Method for charging a traction battery (42) of a motor vehicle (40) with an
electric traction motor (41) by means of a stationary
charging station (20), wherein the
charging station (20) comprises: a
charging station charging controller (22) for monitoring and controlling the charging process, a charging
voltage converter (24) for providing a DC charging
station voltage (UL) fed into charging lines (L1, L2), an insulation tester (26) for testing the electrical insulation of the charging leads (L1, L2) against earth potential (G), and a charging
station-side charging plug (28), wherein the charging
voltage converter (24) provides a fixed maximum charging
station voltage (ULMAX) for charging the traction battery (42), which can be a
low voltage value (U1) or a
high voltage value (U2), wherein the motor vehicle (40) has: a charging controller (50) for monitoring and controlling the charging process, a vehicle-side charging plug (32), the motor vehicle traction battery (42) which has a technical charging voltage level (UM) with the
high voltage value (U2), a charging voltage adjuster (44) by which the charging station voltage (UL) is adapted as required to the technical charging voltage level (UM) of the traction battery (42), a
protective relay (60) assigned to the charging lines (L1, L2) between the traction battery (42) and the charging plug (32), and an electrical voltage meter (62) associated with the charging lines (L1, L2) between the
protective relay (60) and the charging plug (32), with the procedure steps for connected charging plugs (28,32): Registration of a charging process by the vehicle charging control (50) to the charging station charging control (22) with the
high voltage value (U2) as the requested maximum charging voltage (UR), With the vehicle protection
relay (60) open: the charging station charging controller (22) controls an insulation test performed by the charging station insulation tester (26) for an insulation test voltage (UI) that corresponds to the requested maximum charging voltage (UR) or the maximum charging station voltage (ULMAX) if the latter is lower than the requested maximum charging voltage (UR). Measurement of the insulation test voltage (UI) by the
voltmeter (62), If the measured insulation test voltage (UI) corresponds to a lower voltage value (U1) than that of the technical charging voltage level (UM): The vehicle charging control (50) registers a charging process with the charging station charging control (22) with the
low voltage value (U1) as the new requested charging voltage (UR) and adjusts the charging voltage adaptor (44) to a charging station voltage (UL) corresponding to the
low voltage value (U1).