Effect of Electromagnetic Fields from Power Lines on Metallic Objects and Human Bodies

Abstract

This paper investigates the interference between electromagnetic field produced by high voltage power lines and liv ing organisms and metallic objects underneath the transmission lines such as ships, at rivers crossing, and vessels passing under or near to power lines. Metallic pipelines buried in the same corridor are affected with many factors, namely : the power line configuration, separation distance between transmission line and pipeline, separation distance between conductors, the transmission line tower height, existence of the earth wire, the sequence of the power supply, the length of corridor and the fault conditions. The equations of magnetic fields of the transmission lines and the density of currents induced in the human bodies and metallic ships surface were introduced. The induced voltage on the neighbouring pipelines was calculated. A computer program was developed to model and simu late the magnetic fields produced by power lines. The program calculates the current density induced in objects underneath or in the neighbourhood of the transmission line. The results obtained using the developed program illustrated to be consistent with previous literature results. The obtained results showed to be satisfactory and consistent with the experimental ones.