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Applied Power Systems, Inc. (APS) is a power engineering and manufacturing company located in Hicksville, NY. APS production facilities include complete, fully equipped machining centers, epoxy powder coating line, mechanical assembly cells, electrical research, development, test and laboratory areas, as well as raw material and finished goods storage area.

The APS Engineering Department's primary focus is providing high power solutions and encompasses multiple disciplines, offering mechanical, thermal and electrical expertise in the design and manufacture of high power systems.

APS maintains a quality system compliant with and certified to ISO 9000 standards.

The Engineering Department of APS, composed of the Design Department and the Research and Development Department, work hand-in-hand with the Sales Department to provide the fastest possible response to customer needs.

Design and Sales Engineers contribute jointly in the analysis of technical requirements and employ computerized networks of electrical and mechanical CAD software and Computer Assisted Project Management software to implement automated production of the entire product line.

The R&D Department is focused on four major tasks:

Development of new products
Refining software tools (simulation, topologies modeling, timing and control analysis)
Performance of advanced testing
Refining, validating and performing serial testing (per customer specification)

To perform these different tasks successfully, the Engineering Department is supported by test engineers utilizing equipment designed specifically for high power electronics, including the following facilities:

Voltage and Current Sources capable of supplying:
200kW Voltage / Current Source supplying variable DC 0 to 1000V / 0 to 200A
120kW Voltage / Current Source supplying variable DC 0 to 15V / 0 to 8,000A
400Hz 30kW Three-phase Generator Set
40kV AC High Voltage Source
Programmable Laboratory AC Power Sources - Variable Voltage, Frequency, Phase
PC-based Programmable Semiconductor Test System - Programmable to 10,000A
Programmable Load fixtures for DC and AC applications, resistive, inductive and capacitive
Microprocessor Development Systems supporting multiple architectures - Supporting DSP, CISC, RISC and PC based applications
Assorted Measurement & Test Instrumentation for temperature, power, harmonic distortion, pressure, water and air flow, etc.
Wideband high voltage measurement systems to 60kV
Wideband differential measurement systems to 60kV
Wideband high current measurement systems
Wideband power amplifiers
Hipot Test Instruments
Insulation Resistance Test Instruments
Closed loop chillers for testing liquid cooled systems
Hydraulic systems

APS production facilities include complete and fully equipped machining centers, an epoxy powder coating line, mechanical assembly cells, test and laboratory areas, as well as raw material and finished goods storage areas.

High Power Inverters

5-500 kilowatt Inverters, AC Controllers and IGBT Inverters are available with Full Bridge, Half Bridge, 3-Phase Bridge, Chopper and Soft Start Circuits. Options include Air or Liquid Cooled, Voltage Feedback, Current Feedback, Thermal Feedback, Snubbers, Laminated Bus, DC Filter Capacitors, Fuses, and Blowers/Fans. Our Single Phase or 3-Phase Inverters are designed to fit a wide range of applications or custom designed to fit uniqe requirments.

High Power Converters

Our High Power Converters are available in Single Phase, Three Phase, Poly Phase, AC Switch, Parallel Configuration and Static Switch configurations. Options include Air or Liquid Cooled, Voltage Feedback, Current Feedback, Thermal Feedback, Snubbers, Laminated Bus, Filter Capacitors, Output Bus Bars, and Blowers/Fans. These products are widely used for High-Power Motor Control, High-Power AC-DC Power Suppplies and High-Power DC-DC Power Supplies.

High-Power Semiconductor Assemblies

Our High-Power Semiconductor Assemblies are available with Single, Doubler, Three Phase, Full Bridge, Series Stacks, Parallel, AC Switch, Static Switch, Common Anode/Common Cathode Topologies. Options for include Air or Liquid Cooled, Bus Bars, Gate Firing Boards, Fuses, Snubbers, Blowers/Fans, Thermal Switches, Insulated Mounting and FiberOptic Interfaces. We offer a wide range of Power Semiconductors to satisfy a wide range of power management requirements.

IGBT and SCR Gate Driver Boards

Our IGBT and SCR Gate Driver Boards come in Full Bridge, Half Bridge, 3-Phase Bridge, Single, Doubler, Twelve Pulse, AC Switch and High Voltage Driver circuit boards. Options for our IGBT and SCR Converters include Voltage Feedback, Current Feedback, Thermal Feedback, Device Fault Protection, Circuit Protection and FiberOptic Interface. Our SCR and IGBT Controllers are made to fit a wide range of applications and can be quickly customized to meet unique applications.

Custom High Power Systems

We offer Custom High Power Systems design utilizing our years of experience with power component technologies. We we can design build entire high power system with state of the art enclosures, digital / analog interface signals, control and monitoring circuitry. Our advanced cooling techniques with baseplates, heatsinks, fans, blowers and liquid cooling devices ensure your custom power supply design will have the best in thermal management.