Cathodic Protection Application Possibilities InActivity Building Of Overhead Lines: ProtectionOf Armature Tower Foundations
This paper presents one practical method for the corrosion protection of armature tower foundations at overhead lines – the cathodic protection concept. The paper presents possible mechanisms of steel corrosion in concrete, as well as a discussion of the application of two dominant concepts: impressed current cathodic protection system and the system with galvanic anodes. The first system has the better performance and it is proposed as very efficient protection. In practice, for ensuring a significant saving in the supply of electrical energy from the distribution network, the application of solar energy system as support for impressed current cathodic protection system has been proposed. Also, real applications are been discussed with a presentation to satisfy need criterions and standards for each component of this system.