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THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 5 )* Ideal Power, Inc. (Name of Issuer) Common Stock, Par Value $.001 (Title of Class of Securities) 451622104 (CUSIP Number) February 28, 2017 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule 13G is filed: [X] Rule 13d-1(b) [ ] Rule 13d-1(c) [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person?s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be ?filed? for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (?Act?) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). CUSIP No. 451622104 (1) Names of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons (entities only): AWM Investment Company, Inc. (2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions) (a)___ b)___ (3) SEC Use Only (4) Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware, United States Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With (5) Sole Voting Power: 1,346,935** (6) Shared Voting Power: 0** (7) Sole Dispositive Power: 1,346,935** (8) Shared Dispositive Power: 0** (9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 1,346,935** (10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions): (11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9): 9.99%** (12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions): IA **AWM Investment Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (?AWM?), is the investment adviser to Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (?CAYMAN?), Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (?SSFQP?), Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P. (?TECH?) and Special Situations Technology Fund II, L.P. (?TECH II?). (CAYMAN, SSFQP, TECH and TECH II will hereafter be referred to as the ?Funds?). As the investment adviser to the Funds, AWM holds sole voting and investment power over 196,927 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the ?Shares?), 221,994 shares of Preferred Stock*** and 173,020 Warrants**** to purchase Shares held by CAYMAN, 677,434 Shares, 763,692 shares of Preferred Stock*** and 595,202 Warrants**** held by SSFQP, 70,431 Shares, 79,391 shares of Preferred Stock*** and 61,878 Warrants**** held by TECH and 402,143 Shares, 453,353 shares of Preferred Stock*** and 353,330 Warrants**** held by TECH II. Austin W. Marxe (?Marxe?), David M. Greenhouse (?Greenhouse?) and Adam C. Stettner (?Stettner?) previously reported the Shares held by the Funds on Schedule 13G. Accordingly, reference should be made to Marxe, Greenhouse and Stettner (CIK #0001044321) for filings prior to February 14, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Shares held by each of the Funds. See Items 2 and 4 of this Schedule for additional information. *** The Preferred Shares described herein may only be converted to Common Shares to the extent that the total number of Common Shares then beneficially owned does not exceed 9.99% of the outstanding shares. **** The Warrants described herein may only be exercised to the extent that the total number of Common Shares then beneficially owned does not exceed 9.99% of the outstanding shares. Item 1(a). Name Of Issuer: Ideal Power, Inc. Item 1(b). Address of Issuer?s Principal Executive Offices: 5004 Bee Creek Road ? Suite 600 Spicewood, Texas 78669 Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: The person filing this report is AWM Investment Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (?AWM?), which is the investment adviser to Special Situations Cayman Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands Limited Partnership (?CAYMAN?), Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (?SSFQP?), Special Situations Technology Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (?TECH?) and Special Situations Technology Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (?TECH II?), (CAYMAN, SSFQP, TECH and TECH II, will hereafter be referred to as the ?Funds?). The principal business of each Fund is to invest in equity and equity-related securities and other securities of any kind or nature. Austin W. Marxe (?Marxe?), David M. Greenhouse (?Greenhouse?) and Adam C. Stettner (?Stettner?) are members of: SSCayman, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (?SSCAY?), the general partner of CAYMAN; MGP Advisers Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership (?MGP?), the general partner of SSFQP; and SST Advisers, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (?SSTA?), the general partner of TECH and TECH II. Marxe, Greenhouse and Stettner are also controlling principals of AWM. Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence: The principal business address for AWM is c/o Special Situations Funds, 527 Madison Avenue, Suite 2600, New York, NY 10022. Item 2(c). Citizenship: AWM is a Delaware Corporation. Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Item 2(e). CUSIP No.: 451622104 Item 3. If This Statement Is Filed Pursuant to ??240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the Person Filing is a: Not Applicable. Item 4. Ownership (a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,346,935** (b) Percent of Class: 9.99%** (c) Number of Shares as to which the person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,346,935** (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0** (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 1,346,935** (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0** ______________________________________________________________________ ** AWM is the investment adviser to each of the Funds. As the investment adviser to the Funds, AWM holds sole voting and investment power over 196,927 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (the ?Shares?), 221,994 shares of Preferred Stock*** and 173,020 Warrants**** to purchase Shares held by CAYMAN, 677,434 Shares, 763,692 shares of Preferred Stock*** and 595,202 Warrants**** held by SSFQP, 70,431 Shares, 79,391 shares of Preferred Stock*** and 61,878 Warrants**** held by TECH and 402,143 Shares, 453,353 shares of Preferred Stock*** and 353,330 Warrants**** held by TECH II.. Marxe, Greenhouse and Stettner are members of: SSCAY, the general partner of CAYMAN; MGP, the general partner of SSFQP; and SSTA, the general partner of TECH and TECH II. Marxe, Greenhouse and Stettner are also controlling principals of AWM. Marxe, Greenhouse and Stettner previously reported the Shares held by the Funds on Schedule 13G. Accordingly, reference should be made to Marxe, Greenhouse and Stettner (CIK #0001044321) for filings prior to February 14, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the Shares held by each of the Funds. Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. ___ Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person Not Applicable. Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person Not Applicable.

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