Patent No. 10,662,535
• Self-senses of damage in a bonded, electrically conductive composite repair for metal equipment by monitoring a resistance using an impressed current cathodic protection system (ICCP) used to protect metal elements in any metal structure with an ICCP (pressure vessel, ship, pipeline). This invention is based on a direct current resistive measurement of composite bonding quality.
• This invention is unique because there are currently no simple-to-use systems to access the structural health of a composite repair. While the basic principle is known, the use of the ICCP system for repair monitoring is novel, simple, and requires no additional equipment.
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