Supplying of low-voltage on-board electrical systems of vehicles having an electric drive

A charging station for a vehicle having an electric drive, wherein the charging station is configured to charge a high-voltage energy storage of the vehicle, comprising:

• an electrical high-voltage provision device;
• an electrical high-voltage connection device for connecting the high-voltage provision device to the high-voltage energy storage of the vehicle;
• an electrical low-voltage provision device;
• a low-voltage connection terminal for connection to a low-voltage on-board electrical system of the vehicle, the low-voltage connection terminal separate from the electrical high-voltage connection device, wherein the low-voltage on-board electrical system is able to be supplied with electrical energy independently of the high-voltage connection device by way of the low-voltage connection terminal;
• and
• a transformer separate from the electrical high-voltage provision device,
• wherein the electrical low-voltage provision device is configured to be connected to an AC voltage source by way of the transformer,
• wherein the transformer is configured to transform a voltage of the AC voltage source into a suitable low voltage in order to supply the low-voltage connection terminal by way of the low-voltage provision device,
• wherein the electrical low-voltage provision device has an electrical voltage converter that is electrically connected to the electrical high-voltage provision device, and
• wherein the electrical low-voltage provision device is configured to supply the low-voltage connection terminal with electrical energy from the electrical high-voltage provision device by way of a redundant path that includes the electrical voltage converter and is separate from the transformer.