NERC CERTIFICATION EXAM TEST BANK | CONTAINS
4 DIFFERENT ALREADY TESTED VERSIONS WITH
EXPERT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED PASS| ALREADY GRADED A | LATEST
UPDATE
1. Balancing Authority A is importing MW and has a tie-line flowing into them
when the meter fails to zero. Which of the following statements is true?
a . The Balancing Authority's frequency will drop
b . The Balancing Authority's generators on AGC will decrease outputc.
The Balancing Authority's frequency will increase
d. The Balancing Authority's ACE reading will decrease: b . The Balancing
Authority's generators on AGC will decrease output
2. Balancing Authority A has tie - line meter fail to zero on a line that is
exporting 200 MWs . Which of the following statements is true ?
a . The Balancing Authority's total demand indication will increase b .
The Balancing Authority's generators on AGC will decrease output c
. The Balancing Authority's frequency will decrease
d . The Balancing Authority's ACE reading will increase: a . The Balancing
Authority's total demand indication will increase
3. How does a System Operator realize the power system is getting close to
the end of its available reactive resources ?
a. The voltage is increasing
b. The rate of decrease / increase of the voltage does not relate to change in
the load
c. The rate of increase of the voltage decreases with the loadd . The rate of
decrease of the voltage increases with the load: d . The rate of decrease of
the voltage increases with the load
,4. Which of the following indications would result from a significant loss of
generation on an external BA ?
a. your ACE goes up and frequency stays the same
b. your ACE stays the same and frequency increases
c. your ACE stays the same and frequency decreases
d. your ACE goes down and frequency drops: c. your ACE stays the same and
frequency decreases
5. You have restored a line to service after an outage . After shows no
current flow . What is your next action ? closing the line , one of the phases
a. Have the on - site crew open the line
b. Notify your RC
c. Call the crew that restored the line to check reading on each phase
d . Report RTU problem: c. Call the crew that restored the line to check reading
on each phase
6. Which of the following would classify as an Operating Instruction ?
a. Requesting generator status from a Generator Operator
b. Discussing Operating Plan with an Adjacent Transmission Operator
c. Directing a Generator Operator to maintain current MVAR output of a
generator
d. Requesting outage information from a Distribution Provider: c. Directing a
Generator Operator to maintain current MVAR output of a generator
7. After the winter morning peak , you have CTs base loaded unable to
decrease output and other units unable to regulate any lower . Nuclear units
are loaded and your solar is starting to pick up . ACE is trending up and you
have no regulation . What would you do ?
a . Take your CTs off-line b .
Increase Interchange out c .
Curtail solar power production
d . Consider available spinning reserve and replace resources planned for
the day: a . Take your CTs off-line
, 8. How can you more effectively increase the MW transfer rate through a
transmission line ?
a. Decrease Voltage on the sending end
b. Change taps on the Phase Shifting Transformer (PST)
c. Increase load on the receiving end
d. Install series reactor in the line: b. Change taps on the Phase Shifting
Transformer (PST)
9. Generators will trip on an under - frequency condition of approximately
57.5 Hz . What is the purpose of generator under-frequency trips?
a. To protect the turbine from damage
b. To protect the generator windings from overheating
c. To rebalance generation and load and arrest the frequency drop
d. To prevent islanding conditions: a. To protect the turbine from damage 10.
What is the expected inrush of cold load ?
a . less than 5 times the MVA
b . up to 10 times the MVA
c . up to 20 times the MVA
d . no changes in MVA: b . up to 10 times the MVA
11. A Balancing Authority Area has two 800 MW generators , three 400 MW
generators , and many generators less than 200 MW . What is the MSSC for
this Balancing Area ??
a. 1600 MW
b. 800 MW
c. 640 MW
d. 1200 MW: b. 800 MW
But 640MW is the reportable event threahold
12. Line A has an SOL of 250 MVA and is currently loaded at 200 MVA . Line B
is and has an LODF of 0.2 to Line A. If Line B relays out what will be the new
power flow on Line A ? loaded at 500 MVA
a. 300 MVA
4 DIFFERENT ALREADY TESTED VERSIONS WITH
EXPERT VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED PASS| ALREADY GRADED A | LATEST
UPDATE
1. Balancing Authority A is importing MW and has a tie-line flowing into them
when the meter fails to zero. Which of the following statements is true?
a . The Balancing Authority's frequency will drop
b . The Balancing Authority's generators on AGC will decrease outputc.
The Balancing Authority's frequency will increase
d. The Balancing Authority's ACE reading will decrease: b . The Balancing
Authority's generators on AGC will decrease output
2. Balancing Authority A has tie - line meter fail to zero on a line that is
exporting 200 MWs . Which of the following statements is true ?
a . The Balancing Authority's total demand indication will increase b .
The Balancing Authority's generators on AGC will decrease output c
. The Balancing Authority's frequency will decrease
d . The Balancing Authority's ACE reading will increase: a . The Balancing
Authority's total demand indication will increase
3. How does a System Operator realize the power system is getting close to
the end of its available reactive resources ?
a. The voltage is increasing
b. The rate of decrease / increase of the voltage does not relate to change in
the load
c. The rate of increase of the voltage decreases with the loadd . The rate of
decrease of the voltage increases with the load: d . The rate of decrease of
the voltage increases with the load
,4. Which of the following indications would result from a significant loss of
generation on an external BA ?
a. your ACE goes up and frequency stays the same
b. your ACE stays the same and frequency increases
c. your ACE stays the same and frequency decreases
d. your ACE goes down and frequency drops: c. your ACE stays the same and
frequency decreases
5. You have restored a line to service after an outage . After shows no
current flow . What is your next action ? closing the line , one of the phases
a. Have the on - site crew open the line
b. Notify your RC
c. Call the crew that restored the line to check reading on each phase
d . Report RTU problem: c. Call the crew that restored the line to check reading
on each phase
6. Which of the following would classify as an Operating Instruction ?
a. Requesting generator status from a Generator Operator
b. Discussing Operating Plan with an Adjacent Transmission Operator
c. Directing a Generator Operator to maintain current MVAR output of a
generator
d. Requesting outage information from a Distribution Provider: c. Directing a
Generator Operator to maintain current MVAR output of a generator
7. After the winter morning peak , you have CTs base loaded unable to
decrease output and other units unable to regulate any lower . Nuclear units
are loaded and your solar is starting to pick up . ACE is trending up and you
have no regulation . What would you do ?
a . Take your CTs off-line b .
Increase Interchange out c .
Curtail solar power production
d . Consider available spinning reserve and replace resources planned for
the day: a . Take your CTs off-line
, 8. How can you more effectively increase the MW transfer rate through a
transmission line ?
a. Decrease Voltage on the sending end
b. Change taps on the Phase Shifting Transformer (PST)
c. Increase load on the receiving end
d. Install series reactor in the line: b. Change taps on the Phase Shifting
Transformer (PST)
9. Generators will trip on an under - frequency condition of approximately
57.5 Hz . What is the purpose of generator under-frequency trips?
a. To protect the turbine from damage
b. To protect the generator windings from overheating
c. To rebalance generation and load and arrest the frequency drop
d. To prevent islanding conditions: a. To protect the turbine from damage 10.
What is the expected inrush of cold load ?
a . less than 5 times the MVA
b . up to 10 times the MVA
c . up to 20 times the MVA
d . no changes in MVA: b . up to 10 times the MVA
11. A Balancing Authority Area has two 800 MW generators , three 400 MW
generators , and many generators less than 200 MW . What is the MSSC for
this Balancing Area ??
a. 1600 MW
b. 800 MW
c. 640 MW
d. 1200 MW: b. 800 MW
But 640MW is the reportable event threahold
12. Line A has an SOL of 250 MVA and is currently loaded at 200 MVA . Line B
is and has an LODF of 0.2 to Line A. If Line B relays out what will be the new
power flow on Line A ? loaded at 500 MVA
a. 300 MVA
