“Taking on KEPCO Know-How That Saved 37 Billion Won”... LS ELECTRIC Adopts ‘SEDA’ for Preventive Substation Equipment Diagnostics

Technology transfer agreement signed at BIXPO on Nov. 4
Predicting failures in GIS and transformers
Unifying equipment condition analysis, operations and maintenance

LS ELECTRIC is strengthening its ability to predict failures in power infrastructure by adopting Korea Electric Power Corporation's preventive diagnostic technology for power equipment.

LS ELECTRIC said on November 5 that it had signed a "Technology Transfer Agreement for the Substation Equipment Diagnostic and Assessment (SEDA) Solution" with Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) the previous day at the BIXPO 2026 expo, held at the Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju. Key officials, including LS ELECTRIC CEO Chae Daeseok and Kim Jaegun, vice president of KEPCO's Power System Division, attended the signing ceremony.

LS ELECTRIC CEO Chae Daeseok (right) and Kim Jaegun, vice president of KEPCO's Power System Division, pose for a commemorative photo after signing a technology transfer agreement for the Substation Equipment Diagnostic Assistant (SEDA) solution at BIXPO 2026, held at the Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju on the 4th. LS ELECTRIC

SEDA is a system that analyzes the condition of major power equipment at substations in real time. It helps prevent accidents by detecting signs of equipment abnormalities at an early stage. Through the agreement, LS ELECTRIC will secure technology to analyze the condition of critical equipment, including gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) and transformers. It will also implement a function that classifies and manages failure risks across five levels.

The company will also introduce a system for quickly sending alerts when abnormalities occur. Since adopting SEDA in 2021, KEPCO has prevented a total of 88 equipment failures. The cost of failure recovery that it saved last year alone amounted to 37 billion won.

LS ELECTRIC plans to integrate the SEDA technology with its proprietary Condition Monitoring System (CMS). This will substantially improve diagnostic reliability and accuracy. It will also closely link the monitoring system with its proprietary Asset Management System (AMS). The company aims to build a one-stop power asset management system covering everything from diagnostics to maintenance and operations management.

The company plans to focus on markets where high-quality power is essential, including semiconductor manufacturing facilities and artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, drawing on its advanced equipment diagnostic capabilities.

LS ELECTRIC CEO Chae Daeseok said, "This technology transfer will provide an opportunity to further strengthen our solution competitiveness by combining KEPCO's excellent preventive diagnostic technology with our power equipment management capabilities. Building on our ability to predict power equipment failures in advance and manage them systematically, we will expand our business in markets where a stable power supply is essential, such as semiconductor manufacturing and data centers."

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