EN 60335-2-76:2005/A1:2006

Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-76: Particular requirements for electric fence energizers

Incorporates EN 60335-2-76:2005/prAA (pr=16650)

Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-76: Besondere Anforderungen für Elektrozaungeräte

Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-76: Règles particulières pour les électrificateurs de clôtures

Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-76. del: Posebne zahteve za generatorje impulzov za električne ograje (IEC 60335-2-76:2002/A1:2006)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Jun-2006
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Mar-2009
• ICS: 65.040.99 - Other standards related to farm buildings and installations
• Technical Committee: CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
• Drafting Committee: IEC/SC 61H - IEC_SC_61H
• Parallel Committee: IEC/SC 61H - IEC_SC_61H
• Current Stage: 6060 - Document made available - Publishing
• Start Date: 28-Jun-2006
• Completion Date: 28-Jun-2006
• Ref Project: SIST EN 60335-2-76:2005/A1:2006 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-76: Particular requirements for electric fence energizers

Relations

• Replaced By: EN IEC 60335-2-76:2021 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-76: Particular requirements for electric fence energizers
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022
• Amends: EN 60335-2-76:2005 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-76: Particular requirements for electric fence energizers
• Effective Date: 28-Jan-2023
• Revised: prEN 60335-2-76 {fragment 2}:2017 - Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-76: Particular requirements for electric fence energizers
• Effective Date: 07-Jun-2022

Overview

EN 60335-2-76:2005/A1:2006 is a European standard that specifies safety requirements for electric fence energizers used in household and similar environments. This amendment update, approved by CENELEC in 2006, complements the base standard EN 60335-2-76:2005, ensuring up-to-date safety measures for electrically operated fence energizers that are widely used in agricultural, domestic, and security applications. The standard covers devices with rated voltages up to 250 V designed for electrifying or monitoring fence wires to control livestock, wild, or feral animals.

Key Topics

• Scope and Application
  The standard applies to electric fence energizers designed to electrify fences for animal containment and security purposes. It also includes devices like electromagnetically coupled animal trainer collars connected to fence systems. The rated voltage covered is up to 250 V, including battery-operated energizers with voltages less than 12 V.

• Safety and Abnormal Conditions
  Incorporating tests for abnormal operating scenarios, the standard addresses how electromagnetic phenomena may impact safe appliance functionality. Additional clauses cover use and testing conditions for battery-operated energizers and low-voltage systems.

• Construction Requirements
  The amendment modifies requirements concerning component assembly and electronic protective circuits, emphasizing safe energy impulses and improved design for electrical isolation and protection.

• Clearances and Insulation
  Clear guidance is provided on required clearances, creepage distances, and insulation practices, specifying exceptions such as spark gaps essential for correct energizer operation.

• Marking and Warnings
  Enhanced warnings include clear instructions about the dangers of electric fences, advising users to avoid contact with wires-especially around the head and torso-and to use designated crossing points rather than climbing fences.

• Physical Barriers and Installation
  The standard addresses safe fence installation heights, particularly for elevated placements near windows or skylights, outlining requirements for protective physical barriers to prevent accidental contact.

Applications

EN 60335-2-76:2005/A1:2006 is crucial for manufacturers, designers, and users of electric fence energizers in:

• Agriculture: Safely containing livestock with electric fences that meet standardized safety criteria.
• Domestic Animal Control: Electrified fences to manage pets or deter wild animals within residential properties.
• Security Systems: Electrified perimeter fences providing enhanced security control for domestic and commercial premises.
• Animal Training Devices: Supporting devices like animal trainer collars that operate electromagnetically with the fence.
• Battery-operated Fence Energizers: Ensuring safety compliance for portable and remote energizer units powered by low-voltage batteries.

Related Standards

• EN 60335-1: General safety requirements for household and similar electrical appliances.
• IEC 60335-2-76: The international counterpart addressing safety of electric fence energizers.
• EN 60335-2-67: Safety requirements for electrically operated farm appliances.
• Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Standards: Relevant for managing electromagnetic influences on energizer performance.
• National Electrical Safety Codes: Local regulations that complement European safety requirements for installation and use.

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This standard ensures the safe design, construction, and operation of electric fence energizers, reducing electrical hazards and protecting users and animals alike. Its emphasis on practical safety measures, including warnings and installation practices, supports responsible use of electric fencing technology across Europe and internationally.

Standards Content (Sample)

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Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety -- Part 2-76: Particular requirements
for electric fence energizers
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke -- Teil 2-76:
Besondere Anforderungen für Elektrozaungeräte
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité -- Partie 2-76: Règles particulières
pour les électrificateurs de clôtures
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 60335-2-76:2005/A1:2006
ICS:
65.040.10 Poslopja, naprave in oprema Livestock buildings,
za živino installations and equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 60335-2-76/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 65.040.99
English version
Household and similar electrical appliances –
Safety
Part 2-76: Particular requirements for electric fence energizers

(IEC 60335-2-76:2002/A1:2006)
Appareils électrodomestiques et Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den
analogues – Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke
Sécurité Teil 2-76: Besondere Anforderungen
Partie 2-76: Règles particulières für Elektrozaungeräte
pour les électrificateurs de clôtures (IEC 60335-2-76:2002/A1:2006)
(CEI 60335-2-76:2002/A1:2006)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 60335-2-76:2005; it was approved by CENELEC
on 2006-04-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any
alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.

This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language
made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the
Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

CENELEC
European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 35, B - 1050 Brussels

© 2006 CENELEC - All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC members.
Ref. No. EN 60335-2-76:2005/A1:2006 E

EN 60335-2-67:2003/A1:2006 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of document 61H/229/FDIS, future amendment 1 to IEC 60335-2-76:2002, prepared by SC 61H,
Safety of electrically-operated farm appliances, of IEC Technical Committee 61, Safety of household and
similar electrical appliances, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by
CENELEC as amendment A1 to EN 60335-2-76:2005 on 2006-04-01.
The following dates are applicable:
- latest date by which the amendment has to be
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2007-01-01
- date on which national standards conflicting
with the amendment have to be withdrawn (dow) 2009-04-01
This amendment supplements or modifies the corresponding clauses of EN 60335-2-76:2005.
There are no special national conditions causing a deviation from this amendment.
There are no national deviations from this amendment.
p NOTE  In this document, p is used in the margin to indicate instructions for preparing the printed version.
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Endorsement notice
The text of amendment 1:2006 to the International Standard IEC 60335-2-76:2002 was approved by
CENELEC as an amendment to the European Standard without any modification.
p The second instruction of 22.108 does not apply as the relevant text has been deleted by common
modification in EN 60335-2-76:2005.
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NORME CEI
INTERNATIONALE
IEC
60335-2-76
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
AMENDEMENT 1
AMENDMENT 1
2006-02
Amendement 1
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues –
Sécurité –
Partie 2-76:
Règles particulières pour les électrificateurs
de clôtures
Amendment 1
Household and similar electrical appliances –
Safety –
Part 2-76:
Particular requirements for elec
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