A system which is operated by a dynamically operated internal combustion engine, in particular in an on-road, off-road or an off-highway system with a device according to for providing combustion air in the supercharged internal combustion engine, wherein the device contains two or more separate air manifolds, a primary charge air path containing at least one apparatus for compressing the charge air, and at least one compressed air reservoir, wherein a valve arrangement is provided in order to supply the two or more air manifolds selectively with combustion air through the primary charge air path or alternatively to supply only a portion of the separate air manifolds with combustion air from the primary charge air path, while (i) the entire remaining portion of the separate air manifolds or (ii) only a sub-group of the remaining portion of the separate air manifolds can be supplied with combustion air from the compressed air reservoir.