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Power Quality

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

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1.

Many tools designed to improve a   ?   quality are not only among the first to suffer from a lack of quality, but sometimes contribute to the problems they are intended to resolve.

a)

load supply

b)

load resistance

c)

power supply

d)

supply resistance

2.

Companies invest in additional back-up equipment for sensitive equipment, which adds to the demand on the power supply and are sensitive to   ?   in the system.

a)

equipment manufacturers

b)

fluctuations

c)

load demands

d)

personnel interactions

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3.

Voltage phasors, or vectors, are separated by   ?   degrees in a normal three-phase power distribution system.

a)

45

b)

90

c)

120

d)

180

4.

A   ?   is a decrease from the nominal voltage supply level.

a)

cutout

b)

sag

c)

swell

d)

spike

5.

The three electrical theory laws: Ohm’s Law, Kirchoff’s voltage law and Kirchoff’s current law, are used to trace the   ?   of most PQ-related problems.

a)

equipment

b)

imagined

c)

remediation

d)

source

6.

Which of the five scenarios identified by NIOSH that describe the incidents resulting in 244 fatalities had the highest percentage for workers in the electrical industry   ?  .

a)

Boomed vehicle contact with an energized power line.

b)

Conductive equipment contact with an energized power line.

c)

Direct worker contact with energized equipment.

d)

Direct worker contact with an energized power line.

7.

The use of proper personal protective equipment is intended to reduce or prevent   ?  .

a)

competition

b)

injury

c)

PQ phenomena

d)

profit

8.

What single activity was identified as being performed when an accident occurred?

a)

equipment installation

b)

device installation

c)

software configuration

d)

troubleshooting

9.

A 3% voltage imbalance between phases may result in the need to de-rate electric motors by   ?  .

a)

3%

b)

10%

c)

12%

d)

25%

10.

Both voltage unbalance and harmonics are generally considered as   ?   power quality problems.

a)

estimated

b)

intermittent

c)

steady state

d)

temporary

11.

A power quality instrument should be rated for the anticipated range of   ?   and   ?   levels.

a)

current, wattage

b)

power factor, wattage

c)

voltage, power

d)

voltage, current

12.

When accurate measurements are needed on sinusoidal waveforms to detect   ?  , only true RMS meters should be used.

a)

distortions

b)

electronic faults

c)

power

d)

temperature

13.

Sub-quarter-cycle changes in the wave shape which usually do not trigger an RMS variation are defined as what?

a)

current waveforms

b)

resistive loading

c)

transients

d)

voltage waveforms

14.

When performing a PQ analysis, monitoring to establish a benchmark should be conducted for at least   ?   to get a more complete picture of the electrical supply.

a)

one day

b)

one week

c)

one month

d)

one year

15.

If harmonic distortion was found to be noticeably larger on a single phase when compared to all phases, during a PQ study and analysis; what would an intuitive cause be for the increase in total harmonic distortion (THD)?

a)

Alternating current equipment connected to supply resistive loads.

b)

Excessive resistive loads on one circuit.

c)

Single phase non linear loads.

d)

Too many D.C. rated devices used in an A.C. circuit supply conductors.

16.

The   ?   of two improperly-made ground connections causes current to flow in a ground loop path, with possible noise and/or component failures.

a)

direct current component

b)

excessive ground potential

c)

potential difference

d)

sum

17.

When measuring equipment efficiency, monitoring should be conducted   ?  .

a)

across the full range of loading

b)

at a time weighted average load

c)

at maximum load

d)

at minimum anticipated long term load

18.

What is the likely direction or source of the fault condition if the current increases significantly when the voltage decreases?

a)

Downstream and upstream.

b)

Downstream towards the load.

c)

Non-determinate, no way to determine from data.

d)

Upstream towards the source.

19.

Improperly grounded communication cables between peripherals and the mainframe computer may become a problem when exposed to strong level RF signals through all of the following except   ?  .

a)

EMF coupling

b)

inductance

c)

inductive coupling

d)

resistive loads

20.

Well-grounded, properly-sized UL listed   ?   should be installed on any metallic interface that extends outside a structure, including the incoming electric service, phone lines, and any exterior branch circuits.

a)

power shunts

b)

surge protection

c)

transient sources

d)

ungrounded enclosures

21.

On a single-phase circuit, the origin of a voltage sag is usually   ?   if the neutral-to-ground voltage increased significantly during the sag.

a)

downstream

b)

in parallel

c)

shorted

d)

upstream

22.

Sag is the sum of   ?   in both the line (hot) and neutral (grounded) wires.

a)

current draw (load)

b)

potential fault

c)

voltage drops

d)

watt usage

23.

A single phase, rectified input, switching power supply will have a sharp   ?   in current at the beginning of a sag, followed by an increase in current to a value greater than the original current level, until the sag has ended or the equipment trips off line.

a)

increase

b)

reduction

c)

spike

d)

supply

24.

Learning which mitigation solutions will work for which power quality phenomena can be studied from the   ?   side or the   ?   side.

a)

current / voltage

b)

equipment failure / utility source

c)

phenomena / solution

d)

voltage / power factor

25.

All of the following are classifications for PQ phenomena except   ?   conditions.

a)

equipment failure

b)

long duration

c)

steady state

d)

transient