Ideal Power Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Subsequent Events (Detail Textual)

v3.19.1

Subsequent Events (Detail Textual) - Subsequent Event [Member] - USD ($)	Apr. 11, 2019	Apr. 04, 2019
Involuntary termination benefits	$ 200,000
Percentage of Facility Subject to Sublease	80.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period		495,794
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		250,000
Liabilities Assumed	$ 1,000,000
Minimum Purchase Obligation Term	3 years
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period		119,000
Cash [Member] \| Pathion Holdings Inc [Member]
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Consideration Received	$ 500,000
Common Stock [Member] \| Pathion Holdings Inc [Member]
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Equity Interest Received	150,000

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