A
voltage converter that features: a primary
branch (2) configured to generate a pulse-modulated
voltage or current from an input
DC voltage; a
transformer arrangement m ≥ 1 primary windings (4) and n ≥ 2 secondary windings (5) inductively coupled to each other, wherein the m primary windings (4) are connected to the primary
branch (2); a secondary
branch (3) configured to output a
pulsed DC voltage or
pulsed DC current, and comprising n series-connected capacitors (15, 16) and n secondary controllable
semiconductor switches (13, 14); and n soft commutating networks, each of which is connected in parallel to one of the n secondary controllable
semiconductor switches (13, 14); wherein each of the n secondary windings (5) is connected via at least one of the secondary controllable
semiconductor switches (13, 14) to at least one of the capacitors (15, 16); and where each of the n softly commuting networks has: a series circuit consisting of a commutation
inductor (22a, 22b), a first commutation
diode (23a, 23b) and a commutation
capacitor (24a, 24b), wherein the series circuit is connected in parallel to the relevant secondary controllable semiconductor switch (13, 14) and the commutation
inductor (22a, 22b) is connected to a node between the secondary controllable semiconductor switch (13, 14) and the relevant of the n capacitors (15, 16); and a second commutation
diode (25a, 25b) is connected between the nodes between the first commutation
diode (23a, 23b) and the commutation
capacitor (24a, 24b) and the nodes between the relevant secondary winding (5) and the relevant of the n capacitors (15, 16).