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Monitoring Strategies for Effective AC Mitigation Integrity Management

Corrosion risk due to AC interference has been known to be a possibility for decades but really came to the awareness of pipeline industry professionals starting around 2000 to 2004. Prior to that time there were some lab simulations as well as some suspected incidents in actual field situations, but many in the industry resisted accepting this as a real risk even as late as 2012 or later. Part of the reluctance to view AC interference as a genuine corrosion risk was that corrosion directly attributed to AC interference had not really been seen in the century of buried pipeline management, as well as a lack of understanding as to how this interference produced or accelerated corrosion on the pipeline.

Product Number: 51323-18885-SG
Author: Jamey Hilleary
Publication Date: 2023
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The technology available for monitoring induced alternating current (AC) levels and additional corrosion risk factors for AC corrosion risk has continuously evolved along with the recognition of AC as a significant factor in pipeline corrosion. This paper covers the current state of the art regarding monitoring AC levels and AC corrosion risk on buried structures as well as monitoring the effectiveness of AC mitigation deployed to alleviate the risk of corrosion due to AC interference. Significant topics include induced AC interference, AC and DC current density factors, AC voltage for safe touch and as the driving force for elevated current density, and AC drain to ground and grounding efficiency. Cost-effective and best practices monitoring strategies are discussed as well as the value of continual assessment of AC and DC values relating to ongoing corrosion risk.

The technology available for monitoring induced alternating current (AC) levels and additional corrosion risk factors for AC corrosion risk has continuously evolved along with the recognition of AC as a significant factor in pipeline corrosion. This paper covers the current state of the art regarding monitoring AC levels and AC corrosion risk on buried structures as well as monitoring the effectiveness of AC mitigation deployed to alleviate the risk of corrosion due to AC interference. Significant topics include induced AC interference, AC and DC current density factors, AC voltage for safe touch and as the driving force for elevated current density, and AC drain to ground and grounding efficiency. Cost-effective and best practices monitoring strategies are discussed as well as the value of continual assessment of AC and DC values relating to ongoing corrosion risk.

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