Market Trends of Asia Pacific Transfer Switches Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the APAC Transfer Switches Market according to our research experts:
Residential Applications are Observing a Significant Growth
- In terms of electricity demand, Southeast Asia represents the fastest-growing region in the world. Primarily driven by the growing ownership of household appliances and air conditioners, Indonesia (26%), Viet Nam (22%), Thailand (19%), and Malaysia (15%) make up more than 80% of total demand in the region. (SOURCE: IEA 2020 regional focus: Southeast Asia)
- Developments in transfer switches for residential use incorporate multiple sophisticated intelligent and user-friendly features. The one-button access test mode and remote test signal input avoid troubles in acceptance or maintenance. Moreover, the generator signal input and delay function set the stage for intelligent control of the generator as the reserve power supply side. Additionally, fire safety signal input meets the mandatory requirements of fireproof residential buildings.
- For instance, Generac introduced an Automatic Transfer Switch with integrated home energy monitoring capabilities. The launch of the PWRview ATS attracts Home Energy Monitoring System (HEMS) built into the switch. It allows a home equipped with a home standby generator to access powerful, immediately money-saving insights about the home's energy consumption.
- Several ESS projects, from utility-scale to residential, have been developed. The residential segment currently exceeds adoption. On the other hand, the funding grants extended by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) have advanced the development of utility-scale storage. Amongst other APAC countries, Australia is relatively mature for ESS. Most large-scale storage installed are standalone systems, mainly due to the FCAS (frequency response) market.
- The generated electricity will be used on-site through distributed generation instead of transmitting energy over an electric grid. This eliminated the need for a large, centralized solar power facility. Hoymiles, a solar storage producer, highlighted that solar panels could help property owners achieve energy independence and have more control over their power, thus encouraging more people in Japan to install solar panels on the roof of their homes, despite the initial costs.
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Automatic Transfer switches Holds the Major Market Share
- The need for uptime in facilities such as factories, data centers, and hospitals is driving the growth of transfer switches. Low-voltage automatic transfer switches transfer essential load connections between primary and alternate electrical power sources.
- The construction of modern data centers which offer high uptime drives the need for power backups. The adoption of generators and batteries can be widely used in such facilities, creating an automatic transfer switch demand.
- ABB, back in 2019, launched its compact automatic transfer switch (ATS) OTM series in China. Representing technology in the application of transferring power sources automatically from one to another, the OTM series offered a safe and reliable power supply for grid terminal loads for such applications as commercial and residential buildings, fire safety, industry, and data centers.
- Schneider Wingoal R&D Center joined forces with Shanghai Zhangjiang R&D Center and brought launched TransferPacT WATSN series transfer switch following the Sihai series. The former recently won the 2021 Red Dot Design Award with its TransferPacT WATSN series automatic transfer switch.
- ATS applications are extended to end-user sectors such as Agriculture, Light Commercial, Healthcare, Financial, Telecommunication, and Data Centre Facilities. Recently, Ravensdown Fertiliser, an Agriculture and Forestry in New Zealand, incorporated an 11 kV Switchboard installed in a container with Relay SEL incorporated. The company faced the challenge of Convection Cooled DC UPS with a seismic-rated cabinet. 38U 5.5kW 400VAC Three Phase Input / 110VDC Output Voltage DC UPS with Battery Backup.
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