NERC Prep - Bal, Int, & Trans Test| 61 questions| with complete solutions

What group can approve a change in the Disturbance Recovery Period for an Interconnection? a. NERC Interconnection Working Group b. NERC Operating Committee c. NERC Regional Council d. NERC Disturbance Analysis Working Group correct answer: b. NERC Operating Committee What is the first thing an operator should do after a relay operation? a. Check power system stabilizers b. Notify adjacent Transmission and Balancing areas c. Check targets and equipment d. Notify their PSE that the transmission path is out of service correct answer: c. Check targets and equipment For the ACE equation to work properly, dynamic schedules, pseudo ties, frequency calculations, and all ________ must be metered. a. Communications b. Transformers c. Tie Lines d. Generation correct answer: c. Tie Lines What Energy Alert Level would the following example be categorized as? "A Balancing Authority, Reserve Sharing Group, or Load Serving Entity foresees, or is experiencing conditions where all available resources are committed to meet firm load, firm transactions, etc, and requests an Energy Emergency Alert." a. Energy Emergency Alert Level IV b. Energy Emergency Alert Level III c. Energy Emergency Alert Level I d. Energy Emergency Alert Level II correct answer: c. Energy Emergency Alert Level I You are a Reliability Coordinator in the Eastern Interconnection. A flow gate has become overloaded because a parallel 345kV line has relayed out and part of that load has transferred over to the flow gate causing an SOL and possible IROL violation. What would you do to relieve this violation? a. Notify another Reliability Coordinator and ask them if they are having any problem, and what should you do. b. Implement the appropriate congestion management procedure. c. Issue a Transmission warning to the Transmission Operators that lost the 345kV line. d. Place the line back in service within 30 minutes. correct answer: b. Implement the appropriate congestion management procedure. Interchange schedules may be implemented between _______________________. a. Source and Sink Balancing Authorities