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Last Updated: Apr 25, 2025 | Study Period: 2024-2030
Ground power units are the backbone of any hangar, providing electricity to aircraft while they are parked on the runway or inside the hangar.
Each aircraft's GPU (ground power unit) uses a standard electrical system, battery pack, and gasoline, diesel, or small turbine engine to produce the required amount of power. Over time, GPUs have contributed to the reduction in size and increase in efficiency of ground support equipment.
A direct current (DC) system resembles an automobile. A DC ground power unit is used for general aviation aircraft, smaller jet aircraft, and turboprop aircraft, and is typically a 12 or 24V system. A system that uses alternating current (AC) is more comparable to the electricity used to power homes and other structures.
Larger business jets and commercial airliners require the AC electrical system, which operates in the 400 Hz frequency.
The Global aircraft ground power unit Market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
At the inter-airport Europe trade show in Munich, Cavotec introduced the new 2500+ ground power unit. The system, which can easily be coupled with a 400Hz modular coiler (PowerPack I-connect), was created for the global market to satisfy rising airline demand.
The Series 2500+ satisfies both the criteria for operating efficiency and the increasing power load requirements of new-generation passenger aircraft. While conventional current converters can handle a maximum power load of about 400 percent, the 2500+ is a 90 kW solid-state frequency converter that ensures a 500 percent overflow.
Electrical loads for next-generation aircraft will be covered by the aircraft ground power unit and converter.
JFKIAT recently began a 60-day trial of an electric ground power unit (eGPU) made by ITW GSE, a well-known supplier of ground support systems for the aviation sector. The 180kVA eGPU unit was created by ITW GSE in collaboration with Royal Schiphol Group and can support widebody and jumbo aircraft.
As an alternative to diesel-powered GPUs, the new trial programme includes battery-powered ground power units for aircraft at T4. The grid provides power to the GPU at a conventional gate, but portable GPUs, which are often powered by diesel, are needed for aircraft parked at hardstands.
The 28-VDC, 57-amp BP-57/100 is the first product in a new series of ground power units (GPUs) being produced by Best Power. This GPU can be used anywhere in the world because it runs on 120â240 VAC.
With a conditional power output of 57 amps and a surge capacity of 100 amps, it can be utilised to supply a range of ground power requirements, including updating aircraft databases and operating and testing electric flaps.
Sl no | Topic |
1 | Market Segmentation |
2 | Scope of the report |
3 | Abbreviations |
4 | Research Methodology |
5 | Executive Summary |
6 | Introduction |
7 | Insights from Industry stakeholders |
8 | Cost breakdown of Product by sub-components and average profit margin |
9 | Disruptive innovation in the Industry |
10 | Technology trends in the Industry |
11 | Consumer trends in the industry |
12 | Recent Production Milestones |
13 | Component Manufacturing in US, EU and China |
14 | COVID-19 impact on overall market |
15 | COVID-19 impact on Production of components |
16 | COVID-19 impact on Point of sale |
17 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by Geography, 2024-2030 |
18 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by Product Type, 2024-2030 |
19 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by Application, 2024-2030 |
20 | Market Segmentation, Dynamics and Forecast by End use, 2024-2030 |
21 | Product installation rate by OEM, 2023 |
22 | Incline/Decline in Average B-2-B selling price in past 5 years |
23 | Competition from substitute products |
24 | Gross margin and average profitability of suppliers |
25 | New product development in past 12 months |
26 | M&A in past 12 months |
27 | Growth strategy of leading players |
28 | Market share of vendors, 2023 |
29 | Company Profiles |
30 | Unmet needs and opportunity for new suppliers |
31 | Conclusion |
32 | Appendix |