Research Article

Underground Communications Using Capacitive Data Transfer Devices

Table 1

CST simulation results.

MediumFrequencyCapacitanceResistanceReactanceImpedancePhase

Air1 MHz2.156 pF0 Ω73.8 kΩ73.8 kΩ-1.57 rad
Soil1 MHz34.85 pF6.82 kΩ4.57 kΩ3.795 kΩ-0.981 rad