UPS power system product classification and market demand details

UPS power system equipment technology refers to a comprehensive technology that relies on advanced power conversion technology, digital control technology, high-frequency switching conversion technology, pulse width modulation technology, electromagnetic compatibility technology, redundant parallel technology, intelligent charging and discharging technology, network technology, drive technology and new process technology.

UPS power supply has developed from the rotating generator in the 1960s to today's intelligent static fully electronic circuit, and is still developing. At present, UPS power supply generally refers to static UPS power supply, which can be divided into three categories according to its working mode: backup type, online interactive type and online type. According to the power size and application field of UPS power supply, there are the following classification methods:

1. Classification by UPS power:

UPS power systems can be divided into three categories according to the power they use: large, medium and small.

Low-power UPS power supply system is defined as: UPS power supply product with power less than 3kVA;

Medium power UPS power system is defined as: UPS power products with a power of 3kVA or more and less than 10kVA;

A high-power UPS power system is defined as a UPS power product with a capacity greater than or equal to 10kVA.

UPS products and technologies in different power ranges are as follows:

●Power (P) <3KVA

Products less than 3KVA mainly include 500VA-2KVA backup and interactive UPS, and 1-2KVA online UPS. Due to the relatively low technical threshold, the market competition for UPS in this power range is fierce. Among the internationally renowned brands, except for APC and SANTAK as the main manufacturers, the other manufacturers are many domestic small and medium-sized UPS manufacturers. According to the statistics of domestic and international markets, the market sales ratio of this part of products has been showing a slight downward trend.

●3 KVA≤Power (P)<10 KVA products:

UPS in this power range are mainly online products, as well as a small number of 3KVA backup and interactive products. The technology involved is relatively complex and product quality control is somewhat difficult. In addition to foreign brand products, domestic medium and large-scale UPS manufacturers have products in this power range. According to domestic and international market statistics, the market sales ratio of this part of products is relatively stable.

●10KVA≤Power(P)<50KVA products:

UPS in this power range is an online product, involving relatively complex technology and considerable difficulty in product quality control. In addition to foreign brand products, only medium-sized and above domestic UPS manufacturers have products in this power range. According to domestic and international market statistics, the market sales ratio of this part of products is relatively stable, with a slight increase.

●Power (P)P≥ 50KVA products:

UPS in this power range is an online product, which involves quite complex technology. The quality control of the product requires a high level and comprehensive strength. In addition to foreign brand products, only a few large-scale UPS manufacturers in China have products in this power range. According to the statistics of domestic and international markets, the market sales proportion of this part of products has been steadily increasing. 2. Classification by UPS application field

UPS power supply systems can be divided into two categories according to their application areas: UPS power supply system equipment for information equipment and UPS power supply system equipment for industrial power.

1 UPS power system equipment for information equipment

In recent years, UPS power supply system has played an increasingly important role in the IT industry and has been hailed as the protector of computer information. After the world entered the information age, the issue of information security has been widely concerned by people. Therefore, in this era, it is natural that the development trend of UPS has attracted great attention from the industry.

Information communication UPS power supply system is mainly used in: information industry, IT industry, transportation, financial industry, aerospace industry and other computer information systems, communication systems, data network centers and other security protection issues.

As an important peripheral of computer information systems, communication systems, data network centers, etc., UPS power supply is very important in protecting computer data, ensuring the stability of grid voltage and frequency, improving grid quality, and preventing harm to users caused by instantaneous power outages and accidental power outages.

2 UPS power system equipment for industrial power

Industrial power UPS power supply system equipment is mainly used in: industrial power equipment industry electricity, steel, non-ferrous metals, coal, petrochemical, construction, medicine, automobile, food, military and other fields. It is used as AC and DC uninterruptible power supply equipment for all power automation industrial system equipment, remote execution system equipment, high-voltage circuit breaker opening and closing, relay protection, automatic devices, signal devices, etc., to ensure the reliability of industrial automation power supply.

The uninterruptible power supply for industrial power is a high-end product among uninterruptible power supply products, involving power electronics technology for high-power (possibly up to megawatt level) energy conversion, digital control technology, AC power parallel redundancy technology, active harmonic suppression technology, high-power product manufacturing technology, etc. Obviously, general power supply companies cannot enter this field. Only companies that already have high-power power electronics technology and series product development, production, and service capabilities, and have accumulated corresponding industrial application experience, can do a good job in the design, production, and market service of industrial power uninterruptible power supply systems. The UPS power supplies used by traditional UPS manufacturers in these places are often UPS power supply products that are adapted to the industrial natural environment, rather than real uninterruptible power supplies for industrial power equipment that are adapted to the industrial electrical environment and inductive power load characteristics.

Overview of my country's UPS power supply market demand

Foreign countries started to develop uninterruptible power supplies in the 1970s, while China started in the late 1980s, with a gap of more than ten years. After 20 years of development, the domestic UPS industry has been dominated by well-known foreign brands in the Chinese market. However, a few large-scale domestic manufacturers have been very close to internationally renowned brands in terms of market share and high-end technology. The following is a summary of domestic market demand.

1. Overall scale and sales distribution of UPS power supply companies

Among the UPS power supply companies, there are 5 large-scale companies with sales of more than 200 million yuan, 5 companies with sales of 100-200 million yuan, 15-20 companies with sales of around 50-80 million yuan, 274 companies with sales of around 25-50 million yuan, 1,380 companies with sales of around 5-25 million yuan, and more than 300 others.

2. Total capacity of domestic UPS power supply market

According to relevant statistics and our analysis, the total sales of UPS power supply market for domestic information equipment was RMB 2.61 billion in 2006, and the total sales are expected to reach RMB 2.74 billion in 2007. The annual market demand for high-power UPS in industrial power UPS power supply system equipment also reached nearly RMB 3 billion.

The total annual market demand for UPS power supplies in my country should be between 5 and 6 billion yuan, and the market demand is huge.

In the annual selection of various media units, UPS power supply manufacturers such as Merlin Gerin, APC, Kehua, and KSTAR stood out and won multiple championships.

3. Domestic medium and large power UPS power supply market capacity

Medium and large power UPS are high-end products in the uninterruptible power supply industry. According to CCID Consulting, the sales of medium and large power UPS power supply market in China in 2006 was RMB 2.21 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7.3%. The association believes that if the demand for high-power UPS power supply for industrial power equipment is added, the market sales should increase by a considerable proportion.

In the brand structure of China's medium and high power UPS power supply market in 2006, measured by sales, Xiamen Kehua increased its industry sales efforts and added new products, and its market share ranked first among local brands; while Kstar fully utilized its channel advantages, strengthened the development of new industries, and expanded other industry markets, its market share ranked second among local brands. In addition, Zhicheng Champion, a traditional medium and high power UPS provider, also achieved impressive results.

4. Market demand for uninterruptible power supplies for industrial power equipment

During the period when the purchase scale of industries such as telecommunications and finance has been steadily increasing compared with the past, a survey conducted by a professional organization shows that since the proportion of hardware investment in these two industries will gradually decrease, and the UPS power supply retention rate in these two industries is relatively high, the demand for UPS power supply is unlikely to increase significantly, and the market share is expected to gradually decline in the future. On the contrary, some industries that used to account for a small proportion of the market, such as manufacturing, transportation, and energy, have shown a rapid growth in demand for UPS power supply. In particular, the large-scale rise of small and medium-sized enterprises in the manufacturing industry has become a new source of power to drive the growth of the UPS power supply market.

With the rapid development of complete sets of industrial automation equipment and equipment renovation, the market for industrial power high-power UPS power system equipment began to increase after 2000, and accelerated in 2003, with an average growth rate of 16%, and even 18% from January to September 2006. With the advent of the heavy industrialization period, China's industrialization and urbanization process has accelerated, and the global industrial chain has accelerated its transfer to China. Based on the relevant statistical data of the association and analyzing its data characteristics, we predict that the average sales growth rate of the industrial power UPS power system equipment market in the next five years will reach 17.5%, and the market sales in 2007 will be between 3 billion and 3.5 billion yuan, with huge potential.

It is a UPS power supply product for natural environment, rather than an uninterruptible power supply for real industrial power equipment that adapts to the industrial electrical environment and inductive power load characteristics.

Overview of the characteristics of UPS power supply manufacturers

Judging from the brands and manufacturers currently sold in the Chinese market, according to the nature of the manufacturers, the UPS manufacturers with sales exceeding 100 million yuan are mainly divided into the following three groups:

A. Mainland China local brands: Kehua, Champion, and Cosda;

B. Taiwanese brands: Santak, Zhongda Telecom;