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Additional /




NERC
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Exam
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Questions
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Transmission With Answers
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Q1: /



When
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current
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flow
/ /



increases
/ /



in
/ /



the
/ /



power
/ /



system,
/ /



losses
/ /



in
/ /



the
/ /



system
/ /



will
/ /



increase based on which of the following relationships?
/ // // // // // // //




A) Current times resistance squared
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B) Current times impedance
// // //




C) Current squared times resistance
// // // //

,D) /



Current
/ /



squared
/ /



times
/ /



impedance -
/ // /



CORRECT
/ /



ANSWERS(S)✔✔C) Current squared times resistance
/ // // // //




Q2: How do you increase the MVAR output of a generator?
// // // // // // // // // //




A) Increase the DC current to the field windings
// // // // // // // //




B) Decrease the DC current to the field windings
// // // // // // // //




C) Increase the input to the prime mover
// // // // // // //




D) /



Decrease
/ /



the
/ /



input
/ /



to
/ /



the
/ /



prime
/ /



mover -
/ // /



CORRECT
/ /



ANSWERS(S)✔✔A)
/ /



Increase the DC current to the field windings
/ // // // // // // //




Q3: //



A /



capacitor
/ /

,/ bank /



/ needs /



/ to/



/ be /



/ outaged /



/ for maintenance. When would be the most beneficial time
// // // // // // // //



// to schedule a capacitor bank outage?
// // // // //




A) During outage of other reactive sources in the area
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B) During summer time
// // //




C) During projected peak loading
// // // //




D) /



During
/ /



projected
/ /



light
/ /



loading -
/ // /



CORRECT
/ /



ANSWERS(S)✔✔D) During projected light loading
/ // // // //




Q4: /



Which
/ /



MVAR resource device would you normally use first?
/ // // // // // // //




A) Inductive cancelations
// //




B) Shunt reactors
// //




C) Shunt capacitors
// //




D) /



Generator
/ /

, / MVAR /



/ reserves - CORRECT ANSWERS(S)✔✔C) Shunt capacitors
// // // // //




Q5: Why would a Voltage reduction be implemented?
// // // // // // //




A) Reducing load on the transmission system
// // // // // //




B) Increasing current on the transmission system
// // // // // //




C) Increasing load on the distribution system
// // // // // //




D) /



Reducing
/ /



load/demand
/ /



on
/ /



the
/ /



distribution
/ /



system -
/ // /



CORRECT
/ /



ANSWERS(S)✔✔D)
/ /



Reducing load/demand on the distribution system
/ // // // // //




Q6: //



A /



heavily
/ /



loaded transmission line will exhibit which characteristic?
/ // // // // // //




A) Surge Impedance Loading and will be VAR neutral
// // // // // // // //




B) Capacitive properties and produce VAR
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C) Inductive properties and absorb VAR
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