Removable Battery Pack Comprising at least one Switching Element for Interrupting or Enabling a Charging or Discharging Current

A removable battery pack includes a monitoring unit, an electromechanical interface, and at least one first switching element. The electromechanical interface includes a plurality of electrical contacts. A first electrical contact is configured to serve as a first power supply contact, to which a first reference potential is applied, and a second electrical contact is configured to serve as a second power supply contact, to which a second reference potential is applied. The at least one first switching element is configured to interrupt or enable a charging or discharging current across the first power supply contact and the second power supply contact. The monitoring unit is configured to control the at least one first switching element based on a switching potential. The switching potential is directly derived from the first reference potential. The switching potential is decoupled with respect to voltage fluctuations and voltage drops of the first reference potential.