"Preventing Apartment Blackouts"… Real-Time Transformer Inspection via Phone

IoT Sensors Provide Real-Time Transformer Information
"Preventing Apartment Power Outages from Aging Transformers in Summer"

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced on the 12th that it has launched a high-voltage apartment transformer diagnosis solution and started the service at an apartment complex in Gwangju.

This solution provides real-time information on the condition of apartment transformers.

Through Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and communication devices installed on transformers within the apartment complex, it delivers information on transformer failure risk, overload, and other factors.

Apartment residents and managers can check the transformer status via smartphones and computers and receive guidance on how to respond.

The service is available for a monthly fee of 100 to 150 KRW.

On the same day, KEPCO signed the first nationwide solution contract with Daeju Parkville Apartment in Gwangju Metropolitan City and began the service.

KEPCO started developing the service in 2018 and conducted pilot operations in four apartment complexes in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province.

A KEPCO official stated, "This solution can prevent power outages in apartments caused mainly by overloads of aging transformers during summer," adding, "We plan to expand its application to newly built apartments and improve it for use in various power facilities."

Data provided by Korea Electric Power Corporation

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