China Vitae

Biography

Rao Fangquan, male, Han nationality, is a native of Shantou, Guangdong Province, who now resides in Dapu, Guangdong Province. He was born in 1934 and graduated from the Harbin Institute of Technology in 1958.. Rao Fangquan is well known for his knowledge and experiences in the electric machinery field. He has long been engaged in the design and technical management of the hydrogenerator and took charge of the design of many large domestic hydropower stations.

Rao organized and developed the new cooling hydrogenerator of the Dongfang 300MW gas-generator and contributed to pushing China's generator equipment onto the international market. Rao won the 2nd-class National Science and Technology Advancement Award for the 300MW hydrogen inner-cooling gas generator he developed. He also organized the scientific research and development of several large power generators, such as those at the Three Gorges, Wuqiangxi, and Ertan. Rao is an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.