LADWP Electric Station Operator EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR.pdf

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LADWP Electric Station Operator EXAM ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: ___________ switching is for maintenance, construction, cleaning, testing, etc. -

ANSWER-Routine




QUESTION: ___________ switching operations include automatic reclosers (ARs), Voltage

Pickup Unit (VPUs), and Automatic Transfer Switching (ATSs). - ANSWER-Automatic




QUESTION: ___________ switching operations include insolate trouble, restoration, 4.8kV

Ground Search, etc. - ANSWER-Emergency




QUESTION: The placement of ___________ electrical switches in the power system makes it

possible to limit both the duration and the extent of power outages. - ANSWER-Automatic




QUESTION: __________ switching performed by Operators in usually in response to power

outages and abnormal conditions such as overloads. - ANSWER-Emergency




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QUESTION: The electrical function of switches falls into two categories; ___________ of

relatively high values of current and voltage under load AND the switching of circuits to provide

a visual confirmation of de-energization. - ANSWER-manipulation




QUESTION: __________ are electrical switches that are used to manipulate high values of

current and voltage in circuits that are carrying current or will be carrying current following the

operation. - ANSWER-Circuit breakers




QUESTION: Transformers and voltage regulators must be energized and de-energized using

__________. - ANSWER-Circuit breakers




QUESTION: __________ are designed to open, close, energize, de-energize, and interrupt

normal and abnormal values of current flow in electrical circuits - ANSWER-Circuit breakers




Q; One of the primary tasks of the Electric Station Operator is the __________ of high voltage

circuits. - ANSWER-switching




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QUESTION: Electrical current may flow across the contacts of ____ to ____ electrical switches

before it reaches the consumer. - ANSWER-50 100




QUESTION: The __________ operation of these electrical switches can pose a serious hazard to

personnel, can cause destruction of expensive power system equipment, and can cause

unnecessary interruption of electrical service to consumers. - ANSWER-improper




QUESTION: Electrical __________ are installed in the path from the generator to the consumer

to provide reliability, flexibility, and safeguards for the electrical power system. - ANSWER-

switches




QUESTION: Operators use electrical switches to perform routine, automatic, and ____________

switching operations on the electrical system. - ANSWER-emergency




QUESTION: __________ are provided as a method of visually confirming that a circuit has been

"disconnected" from specified sources of electrical energy. - ANSWER-Disconnects




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