Power converter with modular stages connected by floating terminals

A power converter comprising:

• a first plurality of switches configured to be coupled to a first set of capacitors to form a first switched-capacitor converter of a switching network, wherein at least one switch of the first plurality of switches is configured to be coupled to a regulating circuit;
• and
• a second plurality of switches configured to be coupled to a second set of capacitors to form a second switched-capacitor converter of the switching network, wherein at least one switch of the second plurality of switches is configured to be coupled to the regulating circuit, and wherein the first plurality of switches are configured to switch between a first plurality of switching configurations to charge or discharge the first set of capacitors and the second plurality of switches are configured to switch between a second plurality of switching configurations to charge or discharge the second set of capacitors such that the switching network transforms a first voltage into a second voltage,
• wherein the first plurality of switches and the second plurality of switches are configured to be bidirectional to allow power flow from an associated first node to an associated second node and from the associated second node to the associated first node.