ABSTRACT
The smart technology is very common word for the modern society due to possibility of the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT). The advancement in internet technology with the unprecedented growth in the data speed makes it feasible to think about smart home, smart healthcare system, smart agriculture, tracking, security, smart industry, and smart city. The IoT extended the form of wireless communication from human-human (H-H) to human-machine (H-M) and machine-machine (M-M). This provides the interconnectivity of various devices using internet without human involvement. The industrial IoT (IIoT) is one of the subset of IoT, which cover real-time supervision, automation and inspection through industrial communication and M-M connectivity using wireless highway addressable remote transducer (WHART) and ISA 100.11a protocols. The working of IIoT depends on the data collection using sensors and the dissemination of data using wireless technology. This makes the antenna as one of the vital component for IIoT devices which is used for wireless data transmission and reception by the device. The deployment of various portable devices in industry needs the antennas having characteristics like compact size, light weight, low cost, low power consumption, easier integration, and simple fabrication. Considering above properties, the microstrip technology is most suitable candidate for antenna design. This chapter presents dual band microstrip patch antenna with novel configuration for IIoT application. The proposed microstrip antenna configuration is simulated in HFSS using Taconic TLX substrate. This antenna is designed for 2.5 GHz and 5.6 GHz operating frequencies. The simulation results show good in-band characteristics like return loss and VSWR. Additionally, a survey of various antennas designed for IIoT/IoT application, like RFID, smart construction, wearable technology, and energy harvesting are also presented.
