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6 safety-related characteristics, 6safety-related characteristics, Supplement – VEGA VEGAPULS 51K…54K 4 … 20 mA; HART compact sensor User Manual

Page 68: With t, 1 year, 5 years pfh [1/h, Failure reaction time t, 60 sec

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0

1

2

3

4

5

years

T

proof

= 1 year

T

proof

= 3 years

T

proof

= 5 years

0,00·10

-2

0,24·10

-2

0,48·10

-2

PFD

avg

0,36·10

-2

0,60·10

-2

0,12·10

-2

Supplement

6

Safety-related characteristics

The failure rate of the electronics and the antenna system was determined by an FMEDA (Fail-
ure Mode, Effects and Diagnostics Analysis) acc. to IEC 61508. The number values are based
on an output current tolerance of max. 2 %.

Architecture 1oo1D

SIL 2

VEGAPULS 51

Overfill protection

Dry run protection

Individual level

VEGAPULS 52
VEGAPULS 53
VEGAPULS 54
VEGAPULS 56

HFT

0

SFF

> 86%

PFD

avg

1)

< 0.12 •10

-2

with T

Proof

= 1 year

2)

< 0.60 •10

-2

with T

Proof

= 5 years

PFH [1/h]

3)

< 0.28 •10

-6

Failure reaction time

T

Reaction

= 60 sec

Max

Min

1)

PFD

avg

this value correlates almost linearly to the operating time. It is only valid for the corresponding

selection circuit.

2)

T

Proof

is the interval after which a periodically recurring complete function test (to check the safety function)

must be carried out.

3)

PFH is valid for the stated Failure reaction time T

Reaction

of the measuring system. This means that the failure

tolerance time of the complete system must be higher than T

Reaction

.