US Patent 9768646 Power harvesting circuit and applications thereof

A power harvesting circuit a p-channel circuit, an n-channel circuit, an AC capacitance circuit, and an output capacitance circuit. The p-channel circuit includes a first diode element, a first diode voltage reduction circuit coupled to reduce a diode voltage of the first diode element, and a first start-up current circuit operably coupled to increase start-up current of the first diode element. The n-channel circuit includes a second diode element, a second diode voltage reduction circuit coupled to reduce a diode voltage of the second diode element, and a second start-up current circuit operably coupled to increase start-up current of the second diode element. The AC coupling capacitance circuit is coupled to the p-channel circuit and the n-channel circuit. The output capacitance circuit is coupled to the p-channel circuit and the n-channel circuit.