Hybrid converter family and methods thereof

A hybrid converter circuit comprising:

• a hybrid-converter-circuit input terminal adapted to be connected to a circuit input;
• a pair of output terminals adapted to be connected to a circuit output;
• a switched multiple capacitor network connected to a first input terminal of the hybrid-converter-circuit input terminal and a plurality of switched-multiple-capacitor-network output terminals of the switched multiple capacitor network;
• a plurality of switched inductors connected in series with the switched multiple capacitor network between the output terminals of the switched multiple capacitor network and a first output terminal of the pair of output terminals, wherein an inductor in the plurality of switched inductors is connected directly to at least one capacitor in the switched multiple capacitor network;
• and
• wherein the plurality of switched inductors and the switched multiple capacitor network are operated using a switch matrix that is configured to cycle through a first configuration, a second configuration, a third configuration, and a fourth configuration, wherein:
• in the first configuration, the switch matrix together with the switched multiple capacitor network are configured to generate a voltage difference between two terminals of inductors within a first set of inductors selected from the plurality of switched inductors, which charge a first set of capacitors selected from the switched multiple capacitor network and also discharge a second set of capacitors selected from the switched multiple capacitor network,
• in the second configuration, the switch matrix is configured to generate another voltage difference of an opposite sign between the two terminals of the inductors within the first set of inductors while keeping capacitors within the second set of capacitors open-circuited,
• in the third configuration, the switch matrix together with the switched multiple capacitor network are configured to generate a voltage difference between two terminals of inductors within a second set of inductors selected from the plurality of switched inductors, which charge one or more capacitors within the second set of capacitors and also discharge the first set of capacitors, and
• in the fourth configuration, the switch matrix is configured to generate another voltage difference of the opposite sign between the two terminals of the inductors within the second set of inductors while keeping the capacitors within the first set of capacitors open-circuited.