Balance of Plant (BoP) • Electromechanical Reliability

Auxiliary Hydro Equipment & BoP

High-reliability hydromechanical accessories, hydrodynamic bearings, automatic intake cleaners, and safety shut-off valves engineered to protect powerhouses and optimize generation efficiency.

Engineered Components

Critical Systems for Hydroelectric Integrity

Each auxiliary component is manufactured according to rigorous international standards (ASME, DIN, ISO) for seamless integration with Hacker turbines and generators.

Water Intake Protection Automatic Trash Rack Cleaner

Trash Rack Cleaner

Automated hydraulic cleaning machines installed at intake trash racks to remove submerged logs, branches, and debris without interrupting generation or reducing effective head.

  • Operation: Fully Automated PLC Cycle
  • Reach: Telescopic or Articulated Hydraulic Jib
  • Discharge: Continuous Trash Hopper Transfer
  • Head Loss: Prevents up to 5% power loss
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Radial & Thrust Guidance Hydrodynamic Guide & Thrust Bearing

Hydrodynamic Bearings

High-load guide and thrust bearings with babbitted pads (white metal), forced pressurized oil circulation, integrated oil coolers, and continuous PT100 temperature monitoring.

  • Segments: Self-Aligning Tilting Pads
  • Lubrication: Forced Pressure or Oil Bath
  • Instrumentation: Dual PT100 & Vibration Probes
  • Sealing: Zero-Leakage Labyrinth & Carbon Seals
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Water Flow Control Hydromechanical Gates and Equipment

Hydromechanical Equipment

Complete fabrication of water intake control equipment, including intake wagon gates, radial spillway gates, modular stoplogs, trash rack panels, and lifting beams.

  • Gates: Wagon, Radial, Sluice & Slide Gates
  • Stoplogs: Modular Aluminum / Structural Steel
  • Actuation: Hydraulic Cylinder or Wire-Rope Hoist
  • Seals: Heavy-Duty Music Note Rubber Seals
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Penstock Safety Isolation Butterfly Safety Shut-off Valve

Butterfly & Spherical Valves

Heavy-duty penstock inlet shut-off valves engineered for fail-safe emergency trip. Equipped with counterweight gravitational closure and oil hydraulic dampening.

  • Safety Trip: Counterweight Gravity Drop
  • Emergency: Closes under maximum conduit flow
  • Bypass: Integrated Equalizing Bypass Line
  • Diameters: NPS 20 up to NPS 120 (DN 500–3,000)
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Electro-Hydraulic Actuation Hydraulic Power Unit for Governor

Hydraulic Power Units (HPUs)

High-pressure hydraulic power skids designed to provide pressurized oil for turbine wicket gate servomotors, runner blade positioning, and valve operation with dual redundant pumps.

  • Pressure: 100 to 160 bar operating pressure
  • Redundancy: 100% Dual Pump / Motor Backup
  • Accumulators: Bladder/Piston N2 Accumulators
  • Control: Fast response proportional valves
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Plant Balance of Plant Mechanical Auxiliary Systems

Mechanical Auxiliary Systems

Turnkey supply of powerhouse auxiliary systems: drainage and dewatering pumps, compressed air skids for shaft braking and oil accumulators, and cooling water filtration skids.

  • Drainage: Automated Submersible Sump Pumps
  • Compressed Air: High & Low Pressure Air Packages
  • Cooling: Duplex Self-Cleaning Water Filters
  • Fire Protection: Transformer & Deluge Skids
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Complete Electromechanical Supply for Your Powerhouse

Hacker Industrial delivers the full Water-to-Wire scope: from intake trash racks and inlet valves to turbine, generator, and auxiliary balance-of-plant systems.

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