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KNOWN /




NERC
/ /




EXAM
/ /




QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
/ // // //




A /



Balancing
/ /



Authority
/ /



notices
/ /



that
/ /



Operating
/ /



Reserve
/ /



has
/ /



steadily
/ /



declined
/ /



throughout the hour. What is the most likely cause?
/ // // // // // // // //




a) Loss of a large generator in the area
// // // // // // // //




b) An inaccurate load forecast
// // // //




c) Loss of a major transmission line
// // // // // //




d) //



A /



malfunction
/ /



of
/ /

,/ EMS - // /



/ CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔b) An inaccurate load forecast // // // // //




Balancing /



Area
/ //



A /



notices
/ /



that
/ /



the
/ /



Interconnection
/ /



frequency
/ /



is
/ /



59.94
/ /



Hz
/ /



and
/ /



their
/ /



ACE
/ /



is
/ /



0.
/ /



Which of the following could be the cause of this reading?
/ // // // // // // // // // //




a) A net under-generation in Balancing Area A
// // // // // // //




b) A net under-generation in the Interconnection
// // // // // //




c) A loss of load in Balancing Area A
// // // // // // // //




d) //



A /



loss
/ /

,of
/ /



load
/ /



in
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the
/ /



Interconnection -
/ // /



CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔b) A net under-
/ // // // //



generation in the Interconnection // // //




What /



is
/ /



the
/ /



penalty
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for
/ //



a /



Balancing
/ /



Authority violating the Disturbance Control Standard?
/ // // // // //




a) Must carry additional Contingency Reserve
// // // // //




b) Must develop a correction action plan
// // // // // //




c) Must re-evaluate and change its Frequency Bias Setting
// // // // // // // //




d) /



Must
/ /



increase
/ /



its Regulating Reserve - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔a) Must
/ // // // // // //



carry additional Contingency Reserve
// // // //

, Your /



ACE
/ /



is
/ //



a /



large
/ /



negative
/ /



value
/ /



and
/ /



system
/ /



frequency
/ /



is
/ /



59.80
/ /



Hz.
/ /



Your
/ /



AGC
/ /



system is pulsing your units down. What should you do?
/ // // // // // // // // //




a) Place AGC in flat frequency control
// // // // // //




b) Place AGC in flat tie line control
// // // // // // //




c) Suspend AGC and investigate
// // // //




d) /



Do
/ /



nothing
/ /



as
/ /



this
/ /



is
/ /



normal -
/ // /

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