Re: [RE-wrenches] Electric fence, metal buildings, lightning protection systems

[mark]

I once had a Xantrex DR inverter act goofy when the high voltage fence wire was a few inches from it.

The inverter was hung on the inside of a barn wall and the wire ran across the back of it on the outside of the wall.

If I remember right, the high voltage wire caused the DR to shut off.

I think the problem was cleared up with better grounding of the inverter.

Mark

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Subject: [RE-wrenches] Electric fence, metal buildings, lightning
protection systems
From: "Erika Weliczko" <er...@repowersolutions.com>
Date: Fri, December 06, 2013 8:57 am
To: <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org>

Anyone had to contend with electric fence installation (AC controller) using a ground rod (not main service) at remote farm building and messing with inverters? And perhaps causing other issues?

 

Of course, this is a metal roof with a lightning protection system (i.e. bare braided copper on roof all the way to rod.)

 

I think we need to redirect the electric fence wire to its own dedicated rods, away from the building that has solar.

 

Insights are appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Erika

 

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