Samsung Electronics is expanding its efforts to secure installation and service personnel following its domestic production of heat pumps. The company aims to establish a comprehensive business foundation from production to installation and maintenance, as the actual heating efficiency of heat pumps varies based on the design and construction of piping systems in individual homes.
On September 10, Samsung announced the establishment of an 'EHS Heat Pump Training Center' at its CS Academy in Suwon, where it will enhance specialized training for installation engineers and B2B partners.
The training center features equipment similar to that found in actual homes, including water tanks, hot water control kits, underfloor heating distribution systems, piping installations, and fan coil units. Trainees will gain hands-on experience from piping installation to product setup. The training will also cover operational testing and service inspections using Samsung's AI-based appliance diagnostic program, 'HASS.'
Instructors will include in-house EHS specialists and external experts in boiler and piping systems. In April, Samsung conducted training for over 200 installation engineers in Jeju on a thermal energy storage system that utilizes surplus solar power.
Samsung is the first manufacturer participating in the government's heat pump distribution project to redirect overseas production back to Korea, establishing a 2,132-square-meter EHS heat pump boiler production line at its Gwangju facility. The company began trial production last month and will commence full-scale production by the end of this month.
The government aims to distribute 3.5 million high-efficiency heat pumps by 2035 to transition from fossil fuel heating to electric heating, targeting a reduction of 5.18 million tons of greenhouse gases. Expanding product supply and establishing installation and maintenance personnel and service systems are also key challenges for market growth.
Samsung is concurrently verifying product performance. It is testing the 'EHS All-in-One' system, which provides heating and hot water in a single unit, in a standalone house in Jeju, while also assessing its applicability in multi-family housing at the Samsung C&T Residential Performance Research Institute in Yongin. In Hokkaido, Japan, the company is conducting technology validation considering extreme cold and heavy snowfall conditions.
Lim Sung-taek, Vice President of Samsung Electronics' DA Division, stated, "Heat pumps are a key solution for implementing high-efficiency, eco-friendly heating, and it is crucial to have professional installation, operational testing, and service capabilities. We will actively respond to the electrification of domestic heating by continuously expanding our professional training and service infrastructure following the establishment of our domestic production base."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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