A voltage converter system comprising: a first voltage converter portion configured to receive a DC voltage signal and convert the DC voltage signal to pulses of DC voltage; and a second voltage converter portion configured to receive the pulses of DC voltage and to convert the pulses of DC voltage to an AC voltage, wherein the second voltage converter portion comprises first, second, third and fourth switches and a first inductor, the first, second, third and fourth switches adapted to receive the pulses of DC voltage and to commutate an alternating current through the first inductor; the voltage converter system characterized by: the first inductor comprising a primary stage of a transformer and the second voltage converter portion further comprising: a second inductor and a third inductor, the second inductor comprising a secondary stage of the transformer, the second inductor connected in series with the third inductor, the second inductor and the third inductor connected between first and second nodes; a fifth switch connected between the first node and a third node; a first diode and a second diode, the first node connected to a cathode of the first diode and a cathode of the second diode, an anode of the first diode connected to the third node and an anode of the second diode connected to a fourth node; a sixth switch connected between the first and fourth nodes; a third diode, the fourth node connected to an anode of the third diode and a cathode of the third diode connected to a fifth node; a seventh switch connected between the fourth and fifth nodes; a fourth diode, the third node connected to an anode of the fourth diode and a cathode of the fourth diode connected to a sixth node; an eighth switch connected between the third and sixth nodes; a first capacitor connected between the second and sixth nodes; a second capacitor connected between the second and fifth nodes; and a third capacitor connected between the sixth and fifth nodes; wherein the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth switches are adapted to commutate an alternating current through the third capacitor. a first voltage converter portion configured to receive a DC voltage signal and convert the DC voltage signal to pulses of DC voltage; and a second voltage converter portion configured to receive the pulses of DC voltage and to convert the pulses of DC voltage to an AC voltage, wherein the second voltage converter portion comprises first, second, third and fourth switches and a first inductor, the first, second, third and fourth switches adapted to receive the pulses of DC voltage and to commutate an alternating current through the first inductor; the voltage converter system characterized by: the first inductor comprising a primary stage of a transformer and the second voltage converter portion further comprising: a second inductor and a third inductor, the second inductor comprising a secondary stage of the transformer, the second inductor connected in series with the third inductor, the second inductor and the third inductor connected between first and second nodes; a fifth switch connected between the first node and a third node; a first diode and a second diode, the first node connected to a cathode of the first diode and a cathode of the second diode, an anode of the first diode connected to the third node and an anode of the second diode connected to a fourth node; a sixth switch connected between the first and fourth nodes; a third diode, the fourth node connected to an anode of the third diode and a cathode of the third diode connected to a fifth node; a seventh switch connected between the fourth and fifth nodes; a fourth diode, the third node connected to an anode of the fourth diode and a cathode of the fourth diode connected to a sixth node; an eighth switch connected between the third and sixth nodes; a first capacitor connected between the second and sixth nodes; a second capacitor connected between the second and fifth nodes; and a third capacitor connected between the sixth and fifth nodes; wherein the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth switches are adapted to commutate an alternating current through the third capacitor. a second inductor and a third inductor, the second inductor comprising a secondary stage of the transformer, the second inductor connected in series with the third inductor, the second inductor and the third inductor connected between first and second nodes; a fifth switch connected between the first node and a third node; a first diode and a second diode, the first node connected to a cathode of the first diode and a cathode of the second diode, an anode of the first diode connected to the third node and an anode of the second diode connected to a fourth node; a sixth switch connected between the first and fourth nodes; a third diode, the fourth node connected to an anode of the third diode and a cathode of the third diode connected to a fifth node; a seventh switch connected between the fourth and fifth nodes; a fourth diode, the third node connected to an anode of the fourth diode and a cathode of the fourth diode connected to a sixth node; an eighth switch connected between the third and sixth nodes; a first capacitor connected between the second and sixth nodes; a second capacitor connected between the second and fifth nodes; and a third capacitor connected between the sixth and fifth nodes; wherein the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth switches are adapted to commutate an alternating current through the third capacitor.