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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Luigi Rivola, San Donato Milanese, IT;
Sebastiano Di Liberto, San Giuliano Milanese, IT;
Assignee:
Eniricerche S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340660 ; 340659 ; 340635 ; 204147 ; 204196 ;
Abstract
A method for monitoring damage to the protective covering of immersed or underground metal structures subjected to cathodic protection, based on the electrical resistance offered by said covering, and consisting of modulating the cathodic protection feed current and measuring the corresponding potential variation due to the ohmic loss, said resistance being obtained from the ratio of potential variation to modulation current, to activate an alarm system on sudden fall and rise in ohmic resistance due to accidental events.