Active Power Inc. designs, manufactures, sells, and services flywheel-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products that use kinetic energy to provide short-term power as an alternative to conventional battery-based UPS products. The company also designs and manufactures modular devices that integrate critical power components into a pre-packaged, purpose built enclosure that can include Active Power’s UPS products as a component. Active Power's products are often used in a number of industries including data centers, industrial/manufacturing, healthcare, transportation, broadcast, government, and casino/gaming due to the high reliability and long life cycle relative to alternative solutions. To date, Active Power has shipped more than 6,200 flywheels in UPS systems, delivering more than 1 gigawatt of critical backup power to customers in more than 50 countries around the world.Active Power About Us Retrieved August 6, 2015
History
1992–2000 Active Power was founded in 1992 as Magnetic Bearing Technologies, Inc., where the company manufactured magnetic bearings for a variety of applications. In 1996, the company changed its name to Active Power and the following year introduced its first flywheel DC product. In 1999, Active Power deployed its first flywheel UPS product which fully integrates flywheel energy storage and power electronics.Light in the Dark May 30, 1999 Retrieved August 6, 2015
2001–2009 In 2007, the company opened its APAC headquarters in China.Active Power opens office in Beijing August 3, 2010 Retrieved August 6, 2015
2010–present In 2010, The University of Texas at Austin chose to deploy Active Power UPS at its university data center.Roundup: Active Power, Raritan, Telex September 21, 2010 Retrieved August 6, 2015 In 2011, Active Power shipped its 3,000th flywheel. In 2011, Active Power received a multimillion-dollar, multiple PowerHouse order from Hewlett-Packard.Active Power Receives Multiple PowerHouse Order from HP August 17, 2011 Retrieved August 6, 2015 In 2012, Heineken selected Active Power to provide critical power protection at its bottling facility off the coast of Madagascar.Active Power on tap for Heineken May 21, 2012 Retrieved August 6, 2015 In 2013, the company shipped its 4,000th flywheel including its next generation CleanSource HD UPS product.Active Power About Us Retrieved August 6, 2015 In 2014, Capgemini selected Active Power to provide critical power infrastructure for a UK data center expansion.Capgemini selects Active Power Retrieved August 6, 2015 In 2014, Verizon Terremark significantly expanded the power capacity of their Silicon Valley data center by deploying four PowerHouse units.V erizon expands Silicon Valley capacity with Active Power containers January 24, 2014 Retrieved August 6, 2015 In 2016, it was acquired by Piller Power Systems. The new system with longer UPS runtime was launched.
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External links
Piller Power Systems official website