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http://dx.doi.org/10.5805/SFTI.2018.20.5.616

Design and Fabrication of Signal and Power Transmission Textile Cable for Smart Wearables  

Lee, Hyewon (IT Fusion Tech. Research Center, Chosun University)
Im, Hyo bin (Culture Technology Research Center, Sangmyung University)
Roh, Jung-Sim (Dept. of Fashion & Textiles, Sangmyung University)
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Fashion & Textile Research Journal / v.20, no.5, 2018 , pp. 616-620 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, many researches have been conducted to improve the performance and wearability of smart wearables. In this study, we designed and fabricated the signal and power transmission textile cables for smart wearables which have excellent wearability, durability and reliability. For the signal transmission textile cables, conductive yarns for the signal line and the ground line were developed. Three types of signal transmission textile cables have been developed using the conductive yarns. Linear density, tensile properties, electrical resistance and RF characteristics were tested to characterize the physical and electrical properties of three signal transmission textile cables. The conductive yarns have the very low resistance of $0.05{\Omega}/cm$ and showed excellent uniformity of electric resistance. Therefore, the electrical resistance of the signal transmission fiber cable can be reduced by increasing the number of conductive yarns used in signal and ground lines. However, the radio frequency (RF) characteristics of the signal transmission textile cables were better as the number of strands of the conductive yarns used was smaller. This is because the smaller the number of strands of conductive yarn used in signal transmission textile cables, the narrower and more parallel the distance between the signal line and the ground line. It is expected that the signal and power transmission textile cable for signal and power transmission will be utilized in smart wearable products.
Keywords
textile cable; signal transmission; conductive yarn; smart wearables;
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