Single boiler-turbine-generator units

WHEN Oswego Steam Station of the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation was being designed in the late 1930´s, a unit system was decided upon, a unit consisting of a boiler, turbine, and generator. No steam, feed water, or electric interconnections at greater voltage were provided between units. The merits of the unit system in this case have been described elsewhere.¹ The controls for such a station required an entirely new approach and presented an opportunity for major improvement.