Quiz 1

1. In a _____________ system, each system variable or quantity is normalized with respect to its own
base value

2. How many Interconnections are there in North America System? Name them

3. Installed US generation capacity is _______________ and ____________ per person

4. In the admittance equation, Y=g+jb; g is the ____________________ and b is ___________________

5. When dealing on contingencies, No “first contingency” outages will result in any flow or voltage limit
violations is known as ___________

6. The burning of fossil fuels produces around 21.3 billion tonnes (21.3 gigatonnes) of carbon dioxide
(CO2) per year. It is estimated that natural processes can only absorb about _____________of that
amount, so there is a net increase of ________ tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide per year

7. The four main segments of power grid are ______________________ ; _____________________;

________________________; and ________________________

8. Does the electric grid deliver AC, DC, or both?

9. The power grid in the contiguous U.S. is actually made up of three independent power grids. What are
they called?

___________________________

10. What is the number one cause of power outages in the US?

11. What is a brown out?

12. What is a smart grid?

LP Formulations

1. An automotive firm produces three types of cars: a large luxury car, a midsized car, and a compact
car. The gasoline mileage figures, predicted sales, and profit figures for each type of car are given
in Table below. Govt. regulations state that the average gasoline mileage for the company’s entire
line of cars should equal or exceed 30 miles per gallon (mpg). The firm wishes to maximize its
profits. Formulate a linear programming model for this problem.

Car Mileage (mpg) Profit/car Demand

Luxury 18 $600 600,000
Mid-size 29 $460 800,000
Compact 38 $320 700,000

2. Greentree Farms owns 500 acres of tillable farmland that is used to grow corn, wheat, soybeans,
and oats. On average, each acre of corn, wheat, soybeans, and oats yield 110, 35, 32, and 55
bushels, respectively. In order to receive federal subsidies, no more than 120 acres of soybeans
can be planted. At least 10,000 bushels of corn are required due to a contractual agreement with
a diary farm. In addition, the total acreage of wheat should equal or exceed the total combined
acreage of oats and soybeans. If a bushel of corn, wheat, soybeans, and oats sell for $0.36, $0.90,
$0.82, $0.98, respectively, formulate a linear programming model to determine the optimal
acreage of each crop to plant.