【브레이크뉴스 경주】박희경 기자=한국수력원자력(사장 황주호, 이하 한수원)은 지난 11월 6일부터 8일까지 광주 김대중컨벤션센터에서 열린 ‘빛가람국제전력기술엑스포(BIXPO) 2024 KEPCO 국제발명특허대전’에서 고온·고차압 제어밸브의 특허 기술로 금상을 수상했다고 11일 밝혔다.
공공기관 부문 금상을 수상한 ‘안전등급 고온·고차압 제어밸브 트림’은 밸브를 통과하는 고압 유체의 속도와 압력을 순차적으로 제어함으로써 소음과 진동을 억제하고 피로하중을 낮춰, 설비의 사용 연한을 연장하는 기술이다.
안전등급 고온·고차압 밸브는 인증 요건이 높아 그동안 전량 수입에 의존하고 있어 한수원은 국내 밸브 제작사와 공동연구개발을 통해 작년 11월 국산화에 성공한 바 있다.
이를 통해 향후 원전 1개 호기당 약 30억 원의 비용 절감이 예상되는 등 기술경쟁력 확보와 탁월한 경제성으로 우수한 평가를 받았다.
황주호 한수원 사장은 “주요 핵심설비에 대한 국산화를 지속적으로 추진해 원전의 안전성과 경제성을 높이는 것은 물론, 국내 중소·중견기업과 동반성장하는 계기로 만들어 나가겠다”라고 밝혔다.
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Hanwha Solutions Wins Gold Prize at BIXPO 2024 International Invention Patent Competition
Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (President Hwang Joo-ho, hereinafter referred to as Hanwha Solutions) announced on the 11th that it won the gold prize for its patented technology for high-temperature and high-differential pressure control valves at the ‘Bitgaram International Electric Power Technology Expo (BIXPO) 2024 KEPCO International Invention Patent Competition’ held at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju from November 6 to 8.
Hosted by Korea Electric Power Corporation and sponsored by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Gwangju Metropolitan City, and Jeollanam-do, the BIXPO 2024 International Invention Patent Competition featured over 100 excellent inventions developed by Korea Electric Power Corporation, public institutions, college students, and the general public. The judges evaluated the patentability, marketability, and technicality of the inventions and selected and awarded individuals and institutions that created outstanding ideas.
The ‘Safety Grade High Temperature and High Differential Pressure Control Valve Trim’, which won the gold medal in the public institution category, is a technology that suppresses noise and vibration and reduces fatigue load by sequentially controlling the speed and pressure of high-pressure fluid passing through the valve, thereby extending the service life of the equipment.
Safety grade high temperature and high differential pressure valves have high certification requirements, so they have been entirely dependent on imports, and Hanwha Solutions succeeded in localizing them in November of last year through joint research and development with domestic valve manufacturers.
Through this, it is expected that costs will be reduced by approximately 3 billion won per nuclear power plant in the future, and it received excellent evaluations for securing technological competitiveness and excellent economic efficiency.
President Hwang Joo-ho of Hanwha Solutions said, “We will continue to promote localization of key core facilities to enhance the safety and economic efficiency of nuclear power plants, and create an opportunity for mutual growth with domestic small and medium-sized enterprises.” <저작권자 ⓒ 브레이크뉴스 대구경북 무단전재 및 재배포 금지>
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