A
Amperage - The measurement of electric current, or what you feel when you get shocked. The higher the amperage, the more intense the shock.
B
Bracket - A device, normally out of metal, for supporting electric fencing wires.
C
Certificate of Compliance - CoC is a document issued by a registered installer, certifying that the electric fence installation complies with all the legal requirements and standards.
Circuit - Path through which electrical current flows.
Conductor - A material through which current readily flows. All metals are conductors.
E
Earth electrode - Metal device driven into the ground connected to the energiser ensuring a good conductive path of the electricity to the ground.
Earthing - The process of transferring the discharge of electricity directly to the soil. Earthing protects the people from electrocution and and equipment from damage.
Electric fence - An electrified barrier that consists of one or more conductors, insulated from earth, erected against the trespass of persons or animals.
Electric fence energiser - Fence charger; electrical device that delivers electrical energy to an electric fence.
Electric fence system - An electric fence plus an electric fence energiser.
F
Fence length - Length of the physical electric fence measured in meters.
Earthing - The process of transferring the discharge of electricity directly to the soil. Earthing protects the people from electrocution and and equipment from damage.
I
Insulator - A material which resists the electric current. Materials such as wood, plastic, and ceramics are insulators.
J
Joule - Unit of energy. A joule is one watt for one second.
L
Live wire -The wire connected to the energizer which carries the current.
O
Ohm - Unit of resistance to the flow of an electric current. A high ohms reading indicates a light fence load, while a low ohms reading indicates a heavy fence load.
P
Physical barrier - A barrier not less than 1.5m high with the opening no greater than 150mm, intended to prevent inadvertent contact with the electric wire.
Pulse - Brief electrical current emitted by the energiser.
R
Registered person - A person registered under the Occupational Health and Safety Act with a Certificate of Registration that proves sufficient knowledge of the safety standards.
Resistance - Anything that resists the flow of electricity on the fence, consuming power from a circuit. It is also known as "the fence load" and is measured in ohms.
U
Urban area - (High density population area) municipal/metropolitan areas or where population would exceed 400 or more persons per square kilometre.
V
Voltage - Measurement of electrical pressure which creates the current flow. Voltage “pushes” amperage down the fence wire. The higher the voltage the more amperage it can push.
W
Watt - Unit of power. Measures the rate of energy conversion or transfer.
Z
Zone - Length of electric fence powered by a single energizer.
