The Future is Made of Ideas. Power Converters Included.

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1 The Future is Made of Ideas. Power Converters Included. Corporate Profile

2 Energy Conversion is our Domain. Quality is Our Stock-in-Trade. PCS Rail Turning Electricity into Electricity Auxiliary power and traction converters, battery chargers and pre-assemblies for all types of rail vehicles. PCS Green Line Turning Motion into Electricity Reliable power converters for deployment in wind turbines. PCS Blue Line Turning Electricity into Motion Highly dynamic converters, from industrial applications, F1 car racing all the way to active grid stabilization PCS After Sales Turning Products into Solutions Whether we are talking wind turbines, motor test benches, or rail vehicles, PCS After Sales - as Unique as Your Company. PCS has over 100 years of experience in developing and manufacturing electrical equipment and power converters. Our experts keep anything moving, from railroads over race cars to wind power. Corporate Profile

3 Company Fact & Figures: Worldwide References. Helsinki Montreal Chengdu Represented in over 50 countries around the globe Head Office & Production Production Sales PCS Rail PCS Green Line PCS Blue Line Corporate Profile

4 Fast Forward: Milestones of the PCS Corporate History. Company History: 1843 Julius Pintsch founds its repair shop for English gas meters in Berlin 1945 The Pintsch-Bamag AG under public trustee, since 1956 FAGA Fahrzeugausrüstung Berlin 1998 The Bombardier Group akquires FAGA Fahrzeugausrüstung Berlin 2003 Relocation to Hennigsdorf; FAGA becomes a part of Bombardier Transportation s PPC department Product History: PCS Rail PCS Rail PCS Rail PCS Blue Line 1869 First rail equipment: Gas lighting and steam heating; 1912 first electric lighting for passenger coaches Electric equipment for 60,000 rail vehicles to 20 countries 1994 New modular designed power semiconductor equipment e.g. for S-Bahn Berlin 1999 Start development of frequency converters for highly dynamic automotive test benches Corporate Profile

5 Fast Forward: Milestones of the PCS Corporate History. Company History: 2008 Set up of Bombardier Transportation (Power Converter Solutions) Germany GmbH 2009 End of 2009 acquisition by PCS Power Converter Solutions Verwaltungs AG 2010 New corporate form "PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH" move to a new location in Berlin 2011 Growth of the PCS team to 240 employees Product History: PCS Green Line PCS Blue Line PCS Green Line PCS Rail 2005 Development of first power converters for wind turbines 2007 After successful implementation for Formula 1 test bench, first development of converters for hybrid drive test benches 2008 Delivery of the 1000th Green Line 2000 unit; first implementation of LVRT solution in Green Line 1000 systems 2011 Delivery of the 2000th set of auxiliary power supply for doubledeck cars for Bombardier, first APS converter for Siemens Corporate Profile

6 Company Facts & Figures: PCS at a Glance. Location Berlin, global sales network Areas 15,000 m² for engineering, production, testing and logistics Revenue 60 million Euros Employees 240 References Represented in over 50 countries around the globe Certificates PUG-CERT PUG-CERT Corporate Profile

7 Company Facts & Figures: People + Competence = Success! Our experts keep anything moving, from railroads over race cars to wind power 240 Employees (2012) 35 % hold a university or polytechnic degree, 65 % hold a skilled trade qualification Plants Flexible series production of large and small volumes Testing facilities for 400/690 V converters, continuous operation up to 4 MVA 4 test fields for railway converters, power ratings up to 250 kva 5 wiring and performance test stations for switchgears Automatic storage system and system-controlled high rack warehouse Corporate Profile

8 A Powerful Team: Quick. Efficient. Competent. Head of Finance & Administration Ulrike Löser Member of Executive Board Chief Executive Officer Günter Mayer Head of Sales & Marketing Rail Stephan Siebert Member of Executive Board Business Unit Leader Rail Regional & Long- Distance Transit Karsten Malinowsky Business Unit Leader Rail Mass Transit Heinrich v. Portatius Business Unit Leader Industry Industry & Energy Development Brian Eisenach Business Unit Leader After Sales Oliver Schultz Head of Product Engineering Frank Wilde Corporate Profile

9 Partnership on Many Levels: PCS is Well-Networked. Corporate Profile

10 PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH: Business Units. Four product Lines, any number of deployment options. PCS Rail PCS Green Line PCS Blue Line PCS After Sales Auxiliary converters and electrical systems for any type of rail vehicle. Reliable power converters for deployment in wind turbines. Highly dynamic converters, from industrial applications, F1 car racing all the way to active grid stabilization. Outstanding service competence and performance that pays off. Corporate Profile

Solutions for regional and long-distance trains Deployment at UIC voltage levels in passenger coaches, multiple units, and high-speed

11 PCS Rail: Onboard Power Supply Systems. PCS Rail AU 500: Urban transit solutions Roof and underfloor applications for light rail vehicles and metro trains PCS Rail AU 1000: Solutions for regional and long-distance trains Deployment at UIC voltage levels in passenger coaches, multiple units, and high-speed trains PCS Rail CU: Battery chargers High-output battery chargers as stand-alone units PCS Rail Pre-Assemblies: Electrical sub-systems Switchgears and electrical cabinets, control boxes, etc. for all rail vehicles Corporate Profile

12 PCS Green Line Family: Bringing a Fresh Breeze to Wind Energy. PCS Green Line Full Power Converter Power is completely supplied by the converter to the grid for best energy yield and optimal grid compatibility PCS Green Line 1000 Keeps the wind turbine on the grid during voltage drops PCS Green Line Systems Preconfigured, proven, and thus particularly reliable combinations of all important drive train components for a wind turbine Corporate Profile

13 PCS Blue Line Converters: For Highly Dynamic Customers. Converters for test benches Engine, gearbox and hybrid test benches for the automotive industry as well as for transformer and cable test benches Converters for industrial applications Customized frequency converters for specific high requirements Converters for active grid compensation To minimize the transmission of reactive power, and to optimize the grid voltage quality Corporate Profile

14 PCS After Sales: Services for all business fields. Project Facilitation Worldwide installation support, commissioning, and technical support Spare Parts Management Original replacement parts and obsolescence management for PCS and FAGA systems Repair & Modernization Repairs of components and complete assemblies in the plant or on-site Corporate Profile

15 Efficient Power Converters: Featuring Quality and Highest Reliability. As an innovative company in the field of energy conversion, we develop, produce and deliver worldwide high-reliability power converters and electrical equipment. Therefore, we are for our customers' first address:... for cutting-edge, reliable and resource efficient products and system solutions... for the future markets for renewable energy and rail transport... for a worldwide availability with planned operations in the U.S. and Asia Corporate Profile

16 Small Plant Tour Corporate 2013 PCS Profile Power Converter Solutions 16 GmbH

17 PCS Facilities Tour: Engineering, Purchasing. Engineering: 55 cutting-edge work places for electrical and mechanical engineers Engineering test field for all rail converters Purchasing: Complete Supplier base and Material Management Corporate Profile

18 PCS Facilities Tour: Manufacturing. Manufacturing: Separate manufacturing areas for each product line 3,500 m² of production area for small to big volumes Own cable manufacturing for prototypes and pre-series Production capacity for electrical preassemblies for 50 to 60 railway vehicle equipments per month Corporate Profile

19 PCS Facilities Tour: Testing. Testing: Testing facilities for converters at 3ph 400/690 V, continuous operation up to 4 MVA 4 test fields for railway converters, power ratings up to 250 kva 5 Automated function test benches for electrical pre-assemblies with 2,000 testing points each for withstand voltage tests up to 70 kv AC Corporate Profile

20 PCS Facilities Tour: Logistics, Technical Services. Logistics: Complete Logistics supported by SAP Warehouse capacity for up to 30,000 single material positions Automatic storage system and system controlled high rack warehouse Technical Services: 24/7 Hotline 3 Repair and test benches for components and complete assemblies on serial production level Corporate Profile

21 Thank you very much for your Attention! PCS Power Converter Solutions GmbH Am Borsigturm Berlin, Germany Telefon Fax [email protected] North American sales office: Tel [email protected] Chinese sales office: Tel [email protected] Spain sales office: Tel [email protected] Corporate 2013 PCS Profile Power Converter Solutions 21 GmbH

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Power Supply Systems. Performance guaranteed. Power Supply Systems single-voltage UIC-systems multi-voltage UIC-systems Power Supply Components Battery Chargers Inverters and Converters Date: May 2011