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Elpowertech pad mounted and power transformers
Elpowertech is a South Korean transformer maker with three plants, an R&D center and a logistics center in Mado-myeon, Hwaseong. It builds power, pad mounted, pole mounted, cast resin and VPI dry type transformers, with pad mounts to US standards, and publishes its capacity and lead time by product. Korean trade press describes it as an export led company, with the large majority of its sales abroad.
What they build
- Single phase pad mounted transformers up to 34.5 kV and 500 kVA
- Three phase pad mounted transformers up to 34.5 kV and 5 MVA
- Power and distribution transformers, single and three phase, up to 345 kV and 200 MVA
- Pole transformers, single and three phase, 10 to 167 kVA up to 34.5 kV
- VPI dry type transformers up to 25.8 kV and 10 MVA, and multi level phase shift dry type transformers for drives up to 11 kV and 12.5 MVA
- Cast resin transformers, Scott transformers, reactors and renewable energy transformers
Company facts
- Plants 1, 2 and 3, an R&D center and a logistics center, all in Mado-myeon, Hwaseong. Trade press reports plant 1 builds pad mounts, plant 2 power transformers and plant 3 pole transformers.
- States a production capacity of 10,000 MVA a year, about 20,000 units on a 500 kVA basis.
- Publishes lead times after receipt of order of about 90 days for single and three phase pad mounts, 60 days for pole transformers and 18 months for power transformers.
- Lists UL certificates of compliance, a UL liquid filled type certificate for Canada and CE marking for its dry type and oil immersed transformers on its certification page.
- Its CEO, Choi Seong-kyu, chairs the Korea Transformer Industry Cooperative.
How they sell
Builds to order, so a purchase order buys a production slot rather than a unit on a shelf.
In practice that means a purchase order is a place in a queue. Ask for the lead time from purchase order in writing, and ask whether the quoted date is a ship date or a production start. Those are not the same thing and quotes rarely say which.
Where they fit on a job
KR origin makes this a candidate for federal and Buy American work, where TAA eligibility is a hard gate rather than a preference.
Common ratings
If the lead time does not work
These hold stock, so they are where to look when the date will not move.
Common questions
Does Elpowertech make pad mounted transformers for the US
Yes. It builds single phase pad mounts up to 500 kVA and three phase pad mounts up to 5 MVA at up to 34.5 kV, and lists a US transformer standard for its pad mounted line. It lists UL certificates of compliance on its certification page. Confirm the listing for the exact unit you are quoted.
What is the lead time on Elpowertech transformers
Its own published figures are about 90 days after order for pad mounts, 60 days for pole transformers, 90 days for its multi level phase shift dry types and 18 months for power transformers. Freight from Korea is on top.
Where are Elpowertech transformers made
In three plants in Mado-myeon, Hwaseong, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Are Elpowertech transformers TAA eligible
South Korea is a designated country under the Trade Agreements Act, so units built there are generally TAA eligible. Confirm the country of manufacture on the specific unit.
Sources
- Elpowertech, Company overview
- Elpowertech, Production capacity
- Elpowertech, Products
- Elpowertech, Certification
- Elpowertech, Locations
- Elpowertech, News coverage
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