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- Amin, Yasar, et al.
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Printable RFID antenna with embedded sensor and calibration functions
- 2013
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In: Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium Proceedings, Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 12-15, 2013. - : Electromagnetics Academy. - 9781934142264 ; , s. 567-570
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- An RFID antenna with integrated humidity sensor and calibration functionality for wireless sensor network is proposed. The antenna is composed of series and shunt stubs for impedance matching and reliability for near-field communication. The innovative ladder contour structure plays the key role for humidity sensing, and sensor calibration. The quadrangular end-tip loading is employed to offer capacitance and stability for far-field communication. The prototypes of the antenna are fabricated and tested: antenna effectively senses the ambient humidity levels while demonstrating stable behavior for RFID communication. The antenna has a compact size of 1 × 10cm for 902-928 MHz RFID band.
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- Kanth, R. K., et al.
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Comparative End-of-Life Study of Polymer and Paper Based Radio Frequency Devices
- 2012
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In: International Journal of Environmental Protection. - 2224-7777. ; 2, s. 23-27
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this work end-of-life (EOL) analysis of polymer and paper based radio frequency devices have been carried out. Polymer and paper based RFID antenna has been chosen as a radio frequency device. An attempt has been made to investigate and evaluate the environmental emissions at end-of-life-cycle stage and to explore type and quantity of emissions at their disposal. The Gabi’s balance calculation methodology has been employed to determine amount of environmental emissions at the end-of-life cycle stage. Each significant component of the antenna and their corresponding emissions has been investigated in this paper. We have also compared the corresponding emissions to air and fresh water in both the technologies i.e. incineration and land-filling at EOL stage.
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- Kanth, R. K., et al.
(author)
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Design of sierpinski grid patch antenna for multiband application
- 2013
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In: Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium Proceedings, Stockholm, Sweden, Aug. 12-15, 2013. - 9781934142264 ; , s. 577-582
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The purpose of this paper is two-fold. Firstly, we have attempted to design a planar Sierpinski fractal antenna with stacked configuration for multiband applications. The stacked configuration of Sierpinski fractal patch and Sierpinski grid are employed to improve the multiband characteristics. The operating frequencies obtained are at 3.3 GHz, 5GHz, 5.74 GHz and 5.9 GHz which covers the bands useful for HIPERLAN2 frequencies and for implementation in futuristic WiFi enabled devices and PCI Cards for mobile internet. The Simulated results show that the operating frequencies obtained are spread over a wide range of frequency band compared to the simple Sierpinski fractal patch antenna. Secondly this paper aims at evaluating the sustainability and life cycle management of proposed antenna.
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- Kanth, R. K., et al.
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Design of Sierpinski Grid Patch Antenna for Multiband Application and Sustainability Analysis in its Manufacturing Process
- 2012
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In: IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology. ; , s. 1-5
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The purpose of this paper is two-fold. Firstly, we have attempted to design a planar Sierpinski fractal antenna in stacked configuration for multiband application. The stacked configuration of Sierpinski fractal patch and Sierpinski grid are employed to improve the multiband characteristics. The operating frequencies obtained are at 3.3 GHz, 5 GHz, 5.74 GHz and 5.9 GHz which covers the bands useful for HIPERLAN2 frequencies and for implementation in futuristic WiFi enabled devices and PCI Cards for mobile internet. The Simulated results show that the operating frequencies obtained are spread over a wide range of frequency band compared to the simple Sierpinski fractal patch antenna. Secondly this paper aims at evaluating the sustainability and life cycle management of proposed antenna.
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- Kanth, R. K., et al.
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Evaluating sustainability, environment assessment and toxic emissions in life cycle stages of printed antenna
- 2012
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In: International Conference On Communication Technology And System Design 2011. - : Elsevier. ; , s. 508-513
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this work cradle to grave life cycle assessment of printed electronics resources have been presented. An attempt has been made to investigate and evaluate the life cycle assessment and environmental impacts of printed electronics resources such as polymer substrate-printed RFID antenna. Life cycle inventory analysis for these resources has been carried out to quantify total systems' inputs and outputs that are relevant to the environmental impacts especially emissions to air, fresh water, industrial soil and sea water. The results show that printed electronics materials are considerably more environment friendly than materials needed for PCB electronics. We have obtained the mass of emissions in each life cycle stages which verify that technology wise printed antenna causes less harmful and hazardous impacts to the environment.
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- Kanth, R. K., et al.
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Exploring course development for green ICT in engineering education : A preliminary study
- 2012
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In: AICERA 2012 - Annual International Conference on Emerging Research Areas. - : IEEE. - 9781467322676 ; , s. 6306685-
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This paper aims to give an insight into the importance of green ICT course in the curriculum of Master and PhD level studies. An attempt has been made to demonstrate its necessity, implementation issues and strategic plans to execute this course. General structural plans along with details of the course content are discussed in this paper. The course aims to provide a unified view of sustainable embedded system technologies, practices of using efficiently computers and telecommunication equipments, environmental assessment strategies and life cycle management of electronic components as well as end-products. The objective of this new course is to give knowledge and foresight toward assessment of environmental impacts. This course will also be capable of imparting knowledge of sustainable design approach in life cycle of the materials, manufacturing processes, use/reuse and recycling of the electronic equipments and components. The course has been proposed of 5 ECTS credit units inclusive of extensive theoretical lectures and lab exercises using suitable environmental assessment software tools.
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- Kanth, R. K., et al.
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Quantifying the environmental footprint of rigid substrate printed antenna
- 2012
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In: Proceedings of the 2012 IEEE Conference on Technology and Society in Asia, T and SA 2012. - : IEEE. - 9781467320702 ; , s. 6397973-
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Conference paper (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Quantifying environmental footprint is an important task for the embedded system researcher as this study keep them aware of environmental impacts' threat toward green and healthy living of human beings. In this work we have presented a study on analysis of sustainability and environmental impacts assessment in manufacturing process of rigid substrate printed antennas. Life cycle assessment approach has been employed to quantify and asses the environmental footprint. A case study has been carried out for epoxy resin substrate based tip truncated equilateral triangle microstrip antenna. The subtractive printing methodology have been conducted to trace the required antenna pattern. The output parameters have been analyzed in terms of global warming potential, ozone layer depletion potential, human toxicity and acidification potential. Gabi's balance approach has been utilized to analyze the environmental emissions to the air, fresh water, sea water, agricultural and industrial soils. The consumption of resources has also been shortly described in this paper.
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