Overview

Stricter environmental regulations are driving the shift to electrification in the maritime industry. The electric ship market is growing fast from $7.8B in 2023 to $15.7B in 2030 (10.5% CAGR). More than 50% of large vessels (> 25,000 GT) use electric propulsion. Onshore power supply is becoming the standard in ports allowing the ships to dock with zero emissions by running on clean electricity instead of diesel.

Key features
  • Robust and reliable
  • Optimized for harsh conditions
  • For mission-critical reliability
  • Highly efficient and cost-effective

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About

Introduction of High Power Rectifier

Infineon Technologies Bipolar brings decades of expertise to marine applications with high-quality thyristors, diodes, and Press Pack IGBT stacks. This portfolio is compact, modular, and customizable for different voltage levels, scaling up to multi-megawatt needs. Built for mission-critical reliability and high energy density, our solutions integrate easily to power ships efficiently, safely, and without compromises.

Advantages of our products for marine applications
  • Robust and reliable
  • Optimized for harsh conditions and mission-critical operation
  • Highly efficient and cost-effective in high-power applications
Detailed information of High Power Rectifier

Our system combines lowest operational costs with long life time and compact modular design.

Charging larger trucks, mining vehicles and even ships in the harbor requires power ranges exceeding 1 MW. The same applies for DC arc furnaces in metallurgical industry and also for the emerging water electrolysis.

These High Power Rectifiers use highly efficient, cost effective and reliable thyristors on air or water-cooled heat sinks. Double-side cooling reduces size and our modular design makes each project highly scalable.

For grid compliance, additional On-Load Tap Changers (OLTCs) as well as active and passive filters have been  state-of-the-art for decades.

Our modular stack portfolio covers ranges for multiples of 5 MW, using water-cooling to squeeze these 5 MW for the single unit into a design space of less than 0.5 m3. Forced-air cooled B6 rectifier stacks can reach 3 MW for a line voltage of 1 kV.

Information of goals and regulations
  • The IMO aims to cut CO2 emission by 40% by 2030
  • The EU ETS now includes shipping emissions
  • FuelEU Maritime regulation (2025) mandates low-carbon fuels and onshore power

Introduction of High Power Rectifier

Infineon Technologies Bipolar brings decades of expertise to marine applications with high-quality thyristors, diodes, and Press Pack IGBT stacks. This portfolio is compact, modular, and customizable for different voltage levels, scaling up to multi-megawatt needs. Built for mission-critical reliability and high energy density, our solutions integrate easily to power ships efficiently, safely, and without compromises.

Advantages of our products for marine applications
  • Robust and reliable
  • Optimized for harsh conditions and mission-critical operation
  • Highly efficient and cost-effective in high-power applications

Detailed information of High Power Rectifier

Our system combines lowest operational costs with long life time and compact modular design.

Charging larger trucks, mining vehicles and even ships in the harbor requires power ranges exceeding 1 MW. The same applies for DC arc furnaces in metallurgical industry and also for the emerging water electrolysis.

These High Power Rectifiers use highly efficient, cost effective and reliable thyristors on air or water-cooled heat sinks. Double-side cooling reduces size and our modular design makes each project highly scalable.

For grid compliance, additional On-Load Tap Changers (OLTCs) as well as active and passive filters have been  state-of-the-art for decades.

Our modular stack portfolio covers ranges for multiples of 5 MW, using water-cooling to squeeze these 5 MW for the single unit into a design space of less than 0.5 m3. Forced-air cooled B6 rectifier stacks can reach 3 MW for a line voltage of 1 kV.

Information of goals and regulations
  • The IMO aims to cut CO2 emission by 40% by 2030
  • The EU ETS now includes shipping emissions
  • FuelEU Maritime regulation (2025) mandates low-carbon fuels and onshore power

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