LG Energy Solution is moving beyond cell supply into battery lifecycle services, with diagnostics as the entry point
LG Energy Solution has been named a 2027 CES Innovation Awards honoree for Re.Pulse, software that grades the state of health (SoH) of used batteries. The firm says the tool returns a reading in under 10 minutes and works cell by cell, steering each battery towards reuse, remanufacturing or recycling.
Re.Pulse sends current pulses through a battery, installed or removed, and reads the voltage response. Conventional SoH testing runs a full discharge, recharge and discharge cycle that takes upwards of seven hours, and treats the pack as one unit, so local degradation can go unseen.
Finer data lets operators repair or replace specific units, so fewer usable batteries are scrapped early, and the software runs on standard capacity testers and electric vehicle chargers. As electrification spreads, such readings matter more to second-life economics, though CES organiser the Consumer Technology Association did not verify the claims or test the product.
In a statement, Sanghoon Lee, Leader of the Pack/BMS Research Service Solution Department at LG Energy Solution, said: “The CES Innovation Award recognition demonstrates how our deep battery expertise can be combined with software innovation to create new value across the battery lifecycle.
Through Re.Pulse, we aim to unlock greater value from used batteries by enabling more informed second-life decisions, while helping build a more sustainable and circular battery ecosystem.”
