A converter module (100, 500) comprising: a first terminal for input/output of an electrical current to the converter module via a first connection line, a second terminal for output/input of the current from the converter module via a second connection line, a by-pass switch connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, a first switching module and a second switching module connected in series via a first node connected to either one of the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein at least the first switching module includes two switching devices (142, 144) and wherein the second switching module is connected between the first node and a second node, at least two capacitor units (160, 170), wherein a first capacitor unit is connected from the second node to a first switching device of the first switching module and a second capacitor unit is connected from the second node to a second switching device of the first switching module to form two separate current paths between the first node and the second node, and at least one resistive component, wherein a first current path connecting the first capacitor unit to the first switching device of the first switching module is connected via said at least one resistive component to a second current path connecting the second capacitor unit to the second switching device of the first switching module, wherein said at least one resistive component includes at least two separate resistor elements (175a, 175b) connected in series at a node connected to the second node through at least a semiconductor switch or a mechanical switch comprised in the converter module (100, 500). a first terminal for input/output of an electrical current to the converter module via a first connection line, a second terminal for output/input of the current from the converter module via a second connection line, a by-pass switch connected between the first terminal and the second terminal, a first switching module and a second switching module connected in series via a first node connected to either one of the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein at least the first switching module includes two switching devices (142, 144) and wherein the second switching module is connected between the first node and a second node, at least two capacitor units (160, 170), wherein a first capacitor unit is connected from the second node to a first switching device of the first switching module and a second capacitor unit is connected from the second node to a second switching device of the first switching module to form two separate current paths between the first node and the second node, and at least one resistive component, wherein a first current path connecting the first capacitor unit to the first switching device of the first switching module is connected via said at least one resistive component to a second current path connecting the second capacitor unit to the second switching device of the first switching module, wherein said at least one resistive component includes at least two separate resistor elements (175a, 175b) connected in series at a node connected to the second node through at least a semiconductor switch or a mechanical switch comprised in the converter module (100, 500).