High-power switching module for the direct pulse energy feeding of a consumer with a plurality of switching stages connected in series, each switching stage having: - a semiconductor switch (TS-n) with collector terminal, emitter terminal and control terminal, which depending on the voltage present at the control terminal has a switched-on state, in which a current flows between the collector terminal and the emitter terminal, and a switched-off state, in which no current flows between the collector terminal and the emitter terminal, - a driver assembly acting on the semiconductor switch (TS-n), the driver assembly having two switches (T1-n, T2-n) for controlling the control terminal of the semiconductor switch (TS-n) and also an energy store (CT-n), which provides energy for switching on the semiconductor switch (TS-n), characterized by - a balancing capacitance (CSym-n) connected in parallel with the semiconductor switch (TS-n) between collector terminal and emitter terminal, and a coupling element (TPr-n; CH1-n, CH2-n) and an energy buffer store (Ce-n), - the coupling element (TPr-n; CH1-n, CH2-n) coupling a primary circuit comprising the balancing capacitance (CSym-n) and the semiconductor switch (TS-n) to a secondary circuit comprising the energy buffer store (Ce-n), - the coupling element (TPr-n; CH1-n, CH2-n) being provided and embodied for obtaining energy of the balancing capacitance (CSym-n) and delivering this energy to the energy buffer store (Ce-n) during the on phase of the semiconductor switch (TS-n), and - the energy buffer store (Ce-n) being provided and embodied for delivering the obtained energy to the energy store (CT-n) of the driver assembly when the semiconductor switch (TS-n) is in the switched-off state. - a semiconductor switch (TS-n) with collector terminal, emitter terminal and control terminal, which depending on the voltage present at the control terminal has a switched-on state, in which a current flows between the collector terminal and the emitter terminal, and a switched-off state, in which no current flows between the collector terminal and the emitter terminal, - a driver assembly acting on the semiconductor switch (TS-n), the driver assembly having two switches (T1-n, T2-n) for controlling the control terminal of the semiconductor switch (TS-n) and also an energy store (CT-n), which provides energy for switching on the semiconductor switch (TS-n), characterized by - a balancing capacitance (CSym-n) connected in parallel with the semiconductor switch (TS-n) between collector terminal and emitter terminal, and a coupling element (TPr-n; CH1-n, CH2-n) and an energy buffer store (Ce-n), - the coupling element (TPr-n; CH1-n, CH2-n) coupling a primary circuit comprising the balancing capacitance (CSym-n) and the semiconductor switch (TS-n) to a secondary circuit comprising the energy buffer store (Ce-n), - the coupling element (TPr-n; CH1-n, CH2-n) being provided and embodied for obtaining energy of the balancing capacitance (CSym-n) and delivering this energy to the energy buffer store (Ce-n) during the on phase of the semiconductor switch (TS-n), and - the energy buffer store (Ce-n) being provided and embodied for delivering the obtained energy to the energy store (CT-n) of the driver assembly when the semiconductor switch (TS-n) is in the switched-off state.