NERC Exam Study Questions Emergency

NERC Exam Study Questions Emergency Preparedness Questions With Complete Solutions

Q1: For the annual test of an entity's back-up functionality

Operating Plan to be valid, it must demonstrate which of the following?

• Back-up functionality is maintained for at least 2

continuous hours

• All shift personnel are comfortable at the backup site
• Transition time is one hour or less
• The backup site is secure - Correct Answers ✅A) Back-

up functionality is maintained for at least 2 continuous hours

Q2: A BA is experiencing low voltage in the northeast region.

A 50 MVA generator in that area is loaded at 50 MWs. What action could a System Operator take to increase the voltage in that area?

• Increase generation to overload capacity
• Decrease reactive power until voltage increases
• Do nothing; the AVR will take care of it
• Decrease real power and increase reactive power -

Correct Answers ✅D) Decrease real power and increase reactive power

Q3: Maintenance in the area has resulted in the ICCP

communication line being cut to the control room. Which of the following actions is most appropriate?

• Implement the plan for Loss of Control Center Functionality 1 / 2

NERC Exam Study Questions Emergency Preparedness Questions With Complete Solutions

• Manually update State Estimator with the most current

information

• Report the loss of ICCP to NERC
• Switch AGC to Flat Frequency Control - Correct Answers

✅C) Report the loss of ICCP to NERC

Q4: A portion of a Reliability Coordinator Area is experiencing

low voltage. What Operating Instructions should the RC issue?

• Lower transfers across area and decrease generation
• Increase transfers across area and decrease generation
• Lower transfers across area and increase generation
• Increase transfers across area and increase generation -

Correct Answers ✅C) Lower transfers across area and increase generation

Q5: Interconnection frequency is at 59.85 Hz. The System

Operator has not experienced any disturbances. What does this indicate?

• Interconnection voltage and load are not balanced
• Interconnection system loads are higher than on-line

generation

• Collective system generation is higher than system load
• A loss of load - Correct Answers ✅B) Interconnection

system loads are higher than on-line generation

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