This paper covers the application of silicon diodes and germanium rectifier stacks in natural stray current drainage systems for pipelines and lead sheath cables. The above systems are in operation at various locations along the electrified Illinois Central Railroad in the Chicago area. Some are connected to impedance bonds on the negative rail returns in the railroad right-of-way, and others at substations to the negative bus.
Subject
Electric current,
Rail,
Substations,
Electrochemical cells,
Voltage,
Solids,
Pipelines,
Charts,
Cables,
Rectifiers,
Silicon,
Heat,
Drainage
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1971
Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP)
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