The Quality Testing Institute, an affiliate under the Seoul city government, said on the 18th that it introduced repair verification for repaired electric vehicle chargers on the 18th.
Repair verification is a procedure that, when a part that could affect the metering performance of an electric vehicle charger has been repaired, checks the accuracy of the measured values and permits its use. Verification can be carried out by an inspection agency designated by the Minister of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources or by a local government.
The city said most inspection agencies are located in Gyeonggi, and Seoul is the first local government to implement repair verification.
If you apply by visit or email, the Quality Testing Institute reviews the documents, charges the fee according to regulations, and conducts the verification. Staff from the Quality Testing Institute visit the charger and carry out the verification while charging an electric vehicle.
The verification consists of a structural inspection and an error inspection. The structural inspection is a procedure to confirm the required entries on the charger's nameplate, and the error inspection measures metering accuracy using portable equipment.
If both items pass, the charger can be used. The city plans to swiftly normalize electric vehicle chargers that have been taken out of service through this repair verification, thereby boosting electric vehicle use and increasing public trust in charging infrastructure.
Kim Seung-won, Seoul's construction technology policy director, said, "By quickly carrying out repair verification on electric vehicle chargers that are out of service and raising charger utilization, it is expected to contribute to achieving '2050 carbon neutrality' in the transportation sector."