AC Mitigation

What We Offer

With the increasing need for pipeline AC mitigation, SAE brings its long and extensive experience in advanced, engineered grounding systems and products to provide innovative, cost-effective solutions to what is essentially a sophisticated grounding application designed to capture and dissipate high induced AC currents with extremely long, purpose-built conductors. Some of the unique characteristics of SAE AC mitigation solutions are:

Large diameter electrodes consisting of a copper core embedded in a solid Conducrete® surround
The large surface area of SAE electrodes easily handle the dissipation of large amounts of induced current, whether from electrical transmission lines for from lightning strikes
Energy dissipation is via electronic energy transfer into the soil, giving SAE AC mitigation electrodes extremely long lifetimes
Electrode core corrosion is significantly reduced by the protective Conducrete® layer, further extending the useful lifetime of the electrode
Installed electrodes are environmentally neutral, with very low corrosion rates and virtually no gas or particle dispersal into the surrounding soil
A continuous installation process that leverages automation to guarantee the correct placement of the electrode copper core within its protective Conducrete® layer
Engineering and design of AC mitigation systems using advanced computer modeling tools
Complete installation and project management services for the deployment of AC mitigation systems, wherever they are required

How You Benefit

SAE AC mitigation pipeline protection systems are ideally suited to use in modern utility corridor applications, and provide important performance and financial benefits to operators and help to safeguard the environment with:

Extremely high operating performance electrodes that can safely dissipate all types of AC currents induced on protected pipelines, improving personnel safety and reducing pipeline corrosion
Highly effective pipeline protection mechanism where pipeline runs through a defined utility corridor with other services that generate electric fields (EMF).
Effective AC mitigation electrode lifetimes of 30+ years, reducing replacement costs
Significantly lower installation costs, as well as reduced operating, maintenance and inspection costs over the life the AC mitigation electrode, resulting in improved bottom line financials
Faster deployment techniques reduce costs and time to startup. Completion delay risks are further reduced when using SAE project installation and management services
Environmentally neutral when installed, with virtually no abandonment costs or liability issues
Reduced project delivery risk and better project visibility when using SAE project services

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