VA TECH HYDRO

Compact Hydro
The optimum solution up to 15 MW

Water. Power. Compact.

www.vatech-hydro.com

VA TECH HYDRO
Solutions for Hydro Power
VA TECH HYDRO, a company of the public
listed VA Technologie AG, is a global
supplier of electromechanical systems and
services (water-to-wire) for hydro power
plants.
VA TECH HYDRO was created by a
merger of the hydro activities of
VA TECH ESCHER WYSS,
VA TECH VOEST MCE and VA TECH ELIN.
This now bundles all electrical and
mechanical engineering capabilities.
VA TECH HYDRO is divided into four
business units: Large Hydro (including
Penstock & Gates), Compact Hydro,
Service & Rehab and Combined Cycle.
Global Top Player
VA TECH HYDRO is the worlds second
largest supplier on the market for
hydro power generation, and holds a
leading position in selected segments
such as bulb-type and Pelton turbine
plants, Compact Hydro plants, monitoring
and diagnostic systems as well as
refurbishment & services. We
arrange project financing through
VA TECH Finance.
Water-to-wire
We meet the market trend towards
one-stop-shop for our customers. This
means we cover the entire range from
hydroelectrical survey via electromechanical and electronic equipment to
transmission and distribution. This trend
applies for new plants as well as for existing
power stations. We provide water-to-wire
solutions with state-of-the-art products.
World leader in small and medium
size plants
VA TECH HYDRO offers Compact Hydro
solutions based on a pre-engineered design
with modular components up to a
unit output of 15 MW. We have already
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commissioned several hundred Compact Hydro installations around the globe.

Our innovative Services increase Plant
Profitability and lower O & M Costs
VA TECH HYDRO is European leader in the service
segment and holds a strong position in the USA.
New technology in monitoring and diagnosis will
further strengthen this position.
VA TECH HYDRO provides turn-key solutions in the
field of Service & Rehab, enhancing the long-term
profitability and value of existing hydro assets
(including turbines, generators, control systems,
balance of plant).
Combined Cycle Optimum utilization of
synergies and potentials
The worldwide boom in gas-fuelled combined-cycle
power plants has contributed to the excellent
market position of our Combined Cycle business.
This power plant type increasingly represents
an industrially and ecologically efficient alternative to
aging thermal power stations. We offer turn-key combined cycle and combined heat and power plants
including automation, monitoring and
diagnostics, turbo generators and steam turbine
driven generators from 5 to 500 MVA.
VA TECH HYDRO can draw on more than 160 years of
experience and knowledge in the field of
hydro power generation with over 225000 MW
installed capacity. VA TECH HYDRO generates
additional value for customers over the entire
life-cycle of their plants. We support you in reaching
your targets Speed is the key!

Compact Hydro
the ideal solution up to 15 MW

World leader
As the worlds leading supplier of Compact Hydro,
we offer a comprehensive range of products and
services for small and medium size hydropower
plants. Compact Hydro stands for complete
turnkey installations (water-to-wire) based on
standardized units with modular components. The

comprehensive Compact Hydro range features

outstanding cost-benefit over the entire plant
life. High efficiencies are one reason for this. Another
is drastically reduced erection times, thanks to our
aggregate concept.

The comprehensive VA TECH HYDRO scope of supply

Gates and inlet valves
Penstocks and shutoff valves

Turbines, governors and generators including excitation

Automation, control and safety systems

Lake River

Water

Dam,
Penstock

Turbines,
Valves,
Governors

Civil

Turbine

Scope of
supply

Generator,
Excitation

Generator

Lubricating
&
Cooling
Systems

Auxiliaries

MediumVoltage
line

Switchyard

Power grid

Wire

COMPACT Hydro-Program

Compact Hydro stands for water-to-wire solutions based on a standardized design with modular components.

With this concept, we offer you maximum

customer benefit on a single-source
basis.
VA TECH HYDRO know-how in
Compact Hydro is well-proven with several
hundred installed units worldwide. The
Compact Hydro guarantee covers
cost-compliance and punctual completion
as well as performance.

Complete single-source
solutions
The Compact Hydro range not only
includes axial-flow, Francis and Pelton turbines for heads up to 1000 m, but also
electrical equipment and controls as well as
comprehensive services.
We cooperate with leading partners in civil
works and hydraulic steel structures to offer
turnkey plants if required.
Minimal interface outlay and optimally
matched components ensure the high
availability and cost-effectiveness of
VA TECH HYDRO installations.
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Aggregate concept
Completely assembled aggregates are shoptested, tubed and cabled ready for immediate
installation.
These compact aggregates also bring structural
cost savings and simplify
foundation work.
Compared with conventional
concepts, erection and
commissioning times
are more than halved as a
result.

Application range
Head

H up to

Flow

Q up to

80 m3/s

Output

P up to

15 MW

1,000 m

Compact Hydro
a complete program
Axial-Flow Turbines
Technical data:
Head
up to 30 m
Outputs up to 10 MW
Our program of axial-flow
turbines includes the complete
range of all types:
3 to 6 bladed runners
double or single regulated units
horizontal, inclined or vertical axis

Francis Turbines
Technical data:
Head
up to 250 m
Outputs up to 15 MW
We can meet all specific
requirements by customized units
based on an extensive set of modules,
including:
single or double discharge runners
horizontal or vertical axis
flume or spiral intakes

Pelton Turbines
Technical data:
Head
up to 1,000 m
Outputs up to 15 MW
On the basis of a common
nozzle concept, we design a full
range of Pelton units to match all high-head
applications:
1 to 6 nozzle solutions
horizontal or vertical axis
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Comprehensive
hydroelectric engineering:
our speciality
A modular concept such as the Compact
Hydro range needs a wide selection of
components covering the entire spectrum of
hydroelectric applications.
Since a chain is only as strong as its weakest
link, the best solution is always a system with
perfectly harmonized components.
Our Compact Hydro range is a collection of
such optimally balanced systems for all
applications.
As a comprehensive single-source concept
from planning to logistics the Compact
Hydro range offers state-of-the-art
customized solutions for a worthwhile return
on your investment.

Customer benefit thanks to innovation

Our widely based research effort also in teamwork
with international partners keeps us on the front line
of innovation to offer you maximum user benefit.
Research findings from our model test laboratory,
numerical flow simulation, electronics and electro-

technology innovations are all combined into

optimal overall solutions. It is this comprehensive
approach to product innovation which keeps the
Compact Hydro range on the forefront of
technology.

Engineering services
As overall system supplier, we are bound
to advise our customers competently
and handle their projects with meticulous
care.
Project studies, site-optimized installation
plans with loading data, assistance
with civil works in inflow and outflow
areas, electrical system layout,
detailed operating and maintenance
manuals all are matter-of-course
for us.
And it goes without saying that efficient
teamwork with consulting engineers and
other suppliers is equally important.
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Cost-effectiveness and
financing
The number of units, type of turbine, optimal plant
capacity, electrical voltage levels, etc. are
questions which can only be answered by
examining several alternatives to ensure maximum
economy.
We use computer-aided engineering (CAE) to make
such decisions quickly, accurately and reliably.
Based on the experience and economics know-how
of VA TECH HYDRO specialists, we help our
customers plan and organize their project
financing just as we assist them with support
programmes.

Services
Our Compact Hydro solutions are supplemented
by a wide range of services. Customer consulting
services begin at the project engineering stage, and
continue with support during the implementation
phase and training the operators.

Rehabilitation and upgrading

Based on our wide experience with numerous rehab
and upgrading projects, we respond rapidly to your
needs. This ensures improved performance and
reliability of your power plant.

Environment-friendly power
generation
Our Compact Hydro range has been created for
modern, environmentally compatible power
generation.
All turbines in this range are designed for the
unobtrusive upgrading of small hydro plants, thus
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promoting a wider acceptance of

hydro power.
Our aggregate concept reduces
civil works volume and allows
harmonic integration into the
natural environment of river landscapes, thus helping to preserve
the countryside.

Ecology-oriented
Our Compact Hydro range
proves that water power can
become still more environmentally
compatible.
For example, our latest designs
pay special attention to
eliminating water pollution:
Water-lubricated shaft
guide bearings on Kaplan turbines
oil-free Kaplan runners
Double sealing systems for
oil-lubricated components
Biologically decomposable oils
Ultra-reliable control and
monitoring systems

You can count on us

Whatever your needs wherever you are
were here to serve you!

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Our history at a glance

VA TECH HYDRO

VA TECH ESCHER WYSS

VA TECH VOEST MCE

2000
Change of name to
VA TECH ESCHER WYSS

VA TECH ELIN
1999
Joint Venture
with ENERG, Brazil

1995
Joint Venture
VAMEC, Brazil

1999
VA TECH acquires
Sulzer Hydro

1994 VA Technologie AG

1997
Joint Venture
Crompton Greaves

1993
Strategic alliance with
GE Canada
1992
Foundation of BOUVIER HYDRO
1991
Foundation of HYDRO VEVEY
1989
Foundation of
VOEST-ALPINE MCE

1993
Strategic
alliance with
GE Canada

1971
Acquisition of BALDWINLIMA-HAMILTONs hydro sector,
including I.P.MORRIS and
PELTON-WATER-WHEEL

1991
Cooperation
with GE USA

1957
License from BLH/
BALDWIN-LIMA-HAMILTON
1995
Change of name
to Sulzer Hydro
1969
Sulzer acquires
Escher Wyss
1839
Delivery of first
water turbines

1950
Manufacturing of
turbine parts in Linz, A
1903
First waterturbine
of I.P.MORRIS
1878
Invention of the first
Pelton waterwheel in USA

1805
Foundation of
Escher Wyss, Zurich, CH

1831
Foundation of BALDWIN
Locomotive, Philadelphia, USA

ESCHER WYSS

BLH / VOEST

1981
Takeover of Ateliers
des Charmilles
1895
Ateliers de
Construction
Mcaniques
de Vevey

1918
Foundation
of Ateliers des
CHARMILLES,
Genf, CH

1863
Foundation
of Ateliers
B. Roy & Cie,
Vevey, CH

1989
Split into
ELIN Energieanwendung
and ELIN
Energieversorgung
1959
Merger with
AEG Union
1922
Change of name
to ELIN AG
1874
Foundation of
Ateliers Bouvier,
Grenoble, F

1892
Foundation of
Pichlerwerke
in Weiz, A

ELIN

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VA TECH HYDRO worldwide

VA TECH BOUVIER HYDRO S.A.
45/51 Boulevard Paul Langevin
BP No. 7
F-38601 Fontaine Cedex, France
Phone (+33) 476 85 95 23
Fax (+33) 476 26 16 20

VA TECH ESCHER WYSS GmbH

P.O. Box1380
D-88183 Ravensburg
Escher-Wyss-Strae 25
D-88 212 Ravensburg
Phone (+49) 751/83-00
Fax (+49) 751/83-2396

VA TECH ESCHER WYSS S.r.l.

Casella postale 274
I 36015 Schio (Vicenza)
Phone (+39) 0445-67 82 11
Fax (+39) 0445 67 82 18

VA TECH ESCHER WYSS Flovel Ltd.

Amar Nagar P.O.
13/1 Mathura Road
IND Faridabad/Haryana 121 003
Phone (+91) 129-527 43 19
Fax (+91) 129-527 43 20

VA TECH BOUVIER CANADA, INC.

102, Chemin du Tremblay
Boucherville PQ
Quebec J4B 6Z6, Canada
Phone +1 (450) 449 1228
Fax +1 (450) 449 1229

VA TECH ESCHER WYSS

Avenida Aramburu 166, Dep. 2A, 2nd Floor
Miraflores,
Lima , Per
Phone (+51)1 441 45 41
Fax (+51)1 222 26 59

VA TECH ESCHER WYSS S.L..

Paseo de la castellana, 163
E 28046 Madrid
Phone (+34) 91-567 57 00
Fax (+34) 91-571 32 72

VA TECH Energ Ltda

Rua Bernardo Guimaraes
2063 Lourdes
CEP 30.140-082 Belo Horizonte
MG-Brasil
Phone (+55/31) 3335 11 09
Fax (+55/31) 3335 13 67

VA TECH HYDRO CHILE

Luis Rodrigues V.4668
Las Condes, Casilla 57
Santiago de Chile, Chile
Tel.: +56 2 366 9022
Fax: +56 2 366 9035

VA TECH ESCHER WYSS

Carrera 7o no 33-81
Bogot (Colombia)
Phone (+57) 1 323 69 00 ext. 235
Fax (+57) 1 338 03 71 or 318 83 70

VA TECH ESCHER WYSS S.A. de C.V.

Av. Cd. Industrial No. 977
Col. Cd. Industrial
Mex 58200 Morelia, Mich.
Phone (+52) 43-23 15 30
Fax(+52) 43-23 15 38

VA TECH VOEST MCE Corp.

812-A, West Innes Street
Salisbury, NC 28144, USA
Phone +1 (704) 647 9276
Fax +1 (704) 647 9277

VA TECH HYDRO
The Ferns Office Park VA HOUSE 364
Pretoria Avenue
Randburg 2194 Rep. of South Africa
Tel.: +27 11 886 0900
Fax: +27 11 886 0941

VA TECH ESCHER WYSS AG

Stockenstrasse 27
CH-9249 Algetshausen
Phone (+41) 71 950 01 66
Fax (+41) 71 951 66 24

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VA TECH HYDRO GmbH & Co

Penzinger Strae 76
A-1141 Vienna, P.O. Box 5
Phone (+43/1) 891 00
Fax (+43/1) 894 60 46