Power converter

A hybrid switched-capacitor power converter for converting an input voltage into an output voltage, the power converter comprising:

• an input voltage source configured to provide the input voltage;
• an output capacitor connected across a load at which the output voltage is provided;
• at least two inductors arranged in parallel branches of a circuit element between the input voltage source and the load;
• at least one switched capacitor connected between the parallel branches of the circuit element;
• and
• at least two switches operable to selectively charge and discharge the at least one switched capacitor and the at least two inductors;
• wherein the power converter is configured to be operated in a switching cycle such that, at different stages in the switching cycle, the at least two inductors and the at least one switched capacitor are selectively charged and discharged.