NERC Prep - Bal, Int, & Trans Exam Questions and Answers
b.NERC OperatingCommittee -What group can approve a change
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in the Disturbance Recovery Period for an Interconnection?
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a. NERCInterconnection WorkingGroup /73, /73, /73,
b. NERCOperating Committee /73, /73,
c. NERC Regional Council /73, /73,
d. NERCDisturbanceAnalysisWorkingGroup /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. Check targets andequipment - What is the first thing anoperator should do after a relay
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operation?
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a. Check power systemstabilizers /73, /73, /73,
b. Notifyadjacent Transmission and Balancing areas /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. Check targetsandequipment /73, /73, /73,
d. Notifytheir PSE that the transmission pathis outof service /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. Tie Lines - For theACE equation to work properly, dynamic schedules, pseudo ties,
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frequency calculations, and all
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a. Communications
b. Transformers
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d. Generation
c. Energy EmergencyAlert Level I - WhatEnergy Alert Level would the following
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example be categorized as?
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"A Balancing Authority, Reserve Sharing Group, or Load Serving Entity foresees, or is
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experiencing conditions where all available resources are committed to meet firm
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load, firm transactions, etc, and requests an Energy Emergency Alert."
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, a. EnergyEmergency Alert Level IV /73, /73, /73, /73,
b. EnergyEmergency Alert Level III /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. EnergyEmergency Alert Level I /73, /73, /73, /73,
d. EnergyEmergency Alert Level II /73, /73, /73, /73,
b. Implement the appropriate congestion management procedure. - You are a
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Reliability Coordinator in the Eastern Interconnection. A flow gate has become
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overloaded because a parallel 345kV line has relayed out and part of that load has
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transferred over to the flow gate causing an SOL and possible IROL violation. What
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would you do to relieve this violation?
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a. Notify another Reliability Coordinator and ask themif they are having any
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problem, and what should you do.
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b. Implementtheappropriate congestion managementprocedure. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. Issue aTransmission warning to the Transmission Operators that lost the 345kV line.
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d. Placethe line back in service within 30 minutes.
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b.Adjacent Balancing Authorities -Interchangeschedules may be implemented
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between
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a. Sourceand Sink Balancing Authorities /73, /73, /73, /73,
b. AdjacentBalancing Authorities /73, /73,
c. Sending,Receiving andIntermediate Balancing Authorities inthesame Region. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
d. Balancing Authorities in thesameInterconnection. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
a. Frequencywill continue to drop, generator governor response, decreaseinload. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
- When the frequency of an Interconnection decreases due to the loss of a large
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generator, the
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and
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, a. Frequencywill continue todrop, generator governor response, decreaseinload /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
b. Frequencywill continue todrop,generator governor response, voltage /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
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c. Voltage will continue to raise, generator AVR response, voltage regulating /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
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d. Voltage will continue to raise, generator AVR response, decreasein load /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
a. That all involved reliability entities determined that there is no reliability
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/73, problems with the Arranged Interchange. - In developing and setting up an
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/73, Arranged Interchange, which ofthe following wouldtransition the Arranged
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a. That allinvolved reliability entitiesdetermined thatthere isno reliability
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b. The Department of Energy (DOE) made an in-depth study of the Interchange
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/73, Agreement and determined that it would have an adverse affect on the /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
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c. There are available resources to meet the load. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
d. All parties involved realized that theywould notlose money for their company with
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b. He violated NERC standards - Early in the afternoon, a system operator notices that
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frequencyhas dropped to 59.95Hz and hisbalancing area's ACE is 0. In order to correct
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/73, the under frequency condition, the operator pulses his generators to increase
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a. He followed NERC guidelines
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b. He violated NERC standards
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c. He helped the system /73, /73, /73,
d. Hehas not impacted the system
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b.NERC OperatingCommittee -What group can approve a change
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in the Disturbance Recovery Period for an Interconnection?
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a. NERCInterconnection WorkingGroup /73, /73, /73,
b. NERCOperating Committee /73, /73,
c. NERC Regional Council /73, /73,
d. NERCDisturbanceAnalysisWorkingGroup /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. Check targets andequipment - What is the first thing anoperator should do after a relay
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operation?
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a. Check power systemstabilizers /73, /73, /73,
b. Notifyadjacent Transmission and Balancing areas /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. Check targetsandequipment /73, /73, /73,
d. Notifytheir PSE that the transmission pathis outof service /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. Tie Lines - For theACE equation to work properly, dynamic schedules, pseudo ties,
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frequency calculations, and all
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a. Communications
b. Transformers
c. Tie Lines /73,
d. Generation
c. Energy EmergencyAlert Level I - WhatEnergy Alert Level would the following
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example be categorized as?
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"A Balancing Authority, Reserve Sharing Group, or Load Serving Entity foresees, or is
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experiencing conditions where all available resources are committed to meet firm
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load, firm transactions, etc, and requests an Energy Emergency Alert."
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, a. EnergyEmergency Alert Level IV /73, /73, /73, /73,
b. EnergyEmergency Alert Level III /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. EnergyEmergency Alert Level I /73, /73, /73, /73,
d. EnergyEmergency Alert Level II /73, /73, /73, /73,
b. Implement the appropriate congestion management procedure. - You are a
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Reliability Coordinator in the Eastern Interconnection. A flow gate has become
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overloaded because a parallel 345kV line has relayed out and part of that load has
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transferred over to the flow gate causing an SOL and possible IROL violation. What
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would you do to relieve this violation?
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a. Notify another Reliability Coordinator and ask themif they are having any
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problem, and what should you do.
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b. Implementtheappropriate congestion managementprocedure. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
c. Issue aTransmission warning to the Transmission Operators that lost the 345kV line.
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d. Placethe line back in service within 30 minutes.
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b.Adjacent Balancing Authorities -Interchangeschedules may be implemented
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between
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a. Sourceand Sink Balancing Authorities /73, /73, /73, /73,
b. AdjacentBalancing Authorities /73, /73,
c. Sending,Receiving andIntermediate Balancing Authorities inthesame Region. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
d. Balancing Authorities in thesameInterconnection. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
a. Frequencywill continue to drop, generator governor response, decreaseinload. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
- When the frequency of an Interconnection decreases due to the loss of a large
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generator, the
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and
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, a. Frequencywill continue todrop, generator governor response, decreaseinload /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
b. Frequencywill continue todrop,generator governor response, voltage /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
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c. Voltage will continue to raise, generator AVR response, voltage regulating /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
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d. Voltage will continue to raise, generator AVR response, decreasein load /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
a. That all involved reliability entities determined that there is no reliability
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/73, problems with the Arranged Interchange. - In developing and setting up an
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/73, Arranged Interchange, which ofthe following wouldtransition the Arranged
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/73, Interchange to the Confirmed Interchange status? /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
a. That allinvolved reliability entitiesdetermined thatthere isno reliability
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b. The Department of Energy (DOE) made an in-depth study of the Interchange
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/73, Agreement and determined that it would have an adverse affect on the /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
/73, Interconnection.
c. There are available resources to meet the load. /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
d. All parties involved realized that theywould notlose money for their company with
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/73, this Interchange Agreement.
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b. He violated NERC standards - Early in the afternoon, a system operator notices that
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frequencyhas dropped to 59.95Hz and hisbalancing area's ACE is 0. In order to correct
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/73, the under frequency condition, the operator pulses his generators to increase
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/73, generation. Which statement best describes his actions? /73, /73, /73, /73, /73, /73,
a. He followed NERC guidelines
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b. He violated NERC standards
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c. He helped the system /73, /73, /73,
d. Hehas not impacted the system
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