EP3420784B1 - System for controlling the electrical power supply of an energiser for an electric fence and method for operating said system - Google Patents

System for controlling the electrical power supply of an energiser for an electric fence and method for operating said system Download PDF

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EP3420784B1
EP3420784B1 EP17710330.6A EP17710330A EP3420784B1 EP 3420784 B1 EP3420784 B1 EP 3420784B1 EP 17710330 A EP17710330 A EP 17710330A EP 3420784 B1 EP3420784 B1 EP 3420784B1
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  • the invention relates to a method for controlling the power supply of an energizer for an electric fence and the control system on which it is based.
  • Such a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for electric fencing comprises an electronic control box for electric fencing, intended to be connected between the energizer of the electric fence and its electrical supply, comprising an RF transmitting chip and receiver, and includes a pocket radio control for controlling the electronic control unit via the RF chip.
  • the electronic unit contains a switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer, and actuates said switch by means of an electronic circuit receiving and transmitting RF signals from and to said pocket radio control, such as '' Smartphone or RF remote control.
  • a switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer, and actuates said switch by means of an electronic circuit receiving and transmitting RF signals from and to said pocket radio control, such as '' Smartphone or RF remote control.
  • An electronic box intended to be connected between the energizer of the electric fence and its power supply, is usually called a nesting box.
  • the switch control signal is triggered by the user by means of a remote control placed in contact with the fence wire.
  • the signal from control is led by the closing wire to the pull-out box which acts on the switch.
  • the pull-out box has a chip for receiving RF signals.
  • the switch control signal is triggered by the user using an RF remote control or a mobile phone, and is transmitted to the nesting box over a private RF link or over the telephone network, respectively.
  • WO 2009/028 966 describes a set of command and control of an electric fence by means of RF signals to avoid the problems of electrical insulation between on the one hand the energizer, and on the other hand its command and control modules.
  • a control module addresses RF commands to the energizer
  • a control module placed on the electric fence but remote from the energizer, monitors the pulses and addresses RF signals to the control module.
  • the control module can be in RF relationship with a remote module such as a cell phone.
  • Various accessories of the electric fence, such as doors, can also be controlled by RF signals. This The document does not mention a nesting box between the power source and the energizer, and it describes the use of only RF signals.
  • WO 2008/020 166 describes an installation for monitoring animals each equipped with an RF transmitter.
  • RF receivers are fixed to electric fence posts and the signals received by these RF receivers are unequivocally transmitted to a fixed central station via the wire of the electric fence. This document does not mention a nesting box between the power source and the fence energizer.
  • One of the aims of the invention is to propose a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence, which does not have the drawbacks linked to the limits of the above-mentioned documents.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence, the nesting box of which can be installed directly between the electrical supply and the energizer of an old fence.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence which is controlled both by RF signals and by signals conducted by the fence wire.
  • Another object of the invention is to propose a method for controlling such a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence.
  • the first electronic circuit for controlling the switch and the second electronic circuit for controlling the switch have a common part.
  • the electronic control unit includes means for measuring the electrical power source of the energizer.
  • the electronic control unit comprises means for preserving the state in which the switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer was located, in the event of temporary interruption of the electrical supply source of said electronic control unit.
  • the electronic control unit has an internal additional energy resource ensuring sufficient autonomy as well as software means for transmitting in RF an alert message when the electrical supply to the energizer is interrupted without command.
  • the electronic control unit comprises means for measuring the deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electric fence, at the level of the galvanic connection.
  • the electronic control unit comprises software means for transmitting in RF a message of possible failure of the energizer when said measurement reveals that the deterrent pulses have stopped on the wire of the electric fence without the The switch has not been ordered.
  • the software means control the opening of the switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer when the means for measuring the deterrent pulses measure too high a characteristic of the pulses on the wire of the electric fence.
  • deterrent such as voltage, current, energy, or frequency of deterrent pulses.
  • the electronic control unit comprises electronic means and software for detecting the accidental presence of a dangerous permanent alternating current on the wire of the electric fence, and for opening the switch controlling the supply. of the energizer following such a detection.
  • the electronic control unit has a second galvanic link electrically isolated from the first galvanic link and intended for a second electric fence supplied with other deterrent pulses by another energizer.
  • the electronic control unit comprises at least one sensor from among the set of motion, temperature, humidity, noise sensors and software means for transmitting an alert message by the RF chip.
  • the measurement by the, at least one, sensor reveals alone, or in combination with the measurement of the electrical power source of the energizer, a possibility of manipulation, deterioration, displacement or theft, of the energizer .
  • the electronic control unit includes software means for modifying, by repeated opening and then closing of the switch, the time elapsing between two successive deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electric fence.
  • the electronic control unit comprises software and electronic means for varying the electrical supply voltage of the energizer in order to modify the size and / or the frequency of the deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electrical fence.
  • the electronic control unit comprises a light sensor and software means for, at nightfall, opening and closing the switch at a determined rate in order to save the consumption of the energizer when the wire the electric fence is less likely to be used by animals.
  • the electronic control unit comprises software and / or electronic means as well as an additional output terminal or galvanic link for connection to an auxiliary earth connection independent of the main earth connection used by the energizer. , in order to carry out the measurement by the electronic unit of the quality of the main earth connection.
  • the software means ensure the transmission in RF, of a message relating to a measurement when the latter has varied by more than X%, or by more than a predetermined value, relative to the last transmission .
  • the electronic control unit has electronic means and / or software for accumulating and compressing into a single message from the useful part of at least two successive messages going back to the RF chip.
  • the electronic control unit comprises electronic means and software for transforming RF signals received by the RF chip, into transmitted signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence.
  • the electronic means and / or software for transforming the received, conducted or RF signals into transmitted, RF or driven signals remain operational when the switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer is open.
  • the electronic control unit comprises a man-machine interface, such as a sensitive display screen, LEDs, a barregraph, buttons, a keyboard or the like, allowing the user to locally take knowledge, edit or modify complex information, processed by the first electronic circuit or the second electronic circuit, such as a measurement, a alert message sent by the electronic unit or passing through it, or a parameter configuration.
  • a man-machine interface such as a sensitive display screen, LEDs, a barregraph, buttons, a keyboard or the like, allowing the user to locally take knowledge, edit or modify complex information, processed by the first electronic circuit or the second electronic circuit, such as a measurement, a alert message sent by the electronic unit or passing through it, or a parameter configuration.
  • a conventional type electric fence comprises stakes 1 supporting one or more fence wires 2 by means of insulators 3.
  • An energizer 4 is connected between the fence wire 2 and an earth connection 5.
  • the electrical supply of the energizer 4 is provided either by direct current by a battery 6 ( figure 1 ), or alternating current by sector 7 ( figure 2 ).
  • the pull-out box 8 has a galvanic connection with the electric fence by means of a wire 9 connected to the fence wire 2 and a wire 10 connected to the earth connection 5.
  • the pull-out box 8 In the case of an AC power supply from the sector 7, the pull-out box 8 is placed directly on the sector socket 7 by means of its male socket 11 and it receives in its female socket 12 the male socket 13 of the energizer 4.
  • a switch 14 In the nesting box 8, between the socket male 11 and the female socket 12 is arranged a switch 14 to control the electrical supply of the energizer 4.
  • the switch 14 In the case of a direct current supply the principle would remain identical, the switch 14 being arranged from the electrical point of view between terminals for connection to the battery on one side and to the energizer on the other.
  • the electronic control box for electric fence, or pull-out box 8 comprises an RF chip 16, transmitter and receiver, and a first electronic circuit 15 for controlling the switch 14, connected to the RF chip 16 by a link symbolized at 17.
  • the pull-out unit 8 comprises a second electronic circuit 19 for controlling the switch 14, connected, by a link symbolized at 18, to the electric fence via the galvanic link 9, 10.
  • the first electronic circuit 15 for controlling the switch 14, and the second electronic circuit 19 for controlling the switch 14 have a common part, in particular for the control of the switch 14 and the communication between the RF chip 16 and the wire 2 of the electrical fence.
  • the first electronic circuit 15 comprises, in particular, a programmable transceiver, a microcontroller, a memory and a relay for controlling the switch.
  • the second electronic circuit 19 comprises, in particular, a transformer and / or an isolation capacitor, an electronic signal demodulation stage conducted, a microcontroller, a memory, and, in an advantageous mode, a generator of modulated signals.
  • the first and second electronic circuits 15, 19 group together the electronic means for transforming signals conducted by the wire of the fence into RF signals emitted by the RF chip, and, in the advantageous mode, vice versa.
  • the control system of the electrical supply of the energizer 4 for electric fence comprises, apart from the electronic control unit 8, a pocket remote control 20 operating in contact with the wire 2 of the electric fence, and a pocket radio remote control 21, such as a smartphone or an RF remote control.
  • control system of the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence can be analyzed as follows, starting from an active electric fence, the fence wire of which is traversed by deterrent pulses emitted by the energizer. In the event of intervention on the electric fence, it is necessary to command the opening of the switch 14 to ensure the shutdown of the energizer 4.
  • This command to open the switch 14 is advantageously provided by the user of the fence, by means of the pocket radio remote control 21 which addresses RF signals to the RF chip 16 of the pull-out box 8.
  • the RF signals received by the RF chip 16 are processed by the first electronic circuit 15 which controls the opening of the switch 14. The intervention provided on the electric fence can then take place without risk.
  • the operator orders the restoration of the electrical supply to energizer 4, by means of the pocket remote control 20, placed in contact with the wire 2 of the electric fence, and which sends to the nesting box 8 signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence.
  • These signals are conducted by wire 2 of the electric fence and by wire 9 of the galvanic connection to the second electronic circuit 19 which controls the closing of the switch 14 and the restoration of the operation of the electric fence.
  • the nesting box 8 comprises electronic means and / or software for transforming signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence into RF signals emitted by the RF chip 16.
  • the first electronic circuit 15 and the second electronic circuit 19 have advantageously a common part constituting all or part of said electronic means, to ensure the transformation of the conducted signals into RF signals and, in a possible advantageous mode of the invention, vice versa.
  • the RF signals are sent to the pocket radio remote control 21, so that for example the user of the fence, if he is separate from the speaker on the closure, be informed of the restoration of the closure.
  • two people can work in tandem while being distant from each other and progressing separately along a complex electric fence without risk that the person with the radio control in his hands, remains uninformed that the one with the remote control in their hands has just restored power to the fence.
  • the electronic control box for electric fence, or nesting box 8 performs a number of functions.
  • the system of the invention ensures the conversion of RF signals received by the RF chip 16 and coming from the smartphone of the user of the fence, into signals conducted by the fence wire to specific elements of the electric fencing, such as answering machines or barrier crossings, to control them.
  • the nesting box 8 provides, by a user located at a distance, the control, by a control channel conducted, as by an RF control channel, of the switch 14 for supplying the energizer 4, and the bidirectional transmission of information relating to the ecosystem of the electric fence, from or to the user's smartphone.
  • the user thus has at his disposal two means of controlling the energizer: a manual remote control 20 to be placed in contact with the fence wire, and a smartphone 21, to avoid movement to the energizer. It thus has a double possibility.
  • the first at any point of the fence where the electrical path from / to the energizer may have deteriorated between the start and the end of a time-consuming intervention, for example due to a barrier passage left open between time by a walker upstream.
  • the second at any point of the fence where the smartphone can be in an area not served by an RF communication network.
  • the software means linked to the electronic circuits 15, 19 ensure the conservation in memory of the state of the switch 14, open or closed. When working on the fence, the switch is opened remotely. If, during the intervention, the electric power supply undergoes a temporary cut, due to a mains cut or a battery change, the conservation in memory of the state of the switch ensures, during the restoration of the power supply, maintaining or restoring the switch to the open position.
  • This capacity for keeping in memory the state of the switch 14 by the software means linked to the electronic circuits 15, 19 guarantees the safety of the user working on the electric fence, by preventing the energizer from re-energizing pulses on the fence wire.
  • the pull-out unit advantageously includes means for measuring the electrical power source of the energizer 4 and for informing the user in the event of an anomaly.
  • the pull-out unit preferably includes means for measuring the pulses flowing on the electric fence wire and for informing the user in the event of drift.
  • the pull-out unit advantageously has an internal additional energy resource ensuring sufficient autonomy, for example a battery or a capacitor, and software means allowing it, for example, to transmit in RF an alert message when the he power supply to the energizer has just been interrupted without this interruption having been commanded. This is for example to warn the user as soon as possible of a possible theft attempt of the battery supplying the energizer, or of a prolonged power failure.
  • an internal additional energy resource for example a battery or a capacitor
  • software means allowing it, for example, to transmit in RF an alert message when the he power supply to the energizer has just been interrupted without this interruption having been commanded. This is for example to warn the user as soon as possible of a possible theft attempt of the battery supplying the energizer, or of a prolonged power failure.
  • the software means of the nesting box transmit in RF a possible fault message. This is for example to warn the user as soon as possible of a possible equipment failure or an attempted theft of the energizer.
  • the software means of the electronic control unit open the switch.
  • Certain energizer technologies can indeed exhibit significant operating drifts when the components age, and in this perspective the system of the invention can advantageously precisely limit the risk involved.
  • the electronic and software means of the pull-out box are preferably able to detect the presence of a permanent alternating current on the wire of the electric fence then to trigger the opening of the switch 14. This to face the case of an electric fence adjoining for too long a high voltage line of the electrical network, and thereby undergoing a significant induced current.
  • the pull-out unit can have a second galvanic link, electrically isolated from the first galvanic link (9, 10) and possibly a second associated switch, all intended for a second electric fence supplied with other deterrent impulses by another energizer.
  • the pull-out unit may include one or more sensors from among all of the motion, temperature, humidity, noise sensors and software means for transmitting an alert message by the RF chip when the measurement by one or more of these sensors reveals alone, or in combination with the measurement of the electrical power source of the energizer, a possibility of manipulation, deterioration, displacement or theft, of the energizer.
  • the nesting box advantageously includes software means for modifying, by repeated opening and closing of the switch, the time elapsing between two successive deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electric fence in order, for example, to save the electricity consumption of the fence.
  • the nesting box includes software and electronic means for varying the electrical supply voltage of the energizer in order to modify the size and / or the frequency of the deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electric fence. .
  • the characteristics of these pulses can indeed very often, for a given energizer, vary significantly as a function of small variations in the voltage of its electrical supply around its nominal voltage.
  • the nesting box comprises a light sensor and software means for, at nightfall, opening and closing, on a determined rhythm, the switch in order to save the electrical consumption of the energizer (4) when the wire the electric fence is less likely to be used by animals.
  • the pull-out box includes software and / or electronic means and an additional output terminal or galvanic link, for connection to an auxiliary earth connection independent of the main earth connection used by the energizer, to measure the quality of the main earth connection.
  • the nesting box when a measurement has varied by more than a determined value, or in a determined proportion with respect to the reference value, the nesting box transmits in RF an alert message.
  • the nesting box has electronic means and / or software for accumulating and compressing into a single message, from the useful part of at least two successive messages going back to the RF chip.
  • the pull-out box comprises electronic means and software for transforming the digital RF signals received by the RF chip, into digital signals transmitted conducted by the wire of the electric fence.
  • the electronic means and / or software for transforming received, conducted or RF signals into transmitted, RF or driven signals remain operational when the switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer is open.
  • the nesting box includes a man-machine interface, such as a sensitive display screen, LEDs, a bargraph, buttons, a keyboard or the like, allowing the user to locally learn, edit or modify, complex information, processed by the first electronic circuit or the second electronic circuit, such as a measurement, an alert message sent by the nesting box or passing through it, or a parameter configuration.
  • a man-machine interface such as a sensitive display screen, LEDs, a bargraph, buttons, a keyboard or the like, allowing the user to locally learn, edit or modify, complex information, processed by the first electronic circuit or the second electronic circuit, such as a measurement, an alert message sent by the nesting box or passing through it, or a parameter configuration.

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DOMAINE DE L'INVENTIONFIELD OF THE INVENTION

L'invention concerne un procédé de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique d'un électrificateur pour clôture électrique et le système de commande sur lequel il s'appuie.The invention relates to a method for controlling the power supply of an energizer for an electric fence and the control system on which it is based.

Un tel système de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique d'un électrificateur pour clôture électrique comprend un boîtier électronique de contrôle pour clôture électrique, destiné à être branché entre l'électrificateur de la clôture électrique et son alimentation électrique, comportant une puce RF émettrice et réceptrice, et comprend une radiocommande de poche pour la commande du boîtier électronique de contrôle via la puce RF.Such a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for electric fencing comprises an electronic control box for electric fencing, intended to be connected between the energizer of the electric fence and its electrical supply, comprising an RF transmitting chip and receiver, and includes a pocket radio control for controlling the electronic control unit via the RF chip.

Le boîtier électronique contient un interrupteur contrôlant l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur, et actionne ledit interrupteur au moyen d'un circuit électronique recevant, et émettant, des signaux RF en provenance, et à destination, de ladite radiocommande de poche, telle qu'un smartphone ou une télécommande RF. En cas d'intervention sur la clôture électrique, il est possible de commander à distance l'ouverture de l'interrupteur, qui entraîne l'arrêt de la circulation sur le fil de clôture des impulsions de dissuasion. En fin d'intervention, il est aussi possible de commander à distance la fermeture de l'interrupteur et le rétablissement des impulsions sur le fil de clôture.The electronic unit contains a switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer, and actuates said switch by means of an electronic circuit receiving and transmitting RF signals from and to said pocket radio control, such as '' Smartphone or RF remote control. In the event of intervention on the electric fence, it is possible to remotely control the opening of the switch, which stops the circulation on the fence wire of the deterrent pulses. At the end of the intervention, it is also possible to remotely control the closing of the switch and the re-establishment of the pulses on the fence wire.

ART ANTERIEURPRIOR ART

Un boîtier électronique, destiné à être branché entre l'électrificateur de la clôture électrique et son alimentation électrique, est appelé usuellement boîtier gigogne.An electronic box, intended to be connected between the energizer of the electric fence and its power supply, is usually called a nesting box.

Pour assurer des commandes à distance, il existe deux types de boîtiers gigognes.To provide remote controls, there are two types of nesting boxes.

Dans les boîtiers gigognes du premier type, tels que ceux décrits dans les documents IE 980 921 et WO 00/22 750 , le signal de commande de l'interrupteur est déclenché par l'utilisateur au moyen d'une télécommande placée au contact du fil de clôture. Le signal de commande est conduit par le fil de clôture jusqu'au boîtier gigogne qui agit sur l'interrupteur.In nesting boxes of the first type, such as those described in the documents IE 980 921 and WO 00/22 750 , the switch control signal is triggered by the user by means of a remote control placed in contact with the fence wire. The signal from control is led by the closing wire to the pull-out box which acts on the switch.

Dans les boîtiers gigognes du second type, tels que ceux décrits dans les documents FR 2 814 035 et DE 10 219 777 , le boîtier gigogne comporte une puce pour la réception de signaux RF. Le signal de commande de l'interrupteur est déclenché par l'utilisateur au moyen d'une télécommande RF ou d'un téléphone mobile, et il est transmis au boîtier gigogne par une liaison RF privée ou par le réseau téléphonique, respectivement.In nesting boxes of the second type, such as those described in the documents FR 2 814 035 and DE 10,219,777 , the pull-out box has a chip for receiving RF signals. The switch control signal is triggered by the user using an RF remote control or a mobile phone, and is transmitted to the nesting box over a private RF link or over the telephone network, respectively.

Les inconvénients de ces boîtiers gigognes sont de plusieurs ordres. Tout d'abord, ils sont techniquement liés à un seul outil de commande, télécommande ou appareil de communication RF, respectivement. Si l'outil de commande n'est pas opérant pour une raison ou pour une autre (zone blanche, batterie de l'outil déchargée, passage barrière mal refermé en amont dans la clôture électrique, etc.), l'arrêt ou la remise en marche de la clôture électrique ne peut plus être commandé.The drawbacks of these nesting boxes are of several kinds. First of all, they are technically linked to a single control tool, remote control or RF communication device, respectively. If the control tool is not working for one reason or another (white area, tool battery discharged, barrier passage badly closed upstream in the electric fence, etc.), shutdown or reset the electric fence can no longer be operated.

Ensuite, ils ne permettent pas l'établissement d'une communication entre des signaux codés conduits par le fil de clôture et des signaux transitant par voie RF. Enfin, ils ne sont pas adaptables aux clôtures électriques qui comprennent des éléments propres tels que des répondeurs, des passages-barrières actionnables à distance ou des éléments distincts tels que des abreuvoirs commandés à distance.Then, they do not allow the establishment of a communication between coded signals led by the fence wire and signals passing by RF channel. Finally, they are not adaptable to electric fences which include their own elements such as answering machines, barrier passages that can be operated remotely or separate elements such as remotely controlled drinkers.

Le document WO 2009/028 966 décrit un ensemble de commande et de contrôle d'une clôture électrique au moyen de signaux RF pour éviter les problèmes d'isolation électrique entre d'une part l'électrificateur, et d'autre part ses modules de commande et de contrôle. Dans ce document, un module de commande adresse par voie RF des ordres à l'électrificateur, et un module de contrôle, disposé sur la clôture électrique mais éloigné de l'électrificateur, surveille les impulsions et adresse des signaux RF au module de commande. Le module de commande peut être en relation RF avec un module éloigné tel qu'un téléphone cellulaire. Différents accessoires de la clôture électrique, tels que des portes, peuvent aussi être commandés par signaux RF. Ce document ne fait pas mention d'un boîtier gigogne entre la source d'alimentation électrique et l'électrificateur, et il décrit l'utilisation des seuls signaux RF.The document WO 2009/028 966 describes a set of command and control of an electric fence by means of RF signals to avoid the problems of electrical insulation between on the one hand the energizer, and on the other hand its command and control modules. In this document, a control module addresses RF commands to the energizer, and a control module, placed on the electric fence but remote from the energizer, monitors the pulses and addresses RF signals to the control module. The control module can be in RF relationship with a remote module such as a cell phone. Various accessories of the electric fence, such as doors, can also be controlled by RF signals. This The document does not mention a nesting box between the power source and the energizer, and it describes the use of only RF signals.

Le document WO 2008/020 166 décrit une installation de surveillance d'animaux équipés chacun d'un émetteur RF. Des récepteurs RF sont fixés à des piquets de clôture électrique et les signaux reçus par ces récepteurs RF sont transmis, de manière univoque, à une station centrale fixe par l'intermédiaire du fil de la clôture électrique. Ce document ne fait pas mention d'un boîtier gigogne entre la source d'alimentation électrique et l'électrificateur de la clôture électrique.The document WO 2008/020 166 describes an installation for monitoring animals each equipped with an RF transmitter. RF receivers are fixed to electric fence posts and the signals received by these RF receivers are unequivocally transmitted to a fixed central station via the wire of the electric fence. This document does not mention a nesting box between the power source and the fence energizer.

L'un des buts de l'invention est de proposer un système de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique d'un électrificateur pour clôture électrique, qui ne comporte pas les inconvénients liés aux limites des documents précités.One of the aims of the invention is to propose a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence, which does not have the drawbacks linked to the limits of the above-mentioned documents.

Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un système de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique d'un électrificateur pour clôture électrique, dont le boîtier gigogne puisse être installé directement entre l'alimentation électrique et l'électrificateur d'une clôture ancienne.Another object of the invention is to propose a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence, the nesting box of which can be installed directly between the electrical supply and the energizer of an old fence.

Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un système de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique d'un électrificateur pour clôture électrique qui soit commandé aussi bien par des signaux RF que par des signaux conduits par le fil de clôture.Another object of the invention is to propose a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence which is controlled both by RF signals and by signals conducted by the fence wire.

Un autre but de l'invention est de proposer un procédé de commande d'un tel système de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique d'un électrificateur pour clôture électrique.Another object of the invention is to propose a method for controlling such a system for controlling the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence.

RESUME DE L'INVENTIONSUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

L'invention a pour objet un procédé de commande d'un système de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique pour un électrificateur pour clôture électrique, constitué :

  • d'un boîtier électronique de contrôle, branché entre l'électrificateur et son alimentation électrique, comportant une puce RF émettrice et réceptrice, un interrupteur contrôlant l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur, un premier circuit électronique de commande de l'interrupteur, commandé par signaux RF, une liaison galvanique avec la clôture électrique, et un deuxième circuit électronique de commande de l'interrupteur, commandé par signaux conduits par le fil de la clôture,
  • d'une radiocommande de poche échangeant des signaux RF avec la puce RF,
  • d'une télécommande de poche émettant des signaux conduits par le fil de la clôture électrique,
caractérisé par les étapes suivantes :
  1. a) Envoi, par la radiocommande, de signaux RF de commande de l'arrêt de l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur, reçus par le premier circuit électronique par l'intermédiaire de la puce RF et assurant l'ouverture de l'interrupteur,
  2. b) Ultérieurement, envoi par la télécommande, de signaux de commande du rétablissement de l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur, conduits par le fil de la clôture électrique, reçus par le deuxième circuit électronique par l'intermédiaire de la liaison galvanique, et assurant la fermeture de l'interrupteur, et
  3. c) Emission par le premier circuit électronique de signaux RF de compte rendu de la fermeture de l'interrupteur, par l'intermédiaire de la puce RF, à destination de la radiocommande.
The subject of the invention is a method for controlling a power supply control system for an electric fence energizer, consisting of:
  • an electronic control unit, connected between the energizer and its power supply, comprising an emitting and receiving RF chip, a switch controlling the power supply to the energizer, a first electronic circuit for controlling the switch, controlled by RF signals, a link galvanic with the electric fence, and a second electronic circuit for controlling the switch, controlled by signals led by the wire of the fence,
  • a pocket radio control exchanging RF signals with the RF chip,
  • a pocket remote control emitting signals led by the wire of the electric fence,
characterized by the following stages:
  1. a) Sending, by radio control, of RF signals for controlling the stopping of the electric power supply to the energizer, received by the first electronic circuit via the RF chip and ensuring the opening of the switch ,
  2. b) Subsequently, sending by the remote control, control signals for restoring the electrical supply to 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
  3. c) Transmission by the first electronic circuit of RF signals of report of the closing of the switch, by means of the RF chip, intended for the radio control.

L'invention a aussi pour objet un système de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique pour un électrificateur pour clôture électrique pour la mise en œuvre dudit procédé de commande, comportant une radiocommande de poche telle qu'un smartphone ou une télécommande RF, et un boîtier électronique de contrôle, branché entre l'électrificateur et son alimentation électrique, incorporant une puce RF émettrice et réceptrice, comportant des moyens pour échanger des signaux RF avec la radiocommande de poche, incorporant aussi un interrupteur comprenant des moyens pour contrôler l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur, et incorporant aussi un premier circuit électronique de commande de l'interrupteur comprenant des moyens pour échanger des signaux RF avec la puce RF, ledit système étant caractérisé en ce que :

  • Il comporte une télécom mande de poche comprenant des moyens pour émettre des signaux conduits par le fil de la clôture électrique,
  • Le boîtier électronique de contrôle incorpore une liaison galvanique avec la clôture électrique,
  • Le boitier électronique de contrôle, incorpore un deuxième circuit électronique de commande de l'interrupteur, comprenant des moyens pour recevoir de la télécommande de poche, par l'intermédiaire de la liaison galvanique, des signaux conduits par le fil de la clôture électrique, et
  • Le boitier électronique de contrôle, incorpore des moyens électroniques et/ou logiciels de transformation desdits signaux conduits par le fil de la clôture électrique en signaux RF émis par la puce RF.
The invention also relates to a system for controlling the power supply for an energizer for electric fencing for the implementation of said control method, comprising a pocket radio remote control such as a smartphone or an RF remote control, and a box. control electronics, connected between the energizer and its power supply, incorporating an emitting and receiving RF chip, comprising means for exchanging RF signals with the pocket radio remote control, also incorporating a switch comprising means for controlling the power supply of the energizer, and also incorporating a first electronic circuit for controlling the switch comprising means for exchanging RF signals with the RF chip, said system being characterized in that:
  • It includes a hand-held remote control comprising means for transmitting signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence,
  • The electronic control unit incorporates a galvanic connection with the electric fence,
  • The electronic control unit incorporates a second electronic circuit for controlling the switch, comprising means for receiving from the pocket remote control, by means of the galvanic link, signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence, and
  • The electronic control unit incorporates electronic means and / or software for transforming said signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence into RF signals emitted by the RF chip.

Selon un mode de réalisation, dans le boîtier électronique de contrôle, le premier circuit électronique de commande de l'interrupteur et le deuxième circuit électronique de commande de l'interrupteur ont une partie commune.According to one embodiment, in the electronic control unit, the first electronic circuit for controlling the switch and the second electronic circuit for controlling the switch have a common part.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte des moyens de mesure de la source d'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit includes means for measuring the electrical power source of the energizer.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte des moyens de conservation de l'état dans lequel se trouvait l'interrupteur contrôlant l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur, en cas de coupure temporaire de la source d'alimentation électrique dudit boîtier électronique de contrôle.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises means for preserving the state in which the switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer was located, in the event of temporary interruption of the electrical supply source of said electronic control unit.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle dispose d'une ressource d'appoint interne en énergie lui assurant une autonomie suffisante ainsi que de moyens logiciels pour transmettre en RF un message d'alerte lorsque l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur est interrompue sans commande.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit has an internal additional energy resource ensuring sufficient autonomy as well as software means for transmitting in RF an alert message when the electrical supply to the energizer is interrupted without command.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte des moyens de mesure des impulsions de dissuasion circulant sur le fil de la clôture électrique, au niveau de la liaison galvanique.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises means for measuring the deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electric fence, at the level of the galvanic connection.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte des moyens logiciels pour transmettre en RF un message de panne possible de l'électrificateur lorsque ladite mesure révèle que les impulsions de dissuasion se sont arrêtées sur le fil de la clôture électrique sans que l'interrupteur n'ait été commandé.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises software means for transmitting in RF a message of possible failure of the energizer when said measurement reveals that the deterrent pulses have stopped on the wire of the electric fence without the The switch has not been ordered.

Selon un mode de réalisation, les moyens logiciels commandent l'ouverture de l'interrupteur contrôlant l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur lorsque les moyens de mesure des impulsions de dissuasion mesurent sur le fil de la clôture électrique une caractéristique trop importante des impulsions de dissuasion, telle que la tension, le courant, l'énergie, ou la fréquence des impulsions de dissuasion.According to one embodiment, the software means control the opening of the switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer when the means for measuring the deterrent pulses measure too high a characteristic of the pulses on the wire of the electric fence. deterrent, such as voltage, current, energy, or frequency of deterrent pulses.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte des moyens électroniques et logiciels de détection de la présence accidentelle d'un courant alternatif permanent dangereux sur le fil de la clôture électrique, et d'ouverture de l'interrupteur contrôlant l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur suite à une telle détection.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises electronic means and software for detecting the accidental presence of a dangerous permanent alternating current on the wire of the electric fence, and for opening the switch controlling the supply. of the energizer following such a detection.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle dispose d'une seconde liaison galvanique électriquement isolée de la première liaison galvanique et destinée à une seconde clôture électrique alimentée en autres impulsions de dissuasion par un autre électrificateur.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit has a second galvanic link electrically isolated from the first galvanic link and intended for a second electric fence supplied with other deterrent pulses by another energizer.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte au moins un capteur parmi l'ensemble des capteurs de mouvement, de température, d'humidité, de bruit, et des moyens logiciels pour transmettre par la puce RF un message d'alerte lorsque la mesure par le, au moins un, capteur révèle seule, ou en combinaison avec la mesure de la source d'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur, une possibilité de manipulation, de détérioration, de déplacement ou de vol, de l'électrificateur.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises at least one sensor from among the set of motion, temperature, humidity, noise sensors and software means for transmitting an alert message by the RF chip. when the measurement by the, at least one, sensor reveals alone, or in combination with the measurement of the electrical power source of the energizer, a possibility of manipulation, deterioration, displacement or theft, of the energizer .

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte des moyens logiciels pour modifier, par ouverture puis fermeture répétées de l'interrupteur, le temps s'écoulant entre deux impulsions successives de dissuasion circulant sur le fil de la clôture électrique.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit includes software means for modifying, by repeated opening and then closing of the switch, the time elapsing between two successive deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electric fence.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte des moyens logiciels et électroniques pour faire varier la tension d'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur afin de modifier la taille et/ou la fréquence des impulsions de dissuasion circulant sur le fil de la clôture électrique.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises software and electronic means for varying the electrical supply voltage of the energizer in order to modify the size and / or the frequency of the deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electrical fence.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte un capteur de lumière et des moyens logiciels pour, à la nuit venue, ouvrir et fermer sur un rythme déterminé l'interrupteur afin d'économiser la consommation de l'électrificateur lorsque le fil de la clôture électrique risque moins d'être sollicité par les animaux.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises a light sensor and software means for, at nightfall, opening and closing the switch at a determined rate in order to save the consumption of the energizer when the wire the electric fence is less likely to be used by animals.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte des moyens logiciels et/ou électroniques ainsi qu'une borne de sortie ou liaison galvanique supplémentaire pour connexion à une prise de terre auxiliaire indépendante de la prise de terre principale utilisée par l'électrificateur, afin de réaliser la mesure par le boîtier électronique de la qualité de la prise de terre principale.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises software and / or electronic means as well as an additional output terminal or galvanic link for connection to an auxiliary earth connection independent of the main earth connection used by the energizer. , in order to carry out the measurement by the electronic unit of the quality of the main earth connection.

Selon un mode de réalisation, les moyens logiciels assurent la transmission en RF, d'un message relatif à une mesure lorsque celle-ci a varié de plus de X %, ou de plus d'une valeur prédéterminée, par rapport à la dernière transmission.According to one embodiment, the software means ensure the transmission in RF, of a message relating to a measurement when the latter has varied by more than X%, or by more than a predetermined value, relative to the last transmission .

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle dispose de moyens électroniques et/ou logiciels d'accumulation et de compression en un unique message de la partie utile d'au moins deux messages successifs remontant vers la puce RF.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit has electronic means and / or software for accumulating and compressing into a single message from the useful part of at least two successive messages going back to the RF chip.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte des moyens électroniques et logiciels de transformation de signaux RF reçus par la puce RF, en signaux émis conduits par le fil de la clôture électrique.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises electronic means and software for transforming RF signals received by the RF chip, into transmitted signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence.

Selon un mode de réalisation, les moyens électroniques et/ou logiciels de transformation des signaux reçus, conduits ou RF, en signaux émis, RF ou conduits, restent opérationnels lorsque l'interrupteur contrôlant l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur est ouvert.According to one embodiment, the electronic means and / or software for transforming the received, conducted or RF signals into transmitted, RF or driven signals, remain operational when the switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer is open.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier électronique de contrôle comporte une interface homme-machine, telle qu'un écran d'affichage sensitif, des leds, un barregraph, des boutons, un clavier ou analogue, permettant à l'utilisateur de localement prendre connaissance, éditer ou modifier une information complexe, traitée par le premier circuit électronique ou le deuxième circuit électronique, telle qu'une mesure, un message d'alerte émis par le boîtier électronique ou transitant par lui, ou une configuration de paramètre.According to one embodiment, the electronic control unit comprises a man-machine interface, such as a sensitive display screen, LEDs, a barregraph, buttons, a keyboard or the like, allowing the user to locally take knowledge, edit or modify complex information, processed by the first electronic circuit or the second electronic circuit, such as a measurement, a alert message sent by the electronic unit or passing through it, or a parameter configuration.

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D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention ressortent de la description qui suit faite avec référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • La figure 1 est une représentation schématique d'un exemple de réalisation d'une clôture électrique avec boîtier gigogne entre l'électrificateur et son alimentation en courant continu par batterie.
  • La figure 2 est une représentation schématique d'un exemple de réalisation d'une clôture électrique avec boîtier gigogne entre l'électrificateur et son alimentation en courant alternatif par le secteur.
  • La figure 3 est une représentation schématique d'un exemple de réalisation d'une clôture électrique avec boîtier gigogne dont les fonctions sont symboliquement illustrées.
  • La figure 4 est une représentation schématique d'un exemple de réalisation d'un boîtier gigogne pour branchement sur le courant alternatif du secteur selon l'invention.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention appear from the description which follows, made with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • The figure 1 is a schematic representation of an embodiment of an electric fence with a nesting box between the energizer and its direct current supply by battery.
  • The figure 2 is a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of an electric fence with a nesting box between the energizer and its supply of alternating current by the sector.
  • The figure 3 is a schematic representation of an embodiment of an electric fence with a nesting box whose functions are symbolically illustrated.
  • The figure 4 is a schematic representation of an exemplary embodiment of a nesting box for connection to the alternating current of the sector according to the invention.

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Une clôture électrique de type classique comporte des piquets 1 supportant un ou plusieurs fils de clôture 2 au moyen d'isolateurs 3. Un électrificateur 4 est branché entre le fil de clôture 2 et une prise de terre 5. L'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur 4 est assurée soit en courant continu par une batterie 6 (figure 1), soit en courant alternatif par le secteur 7 (figure 2).A conventional type electric fence comprises stakes 1 supporting one or more fence wires 2 by means of insulators 3. An energizer 4 is connected between the fence wire 2 and an earth connection 5. The electrical supply of the energizer 4 is provided either by direct current by a battery 6 ( figure 1 ), or alternating current by sector 7 ( figure 2 ).

Entre la source d'alimentation électrique (6, 7) de l'électrificateur et l'électrificateur 4 lui-même est placé un boîtier gigogne 8.Between the electrical power source (6, 7) of the energizer and the energizer 4 itself is placed a nesting box 8.

Le boîtier gigogne 8 comporte une liaison galvanique avec la clôture électrique au moyen d'un fil 9 relié au fil de clôture 2 et d'un fil 10 relié à la prise de terre 5.The pull-out box 8 has a galvanic connection with the electric fence by means of a wire 9 connected to the fence wire 2 and a wire 10 connected to the earth connection 5.

Dans le cas d'une alimentation en courant alternatif par le secteur 7, le boîtier gigogne 8 se place directement sur la prise du secteur 7 au moyen de sa prise mâle 11 et il reçoit dans sa prise femelle 12 la prise mâle 13 de l'électrificateur 4. Dans le boîtier gigogne 8, entre la prise mâle 11 et la prise femelle 12 est disposé un interrupteur 14 pour contrôler l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur 4. Dans le cas d'une alimentation en courant continu le principe resterait identique, l'interrupteur 14 étant disposé du point de vue électrique entre des bornes de connexion à la pile/batterie d'un côté et à l'électrificateur de l'autre.In the case of an AC power supply from the sector 7, the pull-out box 8 is placed directly on the sector socket 7 by means of its male socket 11 and it receives in its female socket 12 the male socket 13 of the energizer 4. In the nesting box 8, between the socket male 11 and the female socket 12 is arranged a switch 14 to control the electrical supply of the energizer 4. In the case of a direct current supply the principle would remain identical, the switch 14 being arranged from the electrical point of view between terminals for connection to the battery on one side and to the energizer on the other.

Le boîtier électronique de contrôle pour clôture électrique, ou boîtier gigogne 8 comporte une puce RF 16, émettrice et réceptrice, et un premier circuit électronique 15 de commande de l'interrupteur 14, relié à la puce RF 16 par une liaison symbolisée en 17. Le boîtier gigogne 8 comporte un deuxième circuit électronique 19 de commande de l'interrupteur 14, relié, par une liaison symbolisée en 18, à la clôture électrique par l'intermédiaire de la liaison galvanique 9, 10. Avantageusement, le premier circuit électronique 15 de commande de l'interrupteur 14, et le deuxième circuit électronique 19 de commande de l'interrupteur 14, ont une partie commune, notamment pour la commande de l'interrupteur 14 et la communication entre la puce RF 16 et le fil 2 de la clôture électrique. Le premier circuit électronique 15 comporte, notamment, un émetteur-récepteur programmable, un microcontrôleur, une mémoire et un relais de commande de l'interrupteur. Le deuxième circuit électronique 19 comporte, notamment, un transformateur et/ou une capacité d'isolement, un étage électronique de démodulation de signal conduit, un microcontrôleur, une mémoire, et, dans un mode avantageux, un générateur de signaux modulés. Ensemble, les premier et deuxième circuits électroniques 15, 19, regroupent les moyens électroniques de transformation de signaux conduits par le fil de la clôture en signaux RF émis par la puce RF, et, dans le mode avantageux, vice versa. The electronic control box for electric fence, or pull-out box 8 comprises an RF chip 16, transmitter and receiver, and a first electronic circuit 15 for controlling the switch 14, connected to the RF chip 16 by a link symbolized at 17. The pull-out unit 8 comprises a second electronic circuit 19 for controlling the switch 14, connected, by a link symbolized at 18, to the electric fence via the galvanic link 9, 10. Advantageously, the first electronic circuit 15 for controlling the switch 14, and the second electronic circuit 19 for controlling the switch 14, have a common part, in particular for the control of the switch 14 and the communication between the RF chip 16 and the wire 2 of the electrical fence. The first electronic circuit 15 comprises, in particular, a programmable transceiver, a microcontroller, a memory and a relay for controlling the switch. The second electronic circuit 19 comprises, in particular, a transformer and / or an isolation capacitor, an electronic signal demodulation stage conducted, a microcontroller, a memory, and, in an advantageous mode, a generator of modulated signals. Together, the first and second electronic circuits 15, 19 group together the electronic means for transforming signals conducted by the wire of the fence into RF signals emitted by the RF chip, and, in the advantageous mode, vice versa.

Le système de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur 4 pour clôture électrique, comporte, en dehors du boîtier électronique 8 de contrôle, une télécommande de poche 20 fonctionnant au contact du fil 2 de la clôture électrique, et une radiocommande de poche 21, telle qu'un smartphone ou une télécommande RF.The control system of the electrical supply of the energizer 4 for electric fence, comprises, apart from the electronic control unit 8, a pocket remote control 20 operating in contact with the wire 2 of the electric fence, and a pocket radio remote control 21, such as a smartphone or an RF remote control.

Le fonctionnement du système de contrôle de l'alimentation électrique d'un électrificateur pour clôture électrique selon le procédé s'analyse de la manière suivante en partant d'une clôture électrique en activité, dont le fil de clôture est parcouru par des impulsions de dissuasion émises par l'électrificateur. En cas d'intervention sur la clôture électrique, il est nécessaire de commander l'ouverture de l'interrupteur 14 pour assurer l'arrêt de l'électrificateur 4.The operation of the control system of the electrical supply of an energizer for an electric fence according to the method can be analyzed as follows, starting from an active electric fence, the fence wire of which is traversed by deterrent pulses emitted by the energizer. In the event of intervention on the electric fence, it is necessary to command the opening of the switch 14 to ensure the shutdown of the energizer 4.

Cette commande d'ouverture de l'interrupteur 14 est avantageusement assurée par l'utilisateur de la clôture, au moyen de la radiocommande de poche 21 qui adresse des signaux RF à la puce RF 16 du boîtier gigogne 8. Les signaux RF reçus par la puce RF 16 sont traités par le premier circuit électronique 15 qui commande l'ouverture de l'interrupteur 14. L'intervention prévue sur la clôture électrique peut alors avoir lieu sans risque.This command to open the switch 14 is advantageously provided by the user of the fence, by means of the pocket radio remote control 21 which addresses RF signals to the RF chip 16 of the pull-out box 8. The RF signals received by the RF chip 16 are processed by the first electronic circuit 15 which controls the opening of the switch 14. The intervention provided on the electric fence can then take place without risk.

Une fois l'intervention achevée, par exemple après avoir débroussaillé la végétation ayant envahi cette partie de la clôture et avoir entre temps progressé de quelques kilomètres, l'intervenant commande le rétablissement de l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur 4, au moyen de la télécommande de poche 20, placée au contact du fil 2 de la clôture électrique, et qui envoie au boîtier gigogne 8 des signaux conduits par le fil de la clôture électrique. Ces signaux sont conduits par le fil 2 de la clôture électrique et par le fil 9 de la liaison galvanique jusqu'au deuxième circuit électronique 19 qui commande la fermeture de l'interrupteur 14 et le rétablissement du fonctionnement de la clôture électrique. Le boîtier gigogne 8 comporte des moyens électroniques et/ou logiciels de transformation de signaux conduits par le fil de la clôture électrique en signaux RF émis par la puce RF 16. A cet effet, le premier circuit électronique 15 et le deuxième circuit électronique 19 ont avantageusement une partie commune constituant tout ou partie desdits moyens électroniques, pour assurer la transformation des signaux conduits en signaux RF et, dans un mode éventuel avantageux de l'invention, vice versa.Once the intervention has been completed, for example after having cleared the vegetation that has invaded this part of the fence and having progressed by a few kilometers, the operator orders the restoration of the electrical supply to energizer 4, by means of the pocket remote control 20, placed in contact with the wire 2 of the electric fence, and which sends to the nesting box 8 signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence. These signals are conducted by wire 2 of the electric fence and by wire 9 of the galvanic connection to the second electronic circuit 19 which controls the closing of the switch 14 and the restoration of the operation of the electric fence. The nesting box 8 comprises electronic means and / or software for transforming signals conducted by the wire of the electric fence into RF signals emitted by the RF chip 16. For this purpose, the first electronic circuit 15 and the second electronic circuit 19 have advantageously a common part constituting all or part of said electronic means, to ensure the transformation of the conducted signals into RF signals and, in a possible advantageous mode of the invention, vice versa.

Les signaux RF sont émis à destination de la radiocommande de poche 21, de sorte que par exemple l'utilisateur de la clôture, s'il est distinct de l'intervenant sur la clôture, soit informé du rétablissement de la clôture. De cette façon, deux personnes peuvent travailler en tandem en étant éloignées l'une de l'autre et en progressant séparément le long d'une clôture électrique complexe sans risque que la personne ayant la radiocommande entre les mains, reste non informée du fait que celle ayant la télécommande entre les mains vient de rétablir l'alimentation de la clôture.The RF signals are sent to the pocket radio remote control 21, so that for example the user of the fence, if he is separate from the speaker on the closure, be informed of the restoration of the closure. In this way, two people can work in tandem while being distant from each other and progressing separately along a complex electric fence without risk that the person with the radio control in his hands, remains uninformed that the one with the remote control in their hands has just restored power to the fence.

Le boîtier électronique de contrôle pour clôture électrique, ou boîtier gigogne 8 assure un certain nombre de fonctions.The electronic control box for electric fence, or nesting box 8 performs a number of functions.

Il assure le contrôle de l'interrupteur 14 d'alimentation de l'électrificateur 4 en réponse à des signaux émis par une télécommande manuelle 20 et conduits par le fil de clôture 2, le fil de liaison galvanique 9 et la liaison interne 18 au deuxième circuit électronique 19 de commande de l'interrupteur 14.It ensures the control of the switch 14 for supplying the energizer 4 in response to signals emitted by a manual remote control 20 and conducted by the fence wire 2, the galvanic connection wire 9 and the internal connection 18 to the second electronic circuit 19 for controlling switch 14.

Il assure le même contrôle de l'interrupteur 14 en réponse à des signaux RF émis par une radiocommande de poche 21, constituée par une télécommande RF ou un smartphone, reçus par la puce RF 16 et transmis au premier circuit électronique 15 de commande de l'interrupteur 14, par la liaison interne 17.It provides the same control of the switch 14 in response to RF signals emitted by a pocket radio remote control 21, constituted by an RF remote control or a smartphone, received by the RF chip 16 and transmitted to the first electronic circuit 15 for controlling the 'switch 14, by the internal link 17.

Dans une variante avantageuse du système de l'invention, il assure la conversion de signaux RF reçus par la puce RF 16 et venant du smartphone de l'utilisateur de la clôture, en signaux conduits par le fil de clôture vers des éléments propres de la clôture électrique tels que des répondeurs ou des passages-barrières, pour les commander.In an advantageous variant of the system of the invention, it ensures the conversion of RF signals received by the RF chip 16 and coming from the smartphone of the user of the fence, into signals conducted by the fence wire to specific elements of the electric fencing, such as answering machines or barrier crossings, to control them.

Il assure de même la conversion de signaux RF reçus par la puce RF 16 en signaux conduits par le fil de clôture 2 pour commander des éléments, distincts de la clôture électrique, tels que des abreuvoirs.It likewise ensures the conversion of RF signals received by the RF chip 16 into signals conducted by the fence wire 2 to control elements, distinct from the electric fence, such as drinkers.

Inversement, il assure avantageusement la conversion de signaux conduits par le fil de clôture 2 et émis par des éléments propres à la clôture électrique ou distincts de la clôture électrique, en signaux RF émis par la puce RF 16 à destination du smartphone de l'utilisateur pour lui signaler soit le déroulement d'opérations programmées, comme l'ouverture d'un abreuvoir, soit la survenance d'incidents, comme une ouverture de passage-barrière.Conversely, it advantageously ensures the conversion of signals conducted by the fence wire 2 and emitted by elements specific to the electric fence or distinct from the electric fence, into RF signals emitted by the RF chip 16 intended for the user's smartphone. to report to him either the progress of programmed operations, such as the opening of a drinking trough, or the occurrence of incidents, such as the opening of a barrier crossing.

En résumé, dans les versions les plus avantageuses du système de l'invention, le boîtier gigogne 8 assure, par un utilisateur situé à distance, la commande, par un canal de commande conduit, comme par un canal de commande RF, de l'interrupteur 14 d'alimentation de l'électrificateur 4, et la transmission bidirectionnelle d'informations relatives à l'écosystème de la clôture électrique, en provenance ou à destination du smartphone de l'utilisateur.In summary, in the most advantageous versions of the system of the invention, the nesting box 8 provides, by a user located at a distance, the control, by a control channel conducted, as by an RF control channel, of the switch 14 for supplying the energizer 4, and the bidirectional transmission of information relating to the ecosystem of the electric fence, from or to the user's smartphone.

En cas d'intervention volontaire en un point de la clôture électrique, l'utilisateur a ainsi à sa disposition deux moyens de commande de l'électrificateur : une télécommande manuelle 20 à placer au contact du fil de clôture, et un smartphone 21, lui permettant d'éviter un déplacement jusqu'à l'électrificateur. Il dispose ainsi d'une double possibilité. La première, en tout point de la clôture où le chemin électrique depuis/vers l'électrificateur peut s'être dégradé entre le début et la fin d'une intervention prenant du temps, par exemple du fait d'un passage barrière laissé ouvert entre temps par un promeneur en amont. La seconde en tout point de la clôture où le smartphone peut se trouver dans une zone non desservie par un réseau de communication RF.In the event of voluntary intervention at a point on the electric fence, the user thus has at his disposal two means of controlling the energizer: a manual remote control 20 to be placed in contact with the fence wire, and a smartphone 21, to avoid movement to the energizer. It thus has a double possibility. The first, at any point of the fence where the electrical path from / to the energizer may have deteriorated between the start and the end of a time-consuming intervention, for example due to a barrier passage left open between time by a walker upstream. The second at any point of the fence where the smartphone can be in an area not served by an RF communication network.

De plus, les moyens logiciels liés aux circuits électroniques 15, 19, assurent la conservation en mémoire de l'état de l'interrupteur 14, ouvert ou fermé. En cas d'intervention sur la clôture, l'interrupteur est ouvert à distance. Si, pendant l'intervention, l'alimentation électrique subit une coupure temporaire, du fait d'une coupure secteur ou d'un changement de batterie, la conservation en mémoire de l'état de l'interrupteur assure, lors du rétablissement de l'alimentation électrique, le maintien ou le rétablissement en position ouverte de l'interrupteur. Cette capacité de conservation en mémoire de l'état de l'interrupteur 14 par les moyens logiciels liés aux circuits électroniques 15, 19 garantit la sécurité de l'usager intervenant sur la clôture électrique, en évitant que l'électrificateur ne relance des impulsions sur le fil de clôture.In addition, the software means linked to the electronic circuits 15, 19 ensure the conservation in memory of the state of the switch 14, open or closed. When working on the fence, the switch is opened remotely. If, during the intervention, the electric power supply undergoes a temporary cut, due to a mains cut or a battery change, the conservation in memory of the state of the switch ensures, during the restoration of the power supply, maintaining or restoring the switch to the open position. This capacity for keeping in memory the state of the switch 14 by the software means linked to the electronic circuits 15, 19 guarantees the safety of the user working on the electric fence, by preventing the energizer from re-energizing pulses on the fence wire.

D'autres avantages liés au système comportant le boîtier électronique de contrôle pour clôture électrique décrit ci-dessus sont de plusieurs ordres.Other advantages linked to the system comprising the electronic control box for electric fencing described above are of several kinds.

Le boîtier gigogne comporte avantageusement des moyens de mesure de la source d'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur 4 et d'information de l'utilisateur en cas d'anomalie.The pull-out unit advantageously includes means for measuring the electrical power source of the energizer 4 and for informing the user in the event of an anomaly.

Le boîtier gigogne comporte de préférence des moyens de mesure des impulsions circulant sur le fil de clôture électrique et d'information de l'utilisateur en cas de dérive.The pull-out unit preferably includes means for measuring the pulses flowing on the electric fence wire and for informing the user in the event of drift.

Le boîtier gigogne dispose avantageusement d'une ressource d'appoint interne en énergie lui assurant une autonomie suffisante, par exemple une batterie ou un condensateur, et de moyens logiciels lui permettant, par exemple, de transmettre en RF un message d'alerte lorsque l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur vient de s'interrompre sans que cette interruption ait été commandée. Ceci pour par exemple prévenir au plus tôt l'utilisateur d'une possible tentative de vol de la batterie alimentant l'électrificateur, ou d'une panne de secteur prolongée.The pull-out unit advantageously has an internal additional energy resource ensuring sufficient autonomy, for example a battery or a capacitor, and software means allowing it, for example, to transmit in RF an alert message when the he power supply to the energizer has just been interrupted without this interruption having been commanded. This is for example to warn the user as soon as possible of a possible theft attempt of the battery supplying the energizer, or of a prolonged power failure.

Lorsque la mesure des impulsions de dissuasion révèle un arrêt des impulsions sans que l'interrupteur ait reçu une commande d'ouverture, les moyens logiciels du boîtier gigogne transmettent en RF un message de panne possible. Ceci pour par exemple prévenir au plus tôt l'utilisateur d'une panne de matériel possible ou d'une tentative de vol de l'électrificateur.When the measurement of the deterrent pulses reveals a stop of the pulses without the switch having received an opening command, the software means of the nesting box transmit in RF a possible fault message. This is for example to warn the user as soon as possible of a possible equipment failure or an attempted theft of the energizer.

Selon un mode de réalisation, lorsque la mesure des impulsions révèle une caractéristique trop importante telle que la tension, le courant, l'énergie ou la fréquence, les moyens logiciels du boîtier électronique de contrôle ouvrent l'interrupteur. Certaines technologies d'électrificateurs peuvent en effet présenter des dérives de fonctionnement significatives lorsque les composants vieillissent, et dans cette perspective le système de l'invention peut avantageusement limiter précisément le risque induit.According to one embodiment, when the measurement of the pulses reveals an overly important characteristic such as the voltage, the current, the energy or the frequency, the software means of the electronic control unit open the switch. Certain energizer technologies can indeed exhibit significant operating drifts when the components age, and in this perspective the system of the invention can advantageously precisely limit the risk involved.

Les moyens électroniques et logiciels du boîtier gigogne sont de préférence en mesure de détecter la présence d'un courant alternatif permanent sur le fil de la clôture électrique puis de déclencher l'ouverture de l'interrupteur 14. Ceci pour faire face au cas d'une clôture électrique jouxtant sur une trop grande distance une ligne à haute tension du réseau électrique, et subissant de ce fait un courant induit significatif.The electronic and software means of the pull-out box are preferably able to detect the presence of a permanent alternating current on the wire of the electric fence then to trigger the opening of the switch 14. This to face the case of an electric fence adjoining for too long a high voltage line of the electrical network, and thereby undergoing a significant induced current.

Le boîtier gigogne peut disposer d'une seconde liaison galvanique, électriquement isolée de la première liaison galvanique (9, 10) et éventuellement d'un second interrupteur associé, le tout destiné à une seconde clôture électrique alimentée en autres impulsions de dissuasion par un autre électrificateur.The pull-out unit can have a second galvanic link, electrically isolated from the first galvanic link (9, 10) and possibly a second associated switch, all intended for a second electric fence supplied with other deterrent impulses by another energizer.

Le boîtier gigogne peut comporter un ou plusieurs capteurs parmi l'ensemble des capteurs de mouvement, de température, d'humidité, de bruit, et des moyens logiciels pour transmettre par la puce RF un message d'alerte lorsque la mesure par un ou plusieurs de ces capteurs révèle seule, ou en combinaison avec la mesure de la source d'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur, une possibilité de manipulation, de détérioration, de déplacement ou de vol, de l'électrificateur.The pull-out unit may include one or more sensors from among all of the motion, temperature, humidity, noise sensors and software means for transmitting an alert message by the RF chip when the measurement by one or more of these sensors reveals alone, or in combination with the measurement of the electrical power source of the energizer, a possibility of manipulation, deterioration, displacement or theft, of the energizer.

Le boîtier gigogne comporte avantageusement des moyens logiciels pour modifier, par ouverture et fermeture répétées de l'interrupteur, le temps s'écoulant entre deux impulsions successives de dissuasion circulant sur le fil de la clôture électrique en vue, par exemple, d'économiser la consommation d'électricité de la clôture.The nesting box advantageously includes software means for modifying, by repeated opening and closing of the switch, the time elapsing between two successive deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electric fence in order, for example, to save the electricity consumption of the fence.

Selon un mode de réalisation, le boîtier gigogne comporte des moyens logiciels et électroniques pour faire varier la tension d'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur afin de modifier la taille et/ou la fréquence des impulsions de dissuasion circulant sur le fil de la clôture électrique. Les caractéristiques de ces impulsions peuvent en effet très souvent, pour un électrificateur donné, varier de façon significative en fonction de faibles variations de la tension de son alimentation électrique autour de sa tension nominale.According to one embodiment, the nesting box includes software and electronic means for varying the electrical supply voltage of the energizer in order to modify the size and / or the frequency of the deterrent pulses circulating on the wire of the electric fence. . The characteristics of these pulses can indeed very often, for a given energizer, vary significantly as a function of small variations in the voltage of its electrical supply around its nominal voltage.

Avantageusement, le boîtier gigogne comporte un capteur de lumière et des moyens logiciels pour, à la nuit venue, ouvrir et fermer, sur un rythme déterminé, l'interrupteur afin d'économiser la consommation électrique de l'électrificateur (4) lorsque le fil de la clôture électrique risque moins d'être sollicité par les animaux.Advantageously, the nesting box comprises a light sensor and software means for, at nightfall, opening and closing, on a determined rhythm, the switch in order to save the electrical consumption of the energizer (4) when the wire the electric fence is less likely to be used by animals.

De préférence le boîtier gigogne comporte des moyens logiciels et/ou électroniques et une borne de sortie ou liaison galvanique supplémentaire, pour connexion à une prise de terre auxiliaire indépendante de la prise de terre principale utilisée par l'électrificateur, pour effectuer une mesure de la qualité de la prise de terre principale.Preferably the pull-out box includes software and / or electronic means and an additional output terminal or galvanic link, for connection to an auxiliary earth connection independent of the main earth connection used by the energizer, to measure the quality of the main earth connection.

Selon un mode de réalisation, lorsqu'une mesure a varié de plus d'une valeur déterminée, ou dans une proportion déterminée par rapport à la valeur de référence, le boîtier gigogne transmet en RF un message d'alerte.According to one embodiment, when a measurement has varied by more than a determined value, or in a determined proportion with respect to the reference value, the nesting box transmits in RF an alert message.

De préférence, le boîtier gigogne dispose de moyens électroniques et/ou logiciels d'accumulation et de compression en un message unique, de la partie utile d'au moins deux messages successifs remontant vers la puce RF.Preferably, the nesting box has electronic means and / or software for accumulating and compressing into a single message, from the useful part of at least two successive messages going back to the RF chip.

Avantageusement, le boîtier gigogne comporte des moyens électroniques et logiciels de transformation des signaux numériques RF reçus par la puce RF, en signaux numériques émis conduits par le fil de la clôture électrique.Advantageously, the pull-out box comprises electronic means and software for transforming the digital RF signals received by the RF chip, into digital signals transmitted conducted by the wire of the electric fence.

De préférence, les moyens électroniques et/ou logiciels de transformation des signaux reçus, conduits ou RF, en signaux émis, RF ou conduits, restent opérationnels lorsque l'interrupteur contrôlant l'alimentation électrique de l'électrificateur est ouvert.Preferably, the electronic means and / or software for transforming received, conducted or RF signals into transmitted, RF or driven signals, remain operational when the switch controlling the electrical supply to the energizer is open.

Avantageusement, le boîtier gigogne comporte une interface homme-machine, telle qu'un écran d'affichage sensitif, des leds, un barregraph, des boutons, un clavier ou analogue, permettant à l'utilisateur de localement prendre connaissance, éditer ou modifier, une information complexe, traitée par le premier circuit électronique ou le deuxième circuit électronique, telle qu'une mesure, un message d'alerte émis par le boîtier gigogne ou transitant par lui, ou une configuration de paramètre.Advantageously, the nesting box includes a man-machine interface, such as a sensitive display screen, LEDs, a bargraph, buttons, a keyboard or the like, allowing the user to locally learn, edit or modify, complex information, processed by the first electronic circuit or the second electronic circuit, such as a measurement, an alert message sent by the nesting box or passing through it, or a parameter configuration.

L'utilisateur qui possède une clôture électrique avec un électrificateur ancien, peut l'équiper d'un boîtier gigogne et bénéficier sur sa clôture des capacités et des performances liées à ce boîtier, c'est-à-dire de la possibilité :

  • de conserver sa clôture et son électrificateur ancien,
  • de commander l'électrificateur à distance par sa télécommande et des signaux conduits par le fil de clôture,
  • de commander l'électrificateur à distance par son smartphone et des signaux RF,
  • d'installer sur sa clôture des répondeurs, passages-barrières et des éléments distincts accessoires, et de les utiliser continûment, c'est-à-dire même lorsque l'électrificateur est arrêté,
  • d'éteindre la clôture à l'aide de son smartphone, et de la relancer à l'aide de sa télécommande, en recevant ensuite l'information sur le smartphone de cette relance commandée par la télécommande et non par le smartphone.
The user who has an electric fence with an old energizer, can equip it with a pull-out box and benefit on its fence from the capacities and performance linked to this box, i.e. the possibility:
  • to keep its fence and its old energizer,
  • to control the energizer remotely by its remote control and signals led by the fence wire,
  • to control the energizer remotely by smartphone and RF signals,
  • to install transponders, barrier crossings and separate accessory elements on its fence, and to use them continuously, i.e. even when the energizer is stopped,
  • to turn off the fence using his smartphone, and to restart it using his remote control, then receiving the information on the smartphone of this recovery ordered by the remote control and not by the smartphone.

La disposition sur une clôture électrique ancienne du boîtier gigogne ci-dessus décrit permet à l'utilisateur de bénéficier des performances d'une clôture électrique moderne.The arrangement on an old electric fence of the nesting box described above allows the user to benefit from the performance of a modern electric fence.

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  1. A method for controlling a system for controlling the electrical power supply for an energizer for an electric fence, made up of:
    - an electronic control unit (8), connected between the energizer (4) and its electrical power supply, including a transmitter and receiver RF chip (16), a switch (14) controlling the electrical power supply of the energizer (4), a first electronic circuit (15) for controlling the switch (14), controlled by RF signals, a galvanic connection (9, 10) with the electric fence, and a second electronic circuit (19) for controlling the switch (14), controlled by signals conducted by the wire (2) of the fence,
    - a handheld radio control (21) exchanging RF signals with the RF chip (16),
    - a handheld remote control (20) transmitting signals conducted by the wire (2) of the electric fence,
    characterized by the following steps:
    a) sending, by the radio control (21), RF control signals to stop the electrical supply of the energizer (4), received by the first electronic circuit (15) by means of the RF chip (16) and ensuring the opening of the switch (14),
    b) later, sending by remote control (20), control signals to reestablish the electrical power supply of the energizer (4), conducted by the wire (2) of the electric fence, received by the second electronic circuit (19) by means of the galvanic connection (9, 10), and ensuring the closing of the switch (14), and
    c) sending, via the first electronic circuit (15), RF signals reporting on the closing of the switch (14), by means of the RF chip (16), to the remote control (21).
  2. A system for controlling the electrical power supply for an energizer for an electric fence for carrying out the control method according to claim 1, including a handheld radio control (21) such as a smartphone or an RF remote control, and an electronic control unit (8), connected between the energizer (4) and its electrical power supply, incorporating a transmitter and receiver RF chip (16), comprising means for exchanging RF signals with an electrical power supply of the energizer (4), and also incorporating a first electronic circuit (15) for controlling the switch (14) comprising means for exchanging RF signals with the RF chip (16), said system being characterized in that:
    - it includes a handheld remote control (20) comprising means for transmitting signals conducted by the wire (2) of the electric fence,
    - the electronic control unit (8) incorporates a galvanic connection (9, 10) with the electric fence,
    - the electronic control unit (8) incorporates a second electronic control circuit (19) of the switch (14), comprising means for receiving, from the handheld remote control (20), by means of the galvanic connection (9, 10), signals conducted by the wire (2) of the electric fence, and
    - the electronic control unit (8) incorporates electronic and/or software means for converting said signals conducted by the wire (2) of the electric fence into RF signals transmitted by the RF chip (16).
  3. The system according to claim 2, characterized in that, in the electronic control unit (8), the first electronic circuit (15) for controlling the switch (14) and the second electronic circuit (19) for controlling the switch (8) have a common part.
  4. The system according to one of claims 2 or 3, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes means for measuring the electrical power supply source of the energizer (4).
  5. The system according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes means for preserving the state in which the switch (14) is found controlling the electrical power supply of the energizer (4), in case of temporary cutoff of the electrical power supply source of said electronic control unit (8).
  6. The system according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) has a backup energy resource if needed providing it with sufficient autonomy as well as software resources to allow it to send, by RF, an alert message when the electrical power supply of the energizer (4) is interrupted without command.
  7. The system according to one of claims 2 to 6, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes means for measuring deterrence pulses flowing on the wire (2) of the electric fence, at the galvanic connection.
  8. The system according to claim 7, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes software means for sending, by RF, a possible failure message to the energizer (4) when said measurement reveals that the deterrence pulses have stopped on the wire (2) of the electric fence without the switch (14) having been commanded.
  9. The system according to claim 7, characterized in that the software means command the opening of the switch (14) controlling the electrical power supply of the energizer (4) when the means for measuring deterrence pulses measure, on the wire (2) of the electric fence, an excessively high characteristic of the deterrence pulses, such as the voltage, the current, the energy, or the frequency of the deterrence pulses.
  10. The system according to one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes electronic and software means for detecting the accidental presence of a dangerous permanent alternating current on the wire (2) of the electric fence and opens the switch (14) controlling the electrical power supply of the energizer (4) following such a detection.
  11. The system according to one of claims 2 to 10, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) has a second galvanic link electrically insulated from the first galvanic connection (9, 10) and intended for a second electric fence supplied with other deterrence pulses by another energizer.
  12. The system according to one of claims 2 to 11, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes at least one sensor from the set of movement, temperature, moisture, noise sensors, and software means for sending, via the RF chip (16), an alert message when the measurement by the, at least one, sensor reveals, alone or in combination with the measurement by the electrical energy supply source of the energizer, a possibility of manipulation, deterioration, movement or theft, of the energizer (4).
  13. The system according to one of claims 2 to 12, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes software means for modifying, by repeated opening, then closing of the switch (14), the time passing between two successive deterrence pulses flowing on the wire (2) of the electric fence.
  14. The system according to one of claims 2 to 13, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes software and electronic means for varying the electrical power supply voltage of the energizer (4) in order to modify the size and/or the frequency of the deterrence pulses flowing on the wire (2) of the electric fence.
  15. The system according to one of claims 2 to 14, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes a light sensor and software means in order, during the night, to open and close the switch (14) with a determined rhythm in order to save on the consumption of the energizer (4) when the wire (2) of the electric fence risks being stressed less by animals.
  16. The system according to one of claims 2 to 15, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes software and/or electronic means as well as an additional output terminal or galvanic connection in order to connect to an auxiliary earth electrode independent of the main earth electrode used by the energizer (4), so as to perform the measurement by the electronic unit (8) of the quality of the main earth electrode.
  17. The system according to one of claims 2 to 16, characterized in that said software means ensure the sending, by RF, of a message relative to a measurement when the latter has varied by more than X%, or by more than a predetermined value, relative to the last transmission.
  18. The system according to one of claims 2 to 17, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) has electronic and/or software means for accumulation and compression into a single message for the useful part of at least two successive messages escalating toward the RF chip.
  19. The system according to one of claims 2 to 18, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes electronic and software means for converting the RF signals received by the RF chip (16) into transmitted signals conducted by the wire (2) of the electric fence.
  20. The system according to one of claims 17 to 19, characterized in that the electronic and/or software means for converting the conducted or RF received signals into RF or conducted transmitted signals stay operational when the switch (14) controlling the electrical power supply of the energizer (4) is open.
  21. The system according to one of claims 2 to 20, characterized in that the electronic control unit (8) includes a man-machine interface, such as a sensitive display screen, LEDs, a bar graph, buttons, a keyboard or the like, allowing the user locally to read, edit or modify complex information, processed by the first electronic circuit (15) or the second electronic circuit (19), such as a measurement, an alert message sent by the electronic unit or passing through it, or a parameter configuration.
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