Patent ID: 7081187

Claim:
A cathodic protection system for internal surfaces of a pipeline, said pipeline having an internal volume, said cathodic protection system comprising: (a) a flexible anode assembly having a first and a second end, said anode assembly comprising at least one flexible anode wire having a first end and a second end; (b) a first removable pressure seal fitting for the first end of the anode assembly, said first pressure seal fitting providing for electrical contact between the first end of the anode assembly and a first contact outside of the internal volume of the pipeline; (c) a second removable pressure seal fitting for the second end of the anode assembly, said second pressure seal fitting providing for electrical contact between the second end of the anode assembly and a second contact outside of the internal volume of the pipeline; (d) a DC power source; (e) a first anode conductor attached between the first contact and the DC power source; and (f) a second anode conductor attached between the second contact and the DC power source.