Power supply apparatus and electronic equipment

摘要

A power supply apparatus is provided, which includes an input terminal for collecting incidental electromagnetic energy of a radio wave that propagates in the air, the input terminal contacting a human body and inputting the incidental electromagnetic energy via the human body; a matching unit that establishes impedance matching between the input terminal and subsequent circuitry; a rectifier unit for rectifying the electric power having an AC waveform inputted from the input terminal and outputting electric power having a DC waveform; and a storage battery that is charged with the rectified electric power having the DC waveform and discharges the charged electric power. The rectifier unit is connected directly to the matching unit, and the matching unit is connected directly to the input terminal to establish impedance matching between the input terminal and the rectifier unit side. The power supply apparatus also includes a control unit. The control unit controls the charging and discharging of the storage battery, and includes a voltage step-up circuit, which is connected to the storage battery and steps up to a predetermined value a voltage of the electric power having the DC waveform and supplies the stepped-up voltage to the storage battery. The input terminal includes a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal that contact the human body. One of these terminals has a circular shape, the center of which is the other terminal, or both of the terminals have a dotted shape.