Radio frequency identification (RFID) moisture tag(s) and sensors with extended sensing via capillaries

    公开(公告)号:US10734727B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US16119365

    申请日:2018-08-31

    申请人: RFMicron, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H01Q9/04 G06K19/07 G08B21/20

    摘要: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a power harvesting circuit, an RF front-end, and a processing module. The power harvesting circuit generates power for the RFID tag from a continuous wave of an inbound radio frequency (RF) signal. The RF front-end receives the inbound RF signal and transmits an outbound RF signal. The RF front-end includes a tuning circuit that is tuned based on a capacitance setting. The tuning of the tuning circuit effects a characteristic of the RF front-end. The processing module generate the capacitance setting to adjust the characteristic of the RF front-end to a desired characteristic.

    Radio frequency identification (RFID) tag(s) and sensor(s)

    公开(公告)号:US10243255B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US15686994

    申请日:2017-08-25

    申请人: RFMicron, Inc.

    摘要: A method begins by a first radio frequency identification (RFID) sensor, that is associated with a first object element, receiving a first data request signal from an RFID reader and sending a first radio frequency (RF) signal that includes first data to the RFID reader in response to the first data request signal. The method continues with a second RFID sensor receiving a second data request signal from, and sending second data to, the RFID reader. The method continues with the RFID reader sending a representation of the first and second data to a data processing unit, which processes the representation of the first and second data to determine a first and second data point regarding first and second object elements. The method continues by the data processing unit processing the first and second data points to determine an environmental relationship between the first and second object elements.

    POWER HARVESTING CIRCUIT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF
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    发明申请
    POWER HARVESTING CIRCUIT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF 有权
    电力收集电路及其应用

    公开(公告)号:US20160352214A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-01

    申请号:US15154510

    申请日:2016-05-13

    申请人: RFMicron, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02M1/36 H02M7/06

    CPC分类号: H02M7/06 H02M2001/0006

    摘要: A power harvesting circuit, a rectifier circuit and a capacitor. The rectifier circuit includes a diode circuit, a diode voltage reduction circuit, and a start up current circuit. The diode circuit passes a current when a received RF signal has a first polarity and to substantially blocks the current when the received RF signal has a second polarity. The diode voltage reduction circuit is operably coupled to reduce a voltage drop of the diode circuit. The start up current circuit operably coupled to reduce the start up current of the diode voltage reduction circuit and/or the diode circuit. The capacitor is operably coupled to convert the rectified signal into a DC supply voltage.

    摘要翻译: 电力收集电路,整流电路和电容器。 整流电路包括二极管电路,二极管降压电路和启动电流电路。 当接收的RF信号具有第一极性时,二极管电路通过电流,并且当接收的RF信号具有第二极性时,二极管电路基本上阻塞电流。 二极管降压电路可操作地耦合以减小二极管电路的电压降。 启动电流电路可操作地耦合以减小二极管降压电路和/或二极管电路的启动电流。 电容器可操作地耦合以将整流信号转换成直流电源电压。

    Power harvesting circuit and applications thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10243479B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-03-26

    申请号:US15707625

    申请日:2017-09-18

    申请人: RFMicron, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02M7/06 H02M1/00

    摘要: A power harvesting circuit, a rectifier circuit and a capacitor. The rectifier circuit includes a diode circuit and a diode voltage reduction circuit. The diode circuit passes a current when a received RF signal has a first polarity and to substantially blocks the current when the received RF signal has a second polarity. The diode voltage reduction circuit is operably coupled to reduce a voltage drop of the diode circuit. The capacitor is operably coupled to convert the rectified signal into a DC supply voltage.

    POWER HARVESTING CIRCUIT AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20180006572A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-04

    申请号:US15707625

    申请日:2017-09-18

    申请人: RFMicron, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H02M7/06 H02M1/00

    CPC分类号: H02M7/06 H02M2001/0006

    摘要: A power harvesting circuit, a rectifier circuit and a capacitor. The rectifier circuit includes a diode circuit and a diode voltage reduction circuit. The diode circuit passes a current when a received RF signal has a first polarity and to substantially blocks the current when the received RF signal has a second polarity. The diode voltage reduction circuit is operably coupled to reduce a voltage drop of the diode circuit. The capacitor is operably coupled to convert the rectified signal into a DC supply voltage.