 AUSTIN, Texas, May 06, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Ideal Power Inc. Nasdaq: IPWR, pioneering the development and commercialization of highly efficient and broadly patented B-TRANTM bi-directional power switches, named Dr. Jiankang Bu Vice President of Engineering. Dr. Bu is a 20-year power semiconductor and power electronics engineer with deep technical expertise in semiconductor device physics, process and device simulation, wafer fabrication, process optimization, and product design. He holds over 30 issued patents and is the author of numerous technical publications. 