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Visitor II
October 21, 2021
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Frequency shift as a consequence of metal presence

  • October 21, 2021
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Hello to all,

I would like to know what considerations and calculations i have to do to know the frequency shift as a consequence of the metal presence near the NFC/RFID antenna tag and also it is dependent of metal type and size of the tag. 

Thank you!

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    Best answer by Berenice BENVEGUDA

    Hello,

    Your question is not easy to answer. General physic on this domain relies on Maxwell equations. The shift of the frequency depends on several parameters : the antenna size, the number of turns of the antenna, the distance between the metal and the metal area regarding the antenna area ... It requires electromagnetic simulations .. or good experiment !

    we have a quick evaluation in an application note available on our web site : How to design an antenna chapter 3.5.3

    I hope this helps you

    Best Regards,

    BB

    4 replies

    Technical Moderator
    October 21, 2021

    Hi ASant.6,

    is your interest more on reader or tag side? Or is this a general physics question?

    BR, Ulysses

    ASant.6Author
    Visitor II
    October 21, 2021

    Hello Ulysses I am interested on tag side, but is also a general physics question. I want to design a NFC tag and calculate the shifts taking in account the antenna size and amount of metal.

    Thank you!

    Technical Moderator
    October 22, 2021

    Hello,

    Your question is not easy to answer. General physic on this domain relies on Maxwell equations. The shift of the frequency depends on several parameters : the antenna size, the number of turns of the antenna, the distance between the metal and the metal area regarding the antenna area ... It requires electromagnetic simulations .. or good experiment !

    we have a quick evaluation in an application note available on our web site : How to design an antenna chapter 3.5.3

    I hope this helps you

    Best Regards,

    BB

    ASant.6Author
    Visitor II
    October 22, 2021

    Ill try both experiments and simulations.

    Thank you so much,

    Antonio