The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has released six photos containing the hidden value of research and development sites.

Last year, KERI received a total of 28 photo candidates through its own contest, and through a preference vote by all employees and a judging committee, the final 6 photos (1 grand prize, 2 best teams, and 3 excellent teams) were selected.

The honor went to the 'High-voltage pulse power-based plasma' of the Electrophysics Research Center. High-voltage pulse power is an energy technology that charges low-voltage power for a long time and releases it as high voltage for a short time, and it is the basis of the plasma application industry. This plasma can be utilized in fields such as defense/environment/semiconductor/medical/agriculture by creating positive effects such as sterilization/decomposition/disinfection/cleaning through various chemical reactions.

Currently, KERI has secured the world's best 'high-voltage pulse power supply' technology that can generate high-voltage pulses from low-voltage batteries smaller than the palm of one's hand, and has promoted numerous technological collaborations among industry, academia, and research institutes based on this. In addition, we have ‘modular pulse power supply technology’ that can generate pulses of desired specifications/shapes in various environments through combinations of module units, and we are also developing customized pulse power supplies required for the semiconductor industry recently.

The research team plans to solidify the reputation that “KERI is the best plasma generator” by utilizing this target photo.

The grand prize winners were the 'Silicon Solar Module (Electrical Conversion Materials Research Center)', which is optimized for urban environments by ensuring not only high safety and efficiency, but also flexibility that allows for paper folding, and the '4D Printing Technology for Integrated Electrical and Electronic Device Circuit Housing (Smart 3D Printing Research Team)', which can completely implement display devices.

Lastly, the Excellence Awards were given to △'Hard Carbon Anode Film for Sodium Ion Battery' heated to 1,400℃ using Microwave Induction Heating Technology (Nano Convergence Research Center), △Onshore Demonstration Test of Submarine Cable (Power Cable Research Center), and △Submarine Cable Laying Process of the Internal Network (Section 3) of the Southwest Sea Offshore Wind Power Demonstration Complex (Electrical Equipment Research Headquarters).

KERI President Kim Nam-gyun said, “We decided to hold the photography award for the first time last year, taking into consideration external usability, institutional representation, completeness, and artistry,” and added, “You will be able to feel the hidden value of the research field that strives to develop ‘big technologies’ for national happiness and national and social development.”

Meanwhile, KERI is a government-funded research institute under the National Research Council of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science and ICT.