Power converter component for a motor vehicle having an electric drive machine, comprising: a multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2), which is configured to selectively either contribute to the functionality of a drive converter or contribute to the functionality of a power controller when a peak power for operating the electric drive machine is provided, wherein the multi-use power electronics unit comprises an anti-parallel circuit of two circuit breakers (T1, T2), a series circuit of two circuit breakers (M1, M2), and two diodes (D1, D2) which are connected in anti-parallel to the series circuit of the circuit breakers (M1, M2), wherein the series circuit of the two circuit breakers (M1, M2) are switched with the anti-parallel diodes (D1, D2) between a positive connector and a negative connector for connection to an intermediate circuit, wherein the multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2) is connected to a center tap for connecting to an intermediate circuit center point and to an additional module tap (Tout1), wherein the power converter component furthermore has a further additional module tap (Tout2), connected within the module to an AC voltage output (out) of the power converter component, wherein the additional module tap (Tout1) can be connected to the module tap (Tout2), in order to switch the multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2) between the AC voltage output (out) and the center tap, such that the multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2) contributes to the functionality of the drive converter, and wherein the additional module tap (Tout1) can be separated from the module tap (Tout2) such that the multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2) contributes to the functionality of a power controller when a peak power for operating the electric drive machine is provided, wherein the power converter component furthermore has an additional diode and an additional module tap (Tout3), wherein the additional diode can be used for the functionality of the power controller. a multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2), which is configured to selectively either contribute to the functionality of a drive converter or contribute to the functionality of a power controller when a peak power for operating the electric drive machine is provided, wherein the multi-use power electronics unit comprises an anti-parallel circuit of two circuit breakers (T1, T2), a series circuit of two circuit breakers (M1, M2), and two diodes (D1, D2) which are connected in anti-parallel to the series circuit of the circuit breakers (M1, M2), wherein the series circuit of the two circuit breakers (M1, M2) are switched with the anti-parallel diodes (D1, D2) between a positive connector and a negative connector for connection to an intermediate circuit, wherein the multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2) is connected to a center tap for connecting to an intermediate circuit center point and to an additional module tap (Tout1), wherein the power converter component furthermore has a further additional module tap (Tout2), connected within the module to an AC voltage output (out) of the power converter component, wherein the additional module tap (Tout1) can be connected to the module tap (Tout2), in order to switch the multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2) between the AC voltage output (out) and the center tap, such that the multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2) contributes to the functionality of the drive converter, and wherein the additional module tap (Tout1) can be separated from the module tap (Tout2) such that the multi-use power electronics unit (T1, T2) contributes to the functionality of a power controller when a peak power for operating the electric drive machine is provided, wherein the power converter component furthermore has an additional diode and an additional module tap (Tout3), wherein the additional diode can be used for the functionality of the power controller.