History

Realizes High Quality for Customer Satisfaction, TAESUNG ELECTRIC

Company History

2013 – Present

2025Forbes Korea & JoongAng Ilbo
Received the 2025 Premium Brand Award — No. 1 in Customer Trust

2024

Hankook Ilbo
Received the 2024 Korea Outstanding Patent Award (Second Half)

4 patents granted

  • Adjustable arc detection sensitivity
  • DC and AC earth leakage protection
  • Instantaneous tripping with peak-current memory
  • Parallel and series arc detection
2023

3 patents granted

  • Arc detection using external magnetic-field induction
  • Busbar connection adapters
  • Modular multi-busbar branching
2022

3 patents granted

  • Earth leakage protection with overcurrent relay functionality
  • Abnormal-connection protection for three-phase, four-wire systems
  • Thermal earth leakage protection with instantaneous tripping
2021

Expanded and relocated headquarters and factory to Chowol-eup, Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do
Developed electronic motor protection relays (EOCR)
Developed industrial distribution boards and portable distribution boxes

2 patents granted

  • Distribution boards with insulation modules and nut carriers
  • Abnormal-current detection

Patent ownership transfer registered

  • Insulation-fault protection

Designs registered

  • Distribution board covers and nut carriers
2020Developed earth leakage circuit breakers with nuisance-trip prevention (IOP)
Developed cable glands and street-light distribution boxes
2019Registered for KONEPS and KEPCO tenders
Developed industrial plugs, sockets, portable distribution boxes and surge protective devices (SPDs)
2018Developed and obtained KC certification for miniature magnetic contactors (single-phase and 3-pole) and miniature circuit breakers (TDK, 1P–3P)
2017Obtained KC and KS certification for residential earth leakage and overcurrent circuit breakers
2016Obtained KC certification for magnetic contactors
Developed thermal overload relays
Exported magnetic contactors and other products to Myanmar
2015Obtained KS certification for residential distribution boards
Developed circuit breakers for distribution boards
2014Developed surge protective devices (SPDs)
Exported earth leakage and moulded case circuit breakers to Myanmar
2013Launched Taesung Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

1993 – 2012

2012Obtained CE marking and CB certification
2010Patent granted for an overcurrent circuit breaker
2007Registered designs for earth leakage and moulded case circuit breakers
2006Developed moulded case circuit breakers (400, 600 and 800 AF)
2005Patent granted for an overcurrent circuit breaker
Installed load-testing equipment
2004Developed earth leakage circuit breakers (100 AF) and moulded case circuit breakers (225 AF)
2003Developed earth leakage circuit breakers (2.5 kA)
2002Registered as an approved KEPCO supplier
Developed moulded case circuit breakers (225 AF, 14 kA)
Registered as a trading business
2001Designated as an employer under Korea’s alternative military service program
2000Relocated to newly built, expanded headquarters and factory facilities
1999Obtained KS certification for earth leakage and moulded case circuit breakers
1998Obtained ISO 9001 certification
1996Developed earth leakage circuit breakers (50 AF)
1995Developed moulded case circuit breakers (50 AF)
1994Developed earth leakage circuit breakers (30 AF)
1993Established Taesung Electric Co., Ltd.