PJM Generator Exam Questions And 100% Correct
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The Deploy All Resources Action is intended to provide notice that all generating
resources are to be on line and at full output _________ - ANSWER immediately upon
receipt of dispatch instruction
A Heavy Load Voltage Schedule Warning has been issued for the PJM RTO. Generation
Operators should: - ANSWER Ensure all unit voltage regulators are in service
PJM may issue the Deploy All Resources Action for________ - ANSWER the entire RTO,
specific Control Zones or a subset of a Control Zone if transmission limitations exist
Under the National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) there are 2 types of alerts:
Elevated Threat Alert and __________. - ANSWER Imminent Threat Alert
A Geomagnetic Disturbance Warning is issued by PJM when the NOAA has issued a
warning or an alert for a potential geo-magnetic storm of severity _______ or greater. -
ANSWER K7
The Generating Capacity reported on a Supplementary Status Report (SSR) includes
which of the following? (Select 2) - ANSWER Capacity from offline Hydro and CT units
that can be synchronized within 10 minutes.
Total Capacity from online Generation.
What is the required response time for members to respond to a request for SSR data? -
ANSWER 10 Minutes
If a PJM Member has received reports of a terrorism or sabotage threat to their
facilities, they would contact who at PJM (in addition to NERC and the DOE) to share this
, information? - ANSWER The PJM Shift Supervisor
What is the purpose of a capacity emergency warning? (Select 2) - ANSWER To keep
Members informed of actual capacity shortages or contingencies that may jeopardize
reliability during real time operations. To request Members to take specific actions in
order to provide relief to the PJM system
PJM has called a Minimum Generation Alert. Your current generation output is 200 MW.
The Economic Minimum is 150 MW and Emergency Minimum is 125 MW. How much ERG
should be reported for this unit? - ANSWER 25 MW
A Manual Load Dump Warning will be issued when: - ANSWER Primary Reserve is less
than the largest generating unit or the loss of a transmission facility jeopardizes
reliability after all possible measures have been taken to increase reserves
Actions in a Low Voltage Alert include: (Select 2) - ANSWER Request a Reactive
Reserve Check
Review transmission and generation outages
For which of the following testing stages can generator reactive capability tests be
abandoned by the entities listed below? (Select 2) - ANSWER PJM and the affected TO
With whom does PJM share the results of generation reactive capability tests? -
ANSWER The affected TO
How does the Generation Owner/Operator notify PJM and the TO of scheduled AVR or
PSS outages? - ANSWER eDART
Why does PJM require an additional notification of Unit testing of 30 minutes prior to the
GO/MOC performing the reactive capability test? - ANSWER This allows PJM and TOs to
make any needed adjustments to system voltages prior to the test
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