A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoring

Soil moisture monitoring is essential for optimizing irrigation strategies, enhancing crop yields, and conserving water resources in precision agriculture. Traditional sensing methods often rely on battery-powered devices, which require maintenance and periodic replacement. This work introduces a ba...

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Autores: Alsultan, Mohammed A.|||0000-0003-2988-042X, Melià-Seguí, Joan|||0000-0001-8473-4500, Parrón Granados, Josep|||0000-0002-1577-6333, López-Soriano, Sergio|||0000-0002-1219-7125
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Battery-less
Ultra high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF-RFID)
Soil moisture monitoring
Capacitive sensing
EM4152 RFID chip
Interdigitated capacitor
IDC
Wireless sensor
Precision agriculture
Volumetric water content (VWC)
Sustainable agriculture
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spelling A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoringAlsultan, Mohammed A.|||0000-0003-2988-042XMelià-Seguí, Joan|||0000-0001-8473-4500Parrón Granados, Josep|||0000-0002-1577-6333López-Soriano, Sergio|||0000-0002-1219-7125Battery-lessUltra high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF-RFID)Soil moisture monitoringCapacitive sensingEM4152 RFID chipInterdigitated capacitorIDCWireless sensorPrecision agricultureVolumetric water content (VWC)Sustainable agricultureSoil moisture monitoring is essential for optimizing irrigation strategies, enhancing crop yields, and conserving water resources in precision agriculture. Traditional sensing methods often rely on battery-powered devices, which require maintenance and periodic replacement. This work introduces a batteryless ultrahigh frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID) soil moisture sensor that leverages RFID technology and an interdigitated capacitor (IDC) for capacitive sensing. The proposed sensor integrates a meandered dipole antenna and an EM4152 RFID chip, enabling wireless monitoring of soil Volumetric Water Content (VWC) without the need for an external power source. The sensor's performance is validated through controlled soil moisture experiments, where capacitance readings are correlated with reference measurements from the commercial TEROS 10 soil moisture sensor. The sensor was tested and calibrated using three different soil types: sandy, clay, and a commercial combo substrate. The results demonstrate strong linear correlations with TEROS 10 measurements across all soil types, with coefficients of determination of R2 = 0.9648 (sandy), R2 = 0.9512 (clay), and R2 = 0.9444 (combo). Furthermore, tests conducted at varying water contents and a read range of up to 3.5 meters validate the sensor's robustness across different soil conditions. The findings highlight the potential of battery-less RFID-based sensing for sustainable and maintenance-free soil moisture monitoring in agricultural applications. 22025-01-0120252025-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/312599https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1109/JRFID.2025.3572843reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 PID2021-122247OB-I00Agencia Estatal de Investigación https://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 PID2021-127203OB-I00Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2021/SGR-00174open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest document està subjecte a una llicència d'ús Creative Commons. Es permet la reproducció total o parcial, la distribució, la comunicació pública de l'obra i la creació d'obres derivades, fins i tot amb finalitats comercials, sempre i quan es reconegui l'autoria de l'obra original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:3125992026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoring
title A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoring
spellingShingle A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoring
Alsultan, Mohammed A.|||0000-0003-2988-042X
Battery-less
Ultra high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF-RFID)
Soil moisture monitoring
Capacitive sensing
EM4152 RFID chip
Interdigitated capacitor
IDC
Wireless sensor
Precision agriculture
Volumetric water content (VWC)
Sustainable agriculture
title_short A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoring
title_full A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoring
title_fullStr A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoring
title_full_unstemmed A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoring
title_sort A Battery-less UHF RFID sensor for soil moisture monitoring
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Alsultan, Mohammed A.|||0000-0003-2988-042X
Melià-Seguí, Joan|||0000-0001-8473-4500
Parrón Granados, Josep|||0000-0002-1577-6333
López-Soriano, Sergio|||0000-0002-1219-7125
author Alsultan, Mohammed A.|||0000-0003-2988-042X
author_facet Alsultan, Mohammed A.|||0000-0003-2988-042X
Melià-Seguí, Joan|||0000-0001-8473-4500
Parrón Granados, Josep|||0000-0002-1577-6333
López-Soriano, Sergio|||0000-0002-1219-7125
author_role author
author2 Melià-Seguí, Joan|||0000-0001-8473-4500
Parrón Granados, Josep|||0000-0002-1577-6333
López-Soriano, Sergio|||0000-0002-1219-7125
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Battery-less
Ultra high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF-RFID)
Soil moisture monitoring
Capacitive sensing
EM4152 RFID chip
Interdigitated capacitor
IDC
Wireless sensor
Precision agriculture
Volumetric water content (VWC)
Sustainable agriculture
topic Battery-less
Ultra high frequency radio frequency identification (UHF-RFID)
Soil moisture monitoring
Capacitive sensing
EM4152 RFID chip
Interdigitated capacitor
IDC
Wireless sensor
Precision agriculture
Volumetric water content (VWC)
Sustainable agriculture
description Soil moisture monitoring is essential for optimizing irrigation strategies, enhancing crop yields, and conserving water resources in precision agriculture. Traditional sensing methods often rely on battery-powered devices, which require maintenance and periodic replacement. This work introduces a batteryless ultrahigh frequency radio frequency identification (UHF RFID) soil moisture sensor that leverages RFID technology and an interdigitated capacitor (IDC) for capacitive sensing. The proposed sensor integrates a meandered dipole antenna and an EM4152 RFID chip, enabling wireless monitoring of soil Volumetric Water Content (VWC) without the need for an external power source. The sensor's performance is validated through controlled soil moisture experiments, where capacitance readings are correlated with reference measurements from the commercial TEROS 10 soil moisture sensor. The sensor was tested and calibrated using three different soil types: sandy, clay, and a commercial combo substrate. The results demonstrate strong linear correlations with TEROS 10 measurements across all soil types, with coefficients of determination of R2 = 0.9648 (sandy), R2 = 0.9512 (clay), and R2 = 0.9444 (combo). Furthermore, tests conducted at varying water contents and a read range of up to 3.5 meters validate the sensor's robustness across different soil conditions. The findings highlight the potential of battery-less RFID-based sensing for sustainable and maintenance-free soil moisture monitoring in agricultural applications.
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Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2021/SGR-00174
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