DocumentCode
1254185
Title
Electric shark barrier: initial trials and prospects
Author
Smith, E.D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pretoria Univ., Brooklyn, South Africa
Volume
5
Issue
4
fYear
1991
fDate
7/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
167
Lastpage
176
Abstract
A new field of application for power engineering lies in the electrical protection of bathing beaches against sharks at luxury tourist resorts. The author reviews traditional methods of protection from shark attack, then discusses the reaction of fish and sharks to pulsed electric fields. An experimental system has been installed at a bathing resort, with promising results
Keywords
electric fences; electric fields; protection; pulse generators; bathing beaches; electric fences; electric shark barriers; fish; protection; pulsed electric fields;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0950-3366
Type
jour
Filename
79745
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