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For such harvesters, usually employed for powering wireless sensor network nodes, this paper presents an in-depth investigation of double-stage AC\/DC conversion interfaces aimed at evaluating and comparing their performance in energy extraction. Closed-form expressions are derived for widely adopted topologies consisting of full-bridge or voltage doubler rectifiers followed by DC\/DC converters that exhibit either constant-voltage or constant-resistance behavior at their input terminals. The derived expressions provide valuable design insight, showing that no topology is universally preferable under all operating conditions; therefore, design guidelines are provided to support the selection and optimization of the most appropriate configuration. The analytical results show good agreement with measurements performed on interface prototypes assembled using off-the-shelf components, with a relative error below 4% at the maximum-energy points for all the tested configurations. 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