Doubt regarding voltage balance on capacitors

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The discussion centers on the voltage balance in capacitors within a circuit described in the paper by Liao et al. (2016). Specifically, it addresses the voltage relationships for capacitors C1 and C2, where C1 has a voltage output of Vout/6 and C2 has 2*Vout/6. The circuit is identified as a variation of voltage multiplier or voltage doubler circuits, which are foundational concepts in electrical engineering.

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The text in the paper says that C1 has Vout/N-1 = Vout/6, C2 has 2*Vout/6 and so on...
Can someone please explain how?

Source : Liao, Zitao, Yutian Lei, and Robert CN Pilawa-Podgurski. "A GaN-based flying-capacitor multilevel boost converter for high step-up conversion." Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2016 IEEE. IEEE, 2016.
 
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