There is a general boom seen in high voltage power electronics, which actually implies a power of more than 1.7kV. Such high voltage power is normally used in power devices like the wind power converters, electricity transportation and distribution industry, rail traction and ship and vessel propulsion. Though they have a lesser margin at (2010) compared to the low voltage market, they are predicted to have very high potential to give better turn over in future.

Global warming and increase in carbon- di- oxide in our environment has made man to turn his attention towards renewable and greener energies. Many governments too support such efforts, especially in electricity transport and distribution, which has attracted a number of leading companies towards high voltage power electronics and technology. This has brought about a spurt in usage of 8 inch wafer platforms and silicon carbide based materials.

A steep increase is expected in case of high power devices and their modules from $390 million in 2009 to $570 million in 2015. This includes devices like IGBTs, thyristors and diodes. More than 65% of this would be contributed by the rail traction industry which is expected to raise its production including more inverter units per locomotive.

Another player which expects about a 11.1% increase in its turnover is the electricity transport and distribution business. HDVC transportation is expecting an exponential increase especially with ABBs input of a light HDVC architecture, the IGBTs.

When almost all industry was hit by recession of 2009, wind turbines were among those that stood against those testing times. They are growing at a very good pace and are the second strongest at present. Their market is also expecting a very good growth of 9% from 2010-2015.

Ships and vessels have shown varying trends in 2009. Military ships have shown great growth whereas the yatches for private use have declined tremendously. As a result the growth in ship and vessels market is meagre, but does give a promise of growth in future. The IGBT module market for ships and vessels is predicted reach $26 million in 2015.

The technological development and the market of power electronics is gradually increasing day by day for example the cameras, photovoltaic converters white goods etcetera and are giving a brighter shade to future. This has made many leading companies to show higher interest in R&D of more advanced power electronics devices showing an inclination towards greener energies and cost efficiency. We have used the four most promising fields of power electronics which are namely the electricity transportation and distribution, rail traction, wind turbine converters, and the ships and vessels markets. Industrial motor drive or UPS markets have not been considered due their volatile nature.

Today, the average middle-class family owns a handful of these consumer electronic products and plans to buy more. Every year, each person in the U.S. spends more than $700 on consumer electronics, according to CEMA figures. And, as the new millennium creeps closer, they’re about to spend even more.

This report has been given by deep studies performed from the technical developments, macro market research, wind turbine installation, ships, vessels and train and the transportation of electricity and all the market parameters involved in them.

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