Remoteness of Impressed Current Anode Ground Beds

Selection of a remote location of anode ground bed with respect to its cathodic protected pipeline and other underground pipelines / structures is an important element of the design of impressed current cathodic protection systems. Proper understanding of commonly available and used practices is essential for selecting the remote location of impressed current anode ground beds. To facilitate proper design and evaluation of anode ground beds of impressed current cathodic protection system for cross country pipelines, this paper contains comprehensive review of commonly used practices and presents a generalized technique for the calculation of earth potentials for the determination of remoteness of impressed current anode ground beds.