Converter arrangement having - a rectifier, to which an external AC voltage of a predefined supply frequency (fs) can be applied, - an inverter, and - an intermediate circuit which comprises an intermediate circuit capacitor and is electrically arranged between the rectifier and the inverter, wherein - an absorption circuit is connected electrically in parallel with the intermediate circuit capacitor, - the absorption circuit forms a series resonant circuit and has a low impedance at a series resonant frequency corresponding to twice the supply frequency (fs), - the absorption circuit, together with the intermediate circuit capacitor, forms a parallel resonant circuit and has a high impedance at a parallel resonant frequency, - the absorption circuit is formed by a first series circuit comprising an inductor and a capacitance, called first capacitance below, - the inductor, the first capacitance and the intermediate circuit capacitor form the parallel resonant circuit, characterized in that: - a damping absorption circuit is connected electrically in parallel with the intermediate circuit capacitor and the absorption circuit, comprises a non-reactive resistor and is magnetically coupled to the absorption circuit, and - the voltage dropped across the absorption circuit at the parallel resonant frequency is transformed by the magnetic coupling to the damping absorption circuit, and the resistor of the damping absorption circuit thereby damps the parallel resonance of the absorption circuit, - a second series circuit is connected electrically in parallel with the intermediate circuit capacitor and the first series circuit, which second series circuit forms the damping absorption circuit and comprises a winding, a resistor and a capacitance, called second capacitance below, - the winding of the second series circuit is magnetically coupled to the inductor of the first series circuit, and - the voltage dropped across the inductor at the parallel resonant frequency is transformed by the winding to the second series circuit. - a rectifier, to which an external AC voltage of a predefined supply frequency (fs) can be applied, - an inverter, and - an intermediate circuit which comprises an intermediate circuit capacitor and is electrically arranged between the rectifier and the inverter, - an absorption circuit is connected electrically in parallel with the intermediate circuit capacitor, - the absorption circuit forms a series resonant circuit and has a low impedance at a series resonant frequency corresponding to twice the supply frequency (fs), - the absorption circuit, together with the intermediate circuit capacitor, forms a parallel resonant circuit and has a high impedance at a parallel resonant frequency, - the absorption circuit is formed by a first series circuit comprising an inductor and a capacitance, called first capacitance below, - the inductor, the first capacitance and the intermediate circuit capacitor form the parallel resonant circuit, - a damping absorption circuit is connected electrically in parallel with the intermediate circuit capacitor and the absorption circuit, comprises a non-reactive resistor and is magnetically coupled to the absorption circuit, and - the voltage dropped across the absorption circuit at the parallel resonant frequency is transformed by the magnetic coupling to the damping absorption circuit, and the resistor of the damping absorption circuit thereby damps the parallel resonance of the absorption circuit, - a second series circuit is connected electrically in parallel with the intermediate circuit capacitor and the first series circuit, which second series circuit forms the damping absorption circuit and comprises a winding, a resistor and a capacitance, called second capacitance below, - the winding of the second series circuit is magnetically coupled to the inductor of the first series circuit, and - the voltage dropped across the inductor at the parallel resonant frequency is transformed by the winding to the second series circuit.