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FIT
Failure In Time (1 FIT = 1 failure/10
9
h)
MTBF
Mean Time Between Failure
MTTF
Mean Time To Failure
MTTR
Mean Time To Repair
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IEC
61508 (also available as DIN EN)
-
Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable
electronic safety-related systems
Failure limit values for a safety function, depending on the SIL
class (of IEC 61508-1, 7.6.2)
Safety integrity level
Low demand mode
High demand mode
SIL
PFD
avg
PFH
4
≥
10
-5
… < 10
-4
≥
10
-9
… < 10
-8
3
≥
10
-4
… < 10
-3
≥
10
-8
… < 10
-7
2
≥ 10
-3
… < 10
-2
≥ 10
-7
… < 10
-6
1
≥
10
-2
… < 10
-1
≥
10
-6
… < 10
-5
Safety integrity of hardware for safety-related subsystems of
type B (IEC 61508-2, 7.4.3)
Safe failure fraction
Hardware
fault toler-
ance
SFF
HFT = 0
HFT = 1
HFT = 2
<
60 %
not permitted
SIL
1
SIL
2
60 % … < 90 %
SIL
1
SIL
2
SIL
3
90 %
… < 99 %
SIL2
SIL
3
(SIL4)
≥
99 %
SIL
3
(SIL4)
(SIL4)
1
.2 Planning
The safety function of this measuring system is the identi-
fication and signalling of the condition of the vibrating element.
A difference is made between the two conditions "covered"
and "uncovered".
Relevant standards
Safety requirements
Safety function
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