Thermal Power Research Institute (“TPRI"  in short) is a leading research organization in the field of thermal power engineering in China. It had been directly under the administration of different Chinese government ministries for years in history. It is now controlled by the five major Chinese independent power generation groups, which were created after the power sector restructuring in 2002. China Huaneng Group, the largest independent power generation group in China, is its majority shareholder.

    TPRI has been actively involved in key R&D projects funded by the government authorities, such as the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). Its major R&D efforts are devoted to thermal power generation technologies and equipments, mainly to thermal power plant operation, automation and information management, clean coal power generation, new power generation and renewable power generation technologies. It is capable of providing technical and economic solutions to power plant operation optimization, pollutants reduction and equipment life extension.

    Based on its extensive expertise for half a century, TPRI has been contributing greatly to the improvement of overall efficiency, reliability and availability of the fossil-fired power plants. It has been enjoying a high reputation for its qualified technical consultancy and service both at home and abroad. Its footprints can be found in almost all the Chinese power plants, as well as in some other power plants in the world.

Some foreign officials paid a visit to TPRI due to the active role it has been     playing in international scientific and technological activities. Mr. Roman Herzog, the former German president visited TPRI in Nov. 1996 and praised TPRI as “a model of executing Sino-Germany cooperation project�? Mr. John Kerry, the Secretary of the US (the then Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee) visited TPRI in May 2009. Besides, TPRI is an executive member of International Electric Research Exchange (IERE).

Technical Fields

CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY

---Pulverized coal boiler
--- Coupling system of coal characteristics and boiler type
---Pulverizing system and equipment
---NOx emissions control technology (low NOx combustion technology, flue gas denitrification
           technology)
---Flue gas desulfurization technology
---Dedusting technology
---Comprehensive utilization of ash and slag
---Utility boiler fan technology
---Boiler testing instrument and equipment
---CFD design optimization technology

TURBINE TECHNOLOGY

---Turbine operation technology
---Vibration monitoring, failure diagnosis and handling technology of turbo-generator and rotating
           machinery
--- Comprehensive energy saving technology of turbine and thermal system
---Design, diagnosis and analysis of turbine flow passage
---Testing, optimization and diagnosis of turbine auxiliary equipment
---Air- cooling turbine and cooling island
---Testing, analysis, design and retrofit technology of unit insulation
---Turbo-generator comprehensive evaluation
---Analysis and diagnosis of aerodynamic and strength of steam turbine and gas turbine

PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY

--- Performance test
---Performance diagnosis and evaluation
---Operation optimization

COMMISSIONING TECHNOLOGY

---Commissioning technology of SC/USC units, combined cycle units, CFB units and air-cooling
           units
---Commissioning technology of convention island of nuclear power station
---Commissioning technology of new energy power generation equipment
---Commissioning technology of DeSOx and DeNOx equipment and system

MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

---R&D and application research of new materials for power plants
---Condition evaluation and lifetime evaluation of power plant equipment
---Metal supervision and inspection and equipment condition diagnosis
---Pipe supports and hangers adjustment and pipe vibration handling
---Welding repair and protection engineering of power plant equipment
---Components failure analysis and material physicochemical property study
---Safety performance inspection of utility boiler pressure vessels
---Comprehensive treatment of wear-proof and burst-proof of heating surface tube
---Long life temperature measuring device of heating surface tube inside the boiler

AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY

---Distributed Control System (DCS, DEH)
---Auxiliary workshop control system
---Simulation system
---Field-bus control system (FCS)
---Control technology and control strategy

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

---Supervisory information system at plant level (SIS)
---Operation indicator supervision system for power generation groups
---Operation optimization management system for large capacity fossil-fired units
---Remote expert diagnosing system for fossil-fired power plants
---Lifetime evaluation and management system for high temperature components
---Maintenance management evaluation of power plants
---Maintenance strategy analysis and system of power plant equipment ( RCM: Reliability
           Centered Maintenance, RBM: Risk-Based Maintenance)
---Enterprise Asset Management System (EAM)
---Condition evaluation and monitoring system of power plant units
---Technical supervision management system of fossil-fired power plants
---Reliability management system of fossil-fired power plants

TECHNICAL SUPERVISION

---Technical supervision of fossil-fired power plants
---Energy consumption analysis and energy saving plan
---Energy saving technology of generating equipment
---Safety and condition evaluation of generating equipment
---Quality evaluation of unit maintenance
---Technical retrofit project evaluation
---Remote diagnosis technology of fossil-fired power generating equipment
---Performance test, condition diagnosis and evaluation of electrical equipment
---Metrological test

POWER UTILITY CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

---Equipment manufacturing supervision of thermal power, hydropower, wind power and nuclear
           power
---Equipment manufacturing supervision during technical retrofit
---Quality inspection and evaluation of power plant equipment manufacturing
---Manufacturing supervision and inspection of four major pipes, pipe components and
           pre-fabrication
---Metal supervision and inspection
---Quality supervision, inspection and evaluation of power plant equipment installation
---Safety evaluation of defective components
---Equipment quality investigation and evaluation of new-built units
---Overhaul supervision

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY

---Anti-corrosion and anti-fouling technology
---Water, oil/gas analysis
---Oil/gas treatment technology and equipment
---Chemical cleaning of utility boiler and auxiliary equipment
---On-line chemical instrument calibration technology and equipment
---Boiler makeup water treatment technology
---Circulating water treatment and high concentration ratio operating technology
---Condensate polishing technology
---Water balance test and optimization technology
---Water saving technology
---Reuse of treated municipal wastewater
---Treatment and reuse technology of DeSOx wastewater and drainage
---Testing and inspection technology of water treatment chemicals performance and ion
           exchange resin performance
---Development of circulating cooling water treatment chemicals
---Selection and effect evaluation of water treatment chemicals
---R & D of chemical cleaning corrosion-inhibitor of thermal power equipment