The Global Market for PFC Is Expected to Be Approximately 1.3 Billion Units This Year.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c34376) has announced the addition of Power Factor Correction Power factor correction (PFC) is a technique of counteracting the undesirable effects of electric loads that create a power factor that is less than 1. Power factor correction may be applied either by an electrical power transmission utility to improve the stability and efficiency : Global Forecasts, Application Trends & Competitive Environment to their offering. A detailed examination of the trends driving the adoption and utilization of power factor correction (PFC PFC abbr. private first class Noun 1. PFC - a powerful greenhouse gas emitted during the production of aluminum perfluorocarbon ) in a wide variety of application systems. Power factor correction (PFC) has been implemented for some time and is highly driven by regulations. It got a boost in power supplies in 2001, when the International Electrotechnical Commission See IEC. (standard, body) International Electrotechnical Commission - (IEC) A standardisation body at the same level as ISO. (IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iec.ch) An organization that sets international electrical and electronics standards founded in 1906. It is made up of national committees from over 60 countries. IEC - International Electrotechnical Commission ) standard 61000-3-2 went into effect in Europe. This specification required new electronic equipment consuming more than 75W to meet certain standards for harmonic content, which basically required the use of PFC. Britain, Japan and China soon adopted similar standards, and any company selling equipment into these regions needed to meet these requirements. No similar requirements have gone into effect for North America, although PFC can help power supply manufacturers meet current North American energy efficiency standards. The total worldwide market for PFC (both passive and active) is expected to be approximately 1.3 billion units in 2006, increasing to 2.2 billion units in 2011, a compound annual growth rate of 11.4%. The Power Factor Correction study looks at three questions: (1) How quickly will PFC get adopted? (2) What applications are the most likely candidates for adoption? (3) What will be the mix of active versus passive PFC? The report provides detailed, quantitative, worldwide and regional unit forecasts for North America, Europe and Asia. These are broken down by applications that are likely to adopt PFC; the wattage categories expected to utilize active versus passive PFC; and the wattage splits for discontinous versus continuous conduction mode (DCM DCM abbr. Distinguished Conduct Medal and CCM CCM Contemporary Christian Music CCM Critical Care Medicine CCM County College of Morris (New Jersey) CCM Chama Cha Mapinduzi (political party, Tanzania) CCM CORBA Component Model ). Scope This report encompasses the following areas: (1) Estimates for the potential worldwide market for power factor correction in units from 2006 to 2011, broken down by application, power supply product, wattage, active versus passive, and DCM versus CCM. Geographical regions include worldwide sales trends, along with trends for three regional segments: North America, Europe, and Asia. (2) Market forecasts are given for the following application segments: Computers (Notebooks, Desktop PCs, Servers, Printers (Laser and Inkjet)); Consumer (Games, Home Theater (LCD TVs 23", Plasma TVs, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Players/Recorders, Home Audio, Set-top Boxes), White Goods, Air Conditioners); Communications (Rectifiers, Data Communications); Lighting Ballasts (Compact Fluorescent Lamps, Linear Fluorescent, High-Intensity Discharge, Light-Emitting Diodes, Halogen); and Industrial (Motor Drives, Embedded AC-DC). Power supply Product forecasts include: Embedded AC-DC, External AC-DC (Adapters, Off-line Battery Chargers), Motor Drives, and Lighting Ballasts. (3) Estimates for the potential worldwide market by Wattage and PFC in units from 2006 to 2011. Geographical regions include worldwide unit sales, along with trends for three regional segments: North America, Europe, and Asia. These include Active PFC, Passive PFC, and No PFC for the following Wattage segments: 1kW. These Wattage segments are also broken out by DCM and CCM. (4) Discussion of economic trends, business conditions and market drivers for the power factor correction market, including worldwide economic, regulatory and business drivers; existing and emerging applications for PFC; technology drivers for active PFC; the changing mix of active versus passive PFC; and new product developments. (5) Provides a detailed competitive analysis, including market share, competitor profiles, and recent developments in the industry. Companies Mentioned - ABB n. 1. Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, Noun 1. ABB - an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s Ltd. - Advance Transformer - ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. Advantage - BI Technologies - C&D Technologies - California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through - Center for Power Electronics Systems - Champion Microelectronic Corp. - China National Regulatory Commission for Certification and Accreditation - Cisco Systems - Comite European de Normalization Electrotechnique - Condor DC Power Supplies - Delta Electronics - Electric Power Research Institute - Electrotek Concepts - Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and - European Union - Fairchild Semiconductor - Fuji Semiconductor - Fujitsu - Green Power Technologies Ltd. - Hitachi - IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) - Infineon Technologies AG - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Not to be confused with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (pronounced as eye-triple-e - International Electrotechnical Commission - International Rectifier Corp. - iWatt Inc. - IXYS Corp. - Linear Technology Corp. - Matsushita Electric Industrial - Microsemi Corp. Integrated Products - Mitsubishi Electric - Motorola, Pioneer - Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance - ON Semiconductor - Power Factor One Inc. - Powerex Power Semiconductors - Renesas Technology Corp. - ROAL Electronics - Scientific-Atlanta - Sensitron Semiconductor - Siemens AG - Square D - ST Microelectronics - Taiyo Yuden - Texas Instruments - Toko America Inc. - TT Electronics plc - U.S. Department of Energy - Unisonic Technologies Co. Ltd. - Universal - Vishay Intertechnology For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c34376 |
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