Rectifier circuit comprising a pair of input terminals ; a pair of output terminals ; a first circuit interconnecting the pair of input terminals , the first circuit comprising an energy storing element and a rectifier bridge comprising two bridge branches connected in parallel between a first bridge input terminal and a second bridge input terminal, wherein the rectifier bridge comprises at least one controllable switching element per bridge branch, wherein an output of the rectifier bridge supplies the pair of output terminals and wherein the at least one controllable switching element per bridge branch is configured to provide a temporary conducting path via the rectifier bridge which bypasses the pair of output terminals and which short-circuits a second circuit comprising the energy storing element, the pair of input terminals , and an energy source connectable to the pair of input terminals , wherein the energy storing element and the rectifier bridge are connected in series, wherein each bridge branch comprises a diode component and the at least one controllable switching element , and wherein the energy source is a piezoelectric element, characterized in that the energy storing element , in response to a voltage (v 1 ) generated by the energy source reaching its positive or negative peak, is configured to be connected in parallel to the energy source by the temporary conducting path along a bridge branch bypassing the pair of output terminals and short-circuiting the second circuit , the rectifier circuit further comprises a controller configured to generate at least one control signal (v c ) for the at least one controllable switching element per bridge branch on the basis of a sense signal indicating the voltage (v 1 ) generated by the energy source , and the controller is configured to cause a switching of the at least one controllable switching element from a conducting state to a non-conducting state, or vice versa, upon a detection of a peak in the sense signal. a pair of input terminals ; a pair of output terminals ; a first circuit interconnecting the pair of input terminals , the first circuit comprising an energy storing element and a rectifier bridge comprising two bridge branches connected in parallel between a first bridge input terminal and a second bridge input terminal, wherein the rectifier bridge comprises at least one controllable switching element per bridge branch, wherein an output of the rectifier bridge supplies the pair of output terminals and wherein the at least one controllable switching element per bridge branch is configured to provide a temporary conducting path via the rectifier bridge which bypasses the pair of output terminals and which short-circuits a second circuit comprising the energy storing element, the pair of input terminals , and an energy source connectable to the pair of input terminals , wherein the energy storing element and the rectifier bridge are connected in series, wherein each bridge branch comprises a diode component and the at least one controllable switching element , and wherein the energy source is a piezoelectric element, characterized in that the energy storing element , in response to a voltage (v 1 ) generated by the energy source reaching its positive or negative peak, is configured to be connected in parallel to the energy source by the temporary conducting path along a bridge branch bypassing the pair of output terminals and short-circuiting the second circuit , the rectifier circuit further comprises a controller configured to generate at least one control signal (v c ) for the at least one controllable switching element per bridge branch on the basis of a sense signal indicating the voltage (v 1 ) generated by the energy source , and the controller is configured to cause a switching of the at least one controllable switching element from a conducting state to a non-conducting state, or vice versa, upon a detection of a peak in the sense signal. <EOS>