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JHP & ASSOCIATES, INC.

QA/QC for Equipment Supply

From China

By: John Zhang

CEO of JHP Hydro

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Hood River, Oregon

5/24/2013 NWHA 2013 Technical Seminar, Hood River 1


WHY CHINA?

HIGH (FAIR?) QUALITY

COMPETITIVE COSTS



5/24/2013 NWHA 2013 Technical Seminar, Hood River

HEC, Cat 1

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HEC, Cat 1

DongFang, Cat 1

DongFeng, Cat 2

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FACTS . Biggest hydropower plant

. Largest single unit

. 40,000+ hydro power plants

. The most manufacturers

. #1 for installed capacity and generation

. The largest and some most capable

manufacturing facilities




. By 2009, 22.51% of total electricity output in China, 14% increase over 2008

. By 2010, total installed capacity reached 211Gw, 21% of the world hydro electricity operation, ranking #1. . 13,220mw newly approved projects, 77,000Mw was under construction.

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Fig. 1, GeZhouBa, 2,715mw

(2x170mw+5x125mw+14x125mw, built 1971-1988)

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Fig. 2, Er Tan, 3,300mw

(6x550mw, built 1991-1999)

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Fig. 3, Three Gorge 22,500mw, (32x700mw+2x50mw, Built 1994-2012)

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Fig. 2, Three Gorge 22,500mw, (32x700mw+2x50mw, Built 1994-2012)

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COMPETITIVE COSTS?

. Low R&D Cost

. Resources and inexpensive labor

. Competition

. Domestic market

. Government Support



COMPETITIVE COSTS



PROJECTS IN NORTH AMERICA (WITH EQUIPMENT MADE IN CHINA)

. 35+ (1mw to 85mw)

. 1980’s to 2013

. VERY MIXED RESULTS



IMPORTER?!


PROJECT 2 PROJECT 1 PROJECT 4 PROJECT 3

IMPORTER/SUPPLIER

Cat 2 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4

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SIX KEY INSIGHTS 1. Knowledge of Best Design/Highest Efficiency?

2. Qualification of Design/Engineering

3. Cost Strategy/Lead Time

4. QA/QC

5. Technical/Financial/Human Intelligence

6. Service after 20 years



CASE STUDIES

1. QA/QC for equipment A). Many complains (“Junk, too many problems”, oil

leak, fabrication quality, etc.)

B). One Good, One “sh*tty” (same importer)

C). BC project, Generator “blow up”, and a few other projects LD



CASE STUDIES

2. Design Failure



CASE STUDIES (design failure)



CASE STUDIES

3. Design Review, RFP

W2W Package . Runner/Nozzle ratio and efficiency validation

. Generator selection, and cost analysis . Valve selection correction

. Over all load planning and transformer selection . Governor and Control Package Review



CASE STUDIES 4. Rehab/Services



CASE STUDIES 5. Anything GOOD?

#1, One project in Oregon (5mw, early 1990’s), “very happy” (coin)

#2, A Pelton unit (1.8mw, 1980’s) nearby, 8 out of 10.

#3, 4MW Canada “runs like a charm”. “Best system installed”

#4, Kansas (multi units, 30% over rated)

#5, Developer B. and J.



What’s Important?

. Design

. Efficiency

. Cost

. Lead Time

. Risk

. Service 5/24/2013 NWHA 2013 Technical Seminar, Hood River 29


IMPORTER?!


PROJECT 2 PROJECT 1 PROJECT 5 PROJECT 3

IMPORTER/SUPPLIER

Cat 2 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4

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Lessons Learned

Wrong Selection = Nightmare

Lucky Selection = “Happy”

Any Better Options?



Contact: JHP HYDRO Your Gateway to The Best Hydro Equipment From China

John Zhang: (661) 755-9700

[email protected]


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