CP Technologies (ACPTek) provides consulting services in power electronics design, marketing and training. We are based in Bangalore, India, and deliver solutions to clients across the world. Since 2008, along with our sister company, Innovatech, we have completed a number of challenging and innovative projects for our customers. We build customer loyalty through consistent and transparent communications, timely delivery of milestones and clear and complete documentation.

Multi-channel Synchronous Buck for powering FPGA

4-channel Voltage Regulator using PowerPSoC

We provide customized power electronics solutions in 3 major areas:

• Design and development of power electronics systems and subsystems These include reference designs for dc-dc converters (PoE, multi-channel bucks, digitally controlled multi-channel converters, etc.), PFC converters, drivers and battery chargers. In addition, we have provided system power solutions embedded in our customers' end products for healthcare, computing, consumer and industrial applications at power levels ranging from 2 W to 2 kW. As an additional service, we provide mentoring and design guidance to companies and complement their internal resources.
  
  
• Technical and strategic marketing in power electronics We take on assignments like competitive product teardowns (ranging from consumer appliances to high-end digital power supplies used in servers), technology collateral creation (for example, ON Semi's PFC handbook and IGBT handbook), market studies (publication of the very first report on India's Power Electronics Market - IPEMR 2010) and strategic India market promotion for leading edge providers of power electronics solutions (currently for Payton Planar Magnetics).
  
  

• 300 W PFC Reference Design

  Training and mentoring services in power electronics (both customer-site and hosted by us)Our structured, hands-on power electronics training covers a wide range of topics while providing enough depth in the core areas such as magnetics, topologies and control. This is supplemented by lab sessions where trainees are challenged to interpret and analyze the waveforms and data, based on the technical material they have learnt in the lecture sessions. This training has been delivered to 100+ trainees in various organizations in India and is consistently rated Excellent by the attendees. ACPTek also delivered a Professional Education Seminar on "Systematic Design for High Efficiency" at APEC 2010.

For further information or project consulting queries, please contact dhaval@acptek.com

Provided by Dhaval Dalal, Managing Director, ACP Technologies

 
AÏA Converter was created in the early 90's. Since that time the company has provided one of the most comprehensive range of modular power components on the market place. GAÏA Converter has also brought on to the market its well-known concept of Modular Power Architecture to allow simple design of complex power supplies.

With more than 3,500 standard power component references serving the Hi-Rel industrial, transportation, aerospace and military markets, GAÏA Converter is recognized as one of the world leader for "power module" solutions. Strongly focused on power modules, GAÏA Converter can concentrate all its effort to propose innovative solutions and a complete comprehensive suite in this field.

More products are completed every year by our engineering team to cope with new technologies and market trends. GAÏA Converter dedicates significant R&D investment on a continuous basis in order to maintain a state of the art product range.

The GAÏA engineering team not only design product with a competitive advantage but is also devoted to solving the customers' power problems.

The company's advanced design and development capabilities include:

• Circuit behaviour simulation
  
• Thermal management
  
• Advanced packaging techniques
  
• Proprietary magnetic and ASIC design
  
• Environmental test
  
• Reliability evaluation

The skill and innovation spirit of the GAÏA Converter design team is supported by computer aided engineering, for electrical simulation,mechanical design, thermal analysis and optimization, reliability predication, circuit board layout up to manufacturing instruction.
This CAE system is used extensively to ensure design performance and integrity from prototyping to mass production.

With a presence in 25 countries around the world through subsidiaries and local distributors, GAÏA Converter is a global company. On each continent (America, Europe, Asia) GAÏA Converter ensures a strong presence with Commercial & Technical Support Centers for its distributor network and customers.

GAÏA Converter's manufacturing philosophy is based on fully automated lines with no manual operation. These automated lines include the latest fast SMD pick and place machine, automatic pin insertion tool and automatic potting machine. The extensive use of statistical methods guaranties high quality products.

Provided by Michel Grenon, General Manager, GAÏA Converter

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