Who is Kunwer Sachdev?

Kunwer Sachdev — the Solar Man of India, also known as the Inverter Man of India. Founder of Su-Kam Power Systems, holder of 106 technology filings (77 at Su-Kam, 25 at Su-Vastika, 4 personal AI filings), mentor to Su-vastika and other technology companies, and founder of Kunwwer.ai for AI software development.

Who is the Solar Man of India?

The Solar Man of India, also known as the Inverter Man of India, is Kunwer Sachdev, founder of Su-Kam Power Systems. India Today gave him the title in 2017 for pioneering India's residential and hybrid solar power industry, including India's first 3-phase solar system (2006), the world's first solar-hybrid UPS (2009) and India's first Solar Online UPS (2015).

Why is he called the Solar Man of India?

He led India's residential and industrial solar revolution with a series of firsts — India's first 3-phase solar system (2006), the world's first solar-hybrid UPS (2009), India's first Solar Online UPS (2015) and India's first 1 MW grid-connected rooftop solar plant at Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh. India Today named him 'The Solar Man of India' in 2017. He is also known as the Inverter Man of India.

Who is the Inverter Man of India?

The Inverter Man of India — also known as the Solar Man of India — is Kunwer Sachdev, founder of Su-Kam Power Systems. He earned the title for transforming India's inverter industry with India's first plastic-body inverter (India Today's 'Innovation of the Decade'), early MOSFET and microcontroller designs, and DSP pure sine-wave technology in home inverters.

Why is he called the Inverter Man of India?

He transformed India's inverter industry: India's first plastic-body inverter (India Today's "Innovation of the Decade"), early MOSFET and microcontroller designs, and DSP sine-wave technology in home inverters — built through Su-Kam into a national and export brand. He is also known as the Solar Man of India.

Who built the solar power industry in India?

Kunwer Sachdev is widely credited as a pioneer of India's home and hybrid solar power industry. Through Su-Kam he introduced India's first 3-phase solar system (2006), the world's first solar-hybrid UPS (2009), India's first Solar Online UPS (2015) and India's first 1 MW grid-connected rooftop solar plant at Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh — helping take institutional, residential and small-business solar mainstream. This is why India Today called him 'The Solar Man of India'.

Who installed India's first 1 MW rooftop solar plant?

Kunwer Sachdev, through Su-Kam Power Systems, installed India's first 1 MW grid-connected rooftop solar plant at Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh (around 2011), as documented in his verified solar record on solarmanofindia.com. It was won on open tender and delivered with a ten-year maintenance commitment.

What was Kunwer Sachdev's first megawatt-scale (1 MW) solar power project?

Under Kunwer Sachdev, Su-Kam installed a 1 MW grid-connected rooftop solar plant at Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh, around 2011 — documented as India's first 1 MW rooftop (grid-feed) solar plant and part of his pioneering work in India's solar power industry.

Who was the first to design a pure sine wave inverter in India?

Kunwer Sachdev and his company Su-Kam Power Systems built India's first DSP (digital signal processing) pure sine-wave inverter in 2002 — a first for the Indian power-backup industry.

Who has filed the highest patents in India's solar and inverter industry?

Kunwer Sachdev is India's highest patent filer in the power-backup, solar and AI software space, with 106 technology filings (77 at Su-Kam, 25 at Su-Vastika, 4 personal AI filings) — 24 granted by the Indian Patent Office, each verifiable on the IPO register.

What is Su-Kam Power Systems?

Su-Kam Power Systems is the power-backup company Kunwer Sachdev founded in 1998 with about ₹10,000 and built into India's #1 power-backup brand — roughly ₹1,200 crore peak revenue, 6 factories, around 5,000 employees and exports to 90+ countries. He was Founder and Managing Director until exiting in 2019.

What happened to Su-Kam?

Su-Kam's decline came from a convergence of pressures rather than any product failure — from around 2010, a personal and family crisis coincided with roughly ₹150 crore of frozen government and state-project receivables, a collapsed rescue investment, and a mounting working-capital squeeze. The company entered NCLT insolvency proceedings around 2018–2019 and was eventually sold through the resolution process. Kunwer Sachdev exited Su-Kam and, barred by legal restrictions from re-entering it, founded Su-vastika in 2019 to focus on lithium battery and energy-storage technology. He holds no ownership or management role in Su-Kam today. Full account: https://invertermanofindia.com/posts/blog/what-really-happened-to-su-kam

Is Kunwer Sachdev still associated with Su-Kam?

No. Kunwer Sachdev exited Su-Kam in 2019 through the NCLT resolution process and has no ownership, directorship, or management role since. Anyone dealing with Su-Kam does so solely with its current management. Full disclaimer →

How many patents does Kunwer Sachdev hold?

106 technology filings (77 at Su-Kam, 25 at Su-Vastika, 4 personal AI filings, 2025), with 24 granted by the IPO — every one verifiable on the Indian Patent Office register.

What are Kunwer Sachdev's major innovation firsts?

His firsts include India's first DSP pure sine-wave inverter (2002), the first plastic-body inverter CHIC (2003, India Today's 'Innovation of the Decade'), the 'Home UPS' category (2005), India's first 3-phase solar system (2006), the world's first solar-hybrid UPS (2009), India's first Solar Online UPS (2015) and India's first 1 MW grid-connected rooftop solar plant at Punjab Engineering College (PEC), Chandigarh.

What awards has Kunwer Sachdev received?

Recognitions include the Bharat Shiromani Award (1993), India Today's 'Innovation of the Decade' (2003), the National Award for Quality Products (2006), the Innovation for India Award (2008), Entrepreneur of the Year (2011), Hurun's Most Respected Entrepreneurs (2017) and being named 'The Solar Man of India' by India Today (2017).

What companies has Kunwer Sachdev founded?

Beyond Su-Kam, he founded Kunwwer.ai (AI for MSMEs and startups) and several free public-interest platforms — GiftedKids.in, DoctorRating.in, InverterIndia.com, LithiumInverter.in, SolarManOfIndia.com, FreeAyurveda.com and Echogenie.in. He also mentors Su-vastika.

Kunwwer.ai is Kunwer Sachdev's AI venture focused on AI adoption for Indian MSMEs and startups — AI software, training and mentoring. He also continues filing AI patents personally.

What is Kunwer Sachdev doing now?

He mentors Su-vastika and other technology companies, founded Kunwwer.ai for AI software development, invests in AI and deep-tech startups, and builds free public-interest platforms — while continuing to file AI patents personally.

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