Based on the numerical simulation, the effect of geothermal water temperature on net power output, thermal efficiency, and optimal temperature of flash-binary power system was discussed in this paper. The simulation results show that when the temperature is 80 C, the net power output per geofluid is about 1.08 and 0.86 kWh/t by direct cooling and indirect cooling of flash system, respectively, when the temperature is 150 C, the values are 6.57 and 6.35 kWh/t; the optimal temperature of the combined system is 80 C and 85 C, 100 C and 115 C, and 125 C and 140 C by direct cooling and indirect cooling of flash system, respectively, when the geothermal water temperature is 100 C, 130 C, and 150 C. In addition, the power output of flash-binary system by direct cooling is dominated by flash power generation, while by indirect cooling is dominated by binary power generation. The flash-binary power system could provide technical support for geothermal resource utilization in China. V C 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.