NERC Prep - Bal, Int, & Trans Exam Questions and Answers

NERC Prep - Bal, Int, & Trans Exam Questions and Answers



b.NERC OperatingCommittee -What group canapprove achangeinthe Disturbance
x x x x x x x x x x x x x




x Recovery Period for an Interconnection? x x x x




a. NERCInterconnectionWorkingGroup x x x




b. NERCOperatingCommittee x x




c. NERCRegionalCouncil x x




d. NERCDisturbanceAnalysisWorkingGroup x x x x




c. Checktargets andequipment -What isthefirst thing anoperator shoulddo after a relay
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x




x operation?
a. Checkpowersystemstabilizers x x x




b. NotifyadjacentTransmission andBalancing areas
x x x x x




c. Checktargetsandequipment x x x




d. Notifytheir PSE thatthe transmission pathisoutof service
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c. TieLines-For theACE equationto work properly, dynamic schedules, pseudo ties,
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x




x frequency calculations, and all x x x x must be metered. x x




a. Communications
b. Transformers
c. TieLines x




d. Generation


c. EnergyEmergencyAlertLevel I -WhatEnergyAlert Level would the following
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x example be categorized as? x x x




"ABalancing Authority, ReserveSharingGroup, orLoad ServingEntityforesees, or is
x x x x x x x x x x x x




x experiencing conditions where all available resources are committed to meet firm load,
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x firm transactions, etc, and requests an Energy Emergency Alert."
x x x x x x x x

, a. EnergyEmergencyAlert Level IV x x x x




b. EnergyEmergencyAlertLevelIII x x x x




c. EnergyEmergencyAlert Level I x x x x




d. EnergyEmergencyAlertLevelII x x x x




b. Implement the appropriate congestion management procedure. - You are a Reliability
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x Coordinator in the Eastern Interconnection. A flow gate has become overloaded because
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aparallel345kV linehas relayed outand part ofthatload has transferred over to the flow
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x gate causing an SOL and possible IROL violation. What would you do to relieve this
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x




x violation?
a. NotifyanotherReliabilityCoordinatorand ask themif theyare having any
x x x x x x x x x x x




x problem, and what should you do. x x x x x




b. Implementtheappropriatecongestion managementprocedure. x x x x x




c. IssueaTransmission warningto theTransmission Operators thatlostthe345kV line.
x x x x x x x x x x x x




d. Placethe line backin servicewithin 30 minutes.
x x x x x x x x




b.AdjacentBalancing Authorities -Interchangeschedulesmaybeimplemented
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x between x .
a. SourceandSinkBalancing Authorities x x x x




b. AdjacentBalancingAuthorities x x




c. Sending,ReceivingandIntermediate Balancing AuthoritiesinthesameRegion.
x x x x x x x x x




d. BalancingAuthoritiesinthesameInterconnection. x x x x x




a. Frequencywillcontinue to drop,generatorgovernorresponse,decreaseinload. x x x x x x x x x x




- When the frequency of an Interconnection decreases due to the loss of a large
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x




x generator, the x x until the combination of bothx x x x x




x and x replace the output of the lost generator. x x x x x x

, a. Frequencywill continuetodrop,generatorgovernor response, decrease inload x x x x x x x x x x




b. Frequencywillcontinuetodrop,generatorgovernor response, voltage x x x x x x x x




x regulating transformer response x x




c. Voltagewill continue toraise,generatorAVRresponse,voltageregulating
x x x x x x x x x




x transformer response x




d. Voltagewill continue toraise,generatorAVRresponse,decreasein load
x x x x x x x x x x




a. That all involved reliability entities determined that there is no reliability
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x problems with the Arranged Interchange. - In developing and setting up an
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x ArrangedInterchange,which ofthefollowing wouldtransition theArranged
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x Interchange to the Confirmed Interchange status? x x x x x




a. Thatallinvolved reliabilityentitiesdetermined thatthereisnoreliability
x x x x x x x x x x




x problems with the Arranged Interchange. x x x x




b. TheDepartment ofEnergy(DOE)made anin-depth studyofthe Interchange
x x x x x x x x x x x




x Agreement and determined that it would have an adverse affect on the
x x x x x x x x x x x




x Interconnection.
c. There areavailable resourcesto meet theload.
x x x x x x x




d. Allparties involved realizedthattheywould notlosemoneyfor theircompany with
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x this Interchange Agreement.
x x




b. He violated NERCstandards - Early in the afternoon, a systemoperatornotices that
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frequencyhas dropped to 59.95Hzand hisbalancing area'sACE is0. Inorder to correct
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x




x the under frequency condition, the operator pulses his generators to increase
x x x x x x x x x x




x generation. Which statement best describes his actions? x x x x x x




a. HefollowedNERCguidelines
x x x




b. Heviolated NERC standards
x x x




c. Hehelpedthe system
x x x




d. Hehasnotimpacted the system
x x x x x