The advantages of sacrificial anodes as follows.
It doesn't need the external power;
No interference or little interference on the neighboring structures;
It doesn't need management after being put into operation;
The smaller the engineering is, the more economic it is;
The protection current is equally distributed,with high use efficiency.
The disadvantages of sacrificial anodes as follows.
It cannot be used in the high resistance environment;
The protection current is hardly adjusted;
The quality of the coating should be good;
The debugging work is complicated;
It consumes the nonferrous metal.