Method for recharging energy storage cells (5a, 5k) of an energy storage device comprising a multiplicity of energy storage modules connected in series in at least one energy supply string and each comprising: an energy storage cell module having at least one energy storage cell (5a, 5k), and a coupling device comprising coupling elements (7a, 7b; 7c, 7d) designed for selectively switching the energy storage cell module into the respective energy supply string or bridging it, wherein the method comprises the following steps: transferring electrical energy from the energy storage cell module of at least one first energy storage module into a DC voltage intermediate circuit, which is coupled to the energy storage device, by driving the coupling device of the first energy storage module for coupling the energy storage cell module of the first energy storage module to the DC voltage intermediate circuit for a first predetermined time period; transferring (13b; 14) the electrical energy transferred in the DC voltage intermediate circuit into the energy storage cell module of at least one second energy storage module by driving the coupling device of the second energy storage module for coupling the energy storage cell module of the second energy storage module to the DC voltage intermediate circuit for a second predetermined time period after the first predetermined time period has elapsed; characterized by short-circuiting the DC voltage intermediate circuit via one of the energy supply strings by driving the coupling devices for bridging all the energy storage modules in the energy supply string for a third predetermined time period between the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period. an energy storage cell module having at least one energy storage cell (5a, 5k), and a coupling device comprising coupling elements (7a, 7b; 7c, 7d) designed for selectively switching the energy storage cell module into the respective energy supply string or bridging it, wherein the method comprises the following steps: transferring electrical energy from the energy storage cell module of at least one first energy storage module into a DC voltage intermediate circuit, which is coupled to the energy storage device, by driving the coupling device of the first energy storage module for coupling the energy storage cell module of the first energy storage module to the DC voltage intermediate circuit for a first predetermined time period; transferring (13b; 14) the electrical energy transferred in the DC voltage intermediate circuit into the energy storage cell module of at least one second energy storage module by driving the coupling device of the second energy storage module for coupling the energy storage cell module of the second energy storage module to the DC voltage intermediate circuit for a second predetermined time period after the first predetermined time period has elapsed; characterized by short-circuiting the DC voltage intermediate circuit via one of the energy supply strings by driving the coupling devices for bridging all the energy storage modules in the energy supply string for a third predetermined time period between the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period. transferring electrical energy from the energy storage cell module of at least one first energy storage module into a DC voltage intermediate circuit, which is coupled to the energy storage device, by driving the coupling device of the first energy storage module for coupling the energy storage cell module of the first energy storage module to the DC voltage intermediate circuit for a first predetermined time period; transferring (13b; 14) the electrical energy transferred in the DC voltage intermediate circuit into the energy storage cell module of at least one second energy storage module by driving the coupling device of the second energy storage module for coupling the energy storage cell module of the second energy storage module to the DC voltage intermediate circuit for a second predetermined time period after the first predetermined time period has elapsed; characterized by short-circuiting the DC voltage intermediate circuit via one of the energy supply strings by driving the coupling devices for bridging all the energy storage modules in the energy supply string for a third predetermined time period between the first predetermined time period and the second predetermined time period.