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Safety of a High-Efficiency Electrical Fence Energizer
Introduction:
Our primary goal was to evaluate the performance of a new high-efficiency electric fence energizer unit using resistive load changes. Our secondary goal was to test for compliance with the classical energy limits and the newer charge-based limits for output.
Methods:
We tested 4 units of the Nemtek Druid energizer with 2 channels each. We used a wide load-resistance range to cover the worst-case scenario of a barefoot child making a chest contact (400 Ω) up to an adult merely touching the fence (2 kΩ).
Results:
The energy output was quite consistent between the 8 sources. Even at the lowest resistance, 400 Ω, the outputs were well below the IEC 60335-2-76 limit of 5 J/pulse. The charge delivered was also quite consistent. Even at the lowest resistance, 400 Ω, the outputs (679 ± 23 μC) were well below the proposed limits of 4 mC for short pulses.
Conclusions:
The high-efficiency electric fence energizers satisfied all relevant safety limits. Charge, energy, voltage, and current outputs were consistent between channels and units.
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