Performance analysis of pure paraffin wax as RFID tag substrate

The article presents an investigation of the performance of the Paraplast, a kind of pure paraffin wax, used as a substrate of RFID tag antennas operating at UHF RFID band. To achieve this purpose, two similar RFID tag antennas with same dimensions have been simulated, fabricated and tested. These i...

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Published in:Microwave and optical technology letters 2012-02, Vol.54 (2), p.442-446
Main Authors: Manzari, S., Babar, A. A., Ukkonen, L., Elsherbeni, Atef Z., Marrocco, G., Sydänheimo, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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paraffin wax
passive temperature sensor
RFID
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Summary:The article presents an investigation of the performance of the Paraplast, a kind of pure paraffin wax, used as a substrate of RFID tag antennas operating at UHF RFID band. To achieve this purpose, two similar RFID tag antennas with same dimensions have been simulated, fabricated and tested. These include a simple dipole tag on a Rogers RT/Duroid 5880 substrate and on pure paraffin substrate. Because of the relatively close dielectric constant values, paraffin substrate is compared with Duroid RT5880. Paraffin wax can be considered as a low cost and low loss substrate. The main purpose in the future will be using paraffin as a passive temperature sensor, by exploiting the changes in molecular structure, volume and dielectric properties with temperature, especially near its melting point. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 54:442–446, 2012; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.26592
ISSN:0895-2477
1098-2760
DOI:10.1002/mop.26592