Folded Meandered Monopole for Emerging Smart Metering & M2M Applications in the Lower UHF Band Primary tabs

Authors

Abraham Loutridis, Technological University DublinFollow
Matthias John, Trinity College DublinFollow
Max Ammann, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Article

Rights

This item is available under a Creative Commons License for non-commercial use only

Disciplines

Communication engineering and systems, telecommunications

Publication Details

IEEE Antennas & Propagation Magazine

Abstract

A compact folded meander-line monopole for smart metering and M2M applications is presented. It operates over a tunable frequency range of 412-475 MHz. The miniaturization is based on a double-sided meandering structure and the rear positioning of the feeding and shorting strips. A sliding via connector is used for tuning. The proposed antenna is compact 15 mm (0.02 λ0) × 42.3 mm (0.058 λ0), low cost and easily fabricated. A 21-24% total efficiency was provided across the tunable band. Installed performance was evaluated in a meter housing placed on a concrete wall. Measured and simulated results are provided.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1109/MAP.2016.2520252

Recommended Citation

Loutridis, A., John, M., & Ammann, M. J. (2016) Folded Meandered Monopole for Emerging Smart Metering & M2M Applications in the Lower UHF Band, IEEE Antennas & Propagation Magazine, vol. 58, no. 2, pp. 60-65, 2016.

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SFI