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8/3/2019 Agile Switch Press Release 2011-10-27 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/agile-switch-press-release-2011-10-27 1/2 FORIMMEDIATERELEASE: AgileSwitchReceivesBFTPFundingForSolarInverterPowerModules Philadelphia,PA–October27,2011 –AgileSwitch,LLCannouncedtodaythatithas receivedfundingfromBenFranklinTechnologyPartners(“BFTP”)ofSoutheastern Pennsylvaniafordesign,developmentandtestingofAdvancedPowerConversion Assemblies(APCA)modulestobedeliveredtopotentialcustomerswhoare manufacturersofsolarinverters,windturbines,smartgridandotherprovidersof renewableenergyproducts. TheneedfortheCompany’sproductsisbeingdrivenbymarketrequirementsfor morepowerful,fasterIGBTSwitchDriverscapableofwithstandinghighervoltages. Asbothswitchingspeedsandswitchsizesincrease,thedemandsonSwitchDrivers increase. TypicallymodulesliketheAPCAaredevelopedbyinvertermanufacturers.This requiresthattheyhavethecapabilityinhousetobridgedigitaldesignaswellas mechanicalandpowerelectronics.Invertercompaniesaretypicallylookingto differentiatebasedonfunctionalityoutsideofthepowerconversionprocessitself– throughsoftwareandservice,andarelookingforthird-partysolutions. AgileSwitchdevelopstransformativetechnologythatimprovestheperformanceand efNiciencyofdriversforIGBTswitches.IGBTsareusedinavarietyofpower convertersincludingsolar/PVinverters,windturbines,motorsdrives, uninterruptablepowersupplies,industrialmachines,hybridelectricvehicles, tractionandpowerdistribution. TheCompany’sNirstproductisadriverforaninsulatedgatebipolartransistor (“IGBT”)module,whichisacomponentofaninverter,adevicethatconvertsdirect currenttoalternatingcurrent.TheseIGBTdriversweredesignedfromtheground uptobecompatiblewithIGBTsproducedbyFujiElectricSemiconductors. AgileSwitchpreviouslyreceivedfundingfromBFTPfordevelopmentofthese drivers. AgileSwitchreceivedfundingfromPA’sBenFranklinTechnologyDevelopment AuthoritythroughitsCompetitiveEnergyConsortia(CEC)program.TheCECispart oftheregion’seffortstoestablishGreaterPhiladelphiaasthehub…PowerValley…for alternativeenergydevelopmentintheMid-Atlantic. ThisprojectisSupportedbyagrantfromtheCommonwealthofPennsylvania’s BFTDAthroughtheBenFranklinTechnologyPartnersofSoutheasternPennsylvania. Thisfundingshouldnotbeconstruedasanendorsementofanyproducts,opinions, orservices.Allprojectsareextendedtothepubliconanondiscriminatorybasis. AboutAgileSwitch,LLC
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FORIMMEDIATERELEASE:
AgileSwitchReceivesBFTPFundingForSolarInverterPowerModules
Philadelphia,PAOctober27,2011AgileSwitch,LLCannouncedtodaythatithas
receivedfundingfromBenFranklinTechnologyPartners(BFTP)ofSoutheasternPennsylvaniafordesign,developmentandtestingofAdvancedPowerConversionAssemblies(APCA)modulestobedeliveredtopotentialcustomerswhoaremanufacturersofsolarinverters,windturbines,smartgridandotherprovidersofrenewableenergyproducts.
TheneedfortheCompanysproductsisbeingdrivenbymarketrequirementsformorepowerful,fasterIGBTSwitchDriverscapableofwithstandinghighervoltages.Asbothswitchingspeedsandswitchsizesincrease,thedemandsonSwitchDriversincrease.
TypicallymodulesliketheAPCAaredevelopedbyinvertermanufacturers.Thisrequiresthattheyhavethecapabilityinhousetobridgedigitaldesignaswellasmechanicalandpowerelectronics.Invertercompaniesaretypicallylookingtodifferentiatebasedonfunctionalityoutsideofthepowerconversionprocessitselfthroughsoftwareandservice,andarelookingforthird-partysolutions.
AgileSwitchdevelopstransformativetechnologythatimprovestheperformanceandefNiciencyofdriversforIGBTswitches.IGBTsareusedinavarietyofpowerconvertersincludingsolar/PVinverters,windturbines,motorsdrives,uninterruptablepowersupplies,industrialmachines,hybridelectricvehicles,tractionandpowerdistribution.
TheCompanysNirstproductisadriverforaninsulatedgatebipolartransistor(IGBT)module,whichisacomponentofaninverter,adevicethatconvertsdirectcurrenttoalternatingcurrent.TheseIGBTdriversweredesignedfromthegrounduptobecompatiblewithIGBTsproducedbyFujiElectricSemiconductors.AgileSwitchpreviouslyreceivedfundingfromBFTPfordevelopmentofthesedrivers.
AgileSwitchreceivedfundingfromPAsBenFranklinTechnologyDevelopmentAuthoritythroughitsCompetitiveEnergyConsortia(CEC)program.TheCECispartoftheregionseffortstoestablishGreaterPhiladelphiaasthehubPowerValleyfor
alternativeenergydevelopmentintheMid-Atlantic.
ThisprojectisSupportedbyagrantfromtheCommonwealthofPennsylvaniasBFTDAthroughtheBenFranklinTechnologyPartnersofSoutheasternPennsylvania.Thisfundingshouldnotbeconstruedasanendorsementofanyproducts,opinions,orservices.Allprojectsareextendedtothepubliconanondiscriminatorybasis.
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AgileSwitchplug-and-play IGBTdriversareprovidedascompleteofferingsandcanbedirectlyattachedtoInsulatedGateBipolarTransistor(IGBT)modulesforinstantuse.Forinformationcallusat484-483-3256,[email protected]://www.AgileSwitch.com
AboutBenFranklinTechnologyPartnersofSoutheasternPennsylvania
BenFranklinTechnologyPartnersofSoutheasternPennsylvaniaisanational,awardwinningmodelfortechnologyinnovation,andacatalystfor StimulatingEntrepreneurialPotential.Formorethan28years,wehaveinvestedininnovativeenterprisesandcreatedcommercializationpathwaysandpartnershipsthatgeneratewealththroughscienceandtechnology.WeofferentrepreneursandestablishedbusinessestheCapital,KnowledgeandNetworks tocompeteintheglobalmarketplace.Wehaveinvestedmorethan$145milliontogrowmorethan1,700regionalenterprisesacrossallareasoftechnology.
BenFranklinsprogramsandpartnershipswithuniversities,corporationsandinvestorsstrengthentheregionsinnovationinfrastructure.Togetherwithpartnersacrosstheregion,wearefosteringtheformationofaGreaterPhiladelphiaenergyclusterPowerValley.Wearethecommercializationpartnerforthe GreaterPhiladelphiaInnovationCluster(GPIC) nationalenergyhub,andthefoundingpartneroftheEnergyCommercializationInstitute(ECI).WearefoundingpartnersofTheanotechnologyInstitute(TI),EmeraldStage2VentureFund,andnumerousotherprogramsandinitiatives.
BenFranklinispartoftheCommonwealthofPennsylvaniasBenFranklinTechnologyPartnership.
Foradditionalinformation,pleasevisitwww.sep.benfranklin.org,Facebook,LinkedIn&Twitter.
BFTP/SEPContact:
JaronJ.RhodesManager,MarketingandCommunications(215)972-6700,[email protected]
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