Semiconductive corrosion and fouling control apparatus, system, and method
AssigneeApplied Semiconductor International Ltd.
InventorsDavid B. Dowling, Farshad Khorrami
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, method and computer program product directed to controlling corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment and coated with a semiconductive coating, where the corrosion is controlled by a controllable filter and a corresponding electronic control unit configured to process at least one stored or measured parameter.
Claims36
A system for controlling corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment, comprising:
- an inorganic semiconductive coating including semiconductor particles disposed on said conductive structure;
- a filter connected to said coating and having a controllable filter characteristic;
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- a electronic control apparatus connected to said filter, comprising a connection to at least one of a local sensor, a data base, and remote control device, and configured to control said controllable filter characteristic in correspondence with at least one of a locally sensed parameter, a stored parameter, and a remotely provided signal.
A method for preventing corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment, said method comprising:
- connecting an electronic control unit to a controllable filter that is connected to an inorganic semiconductor coating disposed on said conductive structure;
- filtering corrosive noise in said inorganic semiconductive coating with said controllable filter;
- monitoring at least one parameter associated with a corrosion of said inorganic semiconductor coating or said conductive structure;
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- adjusting a filter characteristic of said controllable filter in correspondence with said at least one parameter.
A system for preventing corrosion of a conductive structure in contact with a corrosive environment, said conductive structure coated with an inorganic semiconductor coating, said method comprising:
- means for filtering corrosive noise in said inorganic semiconductor coating;
- means for monitoring at least one parameter associated with the corrosion of said inorganic semiconductor coating or said conductive structure;
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- means for adjusting said electronic filter in correspondence with said at least one parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.