AC & DC Interference Assessment and Mitigation
Identify the voltage risk on your pipeline, design the mitigation, and coordinate with the source before it becomes a safety or corrosion problem.
Identify the voltage risk on your pipeline, design the mitigation, and coordinate with the source before it becomes a safety or corrosion problem.
Identify the voltage risk on your pipeline, design the mitigation, and coordinate with the source before it becomes a safety or corrosion problem.
Assessment of DC interference from light rail transit, mining operations, and other DC traction systems on natural gas distribution and transmission pipelines.
Mitigation system design to bring induced steady-state and transient voltages to acceptable levels, protecting personnel, equipment, and the pipeline from AC corrosion.
Risk analysis and voltage assessment for pipelines affected by wind farms, solar installations, electric transit corridors, and high-voltage transmission lines. Includes CDEGS-informed modeling.
Coordination with wind farm developers, foreign pipeline operators, and electric transmission utilities on crossing agreements, mitigation cost recovery, and regulatory submissions.
We assess the interference source, model the induced voltage on your pipeline, design the mitigation, and coordinate with the third-party developer or utility. You get a mitigation system that brings voltage to an acceptable level and the engineering documentation to support it.
Ontario government incentives drove rapid wind and solar farm construction near natural gas pipelines. We managed the AC mitigation program, coordinating CDEGS modeling and overseeing mitigation installations across multiple pipeline corridors. Modeled transient voltages reached 6,000V.
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An electric transmission utility resisted Enbridge's planned pipeline installation, citing induced voltage liability. We recommended and arranged expert testimony at the Ontario Energy Board hearing, demonstrating that designed mitigation would bring induced voltage to acceptable levels. The OEB ruled in Enbridge's favour.
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Assessment and installation of mitigation components to address potential DC stray current from the Waterloo light rail transit system onto Enbridge gas distribution facilities.
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Schedule My ConsultationCertified competency in cathodic protection system design, testing, and troubleshooting under AMPP standards.
Working knowledge of CSA Z662 and NACE standards governing AC and DC interference assessment and mitigation.
Licensed to practice professional engineering in Ontario, meeting PEO's standards for competence and accountability.
Errors and omissions insurance maintained to protect clients and projects throughout the engagement.
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