Hardware Podcasts

An Interview with Paul Thompson

The Amp Hour · 24 Feb 2020 · 1h 14m · Episode 481

What this episode covers

Paul Thompson, CEO of Pacton Technologies, explains the engineering behind high-voltage electric fence controllers, focusing on capacitive discharge circuits, custom transformer design, and microcontroller stability. He details how Pacton ensures safety and fault detection using real current analysis and soliton pulse shapes, while managing EMC challenges from arcing fences. The company balances local Australian manufacturing with Chinese production for price-sensitive markets, selling over 400,000 units under the JVA brand.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Pacton Technologies, Keysight, Farnell Element14, Markey Magnetics, Ferguson, Plesi, AT
Products
JVA
Chips
PIC, ESP32
Also
Kruger National Park, South Africa, Chile, Peru, New Zealand, Australia, Brisbane, Narangba, Texas, Canada, Johannesburg

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