Delta Microinverter, a solar panel spinout of Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), is set to commercialise National Science Foundation-supported technology to simplify installation of these panels.
The spinout is commercialising an inverter for solar panels that only requires a single fastener to attach. Inverters convert the direct current generated by panels into alternating current that can be used by household appliances.
The technology is based on research by Euzeli Cipriano dos Santos Jr, assistant professor of electrical engineering in the School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. Dos Santos also serves as chief executive of Delta Microinverter.
The company was spun out with the help of tech transfer office Indiana University Research and Technology and received support from the office’s SpinUp program, which assists researchers with early-stage administration processes.
The inverter was developed using research grants provided by the university and the US government’s National Science Foundation, which supports research in the non-medical sciences.
Dos Santos and his team also secured $50,000 when they participated in the foundation’s NSF Innovation Corps program, which helps entrepreneurs commercialise their product.
