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Conducrete®

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AC Mitigation Products

Land management regulatory bodies are requiring utility and transportation corridors to be shared by many corridor services. There can be dire consequences where electrical transmission lines are co-located with metal infrastructure like pipelines. The interaction with potent electromagnetic fields can lead to:

  • Risk for personnel injury due to electrical shock.
  • Accelerated corrosion processes on the pipeline due to high induced voltages on the pipeline produced by co-located electrical transmission towers.
  • Increased risk of catastrophic explosion or fire due to lightning strikes.

Features:
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 handles the dissipation of substantial amounts of induced current, whether from electrical transmission lines or from lightning strikes.
  • Energy dissipation is via electronic energy transfer into the soil, giving AC Mitigation electrodes extremely long lifetimes.
  • Installed electrodes are environmentally neutral with very low corrosion rates.
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Conducrete®

Conducrete® solidifies to form a conductive impermeable surround that dramatically reduces electrode corrosion. Conducrete® electrodes have a large surface area that improves electrical performance and extends the lifespan of the system up to 20X that of bare copper wire electrodes. Conducrete® electrodes can be installed horizontally or vertically to suit performance requirements and available space. Conducrete® is available in a 25 lb bag, 55 lb bag or 2000 lb super sacs.

Conducrete® o­ffers many advantages:

  • Extends the life of grounding systems by a factor of up to 20x
  • Theft resistant and requires minimal maintenance – once set
  • Compressive strength and low shrinkage
  • High water absorption due to constant hydration
  • Withstands high fault currents
  • Environmentally neutral

Conducrete® can store and release energy the same way that a capacitor will store energy until it is grounded or allowed to release the energy into a circuit. The material absorbs high rise time electrical surges keeping ground potential rise in check and preventing damage.

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Conduflex

ConduFlex

The SAE engineered ConduFlex AC Terminator is a high performance, minimal maintenance AC Mitigation electrode. The ConduFlex AC Terminator effectively dissipates elevated levels of induced AC current and provides more pipeline protection over a longer life than current solutions.

ConduFlex offers a variety of benefits:

  • Low permeability, reducing corrosion of the copper core
  • Maintains excellent electrical performance characteristics over extended lifecycle
  • pH neutral and chemically stable for low environmental impact
  • Designed for fast, efficient continuous installation process
  • Long life and high performance protection provide a lower cost of ownership

The ConduFlex AC Terminator consists of a reinforced outer jacket of weaved polymeric material for added strength which contains a copper cable, encased in Conducrete® backfill. Conducrete® is a hygroscopic carbonaceous material that “sets-up” to form solid, robust electrodes – making the installed electrodes environmentally neutral, with very low corrosion rates.

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