An apparatus includes a rectifier coupled to a coil of a wireless power transfer system, the rectifier comprising a first leg and a second leg, wherein the first leg comprises a first switch and a second switch connected in series between a first voltage bus and a second voltage bus, and the second leg comprise a third switch and a fourth switch connected in series between the first voltage bus and the second voltage bus, and wherein a gate drive signal of the first switch is derived from a signal in phase with a voltage on a first terminal of the coil, and a gate drive signal of the third switch is derived from a signal in phase with a voltage on a second terminal of the coil.