KNOWN NERC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | GUARANTEED PASS| ALREADY GRADED A | LATEST UPDATE | INCLUDES A STUDY GUIDE.

KNOWN NERC EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
GUARANTEED PASS| ALREADY GRADED A |
LATEST UPDATE | INCLUDES A STUDY GUIDE.


1. ABalancingAuthoritynoticesthatOperatingReservehassteadilydeclined
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throughout the hour.What is the most likely cause?
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a) Loss of a large generator in the area
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b) An inaccurate load forecast
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c) Loss of a major transmission line
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d) A malfunction of EMS
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Ans:b) An inaccurate load forecast
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2. BalancingAreaAnoticesthattheInterconnectionfrequencyis59.94Hzand their y
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ACE is 0.Which of the following could be the cause of this reading?
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a) A net under-generation in Balancing Area A
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b) A net under-generation in the Interconnection
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c) A loss of load in Balancing Area A
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d) A loss of load in the Interconnection
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Ans:b) A net under-generation in the Inter- connection
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, 3. What is the penaltyfora BalancingAuthority violatingtheDisturbance
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Control Standard?
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c) Must re-evaluate and change its Frequency Bias Setting
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d) Must increase its Regulating Reserve gy gy gy gy




Ans:a) Must carry additional Contingency Reserve
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4. YourACEisalargenegativevalueandsystemfrequencyis59.80Hz.Your AGC
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system is pulsing your units down.What should you do?
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a) Place AGC in flat frequency control gy gy gy gy gy




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d) Do nothing as this is normal
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Ans:c) Suspend AGC and investigate
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5. When two identical generating units are operated in parallel on governor
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control,and on machine has a 5% droop and the other has a 10% droop,the unit
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with the greater (10%) governor droop will:
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a) Respond less to frequency deviations gy gy gy gy




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c) Respond the same to frequency deviations gy gy gy gy gy




d) Not adjust for frequency changes
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Ans:a) Respond less to frequency deviations
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