QUIZ: Balancing Ops - Manual 12 - Final Assessment Flashcards
- TLR stands for?
a. Transmission loading relief
b. Transmission line reload
c. Transmission line relief
d. Transmission lead relief
a. Transmission loading relief
- PJM dispatching operations are conducted from how many control centers?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
b. Two
- There are two general types of market buyers; internal market buyers and external market buyers.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- A market buyer that is making purchases of energy from the PJM energy market for consumption by end-users that are located outside the PJM RTO describes?
a. Internal market buyer
b. External market buyer
c. After market buyer
d. Discount buyer
b. External market buyer
- EMS stands for?
a. Energy management system
b. External management system
c. Exterior management system
d. Extra management system
a. Energy management system
- The Security Analysis (SA) program runs approximately how often?
a. 10-30 seconds
b. 30-60 seconds
c. 1-2 minutes
d. 5-10 minutes
c. 1-2 minutes
- The Transfer Limit Calculator (TLC) runs approximately how often and establishes transfer limits for selected interfaces on the PJM system?
a. 30-60 seconds
b. 1-2 minutes
c. 4-5 minutes
d. 8-10 minutes
c. 4-5 minutes
- What tool enables PJM dispatchers to manage resource information, transmission constraint information and administer the regulation market?
a. Dispatch Management Tool (DMT)
b. Distribution management tool
c. Dispatch misinformation tool
d. Domestic management tool
a. Dispatch Management Tool (DMT)
- What is an internet based system that allow communication of system information between PJM and member company dispatchers?
a. EMS
b. eDart
c. AGC
d. IT
b. eDart
- What is a program used to schedule and optimize hydro generating resources located on the Susquehanna River?
a. Resource calculator
b. Hydro calculator
c. Generation calculator
d. Resource optimizer
b. Hydro calculator
- All interchange transactions are modeled in the IDC and the IDC calculates flow impacts of these transactions on each?
a. Flowgate
b. Line
c. Transformer
d. Substation
a. Flowgate
- An internet based system used to exchange operating information among reliability coordinators and balancing areas is called the?
a. ITT
b. RCIS
c. RC database
d. eTAG
b. RCIS
- According to PJM, how many types of emergency messages can be received?
a. Two
b. Three
c. Four
d. Five
c. Four
- What is a measure of the imbalance between sources of power and used of power within the PJM RTO?
a. Area control error
b. Imbalance
c. Inadvertent
d. Inertia
a. Area control error
- The sign convention for power flow used at PJM is positive for power flow into PJM, in contrast to the NERC sign convention, in which power flow into a balancing area is negative.
a. True
b. False
a. True
- How many modes of control are available to the PJM dispatcher for the operation of the PJM RTO?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
c. Three
- Which form of control is unavailable to the dispatcher of the PJM RTO?
a. Flat frequency control
b. Flat tie line control
c. Flat control
d. Tie line bias control
c. Flat control
- What is the most widely used mode of control for multi-balancing area power systems?
a. Flat frequency control
b. Flat tie line control
c. Tie line bias control
d. Flat control
c. Tie line bias control
- What defines a standard of minimum control performance for each balancing area?
a. DCS
b. CPS
c. RAS
d. APS
b. CPS
- The DCS states that ACE must return either to zero or to its pre-disturbance level within how many minutes following the start of the disturbance?
a. 5 minutes
b. 10 minutes
c. 15 minutes
d. 30 minutes
c. 15 minutes
- Each balancing area must achieve CPS1 compliance of?
a. 25%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%
d. 100%
- Each balancing area must achieve CPS2 compliance of?
a. 60%
b. 70%
c. 80%
d. 90%
d. 90%
- Unless there is a time error correction in progress, frequency should be maintained at how many Hz?
a. 50Hz
b. 55Hz
c. 60Hz
d. 65Hz
c. 60Hz
- The difference between hourly net actual interchange and hourly net scheduled interchange of a balancing authority is called?
a. Hourly inadvertent interchange
b. Hourly interchange difference
c. Hourly cost
d. Hourly interchange
a. Hourly inadvertent interchange
- Who is responsible for monitoring and adjusting the reserves to ensure compliance with NERC, SERC, and RFC BAL standards for the PJM balancing area?
a. NERC
b. FERC
c. PJM
d. MISO
c. PJM
- Resource owners wishing to provide regulation in the PJM balancing area are required to submit the following data via eMKT no later than?
a. 08:00 day of
b. 08:00 day ahead
c. 18:00 day ahead
d. 18:00 day of
c. 18:00 day ahead (CHECK)
- PJM obtains the most cost efficient regulation ancillary service available, as needed, to meet the PJM RTO’s regulation requirement
a. True
b. False
a. True
- The AR test is run during a continuous period when, in the judgment of PJM test administrator, economic or other conditions do not otherwise change the base loading of the resources that are being tested. How long is that period?
a. 15 minutes
b. 30 minutes
c. 40 minutes
d. 60 minutes
c. 40 minutes
- Generators that commit to provide black start service shall not have their black start capable designation terminated within the time of their commitment. PJM shall provide how much notice prior to terminating the black start service of the unit?
a. 6 weeks
b. 6 months
c. 1 year
d. 2 years
d. 2 years
