes; Resonant frequency; Mixers; Radio frequency identification (RFID); wireless sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Sensors Journal, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1530-437X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSEN.2012.2231407
  • Filename
    6373687