Cathodic Protection (CP) systems for storage tanks, pipes and other buried infrastructure are often located in remote locations, making them difficult to maintain and operate. Further, these systems are often prone to theft leaving miles of expensive metal unprotected. Energy and pipeline companies are struggling to meet new stricter state and federal pipeline integrity requirements while trying to control operating costs.

Automation of pipeline integrity management has never been more needed, available or so affordable. Remote monitoring technologies integrated with existing systems solves a very difficult and expensive task of corrosion prevention monitoring thereby extending the useful lifespan of buried pipeline facilities. The FreeWave CP radio has no recurring monthly costs or fees, greatly reducing overall costs.

Applications

FreeWave CP Remote Monitoring radios are being used to:

Monitor and report all CP rectifier operations
Automate rectifier interruption
Monitor rectifier operational status
Monitor and report pipe-to-soil potential, pipeline pressure and pipeline pigging operations

In the News

Implementing Remote Wireless CP Monitoring
Materials Performance - February 2010
(This article is reproduced with permission from NACE International, Houston, TX. All rights reserved. Published in the February, 2010 issue of Materials Performance. Copyright NACE International 2010.)

Frequency Hopping for Corrosion ProtectionWater & Wastes Digest, May 2008

Pipeline Integrity Monitoring By Wireless - Pipeline and Gas Journal, March 2008

New Radios Automate Integrity Monitoring - Pipeline and Gas Technology, July 2007
Remote monitoring devices can easily be added to an existing SCADA system to obtain corrosion readings

Events

Products

The FreeWave Cathodic Protection Remote Monitoring radio is a multi-purpose, spread spectrum product available in a 900 MHz version and 2.4 GHz. The radio has specific inputs and outputs for monitoring and reporting operational values on pipelines, tanks, structures, and other underground facilities subject to environmental corrosion.

The board level product is also available in a pre-assembled LineMarker Test Station complete with a solar power system, antenna and conduit mounting bracket.

Model Information

FGRCP 900 MHz | IM-CP 2.4 GHz

FGRCP Rectifier

CP Data Logger Software
May be downloaded from the Customer Support web site under Collateral.

Additional Information

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