Induction in the pipeline due to AC interference is a phenomenon that should be taken into account for
planning and mitigating purposes. To evaluate the electric currents and voltages produced in the
pipeline due to proximity of high voltage power lines, Transmission Line Theory (TLl) is often applied
and a number of software packages using TLl has been developed.
In this paper the analytical approach to the problem of the AC induction in an infinitely long mUltilayered
cylinder representing the pipeline has been used to evaluate effects of the different
electromagnetic parameters of the pipeline and surrounding medium. Also, approximate formulas for
pipeline steel impedances and coating admittances used in industrial software have been compared
with the exact formulas and the results of the comparison are presented.
Keywords: AC induction, AC interference, Maxwell equations, pipeline impedance