Protection potential is

the electrode potential at

which corrosion may be
halted by keeping the
electrode potential below
a given critical value.

Requirements for Cathodic Protection

The original National Association of
Corrosion Engineers specification for
buried utility pipelines proposed the
following criteria for determining when a
steel or cast iron structure is cathodically
protected (NACE RP0169 - NACE
International):

The minimum conductor

size for cables that carry
impressed current
should be 16 mm2. For
cables to
galvanic anodes, the
minimum cross-section
should be 4 mm2. ISO
15589-1:2003(E)