Method and anode mount for mounting an iccp anode on an offshore construction

An ICCP anode mount, wherein the anode mount is configured for mounting an anode of an ICCP system on a foundation pile for a wind turbine, wherein the anode mount is configured to be mounted in an elongate aperture, the elongate aperture having a central opening and two radially extending channels, in a wall of the offshore construction from a first side of the wall to position the anode on a second side of the wall, wherein the second side of the wall is opposite the first side of the wall, the anode mount comprising:

• a core body, the core body extending along a core axis between an anode end and a base end,
• an anode seat, mounted to the core body, at the anode end thereof, for supporting the anode with the anode extending in a direction parallel to the core axis,
• a base bracket, mounted to the core body, for engaging the first side of the wall,
• a gripper bracket, mounted to the core body for engaging the second side of the wall,
• wherein the base bracket and the gripper bracket extend in a direction perpendicular to the core axis of the core body, and are spaced relative to each other such that the wall of the offshore foundation can be positioned between the base bracket and the gripper bracket when the core body is in the aperture of the wall,
• wherein the gripper bracket and/or the base bracket are configured to be moved towards each other and/or are provided with clamping parts that are configured to be moved towards the other bracket, to engage the wall and clamp the wall between the gripper bracket and the base bracket, and
• wherein the gripper bracket has an elongate shape with two arms that extend in a radial direction relative to the core axis, and wherein the arms enable the gripper bracket to be positioned relative to the elongate aperture in a first position and in a second position by rotation about the core axis, wherein:
• in the first position the arms overlap with the radially extending channels of the aperture, to enable for the gripper bracket to pass through the aperture from the first side of the wall to the second side of the wall, and in the second position, when the gripper bracket is on the second side of the wall and is rotated relative to the first position about the core axis, the arms overlap with sections of the wall that are located between the radially extending channels of the aperture, to enable the gripper bracket to engage the second side of the wall.

An ICCP anode mount for mounting an anode of an ICCP system on a foundation pile for a wind turbine, wherein the anode mount is configured to be mounted in an elongate aperture having a central opening and two radially extending channels in a wall of the offshore construction, the anode mount comprising:

• a core body, the core body extending along a core axis between an anode end and a base end,
• an anode seat, mounted to the core body, at the anode end thereof, for supporting the anode with the anode extending in a direction parallel to the core axis,
• a base bracket, mounted to the core body, for engaging a first side of the wall,
• a gripper bracket, mounted to the core body for engaging a second side of the wall,
• wherein the base bracket and the gripper bracket extend in a direction perpendicular to the core axis of the core body, and are spaced relative to each other such that the wall of the offshore foundation can be positioned between the base bracket and the gripper bracket when the core body is in the aperture of the wall,
• wherein the gripper bracket has an elongate shape with two arms that extend in a radial direction relative to the core axis, and wherein the arms enable the gripper bracket to be positioned relative to the elongate aperture in a first position and in a second position by rotation about the core axis, wherein:
• in the first position the arms overlap with the radially extending channels of the aperture, to enable for the gripper bracket to pass through the aperture from the first side of the wall to the second side of the wall, and in the second position, when the gripper bracket is on the second side of the wall and is rotated relative to the first position about the core axis, the arms overlap with sections of the wall that are located between the radially extending channels of the aperture, to enable the gripper bracket to engage the second side of the wall,
• wherein the base bracket has an elongate shape with two arms that extend in a radial direction relative to the core axis, wherein the arms of the base bracket overlap with the arms of the gripper bracket, and wherein the base bracket is moveably supported and can be moved towards the gripper bracket to enable the base bracket and the gripper bracket to engage the wall from opposite sides and clamp the wall between the gripper bracket and the base bracket,
• wherein the gripper brackets is provided with bolts that extend parallel to the core axis of the anode mount through apertures in the base bracket, and wherein by tightening a nut on each of these bolts, the gripper bracket is pulled towards the base bracket, and the wall can be clamped between the base bracket and the gripper bracket.