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Functional Safety KFD2-RSH-1.2D.FL2, KFD2-RSH-1.2D.FL3
Planning
3.2 Assumptions
The following assumptions have been made during the FMEDA:
• Failure rates are constant, wear is not considered.
• Failure rate based on the Siemens standard SN29500.
• The safety-related device is considered to be of type Adevice with a hardware fault
tolerance of 0.
• The device will be used under average industrial ambient conditions comparable to the
classification "stationary mounted" according to MIL-HDBK-217F.
Alternatively, operating stress conditions typical of an industrial field environment similar to
IEC/EN 60654-1 Class C with an average temperature over a long period of time of 40 ºC
may be assumed. For a higher average temperature of 60 ºC, the failure rates must be
multiplied by a factor of 2.5 based on experience. A similar factor must be used if frequent
temperature fluctuations are expected.The nominal voltage at the digital input is 24 V.
Ensure that the nominal voltage do not exceed 26.4 V under all operating conditions.
• The DO card must be able to supply a signal current of at least 100 mA.
• Observe for the high demand mode the useful lifetime limitations of the output relays.
• The relay contacts must be protected against overcurrent with a suitable current limitation.
For this purpose, either the internal fuse or an external current limitation with the same limit
values must be used.
SIL 3 application
• The device shall claim less than 10 % of the total failure rate for a SIL 3 safety loop.
• For a SIL 3 application operating in low demand mode the total PFDavg value of the
SIF (Safety Instrumented Function) should be smaller than 10-3, hence the maximum
allowable PFDavg value would then be 10-4.
• For a SIL 3 application operating in high demand mode the total PFH value of the
SIF should be smaller than 10-7 per hour, hence the maximum allowable PFH value would
then be 10-8 per hour.
• Since the safety loop has a hardware fault tolerance of 0and it is a type Adevice, the
SFF must be > 90 % according to table 2 of IEC/EN 61508-2 for a SIL 3 (sub) system.
SILCL and PL application
• The device was qualified for use in safety functions acc. to IEC/EN 62061 and
EN/ISO 13849-1. The device fulfils the requirements for a SILCL of SIL 3 acc. to
IEC/EN 62061 and due to the equivalency between these standards PL e acc. to
EN/ISO 13849-1.