RFID-enabled temperature sensing devices: A major step forward for energy efficiency in home and industrial applications?

Author

Dowling, Joe ; Tentzeris, Manos M. ; Beckett, Nick

Author_Institution

Wireless & RFID Lab., Georgia Tech Ireland, Athlone, Ireland

fYear

2009

fDate

24-25 Sept. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper presents the results of ongoing research in the area of autonomous RFID-enabled wireless sensors, focusing on low-power sensor nodes for use in temperature sensing applications. Low-power chipless RFID sensors operating in the 2.4 GHz band are utilized. The sensors are required to be completely autonomous, energy-independent, inexpensive, and easy to install. The compact design for both the sensors and reader will be considered, as well as the effects of operation/interference in the unlicensed frequency bands. Finally, the deployment of multiple sensors in benchmarking energy management application scenarios will be described accompanied by an assessment of the potential of this RFID-related technology for truly ubiquitous temperature measurement systems.

Keywords

radiofrequency identification; supply chains; telecommunication network management; wireless sensor networks; RFID supply chain; frequency 2.4 GHz; industrial application; low-power chipless RFID sensor; radiofrequency identification; temperature sensing device; ubiquitous temperature measurement system; unlicensed frequency band; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Frequency; Interference; Radiofrequency identification; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems and applications; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Wireless sensor networks; RF identification (RFID); SAW; Sensor; Temperature; Wireless;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Sensing, Local Positioning, and RFID, 2009. IMWS 2009. IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop on

Conference_Location

Cavtat

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5060-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-5062-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMWS2.2009.5307884

Filename

5307884