LMS TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Under what conditions is the minimum remaining runtime hours at maximum capacity
before a unit considered Resource Limited? - Answers - 72
For Price Based Units, which price schedule must exist and be marked as available? -
Answers - Price 79
What term is used to describe reserve MWs that are attainable between 10 minutes and
30 minutes of a request? - Answers - Secondary Reserves
How much notice must a generator give to PJM before coming online? - Answers - 20
minutes
What field is selected to calculate the schedule's offer when dispatched between MW
segments? - Answers - Use Offer Slope
At a minimum, PJM will request an IRC prior to which of the following daily
occurrences? - Answers - The peak load
Name the two Regulation types - Answers - Reg A and Reg D
Which of the following would most likely result in high voltages? Check all that apply: -
Answers - Light loads, Switching in a line with high capacitive charging current,
Excessive VAR loading
If a generating unit's governor control has a droop characteristic, the unit will: - Answers
- Control the magnitude of governor response for a given change in frequency
Which of the following changes requires notification to PJM Dispatch in real time
operations? - Answers - Any change in unit output >= 50 MW
Intra-day regulation updates can be made no later than - Answers - 65 minute prior to
the beginning of the desired operating hour ending
The daily default regulation offers must be submitted to PJM no later than - Answers -
14:15 EPT the day before the operating day
Who determines voltage schedules at generator buses? - Answers - Transmission
Owners
In addition to Operating Reserves, Synchronized Reserves, and Quick Start Reserve,
_______________________ Reserves are also included in the IRC report. - Answers -
Secondary
, Operating Parameter characteristics of each generator include physical parameters,
cost variables and - Answers - Time variables
Energy offers for the Day Ahead market for the next market day evaluation must be
submitted by what time? - Answers - 11:00
By what hour must resolutions for the TODAY Report in Gen Checkout be handled -
Answers - 04:00
How does the Generation Owner/Operator inform PJM and the TO of scheduled AVR or
PSS outages? - Answers - eDART
Which action could PJM have taken in 1999 to correct the low voltage conditions, but
did not because they thought there were plenty of reactive reserves available? -
Answers - Reduced the MW output of some generators to allow them to supply
additional VARS
With the exception of intermittent resources, Over-excited (Lagging) test results are the
values of MVAR output that can be sustained for how long? - Answers - 60 minutes
A unit (or intermittent facility) will be considered as having passed their capability test
and require no further action if their test results are within what percentage of the stated
test limits? - Answers - 5%
What is the penalty for Units that do not meet their stated reactive capability during
reactive capability testing? - Answers - There is no penalty
If reactive testing for a facility is done at different times, or on different days, what
timeframe does the owner have to complete all the required testing? - Answers - Six
months
When a Generation megawatt outage requires verbal notification to PJM which PJM
personnel should be contacted? - Answers - Master Coordinator
Why does PJM require an additional notification of 30 minutes prior to the GO/MOC
performing the reactive capability test to allow for which of the following? - Answers - To
allow PJM and TOs to make adjustments to system voltages prior to the test
If the outage start date is greater than ___ days in the future, it is classified as a
"Forecasted Planned" outage? - Answers - 31
With whom does PJM share the results of generation reactive capability tests? -
Answers - The affected TO
Under what conditions is the minimum remaining runtime hours at maximum capacity
before a unit considered Resource Limited? - Answers - 72
For Price Based Units, which price schedule must exist and be marked as available? -
Answers - Price 79
What term is used to describe reserve MWs that are attainable between 10 minutes and
30 minutes of a request? - Answers - Secondary Reserves
How much notice must a generator give to PJM before coming online? - Answers - 20
minutes
What field is selected to calculate the schedule's offer when dispatched between MW
segments? - Answers - Use Offer Slope
At a minimum, PJM will request an IRC prior to which of the following daily
occurrences? - Answers - The peak load
Name the two Regulation types - Answers - Reg A and Reg D
Which of the following would most likely result in high voltages? Check all that apply: -
Answers - Light loads, Switching in a line with high capacitive charging current,
Excessive VAR loading
If a generating unit's governor control has a droop characteristic, the unit will: - Answers
- Control the magnitude of governor response for a given change in frequency
Which of the following changes requires notification to PJM Dispatch in real time
operations? - Answers - Any change in unit output >= 50 MW
Intra-day regulation updates can be made no later than - Answers - 65 minute prior to
the beginning of the desired operating hour ending
The daily default regulation offers must be submitted to PJM no later than - Answers -
14:15 EPT the day before the operating day
Who determines voltage schedules at generator buses? - Answers - Transmission
Owners
In addition to Operating Reserves, Synchronized Reserves, and Quick Start Reserve,
_______________________ Reserves are also included in the IRC report. - Answers -
Secondary
, Operating Parameter characteristics of each generator include physical parameters,
cost variables and - Answers - Time variables
Energy offers for the Day Ahead market for the next market day evaluation must be
submitted by what time? - Answers - 11:00
By what hour must resolutions for the TODAY Report in Gen Checkout be handled -
Answers - 04:00
How does the Generation Owner/Operator inform PJM and the TO of scheduled AVR or
PSS outages? - Answers - eDART
Which action could PJM have taken in 1999 to correct the low voltage conditions, but
did not because they thought there were plenty of reactive reserves available? -
Answers - Reduced the MW output of some generators to allow them to supply
additional VARS
With the exception of intermittent resources, Over-excited (Lagging) test results are the
values of MVAR output that can be sustained for how long? - Answers - 60 minutes
A unit (or intermittent facility) will be considered as having passed their capability test
and require no further action if their test results are within what percentage of the stated
test limits? - Answers - 5%
What is the penalty for Units that do not meet their stated reactive capability during
reactive capability testing? - Answers - There is no penalty
If reactive testing for a facility is done at different times, or on different days, what
timeframe does the owner have to complete all the required testing? - Answers - Six
months
When a Generation megawatt outage requires verbal notification to PJM which PJM
personnel should be contacted? - Answers - Master Coordinator
Why does PJM require an additional notification of 30 minutes prior to the GO/MOC
performing the reactive capability test to allow for which of the following? - Answers - To
allow PJM and TOs to make adjustments to system voltages prior to the test
If the outage start date is greater than ___ days in the future, it is classified as a
"Forecasted Planned" outage? - Answers - 31
With whom does PJM share the results of generation reactive capability tests? -
Answers - The affected TO
