• DocumentCode
    1094742
  • Title

    Estimating cathodic protection requirements for electric cables in contact with soil

  • Author

    Zastrow, Orvile W.

  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    356
  • Lastpage
    360
  • Abstract
    Electric utilities are experiencing underground corrosion that is difficult to treat because of limited experience with cathodic protection of electric neutrals on underground facilities. A novel approach is suggested, based on treatment of the neutral and grounds as an AC circuit and on calculations of resistance-to-earth of cable neutrals and sacrificial anodes. The calculated design data seem to offer advantages over tables and correction factors that have been used by providing more precise information in less time
  • Keywords
    corrosion protection; underground distribution systems; cathodic protection requirements estimation; electric neutrals; resistance-to-earth; sacrificial anodes; underground corrosion; Anodes; Battery charge measurement; Circuits; Conductivity; Copper; Corrosion; Protection; Soil; Underground power cables; Wires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-9994
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/28.2879
  • Filename
    2879