Manuscript Number : IJSRST196420

Design of Thin T-Match Stub Structure Antenna for UHF RFID Tag Application for Billing System

Authors(2) :-P. Limameren Chang, Garima Saini

A thin passive tag antenna for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) application for smart billing system over the counter using the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) range of 860-867 MHz is being presented in this paper. The structure of the tag antenna is a simple dipole antenna but with a tip loaded effect by widening the antenna ends on both sides to reduce the size of the tag. The antenna structure is further matched to the RFID chip impedance by the addition of a T-match shaped stub at the center of the antenna. Simulation is carried out using Ansoft HFSS software. The simulated result shows a good impedance matched antenna structure with reasonable return loss indicating the matching of complex conjugate impedance with the chip, strong radiation efficiency (88.1%), gain, and long range read range decent for billing system purpose.

Authors and Affiliations

P. Limameren Chang
Lecturer in ICIT, Mokokchung, under the Directorate of Technical Education, Kohima, Nagaland, India
Garima Saini
Assistant Professor, Electronics and Communication Department, NITTTR Chandigarh, India

Antennas, Passive, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Tag

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Published in : Volume 6 | Issue 3 | May-June 2019
Date of Publication : 2019-05-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 329-334
Manuscript Number : IJSRST196420
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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P. Limameren Chang, Garima Saini, " Design of Thin T-Match Stub Structure Antenna for UHF RFID Tag Application for Billing System", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 6, Issue 3, pp.329-334, May-June-2019.
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  • P. V. Nikitin, S. Rao, S. F. Lam, V. Pillai, and H. Heinrich, “Power reflection coefficient analysis for complex impedances in RFID tag design,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 53, Sep. 2005.
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  • Rachana Doshi, Amrita Sutar, SonaliAher, Sanvida Dalvi, Prof. B R Chandani, “RFID Based Smart Trolley for Automatic Billing System”, International Journal of Engineering Science and Computing, Vol.7, No.6, pp.12655-12658, 2017
  • Raihani Hind, Benbassou Ali, El Ghzaoui Mohammed, Belkadid Jamal, “Performance Evaluation of a Passive UHF RFID Tag Antenna using the Embedded T-Match Structure”, International Conference on Wireless Technologies, Embedded and Intelligent Systems, pp. 216- 221, 2017.
  • Balanis, C. A, Antenna Theory Analysis and Design, 3rd ed. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
  • Amin H. Rida, Li Yang, S. Serkan Basat, Antonio Ferrer-Vidal, Symeon Nikolaou, Manos M. Tentzeris,“Design, Development and Integration of Novel Antennas for Miniaturized UHF RFID Tags”, IEEE Transactions On Antennas And Propagation, Vol. 57, No. 11, pp. 3450-3456, 2009.
  • Alien Technology, Higgs-4 IC datasheet, 2014. Available: https://www.rfid-alliance.com/Alien- Technology-Higgs-4-IC-Datasheet.pdf
  • S. D. Nguyen, N. Nguyen Le, P. T. Lam, E. Fribourg-Blanc, C. M. Dang and S. Tedjini, “Modeling of antenna geometry and thickness optimization for wideband UHF RFID tag”, 2015 International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communications, pp. 528 – 533, 2015.
  • S. G. Kim, J. JSong and T. W. Kim, “A low cost miniature UHF RFID tag antenna using paper substrate”, 2017 International Conference on Wireless Technologies, Embedded and Intelligent Systems”, pp. 1-6, 2017.
  • Marrocco. G, “The art of UHF RFID antenna design: impedance-matching and size-reduction techniques”, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 66-79, 2008.
  • Loo. C. H. et al. “Chip Impedance Matching for UHF RFID Tag Antenna Design”, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 81, pp. 359–370, 2008.
  • Qing. X et al. “Impedance characterization of RFID tag antennas and application in tag co-design”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 57, pp. 1268–1274, 2009.
  • K. V. Seshagiri Rao, P. V. Nikitin and S. F. Lam, “Antenna design for UHF RFID tags: a review and practical application”. IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., Vol. 53, pp. 3870–3876, 2005.
  • P. V. Nikitin, S. Rao, S. F. Lam, V. Pillai, and H. Heinrich, “Power reflection coefficient analysis for complex impedances in RFID tag design,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 53, Sep. 2005.
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  • Rachana Doshi, Amrita Sutar, SonaliAher, Sanvida Dalvi, Prof. B R Chandani, “RFID Based Smart Trolley for Automatic Billing System”, International Journal of Engineering Science and Computing, Vol.7, No.6, pp.12655-12658, 2017
  • Raihani Hind, Benbassou Ali, El Ghzaoui Mohammed, Belkadid Jamal, “Performance Evaluation of a Passive UHF RFID Tag Antenna using the Embedded T-Match Structure”, International Conference on Wireless Technologies, Embedded and Intelligent Systems, pp. 216- 221, 2017.
  • Balanis, C. A, Antenna Theory Analysis and Design, 3rd ed. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
  • Amin H. Rida, Li Yang, S. Serkan Basat, Antonio Ferrer-Vidal, Symeon Nikolaou, Manos M. Tentzeris,“Design, Development and Integration of Novel Antennas for Miniaturized UHF RFID Tags”, IEEE Transactions On Antennas And Propagation, Vol. 57, No. 11, pp. 3450-3456, 2009.
  • Alien Technology, Higgs-4 IC datasheet, 2014. Available: https://www.rfid-alliance.com/Alien- Technology-Higgs-4-IC-Datasheet.pdf
  • S. D. Nguyen, N. Nguyen Le, P. T. Lam, E. Fribourg-Blanc, C. M. Dang and S. Tedjini, “Modeling of antenna geometry and thickness optimization for wideband UHF RFID tag”, 2015 International Conference on Advanced Technologies for Communications, pp. 528 – 533, 2015.
  • S. G. Kim, J. JSong and T. W. Kim, “A low cost miniature UHF RFID tag antenna using paper substrate”, 2017 International Conference on Wireless Technologies, Embedded and Intelligent Systems”, pp. 1-6, 2017.
  • Marrocco. G, “The art of UHF RFID antenna design: impedance-matching and size-reduction techniques”, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 66-79, 2008.
  • Loo. C. H. et al. “Chip Impedance Matching for UHF RFID Tag Antenna Design”, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, Vol. 81, pp. 359–370, 2008.
  • Qing. X et al. “Impedance characterization of RFID tag antennas and application in tag co-design”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 57, pp. 1268–1274, 2009.
  • K. V. Seshagiri Rao, P. V. Nikitin and S. F. Lam, “Antenna design for UHF RFID tags: a review and practical application”. IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag., Vol. 53, pp. 3870–3876, 2005.
  • P. V. Nikitin, S. Rao, S. F. Lam, V. Pillai, and H. Heinrich, “Power reflection coefficient analysis for complex impedances in RFID tag design,” IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 53, Sep. 2005.
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