13.56MHz Proximity RFID
Antenna Principle
Customer Application Support, 2004
Overview
Overview
Equivalent Antenna Circuit
Equivalent Antenna Circuit
Electric & Magnetic Antenna
Electric & Magnetic Antenna
Common Mode Currents
Common Mode Currents
Antenna as Transformer
Antenna as Transformer
Estimation of Maximum Operating Distance
Estimation of Maximum Operating Distance
Electromagnetic Induction
Electromagnetic Induction
Law of Biot & Savart
Law of Biot & Savart
Coupling Coefficient
Coupling Coefficient
Optimum Antenna Radius
Optimum Antenna Radius
Semiconductors
Equivalent Antenna Circuitry
Equivalent Antenna Circuitry
Energy is radiated.
Environment
Near field influence detunes antenna.
Zant
Semiconductors
Unsymmetrical Antenna
Unsymmetrical Antenna
Electric Antenna: Magnetic Antenna:
Electric Antenna: Magnetic Antenna:
(“monopole”: e.g. mobile phone, FM-radio)
(“loop”: e.g.
,
E, H
I
)
H, E
U
Z
Z
Z :
complex antenna impedance
Z = R(f)+jωX(f)
Semiconductors
Symmetrical Antenna
Symmetrical Antenna
)
H, E
Magnetical Antenna:
Antenna:
Magnetical
(e.g.
,
I
I
Z
Electrical Antenna:
Electrical Antenna:
(“dipole”: e.g. TV, fm-radio)
E, H
Z
U
U
Semiconductors
Common Mode Currents
Common Mode Currents
I
I
I
I
IGND = 0
IGND = 0
Semiconductors
Antenna as Transformer 1
Antenna as Transformer 1
PCD
Antenna Coil
k
PICC Coil
PCD
PICC
k
Φ
L1
L2
C2
R2
energy
data
k : coupling coefficient
k
=
φ
φ
2
1
PCD: Proximity Coupling Device („Reader“)
PCD: Proximity Coupling Device („Reader“)
PICC: Proximity Chip Card („Card“)
PICC: Proximity Chip Card („Card“)
Index 1: PCD antenna = design parameters
Index 1: PCD antenna = design parameters
Index 2: PICC antenna = fixed parameters
Index 2: PICC antenna = fixed parameters
Semiconductors
Antenna as Transformer 2
Antenna as Transformer 2
PCD
Antenna Coil
k
PICC Coil
PCD
L1
R1
PICC
R2
L2
Φ
I1
M
V20
energy
data
V20 = open loop voltage
V
IM
⋅
1
⋅ω=
20
M = mutual inductance
kM
⋅=
1 LL
⋅
2
Semiconductors