{"id":21960,"date":"2023-01-03T12:05:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T11:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiorentini.com\/?page_id=19929"},"modified":"2023-05-09T13:02:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T11:02:11","slug":"regulatory-and-operational-aspects-for-the-cathodic-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fiorentini.com\/en\/about-us\/expertise\/cathodic-protection\/regulatory-and-operational-aspects-for-the-cathodic-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Regulatory and operational aspects for the cathodic protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The quality of the cathodic protection service is determined differently depending on the country or according to internal company specifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, any underground metal structure must <strong>comply <\/strong>with <strong>international standards<\/strong> that require the use of the electric potential between the metal structure and the ground as a criterion for defining its protection, i.e., <strong>the engineering acceptability of the corrosion rate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, cathodic protection is implemented in <strong>almost all underground structures<\/strong>, especially those in which are piped potentially dangerous or expensive fluids, such as oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To provide its customers with continuous regulatory updates, Pietro Fiorentini attends both the <strong>national UNI and international EN and ISO technical working tables<\/strong> and the <strong>APCE\u2019s Technical and Training Committees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group index\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"#international-regulations\">International regulations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"#italian-regulations\">Italian regulations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"international-regulations\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>International regulations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to current international regulations, <strong>the measurement methods <\/strong>are identified according to the acquisition technique: <strong>E<sub>ON<\/sub><\/strong> in the case of measurements for switched-on systems, used to generally assess the electrical parameters of the cathodic protection, <strong>E<sub>OFF<\/sub><\/strong> in the case of the technique for switched-off systems, which can also be obtained with the <strong>new, latest-generation acquisition units featuring an integrated cyclic switch<\/strong> in combination with electrodes with anodes that simulate the electro-chemical characteristics and behaviour of the bare pipe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"italian-regulations\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Italian regulations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In Italy<\/strong>, the sector is <strong>regulated by APCE<\/strong>, the Association for Protection from Electrolytic Corrosion <strong>recognized<\/strong> <strong>by ARERA<\/strong>, the independent administrative authority that regulates energy, grids and the environment, <strong>as the competent technical body for the definition of guidelines<\/strong> in the field of cathodic protection for metal pipelines used for distribution, transport and flow lines connecting natural gas storage plants. The quality of service is assessed using the <strong>KT algorithm<\/strong>, which assigns a score to each electrical system: annual compliance is only achieved if it is greater than or equal to 60 points out of a maximum of 100.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The quality of the cathodic protection service is determined in different ways. 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