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Common standard time period for station battery to handle outage of AC power to chargers - Answer 8-12 hours Time to restore data exchange redundancy when redundancy testing by RC/TOP/BA deemed unsuccessful - Answer 2 hours Transition period to backup control facility (fully functioning) - Ans...

According to Nerc Standards, an emergency interchange transaction can be exempt from tagging if it is less than_________________ - Answer 60 minutes A BA or LSE that requests an EEA 3 must complete and EEA 3 report and submit it to the RC within how many days - Answer 2 business days During re...

The Reliability Coordinator just informed you of a slow time error correction which will begin at the top of the next hour. Your EMS system will not let you change your scheduled frequency. Your Frequency Bias Setting is -100 MW/.1Hz. What action should you take? A) Increase Net Interchange Sched...

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 True/False Analysis type questions are designed to be the least complex from a human cognitive process. A) True B) False - Answer B) Fals...

Which of the following represents a virtual tie-line updated in real time? - Answer pseudo-tie Balancing Areas shall analyze forecasted generation availability and reserve levels, and inform their reliability coordinators of actual or potential generation deficiencies each: - Answer day Balanc...

A transmission line is operating with a voltage phase angle different of 30 degrees between the sending Vs and the receiving bus Vr. If the receiving end load is suddenly increased, the voltage phase angle difference will be? - Answer The phase angle will increase. When load is increased phase angle...

1. If a 500 kV transmission line with a surge impedance loading of 800 MW is currently loaded at 1400 MW, which of the following events would most likely occur? a. Generator MVAR output would increase b. All system capacitors would trip off-line c. Generator MVAR output would decrease d. All a...

b. NERC Operating Committee - Answer What group can approve a change in the Disturbance Recovery Period for an Interconnection? a. NERC Interconnection Working Group b. NERC Operating Committee c. NERC Regional Council d. NERC Disturbance Analysis Working Group c. Check targets and equipm...

What is the calculation used for determining inadvertent interchange? - Answer Net actual interchange minus net scheduled interchange Which of the following would be a suitable use for a pseudo-tie? - Answer Accounting for jointly owned generators Which of the following entities may a Balancin...

Which type of relay operates on the premise of comparing the flow in and out of the area of protection? - Answer Differential relay Underfrequency load shedding is set-up so that which of the following does NOT occur? - Answer Uncontrolled separation Who is responsible to make sure that the op...

BAAL DOES NOT APPLY - Answer According to BAAL requirements of BAL-001, which of the following statements is true when actual frequency is greater than Scheduled Frequency? Tie Lines - Answer The ACE equation must include metered data: dynamic schedules, pseudo ties, actual frequency and all_____...

If a Balancing Authority cannot comply with the Control Performance or Disturbance Control Standards, it shall implement what remedies to do so? (EOP-002 R6) - Answer Load all available Generating Capacity Deploy all Available Operating Reserves Interrupt interruptible loads & Exports Request eme...

System studies identify what - Answer Predict operations and identify constraints If ACE remains the same and frequency goes up what has happened? - Answer Someone lost load When a generator has its AVR in service it is a? - Answer Dynamic source of reactive power Black start resource testi...

1. Balancing Authority A is importing MW and has a tie-Iine flowing into them when the meter fails to zero. Which of the following statements is true? A) The Balancing Authority's frequency will drop B) The Balancing Authority's generators on AGC will decrease output C) The Balancing Authority...