much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . november 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message ge power conversion industry electrical engineering predecessor converteam 2011 founded 10 november 2005 headquarters paris le de france france number of locations 14 countries area served global key people joe mastrangelo jr. ceo 1 products vfds electric generators and induction motors number of employees 5 300 divisions 4 website www.gepowerconversion.com ge power conversion is an electrical engineering company and is a subsidiary of general electric . contents 1 history 2 company structure and operations 3 products 4 references 5 external links history edit this section s factual accuracy is disputed . please help to ensure that disputed statements are reliably sourced . see the relevant discussion on the talk page . july 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message in 1989 parts of the british general electric company plc merged with parts of compagnie g n rale d electricit now alcatel lucent forming cegelec part of gec alsthom in the same year a subsidiary of the german allgemeine elektrizit ts gesellschaft aeg had merged with the american westinghouse drive systems . dubious discuss citation needed improper synthesis in 1995 these two groupings merged to form cegelec industrial systems group . in 1999 it changed its name to alstom power & conversion then on 10 november 2005 it became a separate company from alstom . on 29 march 2011 it was announced that a 90 % stake in converteam was to be bought by ge energy for 3.2 billion . 2 this deal was completed on 2 september 2011 company structure and operations edit it has five divisions converteam sas in france converteam gmbh in germany based in berlin converteam uk ltd in the united kingdom based in rugby converteam uk ltd in the united kingdom based in kidsgrove converteam inc. in the usa based in pittsburgh the company also operates the engineering development center in india and has subsidiaries in bric countries converteam brazil and converteam china products edit the product range is comprehensive . drives for low voltage as well as medium voltage applications are available with complete industry specific customised solution . it makes electrical motors induction and synchronous and generators . these are often found in fossil fuel power stations . citation needed date july 2014 . along with this the company provides vessel automation system dynamic positioning system for ships . the products are known for high operational efficiency and longevity . the company not only provides the products but the consultancy services and installation . electric ship propulsion it produced the induction motors for hms daring commissioned july 2009 controlled by variable frequency drives and its 20mw generators dubious needs citation value incorrect . this technology has also been installed on lng carriers as well as the french mistral class amphibious assault ships . this technology will be used for the royal navy s queen elizabeth class aircraft carriers and the other type 45 destroyers . citation needed the company is also developing an electromagnetic aircraft launch system for the royal navy s new aircraft carriers . citation needed dubious needs citation project discontinued references edit energy management leadership . ge energy management . retrieved 29 january 2014 . g.e. to buy converteam for 3.2 billion external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ge power conversion & oldid 682767122 categories electrical engineering companies of france le de francecompanies established in 2005general electric subsidiarieshidden categories use dmy dates from july 2013articles lacking reliable references from november 2009all articles lacking reliable referencesaccuracy disputes from july 2011all accuracy disputesarticles with disputed statements from july 2011all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2011articles that may contain original research from july 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran aisnederlandsrom n edit links this page was last modified on 25 september 2015 at 21 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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