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Designing the antenna coil

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Figure 11.

Rectangular planar antennas

Once the antenna coil inductance has been calculated, a prototype coil is realized. The

value of the so-obtained prototype must then be validated by measurement. This can be

done using either a contactless or a non-contactless method. Section 5 and Section 6

describe these methods.

Width

Length

s

w

1

1

8

10

3 turns, 10 segments

2 turns, 8 segments

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thickness

(cross-section)