System for controlling the electrical power supply of an energiser for an electric fence and method for operating said system
AssigneeLacme Holding
InventorValéry Hamm
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Abstract
The invention relates to a system comprising a remote control (21), a pull-out box (8) comprising an emitting and receiving RF chip (16), a switch (14) controlling the electrical power supply of the energiser (4), and a first electronic circuit (15) for operating the switch (14), exchanging RF signals with the RF chip (16). The system comprises a remote control (20) for reading and emitting signals conducted by the fence wire (2), a galvanic connection (9, 10) to the electric fence, and in the pull-out box, a second electronic circuit (19) for operating the switch (14) in connection with the remote control (20), and means for transforming signals conducted by the wire (2) into RF signals emitted by the RF chip (16).
Claims21
A method for controlling a system for controlling the electrical power supply of an energizer for an electric fence, the electric power supply having:
- an electronic control unit, connected between the energizer and its electrical power supply, comprising a transmitting and receiving RF chip, a switch controlling the electrical power supply of the energizer, a first electronic control circuit of the switch, controlled by RF signals, a galvanic link with the electric fence, and a second electronic control circuit of the switch, controlled by signals conducted by the wire of the fence,
- a pocket radio controller exchanging RF signals with the RF chip,
- a pocket remote control transmitting signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence,
- wherein said method comprises by the following steps:
- a) sending, by the radio controller, of RF control signals stopping the electrical power supply of the energizer, received by the first electronic circuit via the RF chip and ensuring the opening of the switch,
- b) subsequently, sending, by the remote control, of control signals restoring the electrical power supply of the energizer, conducted by the wire of the electric fence, received by the second electronic circuit via the galvanic link, and ensuring the closing of the switch, and
- c) transmission by the first electronic circuit of RF signals reporting the closing of the switch, via the RF chip, to the radio controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.