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■ LS ELECTRIC showcases its strategic products such as eco-friendly GIS and next-generation ESS at Hannover Messe 2022
■ The company strives to overcome carbon neutrality trade barriers and become global market leader by strengthening its green power solutions

During Hannover Messe 2022, one of the world’s largest industry trade fairs, LS ELECTRIC unveiled its ICT applied smart energy solutions for the electric power and automation industries. 

From May 30 to June 2, LS ELECTRIC held its exhibition in Hannover under the main concept of “Integrated Energy Solutions for Carbon Neutrality”. LS ELECTRIC designed its 17 booths (145㎡) exhibition space with the three main themes, ▲ Solutions for Carbon Neutrality, ▲ Digital Transformation (DX), and ▲ Smart Factory Solutions, where visitors from all around the world could have direct experience of its solutions.

At the main front of its showcase booth, LS ELECTRIC placed its 170kV gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) which uses green g3 gas. The eco—friendly GIS replaced the SF6 (sulfur hexafluoride) gas with the green g3 gas, radically reducing global warming potential (GWP) by more than 90%. Traditional GIS carried its structural limitation of using SF6. Although SF6 gas boasts excellent insulation resistance, non-toxicity, non-flammability, and fire retardant, its global warming index is 23,500 times greater than that of carbon dioxide (CO2).

LS ELECTRIC launched the mass production line of Green GIS after completing its research and development in 2020. GIS, which is mainly used for operating large substations, is a key piece of equipment that uses gas to control the transmission and distribution of electricity.

The company also unveiled its next-generation smart electric power solutions, namely ▲DC 1500V MCCB, ▲DC 1000V & 1500V Relays, and ▲AC 1150V ACB. These new products have captured customers’ attention as a promising product line for the large capacity electric equipment market, where the demand is growing along with the global renewable energy industry. 

The company also showcased its next-generation ESS platform called modular scalable string platform (MSSP). MSSP is a DC 1500V next-generation power conversion platform for global ESS market. MSSP is applied to the power converter, a main component of PCS, modularized with a maximum unit capacity of 200kW, and enables stand-alone operation. With the new product line up, LS ELECTRIC plans to target North American and European markets where the demand is rapidly increasing for the ESS products.

Together with the ESS product line, the company also showcased ▲ smart factory, ▲ integrated wide monitoring and diagnostic system for transmission and distribution of electric power, ▲ vegetable oil-immersed transformer, and ▲ smart E-house solutions.

“ During Hannover Messe 2022, which has been held after a 3-year delay due to the global pandemic, we were able to showcase digital-based eco-freindly products and make a strong impression on our competitiveness,” a representative of LS ELECTRIC said. “We are living in the world where carbon neutrality and eco-friendly management are being mandatory. With our experience and competitiveness of smart energy industry, we will overcome carbon neutrality trade barriers and seize this opportunity to be a global market leader.”