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 via which the alternating voltage input is coupled to the direct voltage connector , comprising: - a first rectifier unit that has at least one inductive circuit element , downstream of which is a rectifier element for rectifying an alternating voltage (Uw1, Uw2) declining via the inductive circuit element , 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 is coupled via the second rectifier unit and the resonance converter is coupled to the alternating voltage input , characterized in that in the resonance converter a switching device for alternating coupling of a connector of an LC member of the resonance converter with contacts 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 via which the alternating voltage input is coupled to the direct voltage connector , comprising: - a first rectifier unit that has at least one inductive circuit element , downstream of which is a rectifier element for rectifying an alternating voltage (Uw1, Uw2) declining via the inductive circuit element , 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 is coupled via the second rectifier unit and the resonance converter is coupled to the alternating voltage input , characterized in that - a first rectifier unit that has at least one inductive circuit element , downstream of which is a rectifier element for rectifying an alternating voltage (Uw1, Uw2) declining via the inductive circuit element , 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 is coupled via the second rectifier unit and the resonance converter is coupled to the alternating voltage input , characterized in that <EOS>