SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Schrader-Hausmann Uwe (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ACTIVE POWER, INC. 2128 W. BRAKER LANE, BK12 (Street) AUSTIN TX 78758 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ACTIVE POWER INC [ ACPW ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Technical Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/17/2012
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$0.8	02/17/2012		A		45,000		(1)	02/17/2022	Common Stock	45,000	$0	45,000	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	02/17/2012		A		45,000		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	45,000	$0	45,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. With continued service, the option shares shall vest and become exercisable in a series of sixteen equal quarterly installments upon the completion of each quarter of service through 2/17/2016.

2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of common stock.

3. With continued service, the restricted stock units shall vest in a series of sixteen equal quarterly installments upon the completion of each quarter of service through 2/17/2016. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person as soon as practicable after vesting, but in each case within the period ending no later than the later of the 15th day of the 3rd month following the end of the (i) fiscal year or the (ii) calendar year, which in either case includes the vesting date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Uwe Schrader-Hausman	02/22/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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