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    Diagnostic EE Power

    sumelahmed: I don't think anyone in your situation, who came close should change their routine, references, etc because you did most things right. That will create a lot of confusion, so maybe add a wrinkle here and there. On the other hand, your state of mind shouldn't be that you came close...
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    Continous, Intermittent and standby loads; Demand Factors?

    Wael There is no code that specify these values, and thus the method of specifying them is somewhat random, but based on case by case bases. These values are tailored to meet the "expected" load demand/time for commercial & industrial customers. Working for a utility, I would say 0.5 and...
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    Diagnostic EE Power

    Glad I passed the power exam, and hopefully all of you who didn't will pass next time and not give up. A friend of mine got 53/80 correct and failed. But looking at his diagnosis report, what I noticed was the "relatively high" average of those who passed. In some areas, 8/10 was topped by the...
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    NCEES 2009 Power question 530

    pbo064: In the MVA method, the bases must be unified first. Don't confuse it with converting everything to MVA. Rather get impedances of every component and that will help you construct the reactance diagram to calculate fault problems. The 40 MVA is not the system rating, rather its the...
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