2.2 L1 Substation Overview

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Substation Mastery Quiz

Test your knowledge about substations and their various functions with our engaging quiz. This quiz covers essential terms and concepts related to substations, including transformation, isolation, and protection.

Key Features:

Understand substation functions
Assess your knowledge of terminology
Enhance your understanding of electrical systems

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What does the term 'transformation' refer to?

Ensure the “health” of the system through various data points and operating information

The need to supply proper and stable voltage to our customers

It reduces high voltage to a lower through a transformer

Provide reactive power support and power factor correction

What does the term 'isolation' refer to?

Provide reactive power support and power factor correction

Provides a means to isolate equipment and control the flow of power

Ensure the “health” of the system through various data points and operating information

Protection of lines and equipment from faults, overload and/or over voltage

What does the term 'monitoring' refer to?

Protection of lines and equipment from faults, overload and/or over voltage

Provide reactive power support and power factor correction

It reduces high voltage to a lower through a transformer

Ensure the “health” of the system through various data points and operating information

What does the term 'protection' refer to?

Protection of lines and equipment from faults, overload and/or over voltage

Ensure the “health” of the system through various data points and operating information

Provides a means to isolate equipment and control the flow of power

The need to supply proper and stable voltage to our customers

What does the term 'regulation' refer to?

Provide reactive power support and power factor correction

It reduces high voltage to a lower through a transformer

Ensure the “health” of the system through various data points and operating information

The need to supply proper and stable voltage to our customers

What does the term 'compensation' refer to?

The need to supply proper and stable voltage to our customers

Provides a means to isolate equipment and control the flow of power.

Provide reactive power support and power factor correction

It reduces high voltage to a lower through a transformer

What piece of equipment does a switching station not have that a substation does?

Regulators

Line and bus disconnects

Breakers

Transformer

A substation that has a transformer, circuit breaker, relays, etc. All in one package is called a...

Auto-throw over sub

Distribution sub

Unit sub

Combination sub

A 'step down' (as defined by SDG&E) steps voltage down from __ to __.

69 to 12

69 to 4

138 to 12

12 to 4

What are the 2 types of substation insulation configurations?

Air & Gas insulated

Air & Oil insulated

Oil & hydro insulated

Water & foil insulated

What are the 2 design types of air insulated substations?

Metal Rack & Iron Clad

Open Rack & Metal Clad

Wood Rack & Metal Clad

Metal Clad & Porcelin Rack

In which type of construction would you find line and bus disconnect switches?

Metal clad

Iron clad

Closed rack

Open rack

Where is the jurisictional boundry between distribution and transmission?

Bank high side bus disconnect

Bank low side bus disconnect

Transfer bus disconnect

Wherever Ted feels like making it that day

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