Specialist asset earthing for pipelines in shared utility corridors
The Australian Pipeliner — April 2011
The increase in population densities in Australian towns and cities is leading to the increased usage of shared utility corridors for power transmission, pipelines and communications infrastructure, leaving assets and personnel at risk of surge voltages. Savcor CES designs and installs earthing systems to mitigate those risks.
Savcor CES is a leader in designing and installing specialist earthing systems to mitigate low frequency induction voltages and currents, earth potential rise voltages and currents as well as providing interaction control for foreign service parallelisms and crossings.
Savcor designs AS4853 compliant systems using best practice modelling to protect assets and personnel from the risks associated with surge voltages from high-voltage phase imbalances, lightning events, telluric phenomena and static build-up.
Construction earthing on boom-slung pipeline strings in high-voltage corridors are a significant risk area for pipeline construction companies. Savcor has been providing asset protection systems on the new APA Group looping pipeline in Brisbane, the Victoria Desalination Plant pipelines, the QSN Link Pipeline, Santos’ Roma Underground Storage Project and numerous infrastructure projects around Australia, New Zealand and the Asia Pacific.
For more information on how to mitigate risks from earthing in high voltage areas contact Savcor on 07 3890 8533 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Image caption: Construction on boom-slung pipeline strings in a high voltage corridor.
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