Electrical converter for operating an electric drive motor of an electric vehicle, comprising: - an alternating voltage output for connecting a drive motor, - a direct voltage connector for connecting a traction battery, - an alternating voltage input that is different from the alternating voltage output, - an inverter circuit via which the alternating voltage output is coupled to the direct voltage connector and which comprises a converter bridge circuit having a half bridge, and, - a rectifier circuit (26', 34, 44, 58, 60, 62, 64', 66, 68, 72) via which the alternating voltage input is coupled to the direct voltage connector, comprising: - a first rectifier unit (58, 60) that has at least one inductive circuit element (50, 52), downstream of which is a rectifier element (54, 56) for rectifying an alternating voltage (Uw1, Uw2) declining via the inductive circuit element (50, 52), wherein the rectified voltage (Ub) may be tapped between a positive contact of the direct voltage connector and a negative contact of same as a charging direct voltage (Ub), - a second rectifier unit, and, - a resonance converter (26' 62, 64', 66, 68), wherein the first rectifier unit (58, 60) is coupled via the second rectifier unit and the resonance converter (26', 62, 64', 66, 68) is coupled to the alternating voltage input, characterized in that in the resonance converter (26', 62, 64', 66, 68) a switching device for alternating coupling of a connector of an LC member of the resonance converter with contacts (38, 40) of the first rectifier unit is formed by the half bridge. - an alternating voltage output for connecting a drive motor, - a direct voltage connector for connecting a traction battery, - an alternating voltage input that is different from the alternating voltage output, - an inverter circuit via which the alternating voltage output is coupled to the direct voltage connector and which comprises a converter bridge circuit having a half bridge, and, - a rectifier circuit (26', 34, 44, 58, 60, 62, 64', 66, 68, 72) via which the alternating voltage input is coupled to the direct voltage connector, comprising: - a first rectifier unit (58, 60) that has at least one inductive circuit element (50, 52), downstream of which is a rectifier element (54, 56) for rectifying an alternating voltage (Uw1, Uw2) declining via the inductive circuit element (50, 52), wherein the rectified voltage (Ub) may be tapped between a positive contact of the direct voltage connector and a negative contact of same as a charging direct voltage (Ub), - a second rectifier unit, and, - a resonance converter (26' 62, 64', 66, 68), wherein the first rectifier unit (58, 60) is coupled via the second rectifier unit and the resonance converter (26', 62, 64', 66, 68) is coupled to the alternating voltage input, characterized in that - a first rectifier unit (58, 60) that has at least one inductive circuit element (50, 52), downstream of which is a rectifier element (54, 56) for rectifying an alternating voltage (Uw1, Uw2) declining via the inductive circuit element (50, 52), wherein the rectified voltage (Ub) may be tapped between a positive contact of the direct voltage connector and a negative contact of same as a charging direct voltage (Ub), - a second rectifier unit, and, - a resonance converter (26' 62, 64', 66, 68), wherein the first rectifier unit (58, 60) is coupled via the second rectifier unit and the resonance converter (26', 62, 64', 66, 68) is coupled to the alternating voltage input, characterized in that