NERC PREP TEST 101 (A+ GUARANTEED)
m m m m m
1.mIf mam500mkV mtransmissionmlinemwithmamsurgemimpedancemloadingmof m800mMWmismcurrentlym loade
d mat m1400mMW,mwhichmof mthemfollowingmeventsmwould mmost mlikelymoccur?
a.mGeneratormMVARmoutput mwould mincrease
b.mAllmsystemmcapacitorsmwould mtripmoff-line
c.mGeneratormMVARmoutput mwould mdecrease
d.mAllmautomaticmreactorsmwould mconnect mtomthemsystemmcorrect manswersma.mGeneratormMVARmou
tput mwould mincrease
2.mWhenmsystemmconditionsmaremsuchmthat memergencymproceduresmaremexpected mtombemimplemente
d,mwhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmshould mbemconsidered mfirst?
a.mShed mfirmmload
b.mImplement mActivemLoad mManagement
c.mReturnmoutaged mequipment mtomservice
d.mRequest mamvoltagemreductionmcorrect manswersmc.mReturnmoutaged mequipment mtomservice
3.mIf myourmtransmissionmpathmismrated mform1200mMWmand m1000mMWmaremscheduled monmit,mbut mduem
tomparallelmflowsmthemactualmflow mism1300mMW,mwhat mactionmshould myoumtake?
a.mRequest mthat mamphasemshiftingmtransformermbeminstalled
b.mReduceminterchangemtransactionsmimpactingmthempath
c.mRequest mallmparallelmflow mtomPSEsmtomincreasemschedules
d.mReducemallmcommercialmcustomermload mcorrect manswersmb.mReduceminterchangemtransactionsm im
pactingmthempath
4.mIf myourmsystemmismMVARmdeficient,mwhat mactionmcould mbemimplemented mtomprevent mvoltagemco
llapse?
,a.mRaisemsystemmfrequencymabovem60.5mHz
b.mShed mfirmmload minmthemdeficient marea
c.mSeparatemfrommthemInterconnection
d.mLowermtransmissionmvoltagesmcorrect manswersmb.mShed mfirmmload minmthemdeficient marea
5.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmcanmamsystemmoperatormtakeminmordermtommaintainmstabilitymonmt
hemsystem?
a.mRequest mgeneratorsmtomabsorbmmaximummMVAR
b.mPlacemallmoperatingmlimitsmonmdynamicmcalculation
c.mRaisemsystemmvoltagesmasmhighmasmpossible, mbut mwithinmtheirmoperatingmparameters
d.mReducemvoltagesmonmthemtransmissionmsystemmcorrect manswersmc.mRaisemsystemmvoltagesmasmhig
hmasmpossible,mbut mwithinmtheirmoperatingmparameters
6.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmshould myoumtakemif manmoutagemonmamneighboringmsystemmhasmc
aused mamviolationmonmyourmsystem?
a.mOpenmallmtie-linesmtomyourmneighbor
b.mAskmthemReliabilitymCoordinatormformassistance
c.mShed mload mtommitigatemthemviolation
d.mWait mformthemneighboringmsystemmtomcontact myoumcorrect manswersmb.mAskmthemReliabilitymCoor
dinatormformassistance
7.mIf mamSOLmormIROLmviolationmoccursmduemtomtransfersmacrossmthemsystemmand mit mismdetermined mt
hat mparallelmflowsmaremcontributingmtomthemviolation,mwhat mshould mthemsystemmoperatormdo?
a.mPlacemallmsystemmcapacitorsminmservice
b.mReducemsystemmload
c.mInformmthemReliabilitymCoordinator
,d.mDumpmfirmmload mcorrect manswersmc.mInformmthemReliabilitymCoordinator
8.mWhilemperformingmampre-
outagemstudy,myoumidentifymthat mthemtransmissionmoutagemwillmcausemamthermalmviolationmonmampara
llelmpath,mwhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmwould mbemthemfirst monemyoumwould mimplement?
a.mShed mload mtommitigatemthemconcern
b.mAllow mthemoutagemtomoccurmand mseemwhat mhappens
c.mReschedulemthemoutagemif mpossible
d.mAllow mthemoutagemtomtakemplacemasmlongmasmnomload mismlost mcorrect manswersmc.mReschedulemthem
outagemif mpossible
9.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmshould mthemsystemmoperatormimplement mfirst mif mtransmissionmli
nemlimitsmexceed mthemfacilitiesmemergencymlimitsmbased monmamcontingencymthat mhasmnot myet moccurr
ed,mbut mtheirmprotocolsmaremtomrespond monmampre-contingencymbasis?
a.mReducemvoltagesminmthemareamof mthemviolation
b.mRemovemthemfacilitymfrommservice
c.mCurtailmanyminterchangemtransactionsmthat maremcurtailable
d.mOnlymimplement mactionsmif mthemcontingencymoccursmcorrect manswersmc.mCurtailmanym interchange
mtransactionsmthat maremcurtailable
10.mIf mamReliabilitymCoordinatormhad mtomimplement manymtypemof mlinemloadingmrelief mprocedures,mw
hichmof mthemfollowingmentitiesmwould mtheymbemcoordinated mwith?mPickmtwo.
a.mPurchasingmSellingmEntities
b.mBalancingmAuthorities
c.mTransmissionmOperators
d.mLoad mServingmEntitiesmcorrect manswersmb.mBalancingmAuthorities
c.mTransmissionmOperators
, 11.mIf mamgeneratormismlost minmamneighboringmBalancingmArea,mwhat mwould mthemimpact mbemonmthemB
Asmtransmissionmtiemlines?
a.mNothing
b.mA mnet mincreasemof mMWmwould mcomemintomyourmBAsmsystem
c.mA mnet mincreasemof mMWmwould mgomout mof myourmBAsmsystem
d.mTheymwould mexceed mtheirmemergencymlimitsmcorrect manswersmc.mAmnet mincreasemof mMW mwould m
gomout mof myourmBAsmsystem
12.mAccordingmtomthemNERCmGlossary,mamconstrained mfacilitymismdefined masmamtransmissionmfacilit
ymthat mismapproaching,mismat,mormismbeyond mits?
a.mSOLmormIROL
b.mNormalmvoltagemparameters
c.mAvailablemTransfermCapability
d.mEconomicmoperatingmpoint mcorrect manswersma.mSOLmormIROL
13.mHow mshould mamTransmissionmOperatormthat mismaffected mbymormcontributingmtomtransmissionmS
OLmormIROLmlimit mviolationsmrespond mtomthemsituation?
a.mWhenmtimempermits
b.mInmcoordinationmwithmothermimpacted mentities
c.mIndependent mof mallmothermparties
d.mOnlymat mthemdirectionmof mthemReliabilitymCoordinatormcorrect manswersmb.mInmcoordinationmwithm
othermimpacted mentities
14.mIf mamtransmissionmoperatormismexperiencingmamSOLmormIROLmviolation,mhow mlongmdoesmthement
itymhavemtomcorrect mthemproblem?
a.m10mminutes
m m m m m
1.mIf mam500mkV mtransmissionmlinemwithmamsurgemimpedancemloadingmof m800mMWmismcurrentlym loade
d mat m1400mMW,mwhichmof mthemfollowingmeventsmwould mmost mlikelymoccur?
a.mGeneratormMVARmoutput mwould mincrease
b.mAllmsystemmcapacitorsmwould mtripmoff-line
c.mGeneratormMVARmoutput mwould mdecrease
d.mAllmautomaticmreactorsmwould mconnect mtomthemsystemmcorrect manswersma.mGeneratormMVARmou
tput mwould mincrease
2.mWhenmsystemmconditionsmaremsuchmthat memergencymproceduresmaremexpected mtombemimplemente
d,mwhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmshould mbemconsidered mfirst?
a.mShed mfirmmload
b.mImplement mActivemLoad mManagement
c.mReturnmoutaged mequipment mtomservice
d.mRequest mamvoltagemreductionmcorrect manswersmc.mReturnmoutaged mequipment mtomservice
3.mIf myourmtransmissionmpathmismrated mform1200mMWmand m1000mMWmaremscheduled monmit,mbut mduem
tomparallelmflowsmthemactualmflow mism1300mMW,mwhat mactionmshould myoumtake?
a.mRequest mthat mamphasemshiftingmtransformermbeminstalled
b.mReduceminterchangemtransactionsmimpactingmthempath
c.mRequest mallmparallelmflow mtomPSEsmtomincreasemschedules
d.mReducemallmcommercialmcustomermload mcorrect manswersmb.mReduceminterchangemtransactionsm im
pactingmthempath
4.mIf myourmsystemmismMVARmdeficient,mwhat mactionmcould mbemimplemented mtomprevent mvoltagemco
llapse?
,a.mRaisemsystemmfrequencymabovem60.5mHz
b.mShed mfirmmload minmthemdeficient marea
c.mSeparatemfrommthemInterconnection
d.mLowermtransmissionmvoltagesmcorrect manswersmb.mShed mfirmmload minmthemdeficient marea
5.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmcanmamsystemmoperatormtakeminmordermtommaintainmstabilitymonmt
hemsystem?
a.mRequest mgeneratorsmtomabsorbmmaximummMVAR
b.mPlacemallmoperatingmlimitsmonmdynamicmcalculation
c.mRaisemsystemmvoltagesmasmhighmasmpossible, mbut mwithinmtheirmoperatingmparameters
d.mReducemvoltagesmonmthemtransmissionmsystemmcorrect manswersmc.mRaisemsystemmvoltagesmasmhig
hmasmpossible,mbut mwithinmtheirmoperatingmparameters
6.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmshould myoumtakemif manmoutagemonmamneighboringmsystemmhasmc
aused mamviolationmonmyourmsystem?
a.mOpenmallmtie-linesmtomyourmneighbor
b.mAskmthemReliabilitymCoordinatormformassistance
c.mShed mload mtommitigatemthemviolation
d.mWait mformthemneighboringmsystemmtomcontact myoumcorrect manswersmb.mAskmthemReliabilitymCoor
dinatormformassistance
7.mIf mamSOLmormIROLmviolationmoccursmduemtomtransfersmacrossmthemsystemmand mit mismdetermined mt
hat mparallelmflowsmaremcontributingmtomthemviolation,mwhat mshould mthemsystemmoperatormdo?
a.mPlacemallmsystemmcapacitorsminmservice
b.mReducemsystemmload
c.mInformmthemReliabilitymCoordinator
,d.mDumpmfirmmload mcorrect manswersmc.mInformmthemReliabilitymCoordinator
8.mWhilemperformingmampre-
outagemstudy,myoumidentifymthat mthemtransmissionmoutagemwillmcausemamthermalmviolationmonmampara
llelmpath,mwhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmwould mbemthemfirst monemyoumwould mimplement?
a.mShed mload mtommitigatemthemconcern
b.mAllow mthemoutagemtomoccurmand mseemwhat mhappens
c.mReschedulemthemoutagemif mpossible
d.mAllow mthemoutagemtomtakemplacemasmlongmasmnomload mismlost mcorrect manswersmc.mReschedulemthem
outagemif mpossible
9.mWhichmof mthemfollowingmactionsmshould mthemsystemmoperatormimplement mfirst mif mtransmissionmli
nemlimitsmexceed mthemfacilitiesmemergencymlimitsmbased monmamcontingencymthat mhasmnot myet moccurr
ed,mbut mtheirmprotocolsmaremtomrespond monmampre-contingencymbasis?
a.mReducemvoltagesminmthemareamof mthemviolation
b.mRemovemthemfacilitymfrommservice
c.mCurtailmanyminterchangemtransactionsmthat maremcurtailable
d.mOnlymimplement mactionsmif mthemcontingencymoccursmcorrect manswersmc.mCurtailmanym interchange
mtransactionsmthat maremcurtailable
10.mIf mamReliabilitymCoordinatormhad mtomimplement manymtypemof mlinemloadingmrelief mprocedures,mw
hichmof mthemfollowingmentitiesmwould mtheymbemcoordinated mwith?mPickmtwo.
a.mPurchasingmSellingmEntities
b.mBalancingmAuthorities
c.mTransmissionmOperators
d.mLoad mServingmEntitiesmcorrect manswersmb.mBalancingmAuthorities
c.mTransmissionmOperators
, 11.mIf mamgeneratormismlost minmamneighboringmBalancingmArea,mwhat mwould mthemimpact mbemonmthemB
Asmtransmissionmtiemlines?
a.mNothing
b.mA mnet mincreasemof mMWmwould mcomemintomyourmBAsmsystem
c.mA mnet mincreasemof mMWmwould mgomout mof myourmBAsmsystem
d.mTheymwould mexceed mtheirmemergencymlimitsmcorrect manswersmc.mAmnet mincreasemof mMW mwould m
gomout mof myourmBAsmsystem
12.mAccordingmtomthemNERCmGlossary,mamconstrained mfacilitymismdefined masmamtransmissionmfacilit
ymthat mismapproaching,mismat,mormismbeyond mits?
a.mSOLmormIROL
b.mNormalmvoltagemparameters
c.mAvailablemTransfermCapability
d.mEconomicmoperatingmpoint mcorrect manswersma.mSOLmormIROL
13.mHow mshould mamTransmissionmOperatormthat mismaffected mbymormcontributingmtomtransmissionmS
OLmormIROLmlimit mviolationsmrespond mtomthemsituation?
a.mWhenmtimempermits
b.mInmcoordinationmwithmothermimpacted mentities
c.mIndependent mof mallmothermparties
d.mOnlymat mthemdirectionmof mthemReliabilitymCoordinatormcorrect manswersmb.mInmcoordinationmwithm
othermimpacted mentities
14.mIf mamtransmissionmoperatormismexperiencingmamSOLmormIROLmviolation,mhow mlongmdoesmthement
itymhavemtomcorrect mthemproblem?
a.m10mminutes
