Drive
system comprising
electric motor,
inverter,
energy storage device, wherein the
electric motor can be powered by the
inverter, which can be supplied from the
energy storage device, wherein the
inverter has upper and lower controllable
semiconductor switches, wherein the
electric motor is designed as a three-phase motor in star point connection, characterized in that current can be supplied to the star point of the electric motor from a
rectifier, which is supplied by a secondary winding, wherein the secondary winding can be supplied from a primary winding, which is inductively coupled to the secondary winding, wherein the primary winding is inductively coupled to the secondary winding from outside the drive
system, wherein the
stator winding of the electric motor, as the
inductor of a charging circuit designed as a
buck converter or
boost converter, charges the
energy storage device, wherein the
rectifier is directly connected to the energy storage device by means of a
diode.that when a first critical value of the
voltage at the neutral point is exceeded, the charging current is carried directly from the
rectifier to the energy storage device(s) via a
diode, in particular wherein the first critical value corresponds to the charging
voltage for the energy storage device(s), wherein an additional
inductor is arranged between the neutral point and the rectifier supplying it, wherein the inverter with the
stator windings together with the additional
inductor forms a
boost converter, to which current from the rectifier is supplied and which provides charging current to the energy storage device, wherein, as protection against overcharging, one or more switches of the inverter switch the
stator winding to the lower potential or a further switch is provided which connects the neutral point of the stator winding to the lower potential.