Electrical Power Supply System Terminology

Questions and Answers

The plant heat rate

The cost of PPE

The frequency of equipment maintenance

The extent of personnel understanding of PPE necessity (correct)

To minimize interference with normal work procedures

To reduce the cost of PPE

To increase the comfort of PPE

To ensure workers understand the necessity of PPE (correct)

To allow recovery of fuel consumed to generate power (correct)

To increase worker compliance with PPE

To maintain PPE equipment

To reduce the cost of PPE

Explaining why certain types of PPE were selected and demonstrating their use Signup and view all the answers

To ensure workers can use PPE correctly and safely Signup and view all the answers

To prepare workers for emergency situations Signup and view all the answers

Describing hazards and conditions in the workplace Signup and view all the answers

How PPE will be paid for, maintained, and repaired Signup and view all the answers

To ensure workers understand the correct use of PPE Signup and view all the answers

Practicing the use of PPE Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Base Load: the constant part of the total load on an electrical power supply system
Intermediate Load: the range from base load to a point between baseload and peak
Capacity Factor: the ratio between the power plant's average production compared to its rated capability
Load Factor: the measure of the output of a power plant compared to the maximum output it could produce
Installed Capacity: the amount of power or output that a generator can produce at any given point of time or instantaneously
Dependable Capacity: the capacity that can be relied upon to carry system load for a specific time, provide assumed reserve, and/or meet firm power obligations
Heat Rate: the amount of energy that the fuel must supply to produce a unit of electrical energy and represents the overall efficiency of a power plant

Baseload Power Plant: a power plant devoted to the production of baseload supply to meet electrical demand
Peaking Power Plant: a power plant that is generally run during peak demand for electricity

A bilateral agreement between a Generation Company (GenCo) and a Distribution Utility (DU) for the purchase and supply of power
ERC reviews and approves PSAs to regulate retail rates and promote efficiency

Aims to provide a safe working environment by ensuring the use of appropriate PPE
Exceptions: situations where PPE may not be feasible, instances where alternative safety measures provide equivalent protection
Limitations: duration of PPE usage, conditions under which PPE might not be effective, guidelines to ensure proper and effective use of PPE
Selection of proper equipment: considers type and degree of hazard, worker comfort, and supplier consultation
Proper training: includes describing hazards, explaining PPE necessity and capabilities, demonstrating PPE use, and practicing PPE usage