Applications

IPC power converter topology has dramatic performance benefits in a wide range of power converter applications. The following pages provide topologies and competitive comparisons for several high volume applications.

Photovoltic Inverter (DC to synchronous AC)
Wind Power Converter (asynchronous AC to synchronous AC)
Bidirectional Electric Vehicle DC Chargers (AC to DC)
Variable Frequency Drive for AC Motor (synchronous AC to asynchronous AC)
Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHEV) Converter (multi-port)

IPC Datasheets

30kW 480V AC Photovoltaic Inverter for the US Commercial Rooftop Market

IPC White Papers

Bidirectional Electric Vehicle DC Chargers
Low Weight, Low Cost, High Efficiency Commercial-Scale PV Inverter
Low Harmonic Variable Frequency Drive

IPC Awarded ARPA-E grant
IPC Announces Revolutionary PV Inverter
IPC Unveils Successful PV Inverter Pilot Test
Texas ETF Selects Ideal Power Converters
Lockheed Martin wins Microgrid contract
Lockheed Martin Licenses IPC Technology
VFD Pilot Testing

“IPC’s inverter offers an architecture that we believe will become a standard for commercial scale rooftop systems, the largest segment of the US solar market.”

- Roger Jennings, General Manager, Texas Solar Power Company.

“IPC’s current-modulation electronic power converter topology improves cost, efficiency, and reliability. It is one of the most significant advances in power electronics in decades, which is critically required for the clean-energy industry.”

– Dr. Hamid Toliyat, Professor and Director of Electric Machines & Power Electronics Lab, Texas A&M University