ANODE STRUCTURE FOR AN OFFSHORE FOUNDATION, AND A METHOD OF REDUCING CORROSION IN AN OFFSHORE FOUNDATION

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EP 3 594 411 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.01.2020 Bulletin 2020/04

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	15.01.2020 Bulletin 2020/03

(21)	Application number: 19205690.1

(22)	Date of filing: 28.10.2019

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E02B 17/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
	Designated Extension States:
	BA ME
	Designated Validation States:
	KH MA MD TN

(71)	Applicant: Ørsted Wind Power A/S
	7000 Fredericia (DK)

(72)	Inventor:
	SAPORITO, Domenico 2820 Gentofte (DK)

(74)	Representative: Gaunt, Thomas Derrick et al
	Lewis Silkin LLP 5 Chancery Lane Clifford's Inn London EC4A 1BL London EC4A 1BL (GB)

(54)	ANODE STRUCTURE FOR AN OFFSHORE FOUNDATION, AND A METHOD OF REDUCING CORROSION IN AN OFFSHORE FOUNDATION

(57) An anode structure (1) for connection to an offshore foundation. The body (2) of the offshore foundation has an anticorrosion coated surface region (7) and an exposed surface region (8) without an anticorrosion coating. The anode structure (1) comprises one or more anode elements (5) formed of a material having a more negative electrode potential than the body of the offshore foundation, and an electrically conductive frame (3,4,6) for supporting the one or more anode elements (5). When the frame is attached to the offshore foundation (2), one or more electrical contact formations (9) provided on the frame contact the exposed surface region (8).

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