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1. What is system inertia?

The force required to keep an object moving

The sum of rotational inertias exerted by the various rotating machine generators

A measure of an object's resistance to changes in its speed or direction

The opposition to change in velocity

Answer

Correct Answer: The sum of rotational inertias exerted by the various rotating machine generators

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2. What is the central control function performed by the system operator?

Control generation, demand response, and transmission assets.

Control generation and demand response.

Control generation and transmission assets.

Serve load.

Answer

Correct Answer: Control generation, demand response, and transmission assets.

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3. What is the average speed of normal operation for a synchronous machine?

Depends on the type of system to which it is connected.

Greater than the speed of the system to which it is connected.

Proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.

Equal to the speed of the system to which it is connected.

Answer

Correct Answer: Proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.

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4. What is the state where connected alternating-current systems operate at the same frequency called?

Desynchronism

Asynchronism

Resynchronism

Synchronization

Answer

Correct Answer: Synchronization

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5. What is the primary use of switchgear?

Machinery

The generation, transmission, distribution, and conversion of electric power.

Home appliances

Automobiles

Answer

Correct Answer: The generation, transmission, distribution, and conversion of electric power.

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6. What is the time limit for a Supplemental Reserve to be fully responsive?

5 minutes

30 minutes

10 minutes

15 minutes

Answer

Correct Answer: 10 minutes

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7. Which of the following is NOT classified as a substation?

Distribution transformer installations

Minor distribution or transmission equipment

Service equipment

Assemblage of equipment

Answer

Correct Answer: Service equipment

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8. What is the purpose of a substation?

To pass electric energy in bulk for the purpose of switching or modifying its characteristics

To service electric equipment

To generate or utilize electric energy

To distribute electric energy

Answer

Correct Answer: To pass electric energy in bulk for the purpose of switching or modifying its characteristics

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9. What is the time step of sub-hourly energy markets?

4 minutes

1 hour

5 minutes

12 minutes

Answer

Correct Answer: 5 minutes

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10. In the United States, what percentage of electricity is traded in sub-hourly markets?

60%

48%

72%

54%

Answer

Correct Answer: 60%

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11. What is the economic order of a stack?

The collection of available generators arranged in reload order.

The collection of available generators arranged in unit commitment order.

The collection of available generators arranged in economic order.

The collection of available generators arranged in operating reserve order.

Answer

Correct Answer: The collection of available generators arranged in economic order.

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12. What is the spinning reserve?

On-line and fully responsive within five minutes

Fully responsive within ten minutes

Generation and responsive load that is on-line and begins responding immediately

Part of contingency reserves

Answer

Correct Answer: Generation and responsive load that is on-line and begins responding immediately

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13. What is the name of the technology used to generate electricity from sunlight?

Solar Photovoltaic

Solar Energy

Solar Power

Solar Thermal

Answer

Correct Answer: Solar Photovoltaic

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14. What is the main element used in solar photovoltaic technology?

Oxygen

Carbon

Silicon

Hydrogen

Answer

Correct Answer: Silicon

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15. What is the result of poor electromechanical damping?

Small Signal Oscillation

High Signal Oscillation

No Signal Oscillation

Medium Signal Oscillation

Answer

Correct Answer: Small Signal Oscillation

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16. What does low damping of small signal oscillations indicate?

High efficiency

No potential issues

Potential system stability issues.

Good system stability

Answer

Correct Answer: Potential system stability issues.

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17. What is the process of billing and invoicing charges and payments for market activities between market participants and an independent system operator called?

Transmission

Invoicing

Billing

Settlement

Answer

Correct Answer: Settlement

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18. What is the Self-healing Distribution Circuit?

A communication network that helps to coordinate the operation of field devices and software so that outages can be avoided.

A device that helps to locate and isolate faults in a distribution circuit so that service can be restored

A distribution circuit with technologies that support fault location, isolation and service restoration (FLISR).

Answer

Correct Answer: A distribution circuit with technologies that support fault location, isolation and service restoration (FLISR).

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19. What is a self-healing distribution circuit?

A distribution circuit that cannot support fault location, isolation and service restoration.

A distribution circuit that cannot rapidly reconfigure the flow of electricity.

A distribution circuit with technologies that support fault location, isolation and service restoration.

A distribution circuit that is not able to automatically determine the location of a fault.

Answer

Correct Answer: A distribution circuit with technologies that support fault location, isolation and service restoration.

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20. What does sectionalization refer to?

The process of dividing a circuit into sections

A type of electrical switch

A method of isolating a fault

A self-healing distribution circuit

Answer

Correct Answer: The process of dividing a circuit into sections

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21. What does scheduling refer to?

Scheduling of imports or exports of energy into or out of a balancing area.

The general practice of ensuring that a power plant is committed and available when needed.

The general practice of ensuring that a generator is committed and available when needed.

The general practice of ensuring that a grid is connected and available when needed.

Answer

Correct Answer: The general practice of ensuring that a generator is committed and available when needed.

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22. What is an electric apparatus depending on electromagnetic induction for its operation called?

Excitation Machine

Rotation Machine

Rotating Machine

Induction Machine

Answer

Correct Answer: Rotating Machine

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23. What is Reverse Power Flow also known as?

Backfeeding

Upstreaming

Networking

Grounding

Answer

Correct Answer: Backfeeding

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24. What is responsive load?

A device that measures the amount of electricity being used by a customer

Customer load that responds to signals from the utility to aid in grid operations

A type of energy used to power some electric vehicles

The customer's responsibility to keep the electrical grid in good working order

Answer

Correct Answer: Customer load that responds to signals from the utility to aid in grid operations

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25. What is the definition of resilience?

The ability of an electric grid to prevent damage from natural and man-made disasters

The degree to which an electric grid is hardened to natural and man-made disasters

Answer

Correct Answer: The degree to which an electric grid is hardened to natural and man-made disasters

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26. What is a requirement?

A component

A system

A desired feature, property, or behavior of a system.

A project

Answer

Correct Answer: A desired feature, property, or behavior of a system.

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27. What is a balancing authority area?

An area where electric grid operators cooperate

An area where the electric grid is not reliable

The area controlled by a Reliability Coordinator

An area responsible for ensuring the reliability of the electric grid

Answer

Correct Answer: An area responsible for ensuring the reliability of the electric grid

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28. Reliability Region refers to the collection of what?

Generation, transmission, and loads

Continents

Countries

Cities

Answer

Correct Answer: Generation, transmission, and loads

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29. Who is responsible for the reliable operation of the Bulk Power System?

Independent System Operator

Reliability Coordinator

Regional Transmission Operator

Electric Reliability Council of Texas

Answer

Correct Answer: Reliability Coordinator

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30. What is the utility industry's expression for reliability?

System reliability indices

Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI)

Average Service Unavailability Index (ASUI)

Many others

Answer

Correct Answer: System reliability indices

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31. What is the purpose of regulation?

To maintain interconnection frequency and match generation to load within the control area.

To track the moment-to-moment fluctuations in customer loads

To manage differences between actual and scheduled power flows between control areas

To correct for the unintended fluctuations in generation.

Answer

Correct Answer: To maintain interconnection frequency and match generation to load within the control area.

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32. What is the Reserve used for?

To provide the slow up and down balancing service.

To provide the up and down balancing service.

To provide the fast left and right balancing service.

To provide the fast up and down balancing service.

Answer

Correct Answer: To provide the fast up and down balancing service.

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33. What is the Regulation Reserve?

A type of capacity that is not devoted to providing the fast up and down balancing service.

The amount of capacity that is needed to provide the fast up and down balancing service.

The amount of capacity devoted to providing the slow up and down balancing service.

The amount of capacity devoted to providing the fast up and down balancing service.

Answer

Correct Answer: The amount of capacity devoted to providing the fast up and down balancing service.

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34. Reclosers are used to _______.

Regulate electrical current

Measure electrical current

Automatically interrupt and reclose an alternating-current circuit

Control traffic signals

Answer

Correct Answer: Automatically interrupt and reclose an alternating-current circuit

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35. Reclosers are used to improve which of the following?

Temporary faults

Whole feeder circuit breaker trips

Assembly of control elements

Average reliability

Answer

Correct Answer: Average reliability

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36. What is the real-time market?

The market for real-time power imbalance

Generated by the Independent System Operator for coordinating real-time power imbalance

The competitive generation market controlled and coordinated by the Independent System Operator for arranging real-time imbalance power.

The market for spot power

Answer

Correct Answer: The competitive generation market controlled and coordinated by the Independent System Operator for arranging real-time imbalance power.

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37. What is the active power for a sinusoidal quantity in a two-wire circuit?

The product of the voltage, the current, and the cosine of the phase angle between them.

The product of the voltage, the current, and the sine of the phase angle between them.

The sum of the voltage and the current.

The product of the voltage and the current.

Answer

Correct Answer: The product of the voltage, the current, and the cosine of the phase angle between them.

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38. What is the supply of dynamic reactive power used to control?

Transmission system voltages

Generation of electricity

Supply of oil

Movement of mechanical objects

Answer

Correct Answer: Transmission system voltages

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39. What is the supply of dynamic reactive power called?

Active Supply

Reactive Supply

Static Supply

Passive Supply

Answer

Correct Answer: Reactive Supply

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40. What is the product of voltage and out-of-phase component of alternating current?

Real Power

Apparent Power

Complex Power

Reactive Power

Answer

Correct Answer: Reactive Power

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41. Reactive power is ____.

The rate at which energy is developed in a system

A measure of how well losses and voltage peaks can be reduced in a system.

The product of voltage and out-of-phase component of alternating current

A measure of how well a system can extract useful energy

Answer

Correct Answer: The product of voltage and out-of-phase component of alternating current

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42. What is the maximum capacity of a generating unit?

Output capacity

Depend on fuel type

Rated Capacity

Exceed demand

Answer

Correct Answer: Rated Capacity

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43. What does the word "Ramp" mean in the context of generation output?

A change in generation output over some unit of time.

A device used to load and unload vehicles

A raised platform where a speaker can stand to address an audience

A sloping surface linking two different levels

Answer

Correct Answer: A change in generation output over some unit of time.

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44. What does ramp rate describe?

The amount of time it takes for a generating unit to change its output

The ability of a generating unit to change its input

The efficiency of a generating unit

The ability of a generating unit to change its output

Answer

Correct Answer: The ability of a generating unit to change its output

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45. What is the normal flow of energy in a radial feeder?

Stops and starts again at predefined time intervals

Reverses at predefined time intervals

In two directions

In one direction only

Answer

Correct Answer: In one direction only

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46. What is the main responsibility of a Regional Transmission Organization?

Building power plants

Training electricians

Maintaining system balance, reliability, and electricity market operation.

Determining energy rates

Answer

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

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47. FERC stands for...?

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Federal Energy Regulatory Council

Federal Electricity Regulatory Commission

Federal Electricity Regulatory Council

Answer

Correct Answer: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

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48. The state agency that regulates the activities of investor-owned utilities is known as the ________.

Public Utility Commission

National Transportation Safety Board

Federal Communications Commission

Federal Reserve

Answer

Correct Answer: Public Utility Commission

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49. What does the Public Utility Commission regulate?

The activities of investor-owned utilities

The Federal Reserve

The price of gold

The stock market

Answer

Correct Answer: The activities of investor-owned utilities

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50. What does a PUD provide?

Postal Services

Public Transportation

Public Utility Services

Pest Control Services

Answer

Correct Answer: Public Utility Services

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51. A Protection System includes _______.

Only communication system(s)

One or more protection equipments, instrument transformer(s), wiring, tripping circuit(s), auxiliary supply(s) and, where provided, communication system(s).

Only automatic reclosing equipment

One or more protection equipments

Answer

Correct Answer: One or more protection equipments, instrument transformer(s), wiring, tripping circuit(s), auxiliary supply(s) and, where provided, communication system(s).

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52. What is a prosumer?

A consumer that is also individually capable of storing and producing electricity.

A device that produces energy.

A device that helps conserve energy.

A device that stores energy.

Answer

Correct Answer: A consumer that is also individually capable of storing and producing electricity.

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53. A power transformer transfers what between the generator and the distribution primary circuits?

Electric energy

Air

Magnetism

Water

Answer

Correct Answer: Electric energy

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54. What is a power system?

The process of generating electricity.

The set of all components required to generate electricity.

The generation resources and/or transmission facilities operated as an entity to meet load and/or interchange commitments.

A plant where electricity is generated.

Answer

Correct Answer: The generation resources and/or transmission facilities operated as an entity to meet load and/or interchange commitments.

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55. What is Power Quality?

The study of power systems

Any power problem manifested in voltage, current, or frequency deviations that results in failure or misoperation of customer equipment.

The control and distribution of electricity

The generation of electrical power

Answer

Correct Answer: Any power problem manifested in voltage, current, or frequency deviations that results in failure or misoperation of customer equipment.

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56. What is the process of controlling the path(s) through which power flows called?

Power Distribution Control

Power Supply Control

Power Management Control

Power Flow Control

Answer

Correct Answer: Power Flow Control

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57. What does power flow refer to in an electric system?

The flow of electric current in a system.

The voltage in a system.

The flow of electric power in a transmission system.

The resistance in a system.

Answer

Correct Answer: The flow of electric power in a transmission system.

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58. What does Power Flow refer to?

The transfer ofheat

The flow of electric power in a (transmission) system

The movement of electrons in a conductor.

The force required to move an object.

Answer

Correct Answer: The flow of electric power in a (transmission) system

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59. What is power distribution?

Technology and infrastructure that moves electrons from devices where they are available to devices where they are wanted.

The study of the distribution of power within a nation

The process of taking power away from someone

The act of distributing power among a group of people

Answer

Correct Answer: Technology and infrastructure that moves electrons from devices where they are available to devices where they are wanted.

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60. What is the main use of peak plants?

They are used to meet the peak demands for electricity.

They are used to provide power at a lower cost.

They are used to generate electricity.

They are used sparingly, often only a handful of times a year during extreme peak periods of demand.

Answer

Correct Answer: They are used sparingly, often only a handful of times a year during extreme peak periods of demand.

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61. What is a passive load?

A load with no special characteristics

A load that behaves in a manner that approximates simple impedance

A load that requires a lot of power

A load that is difficult to manage

Answer

Correct Answer: A load that behaves in a manner that approximates simple impedance

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62. What are operating reserves a combination of?

Fixed reserves, variable reserves, and load-shedding reserves

Contingency reserves, regulation reserves, and sometimes load-following reserves

Answer

Correct Answer: Contingency reserves, regulation reserves, and sometimes load-following reserves

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63. What are operating reserves?

A combination of contingency reserves, regulation reserves, and sometimes load-following reserves.

Regulation reserves

Load-following reserves

Contingency reserves

Answer

Correct Answer: A combination of contingency reserves, regulation reserves, and sometimes load-following reserves.

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64. What is the full form of OLTC?

Online Tap Changer

Optimal Line Transfer Capacity

Optimal Line Tap Capacity

Optimal Line Transfer Capacity

Answer

Correct Answer: Online Tap Changer

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65. The last generator to be dispatched at any point in time is referred to as what?

The prime generator

The sequential generator

The lead generator

The marginal generator

Answer

Correct Answer: The marginal generator

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66. What is the last generator to be dispatched at any point in time referred to as?

Intermediate generator

Peak load generator

Base load generator

Marginal generator

Answer

Correct Answer: Marginal generator

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67. What is the North American Electric Reliability Corporation's mission?

To provide energy to North America

To conserve energy in North America

To regulate energy prices in North America

To assure the reliability of the bulk power system in North America

Answer

Correct Answer: To assure the reliability of the bulk power system in North America

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68. What is non-spinning reserve?

A way to fully responsive load within 30 minutes.

A reserve used to help manage solar variability

Generation and responsive load that -line but can be fully responsive is off within 30 minutes.

A component of contingency reserves

Answer

Correct Answer: Generation and responsive load that -line but can be fully responsive is off within 30 minutes.

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69. What is a network transformer?

A transformer designed for use in a vault to feed a variable capacity system of interconnected secondaries.

A device used to change the phase angle of an alternating current.

A device used in a electrical circuit to protect against voltage fluctuations.

A device that increases the voltage of an alternating current.

Answer

Correct Answer: A transformer designed for use in a vault to feed a variable capacity system of interconnected secondaries.

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70. What is the main purpose of a network protector?

Determine electrical conditions on the primary feeder or transformer.

Automatically connect a transformer to a secondary network.

Manually disconnect a transformer from a secondary network.

Automatically disconnect a transformer from a secondary network in response to predetermined electrical conditions.

Answer

Correct Answer: Automatically disconnect a transformer from a secondary network in response to predetermined electrical conditions.

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71. Which of the following best describes a Network Protector?

A device that manually connects a transformer from a secondary network in response to predetermined electrical conditions.

A device that automatically disconnects a transformer from a secondary network in response to predetermined electrical conditions.

A device that manually disconnects a transformer from a secondary network in response to predetermined electrical conditions.

A device that automatically connects a transformer from a secondary network in response to predetermined electrical conditions.

Answer

Correct Answer: A device that automatically disconnects a transformer from a secondary network in response to predetermined electrical conditions.

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72. What is a nanogrid?

A type of solar panel

A device that converts one form of energy to another

A kind of battery

A single domain of power; single physical layer of power distribution, reliability, quality, capacity, price and administration

Answer

Correct Answer: A single domain of power; single physical layer of power distribution, reliability, quality, capacity, price and administration

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73. What does a nanogrid provide?

Capacity, price and administration

A single domain of power

Multidomain of power

Single physical layer of communication

Answer

Correct Answer: A single domain of power

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74. What is the minimum run level?

Fuel source for a generator

Plant design

Common use

Minimum level of output that can be provided from a generator.

Answer

Correct Answer: Minimum level of output that can be provided from a generator.

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75. What is a Minigrid?

A grid, similar to a traditional utility grid, but with no geography and capacity.

A grid, similar to a traditional utility grid, but with limited geography and capacity.

A grid, similar to a traditional utility grid, but with unlimited geography and capacity.

A grid, similar to a traditional utility grid, but with limited geography and no capacity.

Answer

Correct Answer: A grid, similar to a traditional utility grid, but with limited geography and capacity.

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76. What is a "Milligrid"?

A Utility Microgrid with local generation or storage.

A type of IED

A unit of measure

A small-scale power grid

Answer

Correct Answer: A Utility Microgrid with local generation or storage.

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77. What is the scale of a Microgrid?

A few to a few hundred buildings.

A single building.

A city block.

A few to a few thousand buildings.

Answer

Correct Answer: A few to a few hundred buildings.

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78. Microgrid is defined as an electricity distribution system containing loads and what?

Macro Resources

None of the above

Distributed Energy Resources

Local Resources

Answer

Correct Answer: Distributed Energy Resources

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79. What is a Microgrid?

A system that can only store energy

A system that can only distribute energy

A system that can only generate energy

A system that can generate, store and distribute energy

Answer

Correct Answer: A system that can generate, store and distribute energy

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80. What is a micro-generator?

A renewable energy source that generates electricity from water

A machine that produces electricity from nuclear reactions

A type of electric generator that can be connected to a low-voltage electrical installation

A device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy

Answer

Correct Answer: A type of electric generator that can be connected to a low-voltage electrical installation

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81. What is the maximum voltage for Medium Voltage?

100 KV

1 MV

1 KV

10 KV

Answer

Correct Answer: 100 KV

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82. What is the range for medium voltage?

10 KV - 100 KV

1 KV - 10 KV

100 KV - 1 KV

1 KV - 100 KV

Answer

Correct Answer: 1 KV - 100 KV

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83. What is the Market?

The demand for a good or service

Demand and supply of goods and services; the entire economic ecosystem around the Grid.

Answer

Correct Answer: Demand and supply of goods and services; the entire economic ecosystem around the Grid.

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84. What is the definition of Low Voltage?

Voltages less than or equal to 1 KV.

Voltages greater than 1 KV.

Voltages equal to or greater than 1 KV.

Voltages less than 1 KV.

Answer

Correct Answer: Voltages less than 1 KV.

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85. What is the Locational Marginal Price?

The price of a unit of energy at a particular transmission constraints

The price of a unit of energy at a particular electrical load

The price of a unit of energy at a particular electrical location

The price of a unit of energy at a particular time.

Answer

Correct Answer: The price of a unit of energy at a particular electrical location

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86. What is the aggregate load balanced with?

Aggregate generation

Load-Interchange-Generation Balance

Imports and exports

Neighboring systems

Answer

Correct Answer: Aggregate generation

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87. What is the main purpose of Load Frequency Control?

To maintain the scheduled system frequency or the established interchange with other areas within predetermined limits

To increase power output of electric generators

To establish interchange with other areas

To decrease power output of electric generators

Answer

Correct Answer: To maintain the scheduled system frequency or the established interchange with other areas within predetermined limits

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88. What are load forecasts used for?

To help develop marketing schedules to ensure that sufficient quantities and types of advertising are available when needed.

To help develop generation schedules to ensure that sufficient quantities and types of generation are available when needed.

To help develop production schedules to ensure that sufficient quantities and types of materials are available when needed.

To help develop shipping schedules to ensure that sufficient quantities and types of products are available when needed

Answer

Correct Answer: To help develop generation schedules to ensure that sufficient quantities and types of generation are available when needed.

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89. What is Load Following?

A way to reduce the stress on the power system during times of high demand.

The ability of the power system to meet customer demand.

A technique to increase the efficiency of power plants.

The use of on-line generation, storage, or load equipment to track the intra- and interhour changes in customer loads.

Answer

Correct Answer: The use of on-line generation, storage, or load equipment to track the intra- and interhour changes in customer loads.

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90. What does a lateral branch do?

Extends from a manhole or handhole to a nearby continent

Extends from a manhole or handhole to a nearby building, handhole, or pole.

Extends from a manhole or handhole to a nearby city

Extends from a manhole or handhole to a nearby country

Answer

Correct Answer: Extends from a manhole or handhole to a nearby building, handhole, or pole.

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91. What is the process known as when a Microgrid separates itself electrically from the main power grid?

Brownout

Power Surge

Islanding

Blackout

Answer

Correct Answer: Islanding

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92. What is the purpose of an island in an electric power system?

To disconnect two areas of the electric power system

To provide an isolated and energized area

To connect two areas of the electric power system

To provide an isolated and de-energized area

Answer

Correct Answer: To provide an isolated and energized area

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93. What is a utility whose assets are owned by investors called?

Public Power Agency

Cooperative

Investor-Owned Utility

Municipal Utility

Answer

Correct Answer: Investor-Owned Utility

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94. What is the main purpose of an Inter-tie Switch?

For maintenance work

To connect a feeder circuit for fault isolation

To connect two or more feeders for the purposes of re-routing power

To connect two or more independent sources of power

Answer

Correct Answer: To connect two or more independent sources of power

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95. What is an Inter-tie Switch?

A switch that connects two or more feeders for the purposes of re-routing power

A switch that is used to connect a feeder for the purposes of re-routing power

A switch that is used to sectionalize a portion of a feeder circuit

A switch that connects two or more independent sources of power

Answer

Correct Answer: A switch that connects two or more independent sources of power

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96. What is one important characteristic of intermittent renewable energy generation?

The power output is constant.

Intermittent renewables are not renewable.

The power output can change rapidly over short periods of time.

The power output can only change gradually over time.

Answer

Correct Answer: The power output can change rapidly over short periods of time.

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97. Which type of plants are more often capable of providing Intermediate Generation?

Gas, oil, or hydroelectric plants

Coal plants

Solar plants

Nuclear plants

Answer

Correct Answer: Gas, oil, or hydroelectric plants

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98. Which type of generating plant provides most or all of its energy during the day?

Hydroelectric Plant

Solar Power Plant

Intermediate Generating Plant

Nuclear Power Plant

Answer

Correct Answer: Intermediate Generating Plant

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99. What does the term "interconnection" refer to in the context of electric power?

Only a simple electric power feeder.

The physical plant and equipment required to facilitate the transfer of electric energy between two or more entities.

The process of connecting two or more entities

A substation and an associated transmission line and communications facilities

Answer

Correct Answer: The physical plant and equipment required to facilitate the transfer of electric energy between two or more entities.

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100. What is the Interchange Authority responsible for?

The Interchange Authority is responsible for authorizing the implementation of valid and balanced Interchange Schedules between Reliability Authority Areas.

The Interchange Authority is responsible for communicating interchange information for reliability assessment purposes.

The Interchange Authority is responsible for balancing the Interchange Schedules between Balancing Authority Areas.

The Interchange Authority is responsible for authorizing the implementation of valid and balanced Interchange Schedules between Balancing Authority Areas.

Answer

Correct Answer: The Interchange Authority is responsible for authorizing the implementation of valid and balanced Interchange Schedules between Balancing Authority Areas.

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101. The Interchange Authority is responsible for _______

Authorizing the construction of new transmission lines

Authorizing the implementation of new technologies

Ensuring communication of interchange information for reliability assessment purposes

Authorizing the implementation of valid and balanced Interchange Schedules between Balancing Authority Areas

Answer

Correct Answer: Authorizing the implementation of valid and balanced Interchange Schedules between Balancing Authority Areas

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102. What is the primary function of an Independent System Operator?

Maintaining system balance, reliability, and electricity market operation.

Planning the electrical grid

Providing electricity to customers

Generating electricity

Answer

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

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103. What does the "Y" configuration in Wye represent?

The current flows in only one direction

The three phases are not connected to each other

Each of the individual phases is connected to a common point

There are four wires instead of three

Answer

Correct Answer: Each of the individual phases is connected to a common point

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104. What is the "center" of the Y in a Wye configuration normally connected to?

Electrical ground

Load

Neutral wire

Common point of the three phases

Answer

Correct Answer: Electrical ground

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105. What does wattage define?

One joule per second

Joules

Voltage x Amperage

Amperage x Watt

Answer

Correct Answer: One joule per second

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