Design and Operation of Huntley Station No. 2

Design and operation of the Charles R. Huntley station No. 2 in Buffalo, N. Y., largest 60-cycle steam-electric generating station on the Niagara-Hudson System, are discussed in this paper. As the plant and its associated electric energy delivery system replaced rather than supplemented an existing system, the basic design problems of the plant could be solved in a manner entirely consistent with the modern state of the art. Outstanding features of the plant are its split bus system, compact and flexible electrical layout, all-electrical auxiliary drives supplied at a single voltage, slag tap furnaces, and automatic furnace lighters; no coal is stored in the station building. Excellent results have been obtained by direct firing with pulverized coal and good over-all economy has been achieved under adverse load conditions.