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ORLANDO, Fla. (July 30, 2009) --- Advanced Power Electronics, Inc. (APECOR), will unveil its latest project – a power converter the size of an average desktop computer that can process the amount of power consumed by 40 households or an advanced military vehicle – on Tuesday, Aug. 11 at the Florida Technology Research and Development Authority’s (TRDA) Technology Opportunity Forum in Melbourne.
The Forum showcases some of the most promising, federally funded technologies under development in the southeast.
John Elmes, VP of Advanced Technology at APECOR, said the electric vehicle DC-DC converter was developed for the U.S. Army under a U.S. Small Business Administration Small Business Innovations Research (SBIR) grant.
Elmes said the converter is designed to provide more than 200 kilowatts of power in the most extreme conditions – at temperatures up to 212 degrees Fahrenheit (100° C). “Essentially, we are cooling the electronics with boiling water,” Elmes said.
“The Technology Opportunity Forum is a chance for small technology companies with promising projects to share their latest developments with potential partners and customers,” Elmes said.
Small business technology firms from throughout the southeast have been invited to participate in the Technology Opportunity Forum, Elmes said.
The forum is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon at the TRDA Business Innovation Center, 1050 W. NASA Blvd. in Melbourne.
The Florida Technology Research and Development Authority was established by the Florida Legislature in 1987 to facilitate development of small business technology in Florida. The governor appoints its five-member board of directors.
APECOR, Inc. is a University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program
client at the Technology Incubator in Research Park.
For more information about this release contact:
John Elmes, VP of Advanced Technology, APECOR, Inc. 407-275-1175; jelmes@apecor.com;
Carol Ann Dykes, Site Manager, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407-882-0211, cdykes@mail.ucf.edu
Gordon Hogan, Director of Operations, UCF Business Incubation Program, 407 882-1577, bizdev@mail.ucf.edu
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142 or LvershelCo@aol.com.
About APECOR, Inc.
Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APECOR) carries out research and development in the area of power electronics. In partnership with the University of Central Florida, APECOR has been developing high-efficiency DC/DC voltage regulator modules, hard-switching and soft-switching DC/DC converters, advanced digital control methods, digitally controlled distributed power systems (DPS), and soft-switching power factor corrected AC/DC converters. Apecor is creating power electronics solutions for many industries, ranging from portable solar battery chargers to high-power electric vehicles. For more information, visit www.apecor.com.
About the UCF Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 100 emerging companies (including nearly 70 current clients) create over $500 million in annual revenue and more than 900 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With five facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, the City of Orlando, Orange County, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
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