Rectifier circuit and power generator
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorYoshitaka YOSHINO
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Abstract
A rectifier circuit for increasing an output voltage is realized. Provided is a rectifier circuit including: a first line including a first series circuit in which two or more switching elements are connected in series; a second line including a second series circuit in which three or more switching elements are connected in series, the second series circuit being connected in parallel with the first series circuit; one or more first antenna elements connected between the switching elements of the first series circuit; and one or more second antenna elements connected between the switching elements of the second series circuit, in which an output is extracted from a parallel connection point between the first series circuit and the second series circuit.
Claims12
A rectifier circuit, comprising:
- a first line including a first series circuit in which two or more switching elements are connected in series;
- a second line including a second series circuit in which three or more switching elements are connected in series, the second series circuit being connected in parallel with the first series circuit;
- one or more first antenna elements connected between the switching elements of the first series circuit;
- and
- one or more second antenna elements connected between the switching elements of the second series circuit,
- wherein an output is extracted from a parallel connection point between the first series circuit and the second series circuit.
A power generator, comprising:
- one or a plurality of first antenna elements;
- a plurality of second antenna elements which is conductive and different from the first antenna elements;
- a plurality of antenna units respectively including the one or a plurality of first antenna elements and the plurality of second antenna elements;
- and
- a rectifier circuit configured to rectify output signals of the plurality of antenna units,
- wherein the rectifier circuit includes
- a first line including a first series circuit in which two or more switching elements are connected in series,
- a second line including a second series circuit in which three or more switching elements are connected in series, the second series circuit being connected in parallel with the first series circuit,
- one or more first antenna elements connected between the switching elements of the first series circuit, and
- one or more second antenna elements connected between the switching elements of the second series circuit, and
- an output is extracted from a parallel connection point between the first series circuit and the second series circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.