Structure management system

A structure management system comprising:

• a first wiring connected to a structure that is buried underground, wherein the structure comprises a first metal;
• a second wiring connected to an electrode that is buried underground within a predetermined distance of the structure, wherein the electrode comprises a second metal, and wherein the predetermined distance between the structure and the electrode is a distance within a range in which electrons generated during ionization of the first metal of the structure are capable of reaching the electrode;
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• a switch connected to the first wiring and the second wiring, wherein the switch is configured to turn on and off a conduction state between the first wiring and the second wiring, and wherein, in a state in which the switch is turned on, the electrode is in a higher potential state as compared to the structure.

A method of operating a structure management system comprising:

• connecting a first end of a first wiring to a structure, the structure comprising a first metal;
• burying the structure underground, wherein a second end of the first wiring extends above a ground surface;
• connecting a first end of a second wiring to an electrode, the electrode comprising a second metal;
• burying the electrode underground within a predetermined distance of the structure, wherein the predetermined distance between the structure and the electrode is a distance within a range in which electrons generated during ionization of the first metal of the structure are capable of reaching the electrode, and wherein a second end of the second wiring extends above the ground surface;
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• connecting a switch to the second end of the first wiring and to the second end of the second wiring, wherein the switch turns on and off a conduction state between the first wiring and the second wiring, and wherein, in a state in which the switch is turned on, the electrode is in a higher potential state as compared to the structure.