Electrical characterization of textile transmission lines

Author

Cottet, Didier ; Grzyb, Janusz ; Kirstein, Tünde ; Tröster, Gerhard

Author_Institution

Electron. Lab., ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Volume

26

Issue

2

fYear

2003

fDate

5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

182

Lastpage

190

Abstract

In this paper, electrical characterization and modeling of conductive textiles are presented. A dedicated measurement setup has been developed to allow reliable connection of the textile samples with the equipment cables. Geometrical fabric structures and fabrication tolerances as well as high frequency properties up to 6 GHz for four types of textiles have been determined. Transmission lines with controlled characteristic impedance have been realized enabling the characterization of typical line attenuation factors. This work shows that textile transmission lines can be used for frequencies up to 1.2 GHz and 120 MHz with the maximal lengths of 10 and 100 cm, respectively.

Keywords

conducting materials; fibres; high-frequency transmission lines; 120 MHz to 6 GHz; attenuation factor; characteristic impedance; conductive textile; electrical characteristics; fabric structure; fabrication tolerance; high-frequency properties; textile transmission line; wearable computing; Clothing; Conducting materials; Conductivity; Fabrics; Frequency; Insulation; Textile fibers; Transmission lines; Wearable computers; Yarn;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1521-3323

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TADVP.2003.817329

Filename

1233578