SCR Power Controller Market Size, Share and Global Trend By Load Type (Resistive, Inductive), By Type (Single Phase, Three Phase), By End-User (Chemical, Food & Beverage, Semiconductor, Metals, Oil and Gas, Others) and Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

The electronic appliances are playing a crucial role in day to day life of humankind as well as in industrial applications. These appliances require a reliable, flexible, and precise controller for controlling and varying electric heating process. Silicon Controlled Rectifier (SCR) power controllers were developed in the late 1950s, and since then, it has captured the significant portion of the market owing to its remarkable degree of controlling the heating process.

The primary SCR power controller consists of thyristor- the heart of the controller, control circuit, heat dissipation element, and protective circuit. Heat sensor sends a signal to the temperature controller specifying the amount of heat required by the load. The controller uses this signal to calculate the rate needed to switch electric current on and off to the heater.

Turning off the SCR controller is extremely fast and can sense the small temperature variation that is not possible in other controllers. SCR power controller offers closer process control, better response time, extended heater life, reduced maintenance cost, and reduced power consumption that attributed its market growth.

SCR power controller market is segmented into load type, type, and end-user. Load type is further divided into resistive and inductive. To select the specific type of SCR power controller, one must know the type of load configuration, i.e., single or three-phase, and current and voltage requirement.

Three-phase load configuration operates on higher current, and it requires precise and high-end controller which provide the fastest switching application. Thus SCR power controller can provide the quickest response, which is very useful in a wide variety of industries such as chemicals, oil & gas, metals, semiconductor, food & beverage, and others.

The current competitive, cost-conscious industrial landscape, semiconductor, and general manufacturing units need a more reliable and cost-efficient way to control the electric heating process. SCR power controllers are far superior and offer more exceptional degree of control than other controllers such as variable transformers and other mechanical devices that anticipates the growth of the SCR power controllers market. One of the major restraining factors for SCR power controller market growth is lack of expertise in operating SCR and inability to perform in high frequencies.

Key Players Covered

The key players for the SCR power controller are Advanced Energy Industries, Inc., Honeywell, Schneider Electric, ABB, Chromalox, Gefran, Siemens, Danfoss, Ametek, Omron Microscan, Maxwell Technologies, Spang Power Electronics, and Celduc Relais.

SEGMENTATION

Regional Analysis

The global SCR power controller market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. The electricity consumption in North America is at a high peak owing to rapid growth in electrical appliances and digitalization. Thus for safe working and higher productive life of this equipment, there is a need for controlling device that is accelerating the growth of the SCR power controller market in North America. European countries have set a goal for maximum energy production by using renewable energy sources. Ongoing development in the smart grid and large scale adoption of solar power has increased the demand for efficient and reliable switching technology. SCR power controller is gaining momentum due to its precise and high-speed switching technology, which forecasted the favorable market growth in Europe. One of the largest and fastest-growing markets in the world, i.e. Asia Pacific that holds great potential for the development of the SCR power controller market. The ongoing electrification projects across India and high consumption of electrical good in China are expected to surge the market growth of the SCR power controller. The massive presence of oil and gas companies across MEA which requires reliable and precise controllers for processing hydrocarbon. SCR power controller is best suitable for this industry verticals which drive its market growth in MEA.

Key Industry Developments

• In June 2019, An agreement has been signed between by Celduc Relais with USA based company for distribution of thyristor power controllers in Europe, Middle East Africa, Pacific except for India, Iran, and North Korea. MircoFusion, the latest version of SCR power controllers up to 400A offers the greatest performance in the most compact design.