CONDUCTIVE CONCRETE: CONDUCRETE® EARTHING
Conducrete®ACMitigationSystems
Overview:
•Improvepersonnelsafety
maintenance.Asystemdesignedtoeffectivelymanagehighlevelsofinduced
•Reduceinjuryliabilityrisk
AC current, that provides more protection over a longer life than current
•Improvefinancialbottomline
solutions, and that can be efficiently installed quickly and easily. Its unique
characteristicsinclude:
•Lowertotalcostofownership
•Large diameter electrodes are formed from copper cores embedded in a
•Lowerdeploymentcosts&NPV
solidConducrete®surroundthatreducescorrosionandextendslongevity.
•Loweroperation&maintenancecosts
•Largeelectrodesurfaceareasthatquicklydissipatehighlevelsofinduced
•ReducepipelinecorrosioncausedbyinducedACcurrentflows energy,whetherfromelectricaltransmissionlinesorfromlightningstrikes.
•Reducepipelinedamageduetolightningstrikes
•Energy is dissipated in the soil electronically, substantially extending
•Dissipatelargesurgecurrents
electrodelongevitywithoutreducingoperationalelectricalperformance.
•Environmentallyneutralsolution
•Electrodes are environmentally neutral, with very low corrosion rates and
•Electrodelifetime2to3yearstimestypical
virtuallynogasorparticledispersionintothesurroundingsoil.
•Fast, efficient, continuous installation process ensures a correctly formed
Risks&vulnerabilities
electrodewiththecoppercorecentredintheprotectiveConducrete®.
Increasingly,landmanagementregulatorybodiesrequirethedevelopmentof
•Engineeredusingadvancedcomputermodellingtools.
utility and transportation corridors shared by a number of corridor services.
•Offered with complete installation and project management services
Unfortunately, there can be serious consequences when services do not
(subjecttoadditionalcharges).
interact well together, especially where electrical transmission lines are co-
located with metal infrastructure like pipelines. The interaction with potent
electromagneticfieldscanleadto:
Thetechnology:
•Substantially increased risk for personnel injury due to electrical shock or
Innovative AC mitigation systems technology from FM Sudafix Group uses
electrocution,drivingupliabilityriskandinsurancecosts.
speciallyformulatedmaterialstobuildelectrodeswithuniquecharacteristics:
•Accelerated corrosion processes on the pipeline due to high induced
•Engineered and constructed using Conducrete®, a hygroscopic material
voltages on the pipeline produced by co-located electrical transmission
that“setsup”toformsolid,robustelectrodesresistancetodamage.
tower. •Electrodesfeaturelargesurfaceareasthatminimizesurfaceenergydensity
•Increased risk of catastrophic explosion or fire due to lightning strikes on
andefficientlytransferenergyintothesoilelectronically.
thepipelineornearbycorridorinfrastructure.
•Electrodes are water permeable, significantly reducing deterioration and
•Additional installation and operating cost overheads for protective AC
corrosionofthecoppercore.
mitigation systems, negatively impacting financial bottom lines.
•Electrodes maintain their excellent electrical performance characteristics
over extended lifetimes that are 2 to 3 greater than typical AC mitigation
Thesolution solutions.
Aninnovative,engineeredACmitigationpipelineprotectionsystemfromthe •Electrodes are pH neutral and chemically stable for Systems and are
FM Sudafix Group that provides superlative performance and extremely low engineeredtomeetorexceedNECandCECrequirements.
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