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ENERGY HARVESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD

  • US 20160079791A1
  • Filed: 01/07/2015
  • Published: 03/17/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An energy harvesting apparatus comprising:

  • a rectifier for rectifying an alternating current (AC) voltage supplied from an energy source into a direct current (DC) voltage;

    a charging unit for storing an output voltage of the rectifier; and

    a maximum power point tracker selectively connected between the rectifier and the charging unit, for differentiating the output voltage of the rectifier in a first connection state, and for controlling the output voltage of the rectifier based on a differentiation result.

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