Perimeter Protection Systems

An electric perimeter protection system is a barrier that uses electric shocks to deter person crossing a boundary. The Voltage of the shock may have effects ranging from discomfort to death. Although they are frequently used to enhance the security of sensitive areas, such as military installations, prisons, and other security sensitive places.

Electric fences are designed to create an Electric circuit when touched by a person or animal. A component called a power energizer converts power into a brief high voltage pulse. One terminal of the power energizer releases an electrical pulse along a connected bare wire about once per second. Another terminal is connected to a metal rod implanted in the earth, called a ground earth. A person or animal touching both the wire and the earth during a pulse will complete an electrical circuit and will conduct the pulse, causing an Electric Shock.

The effects of the shock depend upon the voltage, the energy of the pulse, the degree of contact between the recipient and the fence and ground and the route of the current through the body; it can range from barely noticeable to uncomfortable, painful or even lethal.

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