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IOWASTRAYVOLTAGEGUIDE25Examplesofitemstoinclude1.Graphovoltagesrecordedduringthemonitoringperiod.2.Highestanimalcontactsteady-statevoltagemeasuredduringtestingandthelocationothatmeasurement.3.Reerencetothestandardusedbytheutilityordecisionmakingregardingmoretestingtodeterminevoltagesources.4.Inecessaryadescriptionoanyutilitychangesthatweremadeduringtestingorwillbemadeatertesting.5.Providearmwiringrecommendationsorreerenceaarmwiringguideorchecklist.SampleLetterDearInsertarmernameThisreportsummarizesthestrayvoltageanalysisthatyourutilityconductedonyourarmINSERTDATE.Thanksoryourcooperationduringthistime.Followingisagraphromthestrayvoltagerecordershowingvoltagelevelsmeasured.Thegreenlineshowsanimalcontactstalltofooratthenorthparlorentrydoorvoltage.Theredlineshowsprimaryneutralatthetransormertoremotegroundrodlevelsandtheblacklineshowstheparlorandmilkhouseservicepanelgroundingbarsecondaryneutraltoaremotegroundrod.Thehighestcowcontactsteadystatevoltagelevelmeasuredintheparlorwas0.25volt.Cowcontactmeasurementsweretakenwithanominal500-Ohmresistor.Strayvoltagecancomeromon-armoro-armsources.Theutilityusesaconservativepreventativeactionlevelo1.0voltsteadystatevoltageoranimalcontactareastopreventcowavoidancebehavior.Thelevelsosteadystatevoltagemeasuredonyourarmdonotexceedthislevel.Theutilitywilltakeactioni0.5voltorgreateriscomingromo-armsourcesandthearmerisencouragedtotakeactionitheon-armcontributionis0.5voltorgreater.Foryourarmtheo-armcontributionwasmeasuredat0.25voltwhichisunderthe0.5voltlevelwhereyourutilitywilltakeactiontoreduceitscontributiontoanimalcontactareasbasedona20kWloadtest.Inordertokeepstrayvoltagelevelslowreertotheenclosedarmwiringchecklist.AlwaysmakewiringimprovementsinaccordancewiththeNationalElectricalCode.Iyouhaveanyquestionsonthisreportcallmeatxxx-xxx-xxxx.SincerelyAPPENDIXBModelReportforUtilitiestoUsewithFarmers