Research on numerical modeling of ac interference from high-speed railway to nearby buried pipeline.

• The AC interference model of high-speed railway to buried pipeline is established. • Simulates the mechanism of dynamic AC interference caused by high-speed railway. • Calculates the influence of various factors on the AC interference of pipelines. The large-scale construction of high-speed railways and buried pipelines has led to the parallel or intersection of these lines over long distances in some areas, resulting in dynamic AC interference to buried pipelines. In this paper, the modeling method of the AC interference from high-speed railway employing auto-transformer (AT) power supply mode to the buried pipeline was investigated, and the accuracy of the modeling method was verified by the simulation calculation of the actual field case and the comparison with the field data. Through modeling and calculation, the influence of train running position, rail to ground transition resistance and crossing angle on AC interference of high-speed railway is discussed. Based on the above research, it is analyzed that the dynamic AC interference is caused by the change of current distribution and the train load current. The main mechanism of AC interference caused by high-speed railway operation on nearby pipelines is inductive coupling. Especially when the rail to ground transition resistance is less than 50 Ω km, due to the unbalanced distribution of power supply circuit current, the peak AC interference voltage appears on pipeline where the train is located. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]