  Wireless powered communication (WPC) involves the integration of energy
harvesting and data transmission. This allows devices to communicate without
constant battery replacements or wired power sources. Reconfigurable
intelligent surfaces (RISs) can dynamically manipulate radio signals. In this
paper, we explore the use of active elements to mitigate double-fading
challenges inherent in RIS-aided links. We enhance the reliability performance
for an energy-constrained user by combining active RIS and WPC. The theoretical
closed-form analysis, which includes transmission rate, harvested energy, and
outage probability, provides valuable insights that inform parameter selection.
