Naju-si Selected as Finalist for 'Low Voltage DC Core Equipment Certification Support Center Construction Project'

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 21st that the project “Establishment of a Certification Support Center for Core Low-Voltage Direct Current Devices” was finally selected in the industrial innovation infrastructure construction contest hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

This project is part of the government’s Green New Deal leading tasks, focusing on establishing a smooth direct current power system in line with the recent increase in direct current-based renewable energy such as solar power and offshore wind power, and the rise in direct current loads.

Through this, the plan is to establish a low-voltage direct current distribution system supplying direct current to electricity usage sites such as homes and buildings, as well as a testing (performance) evaluation and certification infrastructure for power devices.

The certification center will be located in a dedicated space within the “Intelligent LVDC (Low Voltage Direct Current) Demonstration Site” under construction in the Innovation Industrial Complex from this year until 2025.

Jeollanam-do, Naju City, Korea Electronics Technology Institute (lead), and Korea Testing Laboratory for Machinery, Electricity and Electronics are jointly promoting the project, with a total investment of 16.5 billion KRW, including 8.4 billion KRW in national funds, 2.4 billion KRW in provincial funds, 3.6 billion KRW in city funds, and 2.1 billion KRW in private capital.

The center, with a total floor area of 1,000㎡ and two above-ground floors, will be equipped with advanced equipment capable of performing the world’s first certification tasks related to direct current devices, including LVDC ±750V, +380V power and load facilities, and 25 types of performance testing and evaluation equipment for consumer LVDC core devices.

The city expects synergy effects with existing and ongoing energy new industry infrastructure projects such as the KEPCO Energy New Technology Research Institute, the Intelligent LVDC Core Technology Development Project, and the High-Efficiency Power Equipment Reliability Research Infrastructure Construction Project through this project.

In particular, through the “Intelligent LVDC Core Technology Development Project,” technology development for consumer direct current distribution core devices and the establishment of domestic group standards are underway, which is expected to enable multifaceted support such as building certification support infrastructure for standard products and supporting domestic companies’ research and development, testing, evaluation, and certification.

The domestic LVDC distribution market is expected to grow significantly from 650 billion KRW in 2015 to 3.35 trillion KRW by 2025.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “Through the establishment of the certification support center, we expect to reduce the cost and time burden for product certification of related companies in the region and to establish a support system for entering the global market.” He added, “We will accelerate the creation of an energy new industry ecosystem by building a power ICT cluster centered on the Innovation City and an eco-friendly power equipment cluster centered on the Naju Innovation Industrial Complex.”

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