A transfer circuit which is configured for transmitting charges from a working capacitance to a storage capacitance, comprising a transfer switch, a storage inductor, a cycle switch, a semiconductor valve and a cycle control circuit, wherein:
- the working capacitance, the transfer switch, the storage inductor, the semiconductor valve and the storage capacitance are connected in series,
- the cycle switch is connected in parallel to the semiconductor valve and the storage capacitance, and
- the cycle control circuit is arranged for switching the cycle switch such that in a first switch phase, charges are transferred from the working capacitance to the storage inductor, and in a second switch phase, charges are transferred from the storage inductor to the storage capacitance.