Global Institute of Technology
KEPCO KPS has built and operates an efficiency-driven R&D framework that lets each research unit concentrate on its own specialized area of development.
Global Institute of Technology
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Rotating Equipment
Using world-class specialized diagnostic technologies and equipment, KEPCO KPS performs root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and precision diagnostics to resolve problems in rotating equipment — such as steam turbines, gas turbines, pumps, and hydropower equipment — and in fixed structures at power and industrial plants in Korea and abroad. Through this, it delivers optimal solutions for the stable operation of its customers’ equipment.
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Diagnosis of Hydraulic Equipment and Turbine Valves
Drawing on its maintenance expertise and know-how in hydraulic equipment and turbine valves, KEPCO KPS analyzes the causes of malfunctions and failures in power plant hydraulic systems and provides optimal on-site solutions. It also offers shop-based engineering services using specialized test equipment — including performance diagnostics of hydraulic actuators, servo valves, hydraulic control valves, and piston pumps.
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Vibration Diagnosis
KEPCO KPS provides distinctive, specialized technical services for diagnosing vibration problems in rotating machinery and structures within industrial facilities. Its experienced engineers, certified to the ISO 18436 international standard for machinery condition monitoring and diagnostics, detect signs of equipment failure at an early stage.
Through these diagnostic and corrective services, the company helps improve the safety and reliability of power plants and industrial plants. -
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Precision Diagnosis of Boilers and Piping, and Metallic Material Analysis
Drawing on specialized equipment and accumulated experience, KEPCO KPS diagnoses problems in boilers and HRSG units — including thermal fatigue, material degradation, flow-accelerated corrosion (FAC), and corrosion — and provides solutions for resolving them and upgrading the equipment. It also helps prevent equipment accidents through precision diagnostics and stress analysis of imbalance, damage, and other issues arising in piping systems. In addition, by delivering high-grade technical services such as fracture analysis of boiler and HRSG tubes and mechanical-material damage, KEPCO KPS supports root cause analysis and the prevention of equipment failures.
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Generator Diagnosis and Performance Improvement
Drawing on accumulated data, proven maintenance-engineering technologies, and extensive field experience, KEPCO KPS provides optimized, tailored solutions across the entire process — from generator diagnosis through maintenance, testing, precision analysis and evaluation, to performance improvement. It continuously brings distinctive technical capabilities and expertise to bear in order to enhance the reliability of customers’ equipment and maximize operational efficiency.
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Diagnosis of Control Circuit Equipment
In the electrical control field — covering automatic voltage regulators, protective relays, power-conversion systems, and control & instrumentation — KEPCO KPS delivers solutions and carries out commissioning and retrofit (performance-improvement) work. Through the ongoing development of maintenance technologies, it provides reliable engineering services for a wide range of control-circuit equipment.
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Diagnosis of Transmission Facilities
KEPCO KPS carries out displacement diagnostics on unstable transmission towers, classifies their risk levels, and performs three-dimensional structural analysis to provide reinforcement solutions. Using new electric-power technologies, it also provides services that assess the safe clearance distance between power lines and structures.
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Insulation Diagnosis and Generator Technical Characteristic Testing
Through systematic insulation diagnostics and insulation-degradation assessment of generators, motors, transformers, and cables, KEPCO KPS analyzes the remaining service life of equipment.
By pre-emptively preventing failures and keeping them from escalating, it secures the stability and reliability of equipment operation. In addition, drawing on generator technical-characteristic testing, KEPCO KPS supplies the optimal model data needed for power-system operation and analysis, supporting precise grid analysis and stable facility operation. -
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Comprehensive Diagnostic Services
Drawing on KEPCO KPS’s technical strength and the high-grade maintenance skills of specialists with core competencies, the company provides comprehensive diagnostic services for power generation facilities. By executing this work flawlessly before and after overhauls, it helps customers prevent unexpected shutdowns and improve the stability and availability of their equipment.