Electro-technology R&D Center, Cheongju
Electrotechnology R&D Center was founded as a form of company-affiliated research institute in November 1992. The Center is continuously striving to become the world best R&D institute in the field of electric power industry. In addition, the Center undertakes research and development for maximizing energy efficiency and creating pleasant and productive environment of the industrial society, by combining the rapidly growing computer and IT technologies with electrical and mechanical technologies.
In Particular, Electrotechnology R&D Center has three missions: breaking through current technical limits, developing next-generation products in the mid and long term, and researching in the seed technology. To accomplish such missions, the Center not only takes an active part in local/international conferences and researching groups, but constructs a network and performs joint research by cooperating strategically with colleges, professional research institutes, and other related enterprises in the world.
Vision & Mission
Vision
A technology center in the area of electric power, which leads the technology of electric power business area and plays an important role in creating business value of the company by discovering the future growth engines continuously
Mission
- R&D and commercialization of new technologies, the next-generation product technologies, and the future growth engines
- Solution providing for technical obstacles in operation divisions
- Ensuring the perfect quality in research results
R&D Fields
Product
Power Device / Switchgear
Intelligent Electronic Device
Technology

- Mechanism analysis and improvement
- Actuation mechanism design
- Analysis of dynamics/structure/shock/vibration

- Arc measurement and interruption performance evaluation
- Arc Quenching chamber design principles
- Multi-physics application technology in GIS

- Eco-friendly technology for power devices
- Thermal/Fluid dynamics-to-electromagnetic field co-simulation technology
- Epoxy/Dry air insulation technology
- Embedded, high voltage VI technology

- Study of digitalized platform
- Diagnostic DAU and communication protocol
- Protective IED for transmission, transformation, and distribution of electric power
- Real-time networking technology for electric power