Li Yanpin, female, Ph.D., professor, doctoral supervisor, dean of the School of Energy and Power Engineering of North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (NCWU), vice president of Henan Energy Enterprises Association, vice president of European and American Friendship Association of NCWU, head of the general project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and expert in the evaluation of the NSFC projects.

In recent years, she has been engaged in the research of key technologies of clean energy and pumped storage power plants under the goals of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutral", the economic operation of hydropower plants, the performance optimization, testing and diagnosis of hydropower units, and the research and development of fluid machinery for waste energy recovery. She has undertaken 1 project of NSFC, 1 project of Ministry of Science and Technology, 2 projects of Provincial Introducing Intelligence Program, 1 project of Postdoctoral Foundation, 1 project of Science and Technology Breakthrough Project of Zhengzhou City, and more than 10 projects of Enterprise Breakthrough Project. She has obtained 46 national invention patents, published 56 papers (of which 28 are SCI/EI indexed), written 1 book, and trained 2 doctoral students and more than 30 master's students. She is responsible for postgraduate courses such as "Fault Diagnosis and Condition Monitoring of Hydropower Units" and "Utilization of Hydraulic Energy", as well as undergraduate courses such as "Utilization of Hydraulic Energy", "Electromotor Engineering" and "Computerized Supervision and Control of Hydropower Plants".

Research projects undertaken:

[1] Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology: Research on key technologies for pumped-storage retrofitting of power generation turbines under the goals of "carbon peak" and "carbon neutrality", 2021-2023. Under research. Project leader.

[2] NSF Faceted Project: optimization and design theory of multi-stage hydraulic turbine flow path in turbine mode for high residual pressure recovery, 2016-2019. Completed. Project leader.

[3] Intellectual Resources Program of Henan Province: Research and Development Demonstration Base for Waste Energy Recovery of Ultra-low Specific Speed Inclined Flow Hydraulic Turbine in Henan Province, 2021-2022. Under research. Project leader.

[4] Henan Province Intellectual Resources Project: Characterization of hydraulic turbine mode hydraulic turbine; 2021-2022. Under research. Project leader.

[5] Project on residual pressure power generation at the head of water supply pipeline of Guxian Reservoir Diversion Project in Luoyang City, 2021-2022. Under study. Project leader.

[6] Henan Xinfei Jiyuan Science and Technology Co., Ltd. scientific and technological research project: research on the internal flow field of cooling tower-specific ultra-low specific rotational speed inclined flow hydraulic turbine, 2018-2019. Completed. Project leader.

[7] Postdoctoral Fund of Jiangsu Province: Theory and Technology of Novel Ultra-low Specific Speed Inclined Flow Hydraulic Turbine for Cooling Tower Energy Saving, 2014-2016. Completed. Project leader.

[8] Scientific research project of Sichuan Star Power Co., Ltd: Optimization of scheduling and operation of gradient hydropower station of power generation branch, 2013-2014. Completed. Project leader.

[9] Zhengzhou Science and Technology Tackling Project: Research on New Type of Ultra-low Specific Speed Axial Hydraulic Turbine Dedicated to Industrial Cooling Tower Fan Drive, 2013-2014. Completed. Project leader.

[10] Henan Xinfei Jiyuan Co., Ltd. scientific and technological research project: the development of industrial cooling tower ultra-low specific rotational speed axial flow turbine, 2012-2013. Completed. Project leader.

[11] Henan Xinfei Jiyuan Co., Ltd. scientific and technological research project: the development of industrial cooling tower ultra-low specific rotational speed mixed-flow turbine, 2011-2012. Completed. Project leader.

[12] Natural Science Research Program Project of Henan Provincial Department of Education: Numerical Analysis and Application of Internal Flow Field of Hydraulic Turbine Specialized for Industrial Cooling Towers, 2010-2012. Completed. Project leader.

[13] Huadian Science and Technology Research Project: Study on the Influence of Frequent Startup on the Lifespan of Hydropower Units, 2009-2011. Completed. Project leader.

[14] Henan Xinfei Jiyuan Co., Ltd. scientific and technological research project: research and application of mixed-flow hydro generator set vibration, 2008-2009. Completed. Project leader.

[15] Project 948 of the Ministry of Water Resources: Abrasion and Protection Technology of Hydraulic Turbine in the Main Stream of the Yellow River, Second Prize of Dayu Water Conservancy Science and Technology of the Ministry of Water Resources in 2008, 2005-2006. Completed. Main participant.

Published academic papers:

[1] Yanpin Li, Lihong Zhang, Jinbao Chen, et al. Influence of rotational speed on performance of low specific speed hydraulic turbine in turbine mode [J]. Advances in Mechanical Engineering. doi.org/10.1177/16878132221100652（SCI）

[2] Yanpin Li, Lihong Zhang, Zichao Zhang, et al. Effect of runner timing on the performance of multi-stage hydraulic turbine mode hydraulic turbine[J]. Hydropower Energy Science,2022,40(03):203-207.

[3] Yanpin Li, Yuxuan Jiang, Zichao Zhang, et al. Optimization of a new spatial guide vane for hydraulic turbine mode fluid turbine[J]. Hydropower Energy Science,2022,40(01):184-186+191.

[4] Yanpin Li, Lihong Zhang, Zichao Zhang, et al. Research on the structural type of multi-stage hydraulic turbine mode flow channel[J]. Fluid Machinery,2021,49(08):71-78+86.

[5] Yanpin Li, Yuxuan Jiang, Zichao Zhang, et al. Effect of the number of interstage guide vanes on hydraulic turbine mode hydraulic turbine performance[J]. China Rural Water Conservancy and Hydropower,2021(07):113-118+124.

[6] Yanpin Li, Lihong Zhang, Zichao Zhang, et al. Influence of blade wrap angle on hydraulic turbine mode multistage hydraulic turbine performance[J]. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Machinery Engineering,2021,39(08):757-763.

[7] Yanpin Li, Zibin Wen, Zichao Zhang, et al. Optimization of hydraulic turbine mode hydraulic turbine runner guide vanes[J]. Journal of Hydropower Generation,2020,39(11):112-120.

[8] Yanpin Li, Lihong Zhang *, Dexin Chen, et al. Study on the structure of multi-stage hydraulic turbine in low specific speed T-type[C]. The 2nd IAHR-Asia Symposiumon Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, September 23-25, 2019, Busan, Korea.

[9] Yanpin Li, Yang Du *, Zichao Zhang, et al. Characteristic Analysis of Ultra-low Specific Speed Axial Turbine for Recovery of Residual Energy[C]. The 2nd IAHR-Asia Symposium on Hydraulic Machinery and Systems, September 23-25, 2019, Busan, Korea.

[10] Shihui Li, Yanpin Li, Z Zichao Zhang. Theoretical research and experiments on turbine operating characteristics in water-wind turbines[J]. Journal of Hydropower Generation, 2018, 37(5):125-132.

[11] Yanpin Li, Shouqi Yuan, Dexin Chen. Research on industrial circulating water waste energy utilization device and its system[J]. Journal of drainage and irrigation machinery engineering, 2015, (6).

[12]Yanpin Li, Lanjin Zhang，Dexin Chen. Study on characteristics of special turbine in hydrodynamic cooling tower[J]，Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology，2012,21(4):4432-4437.（EI）

[13] Yanpin Li, Yang Ju, Shouqi Yuan. Waste energy utilization of circulating water in alumina decomposition tank[J]. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Machinery Engineering, 2014, (12):1057-1061.

[14] Yanpin Li*, Yan Ren, Lanjin Zhang, Dexin Chen. Research on the flow-head characteristics of the turbine driving fan in cooling tower，Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology，2012,21(4):4432-4437.（EI）

[15] Yanpin Li*, Haipeng Nan, Dexin Chen. Operating characteristics and selection of hydraulic turbine for cooling tower, Journal of Hydropower Generation, 2011,30(1): 175-179.(EI )

[16] Yanpin Li*, Xiaoqin Li, Bing Zhou, et al. Research on the application of immersed boundary method in micro pump, Journal of Hydropower Generation, 2011, 30(2): 133-137 . (EI )

[17] Yanpin Li*, Haipeng Nan, Dexin Chen. Research on the regulation characteristics of cooling tower-specific hydraulic turbine unit, Journal of Hydropower Generation, 2011, 30(3): 187-190.(EI )

[18] Yanpin Li*, Bing Zhou. Research on the application of immersed boundary method in the simulation of large eddies in wing-wound flow[J]. Journal of Hydropower Generation, 2011, 30(004):202-207.(EI).

[19] Yanpin Li*, Kai Wang, Haipeng Nan, et al. Approximate calculation of overcurrent capacity of hydraulic turbine for cooling tower[J]. Journal of Xi'an University of Technology, 2011, 27(1): 79-82.

[20]Yanpin Li*，Haipeng Nan，Kuaichuang Duan. Determination of key technical parameters of special hydraulic turbine for cooling tower，2011 International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology,pp1386-1390, 2011.09.16-18, Singapore, 2011,(EI）

[21]Yanpin Li*, Yan Ren, Gaofen Yue. The operating point determination of special turbine in cooling tower , 2011 International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology, pp2423-2425,2011.09.16-18,Singapore, 2011,（EI）

[22]Yanpin Li*, JunpengMa, Dexin Chen. Work characteristics and type selection of special turbine inhydro dynamic cooling tower, 3rd International Conference on Measuring Technology and Mechatronics Automation, pp1368-1371, 2011.01.06-07,Shanghai,China , 2011,（EI）

[23] Yanpin Li, Mingtang Li, Yan Ren, et al. Vibration analysis and treatment of hydro generator sets[J]. Hydropower Generation, 2008, 34(6):67-69.

[24] Yanpin Li, Dexin Chen, Guisheng Chen. Design and equipment selection of computerized monitoring system for small hydropower stations[J]. Hydropower generation, 2007, 33(3):66-67.

[25] Yanpin Li, Dexin Chen, Guisheng Chen. Design and equipment selection of computerized monitoring system for small hydropower stations[J]. Hydropower generation, 2007, 33(3):66-67.

[26] Yanpin Li, Pengfei Wang, Li Yang, et al. Research on the abrasion and protection measures of mixed-flow hydraulic turbine in the upper Yellow River hydropower station[J]. Hydropower generation, 2010, 36(4):70-72.

[27] Yanpin Li, Yan Ren, Weifeng Yu. Monitoring of auxiliary equipment of small and medium-sized hydropower stations based on intelligent meters[J]. Hydropower generation, 2010, 36(1):97-99.

Patents of Invention:

[1] Yanpin Li,, Guanglei Xiao, Ao Li, et al. A clean energy integrated system constructed by utilizing resources of water conservancy landscape. CN202121648349.8

[2] Yanpin Li,, Qianlong Li, Anran Liu, et al. A pumped storage energy generation system. CN202120234085.5

[3] Yanpin Li,, Kaikai Jia, Zichao Zhang, et al. A kind of multi-stage hydraulic turbine with different numbers of runner blades. CN202022993380.7

[4] Yanpin Li,, Anran Liu, Dexin Chen. A two-stage hydraulic turbine with the combination of mixed-flow and axial-flow runners. CN20202020763884.7

[5] Yanpin Li,, Qianlong Li, Anran Liu, et al. A pumped storage power generation system. CN202110114999.2

[6] Yanpin Li, Shihui Li, Qianlong Li, et al. A kind of pumped storage power station constructed by utilizing hydropower station resources. CN202021703506.6

[7] Yanpin Li,, Zichao Zhang, Dexin Chen, et al. Ultra-low specific speed inclined flow hydraulic turbine runner. CN201910591936.9

[8] Yanpin Li,, Dexin Chen, Yameng Wang, et al. A hydraulic turbine runner with anisotropic positive and negative guide vanes based on hydraulic turbine mode. CN201821208817.8

[9] Yanpin Li,, Zichao Zhang, Dexin Chen, et al. A hydraulic turbine runner with runner type guide vanes based on hydraulic turbine mode. CN201821207721.X

Major award-winning achievements:

[1] Yanpin Li, Lanjin Zhang, Yan Ren, et al. Numerical analysis and application of internal flow field of hydraulic turbine for industrial cooling tower, First-class prize of science and technology of Henan Provincial Department of Education, Henan Provincial Department of Education, 2012

[2] Yanpin Li, Yan Ren, Lanjin Zhang, et al. Research on vibration of Francis turbine generator set and its application, Henan Provincial Department of Education, Second-class prize of Science and Technology of Henan Provincial Department of Education, 2012