It is the intent of this paper to present the corrosion control experiences of Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC). The discussion includes the following:(1) survey testing procedures performed by a contractor and our own personnel,(2) designing of cathodic protection (CP) systems with the use of galvanic sacrificial anodes and low level impressed current devices with graphite and platinized alloy anodes,(3) criteria for selecting material standards,(4) a performance evaluation of available low level impressed current devices,(5) installation and maintenance procedures of CP systems,(6) analysis of detailed field data.

It is the opinion of NOVEC that impressed current systems, supplemented by galvanic sacrificial anodes can provide economical corrosion protection of direct buried copper concentric neutral wires.

Subject
Galvanic anodes, Cathodic protection, Wiring, Soil resistivity, Installation, Cables, Impressed current anodes, Anode resistance, Equipment, Impressed current, Surveys, Soil, Anodes
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1984
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