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Questions And Answers
Quiz :True/False
According to the NERC Functional Model, there is no difference between the function and the entity.
A) True B) False - Answer :B) False
Quiz :True/False
Analysis type questions are designed to be the least complex from a human cognitive process.
A) True B) False - Answer :B) False
Quiz :True/False
A Transmission Service Provider is an entity that both owns and operates transmission facilities on the Bulk Electric System.
A) True B) False - Answer :B) False
Quiz :True/False
The NERC Functional Model is designed so that the functions of Generator Owner and Generator Operator can be performed by two different entities.
A) True B) False - Answer :A) True
Quiz :How many forms of identification are required when taking the NERC System Operator Certification exam?
A) 4 B) 9
C) 1
D) 2 - Answer :
Quiz :The NERC came into existence as a result of the Electric Power Reliability Act of what year?
A) 1958 B) 2005 C) 1967 D) 1997 - Answer :
Quiz :How many certification credentials does NERC have examinations for?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 3 - Answer :
Quiz :Match the acronym with the appropriate organization.
FERC North American Electric Reliability Corp
NERC Florida Reliability Coordinating Council
FRCC Reliability First
RF Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Answer :1. FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation
- FRCC Florida Reliability Coordinating Council
- RF Reliability First
Quiz :True/False Balancing Authorities are responsible to ensure that transmission facilities are operated within the limits that are established by the Transmission Owners. - Answer :False
Quiz :The first power pool in the industry was created in 1927 and was known as which of the following? - Answer :Pennsylvania-New Jersey Interconnection
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6 - Answer :C) 4
Quiz :The entity that is responsible for ensuring, in real time, that their area demand and supply are finely balanced is known as a? - Answer :BA (Balancing Authority)
Quiz :CPS1 Measures Control Performance by?
A) Comparing how well a Transmission Operator's ACE performs in conjunction with the Frequency Error of the Interconnection
B) Comparing how well a Balancing Area's ACE performs in conjunction with the Frequency Error of the Interconnection
C) Comparing how well a Balancing Authority's' ACE performs in conjunction with the Frequency Error of the Interconnection
D) Comparing how well ACE performs in conjunction with the Frequency Error of the Interconnection - Answer :B) Comparing how well a Balancing Area's ACE performs in conjunction with the Frequency Error of the Interconnection
Quiz :In the ACE equation β represents which of the following?
A) Frequency Bias
B) Frequency
C) MW
D) Scheduled Interval - Answer :A) β is the Frequency Bias Setting (MW/0.1 Hz) for the Balancing Authority. The constant factor 10 converts the frequency setting to MW/Hz
Quiz :Each Balancing Authority is required to balance its resources and demand in real‐time so that its clock‐minute average of its Area Control Error (ACE) does not exceed its BAAL for more than how long?
A) 15 clock minutes
B) 30 minutes
C) 25 consecutive clock minutes
D) 30 consecutive clock minutes - Answer :D) 30 consecutive clock minutes
Quiz :(NIA - NIS) - 10 β (FA - FS) - IME is the formula for the __________ equation? - Answer :ACE (Area Control Error) Equation
Quiz :The Contingency Event Recovery Period is _______ minutes.
A) 30 mins
B) 60 mins
C) 90 mins
D) 15 mins - Answer :D) 15
Quiz :Each Balancing Area or Reserve Sharing Group must review it's Contingencies on at least a/an __________ basis.
A) Semi Annually
B) Annually
C) Weekly
D) Monthly - Answer :B) Annually
Quiz :A BA or RSG has how long to replace its Contingency Reserves?
A) 60 mins
B) 30 mins
C) 90 mins
Quiz :A BA that is part of a multiple BA Interconnection that is not receiving overlap regulation and uses a fixed Frequency Bias Setting must have its calculated setting validated by the - Answer :ERO (Electric Reliability Organization)
Quiz :The Frequency Bias Setting for a Balancing Area must be expressed in?
A) MW/0.1 Hz
B) MW/0.5 Hz
C) MW/0.01 Hz
D) MW/0.05 Hz - Answer :A) MW/0.1 Hz
Quiz :Units with nameplate ratings of _____ or greater should be equipped with governors.
A) 25 MW
B) 15 MW
C) 10 MW
D) 50 MW - Answer :C) 10 MW
Quiz :There are how many ways to make adjustments for a time error correction?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 6 - Answer :A) 2
Quiz :Who can serve as an Interconnection Time Monitor? - Answer :Only Reliability Coordinators
Quiz :BAs use ______ to automatically direct the loading of regulating reserves on their system. - Answer :AGC (Automatic Generation Control)
Quiz :The MSSC for your BA is 650 MW. Your reporting threshold is > 520 MW. (650 x 80%). What is the percent of recovery for the following situation?
Loss of a 575 MW unit Pre-disturbance Ace = 150 MW Post-recovery Ace = 10 MW - Answer :+150 + (-575) = -
-425 + (x) = 10, x= 435
Quiz :The MSSC for your BA is 650 MW. Your reporting threshold is >/equal to 520 MW. (650 x 80%) What is the percent of recovery for the following situation?
Loss of a 600 MW unit Pre-disturbance Ace = 150 MW Post-recovery Ace = -50MW - Answer :+150 + (-600) = -
-450 + (x) = -50, x= 400
Quiz :Units with nameplate ratings of 10 MW or greater should be equipped with governors which have a droop of ______% - Answer :5%,
Quiz :All of the reasons listed below can be a cause of inadvertent accumulation except - Answer :Market response
Quiz :Each Balancing Area shall operate its AGC on ______, unless such operation is adverse to system or Interconnection reliability. - Answer :Tie- Line Frequency Bias
Quiz :If a BA is unable to calculate ACE for more than _________ it shall notify its RC - Answer :30 minutes
Defined disturbance for DCS- MSSC(80%) = 650(80%) = 520
Quiz :What is the ACE based on the following information?
NIa = 350 I ME = 0 NIs = 50 FA = 59. Bias -250MW/0.1 Hz - Answer :250 MW
Quiz :Control Performance Standard 2(CPS 2) was replaced as a Balancing Authority performance measure by which of the following measures? - Answer :BAAL (Balancing Authority ACE Limit)
Quiz :What is not a cause of inadvertent accumulation? - Answer :Market Response
Quiz :Each Distribution Provider (DP) shall comply with all operating instructions issued by the _________________, including shedding firm load, unless such actions would violate safety, equipment, regulatory or statutory requirements. - Answer :Balancing Authority
Quiz :If a Transmission Operator has an anticipated emergency condition, it shall inform? - Answer :RC (Reliability Coordinator) BA (Balancing Authority TOPs (Transmission Operators
Quiz :Each Balancing Authority and Transmission Operators shall provide Operating Plans for next-day operations with its - Answer :RC (Reliability Coordinator)
Quiz :Transmission Operators shall notify entities identified in their next-day operating of the following: - Answer :Their role in the plan
Quiz :Each BA shall have an Operating Plan for the next day that addresses all of the following EXCEPT - Answer :Transmission Outages
Quiz :Each Generator Operator shall provide outage information daily to its _____________ for scheduled generator outages planned for the next day.
- Balancing Authority
- Reliability Authority
- Transmission Operator
- Market Participant - Answer :1&
Quiz :Each Transmission Operator shall operate so that __________, uncontrolled separation, or cascading outages will not occur as a result of the most severe single contingency. - Answer :Instability
Quiz :Each Transmission Operator, Balancing Authority, and Generator Operator shall plan and coordinate scheduled outages of all of the following system voltage regulating equipment, among affected Balancing Authorities and Transmission Operators as required except? - Answer :Phase Angle Regulating Transformers
Quiz :Each Transmission Operator shall, when practical, operate to protect against instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading outages resulting from multiple outages, as specified by its - Answer :RC (Reliability Coordinator)
Quiz :Each Reliability Coordinator, Transmission Operator, and Balancing Authority shall monitor what? - Answer :System Frequency
Quiz :What two pieces of information must each Reliability Coordinator, Transmission Operator, and Balancing Authority have available to predict the system's near-term load pattern? - Answer :Weather forecasts and past load patterns
Quiz :You are in your control center on night shift. You receive an updated weather forecast for the operating day that indicates the weather is forecast to be 5 degrees hotter. What should you do? - Answer :Review the load forecast to determine if any change in the load forecast is required and if the system is appropriately scheduled
Quiz :Each Reliability Coordinator, Transmission Operator, and Balancing Authority shall monitor all of the following except? - Answer :Generator output (only Generator Operator can monitor Generator Output)
Quiz :Each Generator Operator shall inform its ___________________ and the Transmission Operator of all generation resources available for use. - Answer :Hosting Balancing Authority
Quiz :The Transmission Operator shall direct corrective action, including ________ necessary to prevent voltage collapse when reactive resources are insufficient. - Answer :Load reduction (only result to this when resources are insufficient)
Quiz :Who shall know the status of all transmission reactive power resources, including the status of voltage regulators and power system stabilizers?
A) Balancing Authorities
B) Generator Operator
C) Reliability Coordinator
D) Transmission Operator - Answer :D) Transmission Operator
Quiz :The Reliability Coordinator shall have _______ to act and to direct actions to be taken by Transmission Operators, Balancing Authorities, Generator Operators, Transmission Service Providers, Load-Serving Entities, and Purchasing-Selling Entities within its Reliability Coordinator Area to preserve the integrity and reliability of the Bulk Electric System. - Answer :Clear decision making and authority.
Quiz :Each Reliability Coordinator shall know the current status of all critical facilities whose failure, degradation or disconnection could result in an - Answer :SOL (System operating limit) & IROL (Interconnection reliability operating limit) violation
Quiz :Each Reliability Coordinator shall have ______________ communications capabilities with its Transmission Operators and Balancing Authorities, and with neighboring Reliability Coordinators. - Answer :Interpersonal
Quiz :If a Reliability Coordinator notices an operational concern in another Reliability Coordinators region it should do which of the following? - Answer :Notify the other Reliability Coordinator
Quiz :If the results of these studies indicate potential SOL or IROL violations, the Reliability Coordinator shall issue the appropriate alerts via the - Answer :RCIS (Reliability Coordinator Information System)
**RC's use this to share operating information in real time.
Quiz :In instances where there is a difference in derived limits, the Reliability Coordinator and its Transmission Operators, Balancing Authorities, Generator Operators, Transmission Service Providers, Load-Serving Entities, and Purchasing-Selling Entities shall always operate the Bulk Electric System to the
- Answer :Most limiting parameter
Quiz :Regardless of the process it uses, the Reliability Coordinator must direct its Balancing Authorities and Transmission Operators to return the transmission system to within its Interconnection Reliability Operating Limits as soon as possible, but no longer than - Answer :30 mins
Quiz :Each Reliability Coordinator shall, in conjunction with its Transmission Operators and Balancing Authorities shall do which of the following to return transmission loading to within acceptable SOLs or IROLs? - Answer :operate at limiting parameter
Quiz :Each Reliability Coordinator shall monitor _________ and its Balancing Authorities' performance and direct any necessary rebalancing to return to CPS and DCS compliance. - Answer :System frequency
Quiz :Which of the following is the NERC Criteria for having to report a BES emergency that resulted in manual load shedding? - Answer :100 MW
Quiz :Which of the following is the NERC Criteria for having to report a BES emergency that resulted in a voltage deviation on a facility?
A) 15% excursion for no longer than 15 minutes
B) 10% excursion for longer than 15 minutes
C) 10% excursion for no longer than 15 minutes
D) 15% excursion for longer than 15 minutes - Answer :B) 10% excursion for longer than 15 minutes
Quiz :How soon does a Transmission Operator have to update its restoration plan after identifying any unplanned permanent System modification?
B) Two hours
C) Five hours
D) One hours - Answer :B) Two hours
Quiz :During an EEA 1, which of the following best describes what the deficient entity is attempting to do? - Answer :Increase its generation supply.
Quiz :Why should a Balancing Authority not unilaterally adjust generation in an attempt to return Interconnection frequency to normal beyond that supplied through frequency bias action and Interchange Schedule changes? - Answer :Such unilateral adjustment may overload transmission facilities.
Quiz :Each Transmission Operator and Balancing Authority shall develop, maintain, and implement a set of plans to mitigate operating emergencies for which of the following?
A) For insufficient generating capacity B) For transmission emergencies C) For load shedding D) For all of the above - Answer :D) For all of the above
Quiz :Who can declare an Energy Emergency Alert? - Answer :The deficient Balancing Authority's Reliability Coordinator
Quiz :At a minimum Balancing Authorities shall have operating agreements with _____________ that shall, contain provisions for emergency assistance, including provisions to obtain emergency assistance from - Answer :Adjacent Balancing Authorities & Remote Balancing Authorities
Quiz :If an interchange transaction started the hour at 100 MW and at 30 minutes past the hour it is reduced to 50 MW, what is the hourly integration for the hour? - Answer :75 MWhr
Quiz :Select ALL of the following that are part of the interchange process: - Answer :Interchange Coordinator, Purchasing Selling Entity, Transmission Service Provider, Balancing Authority
Quiz :The ________ is responsible for the confirmation and implementation of schedules. - Answer :Balancing Authority
Quiz :A Balancing Authority that is a part of a pseudo-tie in which the generator is physically located is known at which of the following? - Answer :Native BA (Balancing Authority)
Quiz :If an interchange schedule utilizes a DC tie-line as part of the scheduling path, it is necessary to coordinate the schedule with which of the following? - Answer :Transmission Operator
Quiz :When using a Dynamic Schedule and the energy profile in an hour is > 250 MW and the actual hourly integration deviates from the hourly energy profile by ______the tag must be modified. - Answer :10%
Quiz :What would be the Net Schedule for a Balancing Authority that has the following schedules?
Schedule #1 - -100 MW Schedule #2 - -50 MW Schedule #3 - -100 MW Schedule #4 - +100 MW Schedule #5 - -100 MW - Answer :250 MW Import
Quiz :Of the following types of outages, which should be coordinated between affected areas? - Answer :All outages
Quiz :For the system fault seen here, if breaker 2 in substation A fails to open which additional breakers in substation A would you expect to operate due to the failure? - Answer :1&
Quiz :Each Transmission Operator shall coordinate protection systems on major transmission lines and Interconnections with neighboring ___________, Transmission Operators, and Balancing Authorities. - Answer :Generation Operators
B) Provide data for existing and proposed RAS/SPs
C) Shall have evidence it reviewed new or functionally modified RAS/SPSs prior to being placed in service.
D) All of the above - Answer :All of the above
Quiz :The ___________ and Distribution Provider with a UFLS program (as required by its Regional Reliability Organization) shall have a UFLS equipment maintenance and testing program in place. - Answer :Transmission Owner
Quiz :The Transmission Owner and Distribution Provider that owns a UVLS system shall have a UVLS equipment maintenance and testing program in place. This program shall include which of the following?
A) Relays
B) Instrument transformers
C) Communications systems, where appropriate
D) Batteries - Answer :All of the above
Quiz :The Transmission Owner, Generator Owner, and __________ that owns an RAS/SPS shall maintain a list of and provide data for existing and proposed RAS/SPSs. - Answer :Distribution Provider
Quiz :Select all the barriers to communications that were identified - Answer :Workload, Terminology, Communications Timing, Distractions
Quiz :You are a Balancing Authority Operator and provide the following operating instructions to a Plant Operator in the Simpson generating plant control room. "I would like you to bring the Simpson generator #3 to 115 MW and adjust the Simpson generator #2 MVAR to 15". The Plant Operator responds with, "I understand that you would like me to bring the Simpson generator #3 to 115 MW and adjust the Simpson generator #2 MVAR to 15". What would then be your appropriate response? - Answer :"That is correct"
Quiz :You are a Transmission Operator and provide the following operating instructions to a Switchman in the field. "I would like you to open circuit
breaker 35 at Adams Station to isolate transformer 226 from the low side bus." The Switchman responds with, "I understand that you would like me to open circuit breaker 325 at Atoms Station to isolate transformer 226 from the low side bus". What would then be your appropriate response? - Answer :"That is not correct. I would like you to open circuit breaker 35 at Alpha Delta Alpha Mike Saturn Station to isolate transformer 226 from the low side bus.".
Quiz :Based on the information provided in the module, communications are NOT critical to the operation of the electric power system. - Answer :False
Quiz :BA, RC, and TOPs are required to assess adherence to their documented communications protocols for issuing and receiving Operating Instructions on what interval? - Answer :Once every 12 months (annually)
Quiz :Which of the following statements is true about 3-part communications?
- Answer :Its goal is to ensure mutual understanding between two or more people.
Quiz :If a Transmission Operator is unsuccessful when testing its Alternative Interpersonal Communication capability, it shall initiate action to repair or designate a replacement within what time frame? - Answer :2 hours
Quiz :The NERC Standards require that the Reliability Coordinator must have Interpersonal Communication capabilities with all of the following EXCEPT: - Answer :Balancing Authorities in the Interconnection
Quiz :Each Reliability Coordinator shall notify entities within 60 minutes of the detection of a failure of its Interpersonal Communication capability that lasts longer than what time? - Answer :30 minutes
Quiz :According to the NERC Standards, the Distribution Provider is required to have Interpersonal Communication capabilities with which of the following? (Select all that apply) - Answer :Its Balancing Authority, Its Transmission Operator
Quiz :The three keys to listening that were identified are: Receiving, Analyzing, and - Answer :Responding
Quiz :Which of the following would be the correct use of the phonetic alphabet for the word LIMIT? - Answer :Lima, India, Mike, India, Tango
