A method for generating an alternating electric current comprising the following steps - generating a plurality of component currents (i 1,k,l , i 2,k,l ), - superposing the component currents (i 1,k,l , i 2,k,l ) to form a summation current (i 1,k.l +i 2,k,l ), wherein - each component current (i 1,k,l ) is modulated by voltage pulses and the voltage pulses are generated for each component current (i 1,k,l ) through a component switching means by virtue of the component switching means generating the voltage pulses by switching between different input voltages, and - specifying a tolerance band for the summation current (i 1,k.l +i 2,k,l ) having an upper and a lower tolerance limit , wherein - the summation current (i 1,k.l +i 2,k,l ) is detected and the switching of each component switching means is controlled to generate the voltage pulses for modulating the component current (i 1,k,l ) depending on the detected summation current (i 1,k.l +i 2,k,l ) with respect to the tolerance band , and the plurality of component switching means are switched at least partly, in particular predominantly, in a manner asynchronous with respect to one another, wherein - at least one difference current (i d ) is detected as the difference between two component currents (i 1,k,l , i 2,k,l ) and the switching in the component switching means is effected additionally depending on the difference current (id), characterized in that for the at least one difference current (i d ), a difference band is specified, having an upper and a lower difference limit and at least two of the component switching means are switched opposite to one another when the difference current (i d ) reaches the upper or lower difference limit . - generating a plurality of component currents (i 1,k,l , i 2,k,l ), - superposing the component currents (i 1,k,l , i 2,k,l ) to form a summation current (i 1,k.l +i 2,k,l ), wherein - each component current (i 1,k,l ) is modulated by voltage pulses and the voltage pulses are generated for each component current (i 1,k,l ) through a component switching means by virtue of the component switching means generating the voltage pulses by switching between different input voltages, and - specifying a tolerance band for the summation current (i 1,k.l +i 2,k,l ) having an upper and a lower tolerance limit , wherein - the summation current (i 1,k.l +i 2,k,l ) is detected and the switching of each component switching means is controlled to generate the voltage pulses for modulating the component current (i 1,k,l ) depending on the detected summation current (i 1,k.l +i 2,k,l ) with respect to the tolerance band , and the plurality of component switching means are switched at least partly, in particular predominantly, in a manner asynchronous with respect to one another, wherein - at least one difference current (i d ) is detected as the difference between two component currents (i 1,k,l , i 2,k,l ) and the switching in the component switching means is effected additionally depending on the difference current (id), characterized in that for the at least one difference current (i d ), a difference band is specified, having an upper and a lower difference limit and at least two of the component switching means are switched opposite to one another when the difference current (i d ) reaches the upper or lower difference limit . <EOS>