Multiphase multilevel power converter (MMC) comprising a phase module that is formed from a plurality of two-pole submodules electrically connected in series, which each have a plurality of semiconductor switches and an energy store that is chargeable in a unipolar manner, wherein the energy store voltage (Uzk) is able to be switched on and off as a submodule voltage (UDC) between the two submodule poles (ACP1, ACP2) by the semiconductor switches , wherein the sum of the switched-on submodule voltages (UDC) in each case forms the connection voltage having a predefined fundamental frequency, wherein, in order to damp components of the connection voltage that are at higher frequency than the fundamental frequency, a passive frequency filter (F) is provided for each phase module , wherein, during use, in each case a portion of the submodules has switched-on submodule voltages (UDC) and a portion of the submodules has switched-off submodule voltages (UDC), comprising a drive having a digital regulator , which is configured to correct the deviation of the connection voltage from a predefined target voltage by virtue of the fact that it switches on switched-off submodule voltages (UDC) and switches off switched-on submodule voltages (UDC) at respectively successive sampling instants (ti) in accordance with a predefined sampling frequency (ft), and wherein the frequency filter (F) has a resonant frequency (fr) that is above the sampling frequency (ft), characterized in that the drive has a controller , which is configured, within a sampling interval (Ti) of the regulator , in each case with respect to a submodule voltage (UDC) switched on by the regulator , to switch on and switch off again at least one of the switched-off submodule voltages (UDC) at least once for a first time duration (T1), as a result of which the excitation of the frequency filter is reduced. wherein the sum of the switched-on submodule voltages (UDC) in each case forms the connection voltage having a predefined fundamental frequency, wherein, in order to damp components of the connection voltage that are at higher frequency than the fundamental frequency, a passive frequency filter (F) is provided for each phase module , wherein, during use, in each case a portion of the submodules has switched-on submodule voltages (UDC) and a portion of the submodules has switched-off submodule voltages (UDC), comprising a drive having a digital regulator , which is configured to correct the deviation of the connection voltage from a predefined target voltage by virtue of the fact that it switches on switched-off submodule voltages (UDC) and switches off switched-on submodule voltages (UDC) at respectively successive sampling instants (ti) in accordance with a predefined sampling frequency (ft), and wherein the frequency filter (F) has a resonant frequency (fr) that is above the sampling frequency (ft), characterized in that the drive has a controller , which is configured, within a sampling interval (Ti) of the regulator , in each case with respect to a submodule voltage (UDC) switched on by the regulator , to switch on and switch off again at least one of the switched-off submodule voltages (UDC) at least once for a first time duration (T1), as a result of which the excitation of the frequency filter is reduced. <EOS>