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NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination Electrical and Computer - POWER Exam Specifications

The document outlines the specifications for the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination for Electrical and Computer—Power. It is an 8-hour open-book exam with 80 multiple-choice questions, split evenly between a morning and afternoon session. The exam covers general power engineering, circuits, rotating machines and electric power devices, and transmission and distribution, testing a variety of engineering approaches. It uses both SI and USCS units and may require knowledge of engineering economics.

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NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination Electrical and Computer - POWER Exam Specifications

The document outlines the specifications for the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination for Electrical and Computer—Power. It is an 8-hour open-book exam with 80 multiple-choice questions, split evenly between a morning and afternoon session. The exam covers general power engineering, circuits, rotating machines and electric power devices, and transmission and distribution, testing a variety of engineering approaches. It uses both SI and USCS units and may require knowledge of engineering economics.

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NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering Examination

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER—POWER Exam Specifications


Specifications Effective Beginning with the April 2018 Examinations

The codes and standards listed are valid through the October 2020 exam.

• The exam is an 8-hour open-book exam. It contains 40 multiple-choice questions in the 4-hour
morning session, and 40 multiple-choice questions in the 4-hour afternoon session. Examinee
works all questions.
• The exam uses both the International System of units (SI) and the US Customary System (USCS).
• The exam is developed with questions that will require a variety of approaches and methodologies,
including design, analysis, and application. Some questions may require knowledge of engineering
economics.
• The knowledge areas specified as examples of kinds of knowledge are not exclusive or exhaustive
categories.

Approximate Number
of Questions

I. General Power Engineering 24


A. Measurement and Instrumentation 4
1. Instrument transformers
2. Insulation testing
3. Ground resistance testing
B. Applications 8
1. Lightning protection
2. Surge protection
3. Reliability
4. Illumination/lighting and energy efficiency
5. Demand calculations
6. Energy management
7. Engineering economics
8. Grounding
C. Codes and Standards 12
1. National Electrical Code (NFPA 70, NEC-2017)
2. National Electrical Safety Code (ANSI C2, NESC-2017)
3. Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace: Shock and
Burns (NFPA 70E-2018)
4. Hazardous area classification (NFPA 497-2017, 499-2017, 30B-2015)
II. Circuits 16
A. Analysis 9
1. Three-phase circuits
2. Symmetrical components
3. Per unit system
4. Phasor diagrams

1
5. Single-phase circuits
6. DC circuits
7. Single-line diagrams
B. Devices and Power Electronic Circuits 7
1. Battery characteristics and ratings
2. Power supplies and converters
3. Relays, switches, and ladder logic
4. Variable-speed drives
III. Rotating Machines and Electric Power Devices 16
A. Induction and Synchronous Machines 8
1. Generator/motor applications
2. Equivalent circuits and characteristics
3. Motor starting
4. Electrical machine theory
B. Electric Power Devices 8
1. Transformers
2. Reactors
3. Testing
4. Capacitors
IV. Transmission and Distribution (High, Medium, and Low Voltage) 24
A. Power System Analysis 11
1. Voltage drop
2. Voltage regulation
3. Power factor correction and voltage support
4. Power quality
5. Fault current analysis
6. Transformer connections
7. Transmission line models
8. Power flow
9. Power system stability
B. Protection 13
1. Overcurrent protection
2. Protective relaying (e.g., differential, distance, undervoltage, pilot)
3. Protective devices (e.g., fuses, breakers, reclosers)
4. Coordination

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