Method for detecting an angle of rotation of a rotating shaft by means of a resolver that has a first stator winding, a second stator winding and a rotor winding, wherein the rotor winding is connected to the shaft for conjoint rotation and is rotatable relative to the stator windings (11, 12), wherein an exciter signal having an exciter frequency is generated by a frequency generator; the first stator winding is fed a first stator signal having the exciter frequency; the second stator winding is fed a second stator signal having the exciter frequency; a resolver signal having a resolver frequency is induced in the rotor winding; the resolver signal is output by the resolver; the resolver signal is fed to a phase shifter, which generates a first correlator signal having the resolver frequency and a second correlator signal having the resolver frequency and phase-shifted by 90° in relation to the first correlator signal; the correlator signals (S31, S32) are fed to a correlator; a control signal is generated and output by the correlator; the control signal is fed to a controller; an output signal is generated and output by the controller; the output signal and the exciter signal are added together to form an actuating signal having an actuating frequency; a first comparative signal having the actuating frequency and a second comparative signal having the actuating frequency and phase-shifted by 90° in relation to the first comparative signal are generated and fed to the correlator; wherein in the correlator the first correlator signal and the first comparative signal are multiplied to form a first mixed signal; the second correlator signal and the second comparative signal are multiplied to form a second mixed signal; the first mixed signal and the second mixed signal are added up to form the control signal; and wherein the output signal is generated by the controller in such a way that the control signal is controlled to zero. an exciter signal having an exciter frequency is generated by a frequency generator; the first stator winding is fed a first stator signal having the exciter frequency; the second stator winding is fed a second stator signal having the exciter frequency; a resolver signal having a resolver frequency is induced in the rotor winding; the resolver signal is output by the resolver; the resolver signal is fed to a phase shifter, which generates a first correlator signal having the resolver frequency and a second correlator signal having the resolver frequency and phase-shifted by 90° in relation to the first correlator signal; the correlator signals (S31, S32) are fed to a correlator; a control signal is generated and output by the correlator; the control signal is fed to a controller; an output signal is generated and output by the controller; the output signal and the exciter signal are added together to form an actuating signal having an actuating frequency; a first comparative signal having the actuating frequency and a second comparative signal having the actuating frequency and phase-shifted by 90° in relation to the first comparative signal are generated and fed to the correlator; wherein in the correlator the first correlator signal and the first comparative signal are multiplied to form a first mixed signal; the second correlator signal and the second comparative signal are multiplied to form a second mixed signal; the first mixed signal and the second mixed signal are added up to form the control signal; and wherein the output signal is generated by the controller in such a way that the control signal is controlled to zero.