[Edaily Reporter JAEMIN SONG ] LG Energy Solution and SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. have both received the “CES 2027 Innovation Award” for their used battery diagnostic technology and power solutions for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, respectively. They were recognized for expanding their technological competitiveness beyond the performance and safety of battery hardware to include diagnostic and management software.

According to industry sources on the 10th, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) selected LG Energy Solution’s end-of-life battery diagnostic solution, “Re.Pulse,” as the winner of the CES 2027 Innovation Award in the Advanced Mobility category.

Re.Pulse is software that evaluates a battery’s health and remaining performance by analyzing voltage changes—which occur when a specific current is applied to the battery—using a proprietary AI-based model. Based on the diagnostic results, it helps determine whether an end-of-life battery is suitable for reuse, remanufacturing, or recycling.

Previously, the diagnostic process took more than seven hours because the battery pack had to be removed from the vehicle and subjected to a cycle of full discharge, recharge, and re-discharge. Re.Pulse can assess the battery’s condition within 10 minutes without removing it from the vehicle.

Another key feature is its ability to analyze down to the individual cell level, unlike conventional methods that only assessed the average condition of the entire battery pack. By repairing or replacing only specific groups of cells with degraded performance, the solution reduces premature battery disposal and increases residual value. It can be integrated with existing charge-discharge testers or EV chargers without requiring separate dedicated equipment, and the company plans to expand the service to allow users to view diagnostic results via web and mobile applications in the future.

Following last year’s “Better.Re” battery life-enhancement technology, LG Energy Solution has won the CES Innovation Award for two consecutive years with pure software technology. The company plans to expand its business scope into an energy platform company by strengthening its battery lifecycle management technology and its capabilities in the battery-as-a-service business.

SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. received the Innovation Award in the Enterprise Tech category for its prismatic battery solution for uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), the “SDI U8A3-UPS.” A UPS is a system that provides emergency power to data centers and critical facilities when the power supply is interrupted due to a blackout or other causes. It also serves to prevent server failures and data loss by supplying auxiliary power when power demand spikes during AI server computations.

The SDI U8A3-UPS utilizes prismatic battery cells made of lithium manganese oxide (LMO). With ultra-high power output and high energy density, it offers 33% greater space efficiency than existing products, enabling a stable power supply even with fewer batteries.

In a recent large-scale indoor fire test conducted by the global safety certification body UL Solutions, it became the first in the world to meet all evaluation criteria. SAMSUNG SDI CO.,LTD. has received the Innovation Award for three consecutive years since first exhibiting the product at CES 2025.