BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BATTERY SYSTEM

A battery system, including multiple battery cells which have respective battery cell housings having electrical terminals via which the battery cells are electrically connected to one another, wherein a cell branch connecting the terminals to a galvanic cell is arranged in each of the battery cell housings, wherein a bypass branch for bridging the respective galvanic cell is arranged in each of the battery cell housings; each cell branch has a switching element for opening and closing the cell branch and each bypass branch has a bridging switching element for opening and closing the bypass branch.