A circuit for an H-type multiple level converter, the circuit comprising: power supply voltage rails and a DC link neutral point; a DC link capacitor coupled to the power supply voltage rails; an H-bridge switching network, wherein the H-bridge switching network is connected to the DC link neutral point and an output inverter stage; and the output inverter stage, wherein the output inverter stage comprises one or more pairs of switches that are directly connected to an output phase (A, B, C) and are configured to operate in a complementary mode, each pair of switches comprising a first switch and a second switch, wherein a controller is coupled to the H-bridge switching network and the output inverter stage and is configured to control the switching of the H-bridge switching network and the output inverter stage; wherein the H-bridge switching network comprises a plurality of H-bridge switching networks, and H-bridge switching network of the plurality of H-bridge switching networks is coupled to a respective output phase (A, B, C) of the inverter stage, characterized in that the H-bridge switching network comprises six switching devices (S3-S8) including a third switching device (S3, D3), a fourth switching device (S4, D4), a fifth switching device (S5, D5), a sixth switching device (S6, D6), a seventh switching device (S7, D7) and an eighth switching device (S8, D8), and one or more floating capacitors having a positive pole and a negative pole, wherein the third switching device (S3, D3) and the fifth switching device (S5, D5) are directly connected in anti-series between the positive pole of the floating capacitor and a respective output phase (A, B, C); the fourth switching device (S4, D4) and the sixth switching device (S6, D6) are directly connected in anti-series between the negative pole of the floating capacitor and the respective output phase (A, B, C); the seventh switching device (S7, D7) is directly connected between the DC link neutral point and the positive pole of the floating capacitor; the eighth switching device (S8, D8) is directly connected between the DC link neutral point and the negative pole of the floating capacitor; and wherein each of the plurality of H-bridge switching networks is directly connected to an output phase (A, B, C) of the circuit, wherein the output phases of the circuit are the output phases (A, B, C) of the inverter stage. power supply voltage rails and a DC link neutral point; a DC link capacitor coupled to the power supply voltage rails; an H-bridge switching network, wherein the H-bridge switching network is connected to the DC link neutral point and an output inverter stage; and the output inverter stage, wherein the output inverter stage comprises one or more pairs of switches that are directly connected to an output phase (A, B, C) and are configured to operate in a complementary mode, each pair of switches comprising a first switch and a second switch, wherein a controller is coupled to the H-bridge switching network and the output inverter stage and is configured to control the switching of the H-bridge switching network and the output inverter stage; wherein the H-bridge switching network comprises a plurality of H-bridge switching networks, and H-bridge switching network of the plurality of H-bridge switching networks is coupled to a respective output phase (A, B, C) of the inverter stage, characterized in that the H-bridge switching network comprises six switching devices (S3-S8) including a third switching device (S3, D3), a fourth switching device (S4, D4), a fifth switching device (S5, D5), a sixth switching device (S6, D6), a seventh switching device (S7, D7) and an eighth switching device (S8, D8), and one or more floating capacitors having a positive pole and a negative pole, wherein the third switching device (S3, D3) and the fifth switching device (S5, D5) are directly connected in anti-series between the positive pole of the floating capacitor and a respective output phase (A, B, C); the fourth switching device (S4, D4) and the sixth switching device (S6, D6) are directly connected in anti-series between the negative pole of the floating capacitor and the respective output phase (A, B, C); the seventh switching device (S7, D7) is directly connected between the DC link neutral point and the positive pole of the floating capacitor; the eighth switching device (S8, D8) is directly connected between the DC link neutral point and the negative pole of the floating capacitor; and wherein each of the plurality of H-bridge switching networks is directly connected to an output phase (A, B, C) of the circuit, wherein the output phases of the circuit are the output phases (A, B, C) of the inverter stage.