Nerc Test 2022 Questions and Answers with complete
solution
According to Nerc Standards, an emergency interchange transaction can be
exempt from tagging if it is less than_________________
60 minutes
A BA or LSE that requests an EEA 3 must complete and EEA 3 report and submit
it to the RC within how many days
2 business days
During restoration efforts load pick-ups should not exceed_____________
percentage of synchronized generation capacity
5%
What are the two components that a system operator should be aware of for
controlling frequency during a system restoration if they are in an islanded
situation
load and generation
What system was put in place to provide RC's with a mechanism to handle energy
deficiencies?
Energy Emergency Alerts
If due to a reliability event, an interchange transaction must be modified, how
long does the Sink Balancing Authority have to modify the tag?
withing 60 minutes of the start of modification
What is an example of a disturbance that has caused you system to become
islanded?
Frequency Fluctuations
What is an instance is which you use manual load shedding?
Continuous decline in frequency
What actions should be implemented during a EEA 2
Schedule emergency assistance, recall all non-firm exports, start all available
generation
What would be an appropriate situation for a system operator to shed load?
Transmission facility is overloaded, voltages are rapidly decaying, and no other
situations are available
If an RC issues you a directive to implement when should it be implemented?
Without delay, within 30 minutes
Each Operating Authority should periodically practice________________
Simulated emergencies
If a Transmission Operator has an anticipated emergency condition, it shall
inform_________________
Its RC and any other potentially affected Transmission Operators
How often shall the Transmission Operator and BA review and update each
emergency plan___________
Annually
, According to Nerc Standards, emergency plans must include interim provisions if
it is expected to take more than how many minutes to implement the contingency
plan for loss of primary control facility
60
Which EEA is used to announce the change in transmission service priority?
EEA 2
Who is the only entity that can declare an EEA?
Reliability Coordinator
Who must a system operator receive approval from to manually shed load?
No one
Automatic load shedding schemes should consider the following 3 things........
frequency, the rate of frequency decay, the rate of voltage decay
Blackstart capabilities should be verified by______________
periodic testing
Synchroscopes should be calibrated in_____________
degrees
What type of relay is relay 87?
Differential relay
If Ace is -50 before a disturbance it must return to____________
-50
The disturbance recovery period is__________ minutes after the start of of a
reportable disturbance.
15
What are the 3 types of AGC? and what is AGC?
Constant Frequency, Constant Interchange, Tie-line Bias
What type of relay is relay 21?
Distance relay
Each BA shall operate its AGC on?
Tie-line frequency bias
What type of relay is relay 64
Ground relay
If ACE is 50 before a disturbance it must return to______________
0
An_____________is a contract between a PSE and another party to purchase or
sell energy
interchange
the purpose of this to ensure that BA implement the interchange as agreed upon
in the interchange confirmation process
INT-009
What are the types of relays?
protective, auxiliary, monitoring, programming, regulating
What are examples of protective relays?
overcurrent, ground, differential, distance
the purpose is to ensure dynamic schedule and psedo-ties are communicated
and accounted for appropriately in congestion management procedures
INT-004
solution
According to Nerc Standards, an emergency interchange transaction can be
exempt from tagging if it is less than_________________
60 minutes
A BA or LSE that requests an EEA 3 must complete and EEA 3 report and submit
it to the RC within how many days
2 business days
During restoration efforts load pick-ups should not exceed_____________
percentage of synchronized generation capacity
5%
What are the two components that a system operator should be aware of for
controlling frequency during a system restoration if they are in an islanded
situation
load and generation
What system was put in place to provide RC's with a mechanism to handle energy
deficiencies?
Energy Emergency Alerts
If due to a reliability event, an interchange transaction must be modified, how
long does the Sink Balancing Authority have to modify the tag?
withing 60 minutes of the start of modification
What is an example of a disturbance that has caused you system to become
islanded?
Frequency Fluctuations
What is an instance is which you use manual load shedding?
Continuous decline in frequency
What actions should be implemented during a EEA 2
Schedule emergency assistance, recall all non-firm exports, start all available
generation
What would be an appropriate situation for a system operator to shed load?
Transmission facility is overloaded, voltages are rapidly decaying, and no other
situations are available
If an RC issues you a directive to implement when should it be implemented?
Without delay, within 30 minutes
Each Operating Authority should periodically practice________________
Simulated emergencies
If a Transmission Operator has an anticipated emergency condition, it shall
inform_________________
Its RC and any other potentially affected Transmission Operators
How often shall the Transmission Operator and BA review and update each
emergency plan___________
Annually
, According to Nerc Standards, emergency plans must include interim provisions if
it is expected to take more than how many minutes to implement the contingency
plan for loss of primary control facility
60
Which EEA is used to announce the change in transmission service priority?
EEA 2
Who is the only entity that can declare an EEA?
Reliability Coordinator
Who must a system operator receive approval from to manually shed load?
No one
Automatic load shedding schemes should consider the following 3 things........
frequency, the rate of frequency decay, the rate of voltage decay
Blackstart capabilities should be verified by______________
periodic testing
Synchroscopes should be calibrated in_____________
degrees
What type of relay is relay 87?
Differential relay
If Ace is -50 before a disturbance it must return to____________
-50
The disturbance recovery period is__________ minutes after the start of of a
reportable disturbance.
15
What are the 3 types of AGC? and what is AGC?
Constant Frequency, Constant Interchange, Tie-line Bias
What type of relay is relay 21?
Distance relay
Each BA shall operate its AGC on?
Tie-line frequency bias
What type of relay is relay 64
Ground relay
If ACE is 50 before a disturbance it must return to______________
0
An_____________is a contract between a PSE and another party to purchase or
sell energy
interchange
the purpose of this to ensure that BA implement the interchange as agreed upon
in the interchange confirmation process
INT-009
What are the types of relays?
protective, auxiliary, monitoring, programming, regulating
What are examples of protective relays?
overcurrent, ground, differential, distance
the purpose is to ensure dynamic schedule and psedo-ties are communicated
and accounted for appropriately in congestion management procedures
INT-004
