Harmonic Voltage Induction on Pipelines: Measurement Results and Methods of Assessment

Inductive coordination between power lines and pipelines has been focused on the 60Hz/50Hz component in the past. Through field measurements and circuit-model based analysis, this research shows that harmonic currents in power lines can cause more significant voltage induction on pipelines. It is due to the relatively higher frequency and zero-sequence nature of some of the harmonic currents. In view of the findings, this paper presents two methods for assessing the severity of harmonic voltage induction. One is a circuit-model based method and the other is a field measurement based method.