SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORP
SC 13G, 1999-11-30
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (Rule 13d-102)

                 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED
             PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS
                     THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
                                (Amendment No. )*

                          SatCon Technology Corporation
                          _____________________________
                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
                         ______________________________
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    803893106
                                 ______________
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 August 25, 1999
                      ____________________________________
                      (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                               of this Statement)

Check the  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                  [ ]     Rule 13d-1(b)
                  [X]     Rule 13d-1(c)
                  [ ]     Rule 13d-1(d)


*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosure
provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).






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                               Page 1 of 12 Pages
                             Exhibit Index: Page 11


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 803893106                                           Page 2 of 12 Pages



1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  BROWN SIMPSON STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, L.P.

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [ ]
                                                     b.  [X]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  NEW YORK

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                  0
   Shares
Beneficially               6       Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  322,718
    Each
  Reporting                7       Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   0
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                            322,718

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            322,718

10       Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
         Shares*
                                            [X]
11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    3.25%

12       Type of Reporting Person*
                  PN

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 803893106                                           Page 3 of 12 Pages




1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  BROWN SIMPSON CAPITAL, LLC

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [ ]
                                                     b.  [X]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  NEW YORK

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                  0
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  322,718
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   0
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                            322,718

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            322,718

10       Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
         Shares*
                                            [X]
11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    3.25%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  OO

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 803893106                                           Page 4 of 12 Pages




1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  BROWN SIMPSON STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, LTD.

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [ ]
                                                     b.  [X]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  CAYMAN ISLANDS

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                  0
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  695,391
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   0
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                            695,391

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            695,391

10       Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
         Shares*
                                            [X]
11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    6.74%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  OO

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 803893106                                           Page 5 of 12 Pages



1        Name of Reporting Person
         I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (ENTITIES ONLY)

                  BROWN SIMPSON ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC

2        Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group*
                                                     a.  [ ]
                                                     b.  [X]
3        SEC Use Only

4        Citizenship or Place of Organization

                  NEW YORK

                           5        Sole Voting Power
 Number of                                  0
   Shares
Beneficially               6        Shared Voting Power
  Owned By                                  695,391
    Each
  Reporting                7        Sole Dispositive Power
   Person                                   0
    With
                           8        Shared Dispositive Power
                                            695,391

9        Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

                                            695,391

10       Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
         Shares*
                                            [X]
11       Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)

                                    6.74%

12       Type of Reporting Person*

                  OO; IA

                     * SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                                              Page 6 of 12 Pages


Item 1(a)         Name of Issuer:

                  SatCon Technology Corporation (the "Issuer").

Item 1(b)         Address of the Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  161 First Street Cambridge, MA 02142

Item 2(a)         Name of Person Filing:

                  This  statement  is filed on behalf  of each of the  following
                  persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

                  (i)      Brown Simpson Strategic Growth Fund, L.P., a New York
                           limited partnership ("BSSGF L.P."),

                  (ii)     Brown  Simpson  Capital,  LLC,  a  New  York  limited
                           liability company ("Brown Simpson Capital"),

                  (iii)    Brown Simpson  Strategic  Growth Fund, Ltd., a Cayman
                           Islands corporation ("BSSGF Ltd.") and

                  (iv)     Brown  Simpson  Asset  Management,  LLC,  a New  York
                           limited   liability  company  ("Brown  Simpson  Asset
                           Management").

                  The General Partner of BSSGF,  L.P. is Brown Simpson  Capital.
Brown Simpson Asset Management  serves as the investment  manager to BSSGF, Ltd.
pursuant to an investment  management  contract.  Each of Mitchell  Kaye,  James
Simpson,  Evan  Levine and Matthew  Brown holds a 25%  interest in each of Brown
Simpson Asset Management and Brown Simpson Capital.

Item 2(b)         Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

                  The address  and  principal  business  office of each of BSSGF
L.P.,  Brown Simpson Capital and Brown Simpson Asset Management is Carnegie Hall
Tower,  152 West 57th Street,  40th Floor,  New York, NY 10019.  The address and
principal  business of BSSGF, Ltd. is Citco Fund Services,  Corporation  Center,
West Bay Road, P.O. Box 31106, SMB Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

Item 2(c)         Citizenship:

                  i)       BSSGF L.P. is a New York limited partnership;

                  ii)      Brown Simpson Capital is a New York limited liability
                           company;

                  iii)     BSSGF Ltd. is a Cayman Islands corporation; and

                  iv)      Brown Simpson Asset Management is a New York  limited
                           liability company.




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                                                              Page 7 of 12 Pages


Item 2(d)         Title of Class of Securities:

                           Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Shares").

Item 2(e)         CUSIP Number:

                           803893106

Item 3.           If this  statement  is filed  pursuant  to Rule  13d-1(b),  or
                  13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:

                           This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.           Ownership:

Item 4(a)         Amount Beneficially Owned:

                           As of  November  30,  1999,  each  of  the  Reporting
Persons may be deemed the beneficial owner of the following number of Shares:

                           (i) Each of BSSGF L.P. and Brown Simpson  Capital may
be deemed to be the  beneficial  owner of 322,718  Shares.  This number  assumes
conversion  of shares of preferred  stock and the  exercise of warrants  held by
BSSGF L.P.

                           (ii)  Each of BSSGF  Ltd.  and  Brown  Simpson  Asset
Management  may be deemed to be the  beneficial  owner of 695,391  Shares.  This
number  assumes  conversion  of shares of  preferred  stock and the  exercise of
warrants held by BSSGF Ltd.

Item 4(b)         Percent of Class:

                  (i) The number of Shares of which each of BSSGF L.P. and Brown
Simpson  Capital  may  be  deemed  to  be  the  beneficial   owner   constitutes
approximately  3.25% of the total  number of Shares  outstanding  (assuming  the
conversion by BSSGF L.P. of the derivative securities reported herein).

                  (ii) The  number  of Shares of which  each of BSSGF  Ltd.  and
Brown  Simpson  Asset  Management  may  be  deemed  to be the  beneficial  owner
constitutes  approximately  6.74% of the  total  number  of  Shares  outstanding
(assuming the  conversion by BSSGF Ltd. of the  derivative  securities  reported
herein).



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                                                              Page 8 of 12 Pages


Item 4(c)         Number of shares as to which such person has:

     BSSGF L.P.
     ----------

     (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                           0

     (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                   322,718

     (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:              0

     (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:      322,718


     Brown Simpson Capital
     ---------------------

     (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                           0

     (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                   322,718

     (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:              0

     (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:      322,718

     BSSGF Ltd.
     ----------

     (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                           0

     (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                   695,391

     (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:              0

     (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:      695,391

     Brown Simpson Asset Management
     ------------------------------

     (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                           0

     (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                   695,391

     (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:              0

     (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:      695,391







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                                                              Page 9 of 12 Pages


Item 5.           Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                           This Item 5 is not applicable.

Item 6.           Ownership  of More than  Five  Percent  on  Behalf of  Another
                  Person:

                           (i) The  partners  of BSSGF  L.P.  have the  right to
participate in the receipt of dividends  from, or proceeds from the sale of, the
securities held by BSSGF L.P. in accordance with their partnership  interests in
BSSGF L.P.

                           (ii) The shareholders of BSSGF Ltd. have the right to
participate in the receipt of dividends  from, or proceeds from the sale of, the
securities held by BSSGF Ltd. in accordance  with their  ownership  interests in
BSSGF Ltd.

         BSSGF L.P. expressly disclaims  beneficial ownership of any securities,
including the Shares,  held for the account of BSSGF Ltd.  BSSGF Ltd.  expressly
disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities, including the Shares, held for
the account of BSSGF L.P.

Item 7.           Identification  and  Classification  of the  Subsidiary  Which
                  Acquired the Security  Being Reported on by the Parent Holding
                  Company:

                           This Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                           This Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                           This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.          Certification:

                  By signing below each signatory certifies that, to the best of
his/its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired
and  are  not  held  for the  purpose  of or with  the  effect  of  changing  or
influencing  the control of the Issuer of the  securities  and were not acquired
and are not  held in  connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction
having that purpose or effect.



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                                                             Page 10 of 12 Pages


                                   SIGNATURES

After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the  best of my  knowledge  and  belief,  the
undersigned  certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.


Date:  November 30, 1999        BROWN SIMPSON STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, L.P.

                                By:    Brown Simpson Capital, LLC
                                       Its General Partner

                                       By:      Brown Simpson Partners, LLC
                                                Its Member

                                                By:     /S/ EVAN M. LEVINE
                                                        ------------------------
                                                        Evan M. Levine
                                                        Its Member


Date:  November 30, 1999        BROWN SIMPSON CAPITAL, LLC

                                By:    Brown Simpson Partners, LLC
                                       Its Member

                                        By:     /S/ EVAN M. LEVINE
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Evan M. Levine
                                                Its Member


Date:  November 30, 1999        BROWN SIMPSON STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, LTD.

                                By:    Brown Simpson Asset Management LLC

                                       By:      Brown Simpson, LLC
                                                Its Member

                                                By:     /S/ EVAN M. LEVINE
                                                        ------------------------
                                                        Evan M. Levine
                                                        Its Member


Date:  November 30, 1999        BROWN SIMPSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

                                By:    Brown Simpson, LLC
                                       Its Member


                                        By:     /S/ EVAN M. LEVINE
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Evan M. Levine
                                                Its Member

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                                                             Page 11 of 12 Pages



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                                                                        Page No.
                                                                        --------

A.       Joint Filing  Agreement  dated November 30, 1999 by
         and among  Brown  Simpson  Strategic  Growth  Fund,
         L.P.,  Brown Simpson  Capital,  LLC,  Brown Simpson
         Strategic Growth Fund, Ltd. and Brown Simpson Asset
         Management, LLC....................................                  12










                                                             Page 12 of 12 Pages

                                    EXHIBIT A

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

                  The  undersigned  hereby agree that the  statement on Schedule
13G with respect to the Common Stock of SatCon  Technology  Corporation dated as
of November 30, 1999 is, and any  amendments  thereto  (including  amendments on
Schedule  13D) signed by each of the  undersigned  shall be,  filed on behalf of
each of us pursuant to and in  accordance  with the  provisions of Rule 13d-1(f)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


Date:  November 30, 1999         BROWN SIMPSON STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, L.P.

                                 By:    Brown Simpson Capital, LLC
                                        Its General Partner

                                        By:     Brown Simpson Partners, LLC
                                                Its Member

                                                By:     /S/ EVAN M. LEVINE
                                                        ------------------------
                                                        Evan M. Levine
                                                        Its Member


Date:  November 30, 1999         BROWN SIMPSON CAPITAL, LLC

                                 By:    Brown Simpson Partners, LLC
                                        Its Member

                                        By:     /S/ EVAN M. LEVINE
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Evan M. Levine
                                                Its Member


Date:  November 30, 1999         BROWN SIMPSON STRATEGIC GROWTH FUND, LTD.

                                 By:    Brown Simpson Asset Management LLC

                                        By:     Brown Simpson, LLC
                                                Its Member

                                                By:     /S/ EVAN M. LEVINE
                                                        ------------------------
                                                        Evan M. Levine
                                                        Its Member



Date:  November 30, 1999         BROWN SIMPSON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC

                                 By:    Brown Simpson, LLC
                                        Its Member

                                        By:     /S/ EVAN M. LEVINE
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Evan M. Levine
                                                Its Member




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