Patent ID: 8361285
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: B08B,B63B,C23F,E02B

Abstract:
1. An electrochemical antifouling system for preventing fouling organisms from adhering to seawater-wetted structures, the system comprising: a direct current circuit for creating an electrolytic environment in seawater, the direct current circuit having an adjustable direct current source; a lattice electrode having a single metallic component so as to provide a dimensionally stable lattice structure, the lattice electrode being electrically insulated from a surface of a seawater-wetted structure: at least one corrosion-resistant counter electrode having a polarity opposite to the lattice electrode and disposed at a distance from the lattice electrode; and a switching device configured to alternatively switch the lattice electrode to: wherein the lattice electrode is disposed in a distance range from the surface of the seawater-wetted structure so that the surface lies within an area of influence of an increase in the pH value of the seawater caused by electrolysis.