Manual RFID antenna tuning system and method
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1. A system for use with a mineral extraction system for a well, including:
- a tubular string including multiple tube segments, each tube segment including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;
an RFID antenna configured to communicate with the RFID tag; and
an antenna tuner electrically coupled to the RFID antenna and configured to manually tune the RFID antenna to match the inductance of the RFID tag.
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Abstract
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) antenna configured to communicate with an RFID tag. The system also includes an antenna tuner electrically coupled to the RFID antenna, and configured to manually tune the RFID antenna to match an inductance of the RFID tag.
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1. A system for use with a mineral extraction system for a well, including:
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a tubular string including multiple tube segments, each tube segment including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag; an RFID antenna configured to communicate with the RFID tag; and an antenna tuner electrically coupled to the RFID antenna and configured to manually tune the RFID antenna to match the inductance of the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for use with a mineral extraction system for a well, comprising:
a tubular string including multiple tube segments, each tube segment including a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag;
an RFID antenna configured to communicate with the RFID tag; and
an antenna tuner electrically coupled to the RFID antenna and configured to tune the RFID antenna to a fixed inductance to match the inductance of the RFID tag, wherein the antenna tuner is a manual tuner.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of communicating with an RFID tag in an operating environment in which the RFID tag operates, including:
- measuring the inductance of an RFID tag;
adjusting the inductance of an RFID antenna to match the inductance of the RFID tag; determining the inductance of the RFID tag in an environment representative of the operating environment; manually tuning the RFID antenna to a fixed inductance to match the inductance of the RFID tag in the representative environment; communicating with the RFID tag in the operating environment with the RFID antenna. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
- measuring the inductance of an RFID tag;
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