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HIGH VOLTAGE AC INTERFERENCE MITIGATION
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INTRODUCTION
The first main components of the P.P.C pipeline are as follows;
Crude oil
29 KM
Diesel
33 KM
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AC Interference
Introduction
Electrical energy from an overhead power line can be transferred to a pipeline by three
possible mechanismsconductive coupling (during fault conditions), electrostatic or
capacitive coupling, and electromagnetic or inductive coupling. How each of these affect a
pipeline and how these effects can be predicted and mitigated is discussed in this study.
A pipeline can experience AC interference as a result of being near any AC power
line. However, the vast majority of interference problems are created by three-phase
power transmission systems, since these involve both high currents (steady-state and
fault conditions) and high voltages and are more likely to parallel pipelines for long
distances
A three-phase power transmission system consists of three power lines, each having the
same voltage to ground and each carrying approximately the same amount of current.
One or two additional conductors, known as shield wires, may also be present, running
between the tops of the power line support structures Although their purpose is to
protect the power line from lightning strikes rather than to transmit power, shield wires
(as well as any other paralleling conductors) nevertheless affect how electrical energy is
transferred to a pipeline.
In a three-phase circuit, the AC waveforms for each of the three phases are 120 degrees
apart from one another . Waveforms that have the same frequency but start and end at
different times are said to be out of phase with one another. The point at which a
waveform begins along the x-axis (in degrees) is known as the waveforms phase angle.
When AC waveforms are discussed, phasor notation is used to indicate both the
magnitude and the phase angle of the waveform. For instance, in the three voltage
waveforms would be represented as 0.70, 0.7 120, and 0.7 240 in phasor notation.7
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Deleterious Effects
Fault currents are much greater in magnitude than steady state power line currents, so
conductive coupling can result in very high pipeline voltages; however, the length of time
these voltages are present on the pipeline is limited to a fraction of a second (typically 0.1
second) due to power system protection devices. Even over such a short time period, large
amounts of energy can be transferred to the pipeline, resulting in coating damage or even
pipeline failure due to melting or cracking of the pipe wall.
The high pipeline voltages resulting from conductive coupling represent a safety hazard to
pipeline personnel and perhaps the general public in cases where test leads and pipeline
appurtenances are accessible. While electric shocks can be painful and can result in the
loss of muscular control at body currents of less than
50 mA, the primary concern for short duration shocks resulting from fault currents
is ventricular fibrillation, which may occur at body currents of greater than 50 mA and
certainly occurs at body currents of greater than 100 mA. Ventricular fibrillation results in
the total loss of coordination of the heart due to
the disruption of its electrical signals and will result in death without defibrillation
An electric shock can occur when a person touches an energized structure or even when a
person is simply standing in the vicinity of an energized structure in contact with the earth
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At our situation the soil resistivity less than 100 -m so we will use first equation
Should an electrical shock occur, the goal of a mitigation system is to limit the current
through a persons body to a value that can be tolerated. This can be done by either
minimizing the voltage to which a person might be exposed or by raising the persons
body resistance.
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So we will use gradient mat under any electrical connection with the pipe line ( valves
cp test point ..)
Actually it is affected during installation only or above ground pipe line so for our case
study it is not important Because our pipe line under ground
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Voltages and currents are electromagnetically induced onto a pipeline in the same manner
that an inductive pipe locator induces an audio signal onto a pipeline or the primary
winding of a transformer induces current to flow through the secondary winding.
First consider the flow of electric current in a simple conductor, The flow of current
creates an electromagnetic field around the conductor, indicated by the lines of
magnetic flux The intensity of the magnetic field is directly proportional to the
current magnitude and is inversely proportional to the distance from the conductor. Using
a convention known as the right-hand rule, if a person were to place his right hand
around the wire, with the thumb pointing in the direction of current flow, the fingers
would indicate the direction of the magnetic flux.
of the electromagnetic coupling that occurs when a pipeline runs parallel to a power line
as shown in Figure . While the voltages generated electrostatically are proportional to
power line voltage, the voltages and currents that are electromagnetically induced are
proportional to power line current. As the length of parallelism between the pipeline and
power line increases, the electromagnetic coupling between them improves, As was the
case with conductive coupling, electromagnetic coupling can produce voltages and
currents that affect both the integrity of the pipeline ( ac corrosion ) and the safety of
personnel.
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AC Corrosion
the mechanism of AC corrosion is still not completely understood, there appears to be a
relationship between AC current density and corrosion rate, and there may be a current
density threshold at which AC corrosion begins to occur, as follows
i ac < 20 A/m2 ...............................No Corrosion
20 A/m2 < i ac < 100 A/m2 ............ Corrosion Unpredictable i ac >
100 A/m2 ..................Corrosion Expected
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Prediction
A pipeline can be modeled for cathodic protection purposes as a network of series
resistances representing the per unit longitudinal resistance of the pipe (RL) and parallel
resistances representing the pipes per unit shunt resistance to earth (RS). When
determining the pipes response to AC interference, two other factors must be
consideredthe pipes longitudinal inductance (LL) and its shunt capacitance (CS) as
shown in Figure. Because of these two additional factors, an AC current traveling along a
pipeline sees a greater longitudinal pipeline impedance than does a DC current and also a
lower shunt impedance to earth, which means that an AC signal attenuates more rapidly
along a pipeline than a DC signal. For simplicity, the longitudinal resistance and the
inductive reactance can be combined to form a longitudinal impedance (ZL). Similarly,
the shunt resistance and capacitive reactance can be combined to form a shunt impedance
(ZS). These simplifications are shown in Figure 3-59, but for reasons of symmetry, the
shunt impedance (ZS) has been split into two shunt impedances of 2ZS in parallel.
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Current loading of the power lines can change significantly from hour to hour, from day to
day, or seasonally. The time and date at which the LEF is measured should be recorded
and, if possible, it should be correlated with the actual power line loading (available from
the power company). For instance, if the power line was operating at 50% maximum load
at the time of the measurement, it could be assumed that the LEF would be double the
measured value during periods of maximum loading.
Mitigation
To mitigate electromagnetically induced AC voltages to safe levels the pipeline must be
grounded. Grounding the pipeline has the same effect as replacing a good coating with a
poor coating; that is, by lowering the value of ZS the voltages produced by the flow of AC
current from the pipeline to earth are reduced.
Ground electrodes may consist of either packaged sacrificial anodes, sacrificial anode
ribbons installed in special backfill, or conventional grounding materials such as ground
rods and cables. Materials that are not anodic to the pipeline, such as copper cables, would
seriously affect the effectiveness of the cathodic protection system if directly connected to
the pipeline. Such materials should therefore only be used if they are DC decoupled from
the pipeline using a suitable device, such as a polarization cell, or a solid state alternative
to a polarization cell .
Grounding is also used to minimize the risk of AC corrosion damage to the pipeline. By
reducing induced AC voltages, the current densities at coating holidays as predicted by
Equation can be reduced. As a worst case, it is normally assumed that a coating
holiday has a diameter of approximately 1 cm. Voltages are then mitigated to levels that
would reduce AC current densities to less than 100 A/m2 and preferably to levels less
than 50 A/m2.
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DOCUMENTATION
The following documentation shall be submitted:
Survey report
Report on site survey and soil investigations
Report on the results of the required AC mitigation measures.
Complete bill of materials
Installation procedures and design drawings.
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MATERIALS SPECIFICATIONS
This section covers the minimum technical specifications for the major cathodic protection
equipment and materials to be installed.
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Electrochemical test data (capacity and open/closed circuit potentials) and chemical
analysis shall be provided for each batch of anodes.
Cables
All cables shall be of stranded copper conductor and rated for 600/1000V.
Cables shall be connected to the pipe using thermite welding method.
All pipe/cable connections shall be encapsulated with a coating material compatible with the
pipe coating.
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Drawing
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Quantity
Remarks
Test point
Available
Zinc anodes
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Available
Cables
Thermite welding
Measurements
- soil resistivity table
- separation distance between pipeline and H.V.T.L
- AC voltage before mitigation
AC voltage after mitigation
- C.P potential
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