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1. What is the typical duration of a voltage swell?

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Correct Answer: A few milliseconds to a few seconds

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2. What is the duration of a Voltage Swell?

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Correct Answer: A few milliseconds to a few seconds.

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3. What is the cause of voltage drop?

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Correct Answer: Current flowing through a circuit.

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4. What is voltage?

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Correct Answer: The force or "push" driving electrical energy through a conductor or wire

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5. What does USE stand for?

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Correct Answer: Underground Service Entrance

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6. What is the meaning of USE?

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Correct Answer: Underground Service Entrance conductor or cable.

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7. What does UPS stand for?

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Correct Answer: Uninterruptable Power Supply

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8. What is a single relay that can be used alone or in combinations with others called?

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Correct Answer: Unit Electrical Relay

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9. What is the definition of Ultra High Voltage (UFV)?

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Correct Answer: Transmission systems in the ac voltage exceeds 800,000 volts.

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10. What is the act of preparing the connection or transition of an insulating cable called?

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Correct Answer: Termination

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11. What is the purpose of a terminal?

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Correct Answer: To provide a point of connection to external circuits

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12. What does " Temperatue Rating" mean?

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Correct Answer: The maximum temperature at which insulation will maintain its integrity.

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13. What does stripping refer to?

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Correct Answer: The removal of the insulation or jacket from a conductor/wire.

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14. What does the designation "stripping" refer to?

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Correct Answer: Removal of the insulation or jacket from a conductor/wire

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15. What is stringing?

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Correct Answer: The act of installing overhead electrical wire or conductor.

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16. What is the act of installing overhead electrical wire or conductor called?

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Correct Answer: Stringing

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17. What is the designation to separate insulated parallel wires?

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Correct Answer: Slitting

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18. What is slitting?

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Correct Answer: The designation to separate insulated parallel wires.

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19. What is a short circuit?

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Correct Answer: A load that occurs when an ungrounded conductor comes into contact with another conductor or grounded object.

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20. What does SEC stand for?

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Correct Answer: Service Entrance Cable

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21. What is the designation ROJ stand for?

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Correct Answer: Remove Outer Jacket

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22. What are relays used for on power systems?

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Correct Answer: To detect excessive currents and send signals to protective devices

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23. Which of the following is NOT a use for a Regulator?

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Correct Answer: To control the voltage of a circuit by raising and lowering it.

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24. A receptacle is which of the following?

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Correct Answer: A female flange mounted wiring device with the conducting elements recessed behind the mating surface.

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25. A receptacle is a:

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Correct Answer: Female flange mounted wiring device

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26. What is pulling?

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Correct Answer: The act of installing one or more cables.

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27. Pull tension is measured in _____.

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Correct Answer: Pounds or kilograms

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28. What is a pull?

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Correct Answer: The installation of one or more cables.

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29. What is the definition of power?

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Correct Answer: Rate at which energy is released or consumed, expressed in watts.

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30. What is the unit of power?

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Correct Answer: Watts

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31. What does the term "Polarized" mean in relation to plugs and connectors?

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Correct Answer: A plug and connector formed in a way that only allows proper connection.

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32. Which of the following is true about plugs?

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Correct Answer: They are always dead until they are plugged into a power source

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33. Why should plugs never be wired to make the exposed pins live while unplugged?

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Correct Answer: It is dangerous

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34. What does PCC stand for?

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Correct Answer: Point of Common Coupling

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35. What is the specified maximum magnitude of the input quantity that can be applied for a specified period of time without causing damage?

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Correct Answer: Overload

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36. What causes an Outage?

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Correct Answer: External factors such as trees

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37. What is a fuse used on overhead electrical distribution systems held in place by?

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Correct Answer: Two springs

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38. What does OD stand for?

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Correct Answer: Outer Diameter

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39. What is Off Peak Power?

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Correct Answer: Power supplied during designated periods of low power system demand.

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40. What is a Notching Relay?

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Correct Answer: A relay which switches in response to a specific number of applied impulses.

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41. What does "Non-Load break" refer to?

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Correct Answer: A group of rubber insulating products that cannot be separated under load

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42. What does the term "Non-Load break" refer to?

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Correct Answer: A group of rubber insulating products that cannot be separated under load.

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43. What does nominal voltage refer to?

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Correct Answer: A nominal value assigned to a circuit or system for the purpose of conveniently designating its voltage class.

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44. What does NACC stand for?

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Correct Answer: North American Color Code

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45. What is the meaning of the word "Midget"?

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Correct Answer: Referring to an inlet or outlet with a shallow depth

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46. What is the maximum voltage for aMedium Voltage electrical system?

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Correct Answer: 38 kV

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47. What does MCC stand for?

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Correct Answer: Motor Control Center

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48. What does a limit switch do?

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Correct Answer: A limit switch is used to open or close electrical circuits when certain limits are reached.

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49. What does LED stand for?

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Correct Answer: Light Emitting Diode

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50. What is the other name for lay direction?

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Correct Answer: The twist of conductors in a cable.

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51. What is a lateral circuit?

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Correct Answer: A tap-off line to take primary distribution from the main power line to a nearby load center.

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52. What is the definition of "Lag?"

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Correct Answer: The condition where the current is delayed in time with respect to the voltage in an ac circuit.

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53. What does kVA stand for?

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Correct Answer: Apparent Power expressed in Thousand Volt-Amps

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54. What is a kilowatt?

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Correct Answer: 1000 watts of real power. Expressed at kW.

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55. What is a jumper?

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Correct Answer: An electrical connection between two points.

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56. What is a jacket?

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Correct Answer: Outer material layer of a cord.

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57. What is a cord?

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Correct Answer: A type of strong thread made of several strands of twine twisted together

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58. Induced Voltage is caused by a:

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Correct Answer: Nearby electric field

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59. What is the Impulse Test used for?

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Correct Answer: To confirm that the insulation level is sufficient to withstand overvoltages

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60. What is an impulse?

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Correct Answer: A current surge.

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61. What does IEC stand for?

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Correct Answer: International Electrotechnical Commission

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62. What does the ICC standardize?

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Correct Answer: Wire jacket colors

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63. What does the acronym "ICC" stand for?

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Correct Answer: International Color Code

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64. What is the Independent System Operator (ISO) responsible for?

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Correct Answer: Maintaining system balance, reliability, and electricity market operation.

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65. What is ISO responsible for?

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Correct Answer: Maintaining system balance, reliability, and electricity market operation

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66. What is one horsepower equivalent to in terms of power usage?

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Correct Answer: 746 watts

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67. One horsepower is equivalent to _____ watts.

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Correct Answer: 746

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68. What does HV system stand for?

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Correct Answer: High Voltage System

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69. What is the meaning of "roo-mean-square ac voltage"?

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Correct Answer: The maximum voltage of an electric power system.

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70. What equates to one cycle per second?

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Correct Answer: One hertz

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71. How many hertz are in one cycle per second?

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Correct Answer: 1

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72. What is the Harmonized Code?

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Correct Answer: An international coding system for specifying the attributes of cord voltages, jackets, diameters, etc.

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73. What is a Local grid?

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Correct Answer: A Microgrid or Nanogrid

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74. What is an electric power system that utilizes information exchange and control technologies called?

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Correct Answer: Grid

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75. What is Smart/Intelligent Grid?

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Correct Answer: A system that uses sensors, actuators, and distributed computing to control the flow of electricity.

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76. What is the historical definition of a grid?

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Correct Answer: A network for transmitting and distributing electrical power

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77. What are the services that make up a grid service?

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Correct Answer: Conventional Ancillary Services, and other emerging services that facilitate particular grid qualities.

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78. What causes an electric grid to fail due to collapsing voltage?

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Correct Answer: Grid Instability

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79. What is a generator trip?

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Correct Answer: A generator trip occurs when a generator fails and causes a contingency condition on the power system.

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80. What is Generation Dispatch?

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Correct Answer: The process of varying the output from generation on a moment-to-moment basis to meet changing supply requirements.

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81. What is the process of varying the output from generation on a moment-to-moment basis to meet changing supply requirements called?

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Correct Answer: Generation Dispatch

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82. What is the term used to describe the shift from centralized generation to a mix of centralized and distributed generation?

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Correct Answer: Generation Bifurcation

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83. What is the trend of the conventional power grid generation model?

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Correct Answer: To shift from centralized generation connected to transmission, to a mix of that and distributed generation connected to distribution

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84. Electric energy is generated by which of the following?

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Correct Answer: Photovoltaic, wind- farm, hydroelectric

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85. What is an undesired current path between ground and an electrical potential called?

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Correct Answer: Short Circuit

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86. What is a ground fault?

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Correct Answer: An undesired current path between ground and an electrical potential.

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87. What is the UK term for "ground"?

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Correct Answer: Earth

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88. What is the main purpose of a GFCI?

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Correct Answer: To prevent electrical shocks

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89. What is the main purpose of a fuse?

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Correct Answer: To protect equipment from over current conditions and damage

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90. What is a frequency transducer?

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Correct Answer: A transducer used for the measurement of the frequency of an A.C. electrical quantity

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91. What does FPI stand for?

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Correct Answer: Fault Passage Indicator

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92. What is a Feeder?

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Correct Answer: A three phase distribution line circuit used as a source to other three phase and single phase circuits.

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93. What is ferrite used for?

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Correct Answer: To prevent high frequency electrical noise from entering or exiting the equipment.

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94. What is the "circuit-opening fusible part" of a fuse?

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Correct Answer: The part of the fuse that is heated and severed by the passage of the overcurrent through it.

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95. What is the Forward Capacity Auction?

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Correct Answer: An auction where resources compete to obtain a commitment to supply capacity in exchange for a market-priced capacity payment.

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96. What does the forward capacity market ensure?

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Correct Answer: That a power system will have sufficient resources to meet the future demand for electricity.

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97. What is the purpose of a Forward Capacity Market?

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Correct Answer: To ensure that a power system will have sufficient resources to meet the future demand for electricity.

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98. What does a flexible distribution system rely on for power?

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Correct Answer: A mix of grid and local sources

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99. What is the ability of the generation fleet to change its output (ramp) rapidly called?

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Correct Answer: Flexibility

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100. What is the voltage of a primary feeder?

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Correct Answer: Medium voltage

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101. What is a primary feeder?

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Correct Answer: A feeder operating at primary voltage supplying a distribution circuit.

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102. What is the purpose of a feeder?

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Correct Answer: To conduct electricity between the service equipment and the final overcurrent device

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103. What does FERC stand for?

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Correct Answer: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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104. What is the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission?

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Correct Answer: An independent agency that regulates the interstate transmission of natural gas, oil, and electricity.

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