Electrodynamic energy converter for converting mechanical kinetic energy into electrical energy, comprising: - a housing , - a magnet arrangement mounted for movement relative to the housing for providing a magnetic field with at least two coaxial and spaced magnets aligned relative to each other and axially magnetized, wherein the two magnets are arranged with the same polarity at their end faces and a magnetic pole device comprising a magnetically conductive material is arranged between the spaced magnets, - a coil arrangement fixedly arranged relative to the housing by means of a holding device and penetrated by the magnetic field of the magnet arrangement , comprising at least one cylindrical and elongated induction coil which surrounds the magnet arrangement at least in sections, - a bearing device for supporting the magnet arrangement movable relative to the housing , comprising both spring and damping and linear guide functionality, wherein a respective end face of said two axially magnetized magnets is formed complementary to a respectively assigned end face of the pole device in such a way that no air gap exists between the pole device and the magnets and the pole device and the magnets abut each other while contacting each other, wherein the pole device surrounds the two axially magnetized magnets in a direction parallel to the coil axis for coupling the two axially magnetized magnets with the induction coil and for homogenization of the magnetic flux density in the induction coil , and wherein the holding device has at least three fastening sections for its attachment to the housing , which fastening sections comprise fastening webs (42a, b, c) arranged radially on the outside of the induction coil and offset by 120° in each case, and the bearing device for mounting the magnet arrangement movable relative to the housing comprises at least two single-layer or double-layer planar spring elements (10a, b), which each have at least two radially or axially extending spring arms and/or partial spring arms connected by webs for providing a high transverse rigidity of the mounting, and an electronic open loop or closed loop control , which is designed to set or control the longitudinal stiffness in the deflection of the vibration system consisting of magnet arrangement , spring elements (10a, b) and housing . - a housing , - a magnet arrangement mounted for movement relative to the housing for providing a magnetic field with at least two coaxial and spaced magnets aligned relative to each other and axially magnetized, wherein the two magnets are arranged with the same polarity at their end faces and a magnetic pole device comprising a magnetically conductive material is arranged between the spaced magnets, - a coil arrangement fixedly arranged relative to the housing by means of a holding device and penetrated by the magnetic field of the magnet arrangement , comprising at least one cylindrical and elongated induction coil which surrounds the magnet arrangement at least in sections, - a bearing device for supporting the magnet arrangement movable relative to the housing , comprising both spring and damping and linear guide functionality, <EOS>