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Model ID: 1264

Model of an RFID System

An RFID system consists of two main parts:

• A tag or transponder with a printed circuit-board (PCB) antenna
• A reader unit with a larger RF antenna

The reader antenna generates an electromagnetic field that energizes a chip (IC-circuit) inside the tag. The electromagnetic field is modulated by the tag’s circuit and the modulated signal is recovered by the reader antenna.

This example illustrates the modeling of such a reader-transponder pair for radio-frequency identification (RFID) applications.

The model uses the Magnetostatics application mode to compute the mutual inductance between the reader and transponder antennas.

ANTENNAS: In an RFID, the reader antenna generates an electromagnetic field that energizes a chip inside the tag. The electromagnetic field is modulated by the tag's circuitry and the modulated signal is recovered by the reader antenna.

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