When we speak of high voltage power electronics we primarily are of the devices or industries using devices that needs more than 1.7kV energy to function. A study conducted on the market of high voltage power electronics has shown a possibility of a boom in them in the near future. Leading companies have started showing interest in production of high voltage power electronics and have already started doing R&D to improve technologies. The total market value of high voltage power electronics now is $405 million. This is smaller than the present low voltage market, but the future may see a burst in the markets of high voltage.

Well, with Kyoto protocol and global warming it is a dream of every country and industry to bring down carbon emission and rely upon some other renewable energy source than the conventional ones. Many governments are encouraging companies and giving them incentives for driving them towards greener energies. These have such great effects that the IGBTs, thyristors and diodes etc are expected to function in 8 inch, wafer like platforms and an increase in use of silicon carbide, a comparatively better degradable material. As of now the companies producing SiC based components face very less competition, because of the lower production and the contracts that have been given for long time periods.

The market matrix of high voltage power electronic devices and modules (usually the IGBTs, thyristors and diodes) is expected to show very high results in 2015. The market which is now a meagre $390 million in 2009 is estimated to escalate to $570 million in 2015. The future expectations the four leading market players namely the rail traction, electricity transport and development, wind power converters and the ship and vessel industry has been enumerated below

Rail traction industry – a 65% growth is expected in the industry which would be accounted for by the increase in the production of better and higher level inverters and also an increase in number of inverters per locomotive.

Electricity transport and development – this is a very fast growing industry since most of the countries require more energy for their daily consumption. Its market growth has been expected to raise about 11.1% and seems to benefit from storm CAGR between 2010 and 2015. Very high work is being expected for this industry in the future.

Wind turbine converters – even the crisis of 2009 could not do anything to this fast growing industry which is attracting all leading players in the field in the name of green energy source. They are expected to be second strongest growers with more than 9% GAGR in 2010-2015.

Ship and vessel industry – an uneven market in 2009 has made this industry a bit slow, but with more production and higher military procurements it does seem to have a good future. Though the acquisition of private passenger yatches are decreasing there still is a scope for military purpose which is expected to fetch $26 million by 2015.

Well, all these industries use high power electronic diodes or IGBTs etc and hence the market for these products has a good future, since their usage would keep increasing as and when new products with lighter versions or cost effectiveness are introduced. And of course our companies are heading their R&D in that way and soon would fill markets with handful of these.

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