INVERTER FOR AN ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INVERTER

An inverter () for an electric drivetrain (), wherein the inverter () comprises an input port () for connecting an energy source () and a charging device () connected in parallel for charging the energy source (), an output port () for connecting a multi-phase electric machine (), and a plurality of switch elements (Px, Nx) of a bridge circuit. The inverter () is configured to open the switch elements (Px, Nx) while the energy source () is being charged by the charging device ().