Samsung SDI Showcases ESS Technology at 'Korea Smart Grid Expo'

SBB and UPS Batteries Unveiled
"Securing Global Competitiveness in the ESS Market"

Samsung SDI will participate for the first time in the 'Korea Smart Grid Expo 2024,' held from the 3rd to the 5th at COEX in Seoul.

A bird's-eye view of Samsung SDI's exhibition booth participating in the 'Korea Smart Grid Expo 2024' held on the 3rd at COEX, Samseong-dong, Seoul.
[Photo by Samsung SDI]

Samsung SDI announced on the 2nd that it will set up a booth under the theme "A Sustainable Future Realized with Primax" and showcase a variety of energy storage system (ESS) batteries, including the Samsung Battery Box (SBB) for power applications and high-output batteries for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS). Now in its 14th year, the Korea Smart Grid Expo is the only specialized smart grid exhibition in Korea, hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and supported by the Korea Smart Grid Association.

At this exhibition, Samsung SDI highlighted the SBB as its main product. The SBB is a container box-type product equipped internally with battery cells, modules, and racks, which can be immediately utilized once connected to the power grid.

The SBB incorporates Samsung SDI’s latest material technologies, such as high-nickel NCA (Nickel-Cobalt-Manganese-Aluminum) cathode materials, and can store 3.84MWh of electricity. To enhance safety and prevent fires, it applies a direct injection system and meets the UL9540A standard for fire safety in the United States. It also won the 'ESS Best Innovation Award' at the 'InterBattery Awards 2024' held last March.

Also on display are high-output batteries for UPS, which have recently gained attention from IT companies due to the increase in data centers. These products provide emergency power to servers in unexpected situations such as power outages.

Alongside the ESS battery cell lineup, Samsung SDI will showcase its LFP batteries currently under development. Samsung SDI is developing cost-competitive LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) batteries with a goal of mass production by 2026.

Choi Yoon-ho, CEO of Samsung SDI, stated, "We will increase sales of the safety-enhanced SBB, expand new customers and business opportunities, and secure global top-level competitiveness in the ESS market going forward."

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