PJM GENERATION OPERATION
What's another name for heavy load? - ANSWERS-Heavy flow.
Associated with low voltage
What procedure do PJM, ISO New England and New York ISO all
follow when coordinating natural gas resource management? -
ANSWERS-Inter RTO Natural Gas Coordination Procedure
A unit considered fuel limited when it is not capable of running at its
maximum capacity for how long? - ANSWERS-72 hours. Should be
reported as fuel limited on the Supplemental Status Reports
If a unit is classified as fuel or resource limited, how should it be bid
into the DA market? - ANSWERS-In the Max Emergency category
At what minimum fuel levels should Oil, Kerosene, or Diesel CT's;
Gas CT's; and Steam units be reported to the PJM Master
Coordinator? - ANSWERS-Steam: 32 hours or less at max cap
Oil, etc.: 16 hours or less at max cap
Gas: 8 hours or less at max cap
What is a droop characteristic? - ANSWERS-A setting to a governor
that forces generators to respond to frequency disturbances in
proportion to their size.
, What is a governor control deadband? - ANSWERS-The amount of
frequency change a governor must experience before it starts to
respond
What are the three control modes PJM considers? - ANSWERS-Flat
frequency, tie-line bias, and flat tie-line
What is the threshold for PJM assigning or de-assigning regulation to
generators? - ANSWERS-+/-15MW of the requirement
What is the max duration of a maintenance outage during the PJM
Peak Period Maintenance Season? - ANSWERS-9 days. Outside of
the PPM, the max duration of a maintenance outage is unlimited
What happens when a maintenance outage ticket is submitted within
three days from the start date? - ANSWERS-It will be place in
"Pending Evaluation" status
What is the threshold for PJM to disqualify a resource from
participating in the regulation market? - ANSWERS-When the
resource performance falls below 40%
What is the time cutoff for regulation price offers? - ANSWERS-1415
EPT for the next operating day
What's another name for heavy load? - ANSWERS-Heavy flow.
Associated with low voltage
What procedure do PJM, ISO New England and New York ISO all
follow when coordinating natural gas resource management? -
ANSWERS-Inter RTO Natural Gas Coordination Procedure
A unit considered fuel limited when it is not capable of running at its
maximum capacity for how long? - ANSWERS-72 hours. Should be
reported as fuel limited on the Supplemental Status Reports
If a unit is classified as fuel or resource limited, how should it be bid
into the DA market? - ANSWERS-In the Max Emergency category
At what minimum fuel levels should Oil, Kerosene, or Diesel CT's;
Gas CT's; and Steam units be reported to the PJM Master
Coordinator? - ANSWERS-Steam: 32 hours or less at max cap
Oil, etc.: 16 hours or less at max cap
Gas: 8 hours or less at max cap
What is a droop characteristic? - ANSWERS-A setting to a governor
that forces generators to respond to frequency disturbances in
proportion to their size.
, What is a governor control deadband? - ANSWERS-The amount of
frequency change a governor must experience before it starts to
respond
What are the three control modes PJM considers? - ANSWERS-Flat
frequency, tie-line bias, and flat tie-line
What is the threshold for PJM assigning or de-assigning regulation to
generators? - ANSWERS-+/-15MW of the requirement
What is the max duration of a maintenance outage during the PJM
Peak Period Maintenance Season? - ANSWERS-9 days. Outside of
the PPM, the max duration of a maintenance outage is unlimited
What happens when a maintenance outage ticket is submitted within
three days from the start date? - ANSWERS-It will be place in
"Pending Evaluation" status
What is the threshold for PJM to disqualify a resource from
participating in the regulation market? - ANSWERS-When the
resource performance falls below 40%
What is the time cutoff for regulation price offers? - ANSWERS-1415
EPT for the next operating day
