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n n n n n n
proved solutions n
Operatingnreservenmaynbenprovidednbynwhichnofnthenfollowing?
A. LTCs
B. Capacitornbanks
C. Voltagenregulators
D. Interruptiblenloadsn✔✔D.nInterruptiblenloads
Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenresponsibilitynofnanreservensharingngroupn(RSG)?
A. ComplyingnwithnDCSnasnifnitnwasnansinglencontrolnarea
B. ProvingnregulationnservicenfornneighboringnRSGs
C. Ensuringneachncontrolnareaninnthengroupnmaintainsn50%nblackstartncapability
D. Complyingnwithnthencontrolnperformancenstandardsnasnifnitnwasnansinglencontrolnarean✔✔A.
ComplyingnwithnDCSnasnifnitnwasnansinglencontrolnarea
Generationnisnnotnsufficientntonmeetnload,nthencontrolnareanisnimportingnheavily,nandnvoltagenisndecaying,
n whichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnshouldnbentakennbynthenoperator?
A. Shednload
,B. Correctnschedulendeviation
C. UsenthenInterconnectionnHotline
D. Scheduleninterchangentransactionn✔✔A.nShednload
Whatnmeasuresnpowernflowndatanbetweenncontrolnareas?
A. OASIS
B. Interchange
C. Transactions
D. Tie-Linenmeteringn✔✔D.nTie-Linenmetering
Transmissionnlinenremovalnasnanvoltagencontrolncannbenusednif:
A. Loopnflownremainsnhigh
B. Reactivenequipmentnisnavailable
C. Reliabilitynstaysnatnacceptablenlevels
D. Synchronousncondensersnarenoffnthenlinen✔✔C.nReliabilitynstaysnatnacceptablenlevels
ControlnAreanAnisngeneratingnandnsendingnControlnAreanBnanschedule.nBothncontrolnareasnshouldnv
erifynallnofnthenfollowingnEXCEPT:
,A. Magnituden(MW)
B. Rampnrate
C. Price
D. Start/stopntimesn✔✔C.nPrice
ThenAGCncontrolnmodenthatnisnnormallynusednfornsystemnoperationnis:
A. FlatnTienMode
B. FlatnFrequencynMode
C. FrequencynBiasnMode
D. TienLinenBiasnModen✔✔D.nTienLinenBiasnMode
Therenhasnbeennanwide-
areandisturbance.nThentransfersnthroughnthensystemnhavenincreasednandntherenisnanpossibilitynthatnlo
ssnofnonenmajorntienlinenwouldncausencorrespondingnloadingnandnvoltagendeviations.nHavingnsyste
mnresourcesnavailable,nthensecurityncoordinatornshould:
A. Increasengenerationntonreducenflowsnacrossnthenties
B. Implementnschedulenchangesnacrossnthenhour
C. Implementnanvoltagenreductionnplan
D. Advisenthensupervisorn✔✔A.nIncreasengenerationntonreducenflowsnacrossnthenties
, Whennreferringntontransmissionnlinesnofnanninterconnectednnetwork,nneighboringnsystemsnshouldnu
se:
A. Ownnlinenidentifiersnandnratings
B. NERCnlinenidentifiersnandnratings
C. Regionnlinenidentifiersnandnratings
D. Uniformn(common)nlinenidentifiersnandnratingsn✔✔D.nUniformn(common)nlinenidentifiersnand
ratings
Tonwhatnlevelnshouldnancontrolnareanmaintainnitsnownnreactivenreserves?
A. 105%nvoltagenlevel
B. 95%nvoltagenlevel
C. Firstncontingencynconditions
D. Secondncontingencynconditionsn✔✔C.nFirstncontingencynconditions
Whichnloadnsheddingnstepnshouldnbenimplementednfirstn(pernPolicyn6B)?
A. Manual
B. Underfrequency
C. Ratenofnvoltagendecay
n n n n n n
proved solutions n
Operatingnreservenmaynbenprovidednbynwhichnofnthenfollowing?
A. LTCs
B. Capacitornbanks
C. Voltagenregulators
D. Interruptiblenloadsn✔✔D.nInterruptiblenloads
Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenresponsibilitynofnanreservensharingngroupn(RSG)?
A. ComplyingnwithnDCSnasnifnitnwasnansinglencontrolnarea
B. ProvingnregulationnservicenfornneighboringnRSGs
C. Ensuringneachncontrolnareaninnthengroupnmaintainsn50%nblackstartncapability
D. Complyingnwithnthencontrolnperformancenstandardsnasnifnitnwasnansinglencontrolnarean✔✔A.
ComplyingnwithnDCSnasnifnitnwasnansinglencontrolnarea
Generationnisnnotnsufficientntonmeetnload,nthencontrolnareanisnimportingnheavily,nandnvoltagenisndecaying,
n whichnofnthenfollowingnactionsnshouldnbentakennbynthenoperator?
A. Shednload
,B. Correctnschedulendeviation
C. UsenthenInterconnectionnHotline
D. Scheduleninterchangentransactionn✔✔A.nShednload
Whatnmeasuresnpowernflowndatanbetweenncontrolnareas?
A. OASIS
B. Interchange
C. Transactions
D. Tie-Linenmeteringn✔✔D.nTie-Linenmetering
Transmissionnlinenremovalnasnanvoltagencontrolncannbenusednif:
A. Loopnflownremainsnhigh
B. Reactivenequipmentnisnavailable
C. Reliabilitynstaysnatnacceptablenlevels
D. Synchronousncondensersnarenoffnthenlinen✔✔C.nReliabilitynstaysnatnacceptablenlevels
ControlnAreanAnisngeneratingnandnsendingnControlnAreanBnanschedule.nBothncontrolnareasnshouldnv
erifynallnofnthenfollowingnEXCEPT:
,A. Magnituden(MW)
B. Rampnrate
C. Price
D. Start/stopntimesn✔✔C.nPrice
ThenAGCncontrolnmodenthatnisnnormallynusednfornsystemnoperationnis:
A. FlatnTienMode
B. FlatnFrequencynMode
C. FrequencynBiasnMode
D. TienLinenBiasnModen✔✔D.nTienLinenBiasnMode
Therenhasnbeennanwide-
areandisturbance.nThentransfersnthroughnthensystemnhavenincreasednandntherenisnanpossibilitynthatnlo
ssnofnonenmajorntienlinenwouldncausencorrespondingnloadingnandnvoltagendeviations.nHavingnsyste
mnresourcesnavailable,nthensecurityncoordinatornshould:
A. Increasengenerationntonreducenflowsnacrossnthenties
B. Implementnschedulenchangesnacrossnthenhour
C. Implementnanvoltagenreductionnplan
D. Advisenthensupervisorn✔✔A.nIncreasengenerationntonreducenflowsnacrossnthenties
, Whennreferringntontransmissionnlinesnofnanninterconnectednnetwork,nneighboringnsystemsnshouldnu
se:
A. Ownnlinenidentifiersnandnratings
B. NERCnlinenidentifiersnandnratings
C. Regionnlinenidentifiersnandnratings
D. Uniformn(common)nlinenidentifiersnandnratingsn✔✔D.nUniformn(common)nlinenidentifiersnand
ratings
Tonwhatnlevelnshouldnancontrolnareanmaintainnitsnownnreactivenreserves?
A. 105%nvoltagenlevel
B. 95%nvoltagenlevel
C. Firstncontingencynconditions
D. Secondncontingencynconditionsn✔✔C.nFirstncontingencynconditions
Whichnloadnsheddingnstepnshouldnbenimplementednfirstn(pernPolicyn6B)?
A. Manual
B. Underfrequency
C. Ratenofnvoltagendecay
