AGS is the acronym for ANODE GROUNDING SYSTEMS
We refer to each anode as an AGS Rod.
Purpose:
· Corrosion Prevention for buried and above ground steel members
· Electrical Grounding system
Applications:
· Guy Anchor shafts, both in soil and concrete encased
· Soil, screw-in anchors
· Anchor bolts for Monopoles, Self-Support towers, and
general applications
· Steel buildings
· Steel fencing
· Storage Tanks
· Corrosion Prevention for buried and above ground steel members
· Electrical Grounding system
Applications:
· Guy Anchor shafts, both in soil and concrete encased
· Soil, screw-in anchors
· Anchor bolts for Monopoles, Self-Support towers, and
general applications
· Steel buildings
· Steel fencing
· Storage Tanks
INSTALLATION DIAGRAM (Vertical)
Features:
· Retards Corrosion
· Eliminates the need for separate sacrificial anodes
· No external voltage source required
· No test cell monitoring necessary
· Excellent, low impedance ground connection
· Simple and quick installation
· Easy, above ground inspection and maintenance
Corrosion is a naturally occurring process whereby the surface of a metallic member is oxidized or converted to a corrosion product such as “rust”, typically iron oxide. The metallic surface is reduced by the migration of ions and loses its original strength by the thinning of the competent material. When corrosion eventually destroys a sufficient amount of the member’s strength, failure will occur.
Corrosion is the deterioration of the metal due to its interaction with it’s environment resulting in electrical current flow from a cathode to an anode. These can be two different pieces of metal or two areas of the same piece of metal. The electrical potential can be created by the galvanic action due to different electric potentials of connected metals (ie. copper and galvanized steel) or a difference in potential on one piece of steel caused by contact with different environments. Or, the electrical current can be impressed by outside influences such as an active anode system, pipelines, DC grounding systems, AM transmission tower, heavy industry or any other source of direct electrical current injected into the soil.
The Anode Grounding System reverses, or neutralizes, the electrical current and migrating ion flow by inserting a metal much higher in the galvanic series into the corrosion circuit. When the member’s environment is conductive, the AGS rod will
sacrifice material, in turn, preserving the steel member’s strength and structural integrity. The electromotive force of the magnesium/aluminum alloy of the AGS rod is constantly refreshed by the internally-stored magnesium materials.
The AGS rod is an excellent grounding system providing stable, low impedance interface with true earth in a variety of soil conditions. While protecting the steel member the AGS rod is continuously shedding electrically charged mill micron particles. Unlike typical copper grounding rods in a sacrificial cell, the AGS rod maintains a clean and unobstructed connection with the soil. This migration of electrically charged particles establishes microscopic, low resistance trails into the surrounding soil, further increasing the AGS rod’s ability to provide a stable, low impedance, electrical path to earth.
Protecting your investment from the ground, up!