History
Delta-Q was founded by Ken Fielding and Rob Cameron in September 1999 with a vision to improve the performance of electric drive vehicles through the delivery of advanced power electronics. Through intensive market research, Delta-Q identified an opportunity to provide sophisticated high frequency battery charging technology to electric drive vehicles, and to then broaden the product offering to include integrated power electronics solutions. Several OEMs aided our design team during the early design process, and helped Delta-Q deliver the QuiQ charger, a product that meets the needs of a wide range of customers. Development of a broad range of discrete and integrated products continues at a rapid pace.
After a series of successful field trials, the company began commercial shipments in early 2003, and has grown rapidly since. Delta-Q is supported by a series of seasoned angel investors, has achieved profitability, and is privately held. We were named a Venture All-Star by the Investment Forum in 2004, a Finalist for the Red Herring North America 100 and BC TIA’s Emerging Company of the Year in 2006.
What’s in a name?
Delta-Q’s name was developed on two levels. Simply put, it describes what our initial products do: change the state of charge. Delta (or Δ) is the international scientific symbol for change, and Q is the international electrical symbol that represents state of charge of a battery or capacitor, measured in Coulombs. On another level, Q represents quality in manufacturing terms. Combined, Delta-Q reflects an improvement in both the quality of charger and the charge delivered to the batteries through advanced, sophisticated, high efficiency power conversion technologies and advanced proprietary battery charging algorithms.
The logo was created to show the three-dimensional intersection of a pipeline and triangle. The pipeline leans towards the future, indicative of the flow of products coming to market from working closely with customer requirements to build the company’s product roadmap. The delta symbol completes the logo – forming the stylized “Q”.