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Document No. D191-00-601-IS Issue 1 20-03-2020 Sheet 7 of 8
Standby Mode
– This is where the power supply polarity is
reversed so negative (–ve) is fed to the positive (+) beacon
terminal and positive (+) is fed to the negative (–ve) beacon
terminal.
In this mode the beacon will not flash but the SIL 2 unit is
monitoring power supply and is set-up ready to go to Active
(alarm) mode.
Power relay RLY1-1 will be open whilst SIL 2 relay RLY1-2 will
be closed contact between terminals 1 & 2.
If power is disrupted the SIL 2 unit will go into
Fault mode
, in
fault mode the Power relay RLY1-1 will close whilst SIL 2 relay
RLY1-2 will become an open circuit between terminals 1 & 2.
Active Mode
– This is where the power is in normal polarity,
positive (+) supplied to the positive (+) beacon terminal and
negative (–ve) is supplied to the negative (–ve) beacon
terminal.
In this mode the beacon will flash giving the warning signal,
the SIL 2 unit is actively checking the beacons function for
flash output and beacon controller signal generation to the
right flash frequency.
Power relay RLY1-1 will be open whilst SIL 2 relay RLY1-2 will
be closed contact between terminals 1 & 2.
The SIL 2 unit will also check for signal polarity.
If a fault is found the SIL 2 unit will go into
Fault mode
.
If power is disrupted the SIL 2 unit will go into
Fault mode
, in
fault mode the Power relay RLY1-1 will close whilst SIL 2 relay
RLY1-2 will become an open circuit between terminals 1 & 2.
Fault modes
- The fault modes listed 13-1 & 13-2 below will
make the SIL 2 unit change the state of the fault relays
In fault mode the Power relay RLY1-1 will close whilst SIL 2
relay RLY1-2 will become open be circuit between terminals 1
& 2.
13-1 Beacon Failure
Flash Failure – No Flash detected
Beacon Controller failure – No flash trigger pulse
detected
Flash Rate Failure – Regular 1 Hz flash cycle erratic
Resetting Failure - It is possible that the SIL 2 unit can be reset
by powering the unit off for a period greater than 20 seconds.
On restarting the unit and running through the commissioning
cycle, the fault may clear. It is necessary to run the test function
cycle again to see if the fault is still evident. If the relays
activate again the unit must be checked as it is showing a
failure and may not be functioning correctly.
13-2 Power Failure / SIL 2 Failure
SIL 2 Controller failure – Internal function and system
checking flags fault
Rapid Power cycling – System indicates power
instability
Total
Power
Failure
Resetting Failure - It is possible that the SIL 2 unit can be reset
by hard resetting the unit using the reset jumper within the unit
(see section 20) on hard resetting.
On restarting the unit and running through the commissioning
cycle, the fault may clear. It is necessary to run the test function
cycle again to see if the fault is still evident. If the relays
activate again the unit must be checked as it is currently
showing a failure and may not be functioning correctly.
Commissioning System - Functional start-up of System
(Normally in reverse polarity mode)
When Commissioning system the power must not be disrupted
to the SIL 2 Unit within the unit’s initialization cycle which is
5
seconds
.
Once past this period the SIL 2 system is fully operational and
will be in monitoring the beacon and power in Standby mode.
The relay RLY1-2 on the SIL 2 unit will only remain open for a
maximum of 1 second on commissioning start-up.
Then they will close contact 1 & 2 showing healthy operation
and only open in the event of a fault or power down.
System Testing (Active Mode normal polarity)
The SIL 2 system will remain monitoring the power in standby
mode until the polarity is changed to normal mode to enable
an active system for beacon functional testing.
Important
: - The polarity must be held in active mode for a
period in excess of
15 seconds
to ensure a full system check
is performed.
Whilst the system is being checked the beacon controller and
flash pulses are monitored and checked for correct pattern
timing.
Once the test period has been completed the unit can be
switched back to standby mode by reversing the polarity.
If no faults have been found during the test the relays will
remain in there steady state.
The SIL 2 unit will continue to monitor the power and mode.
Important
: - The automated test cycle
must
be undertaken
on at least a weekly basis to maintain the SIL 2 units reliability.
System Activation (Active Mode normal polarity)
The SIL 2 system will remain monitoring the power in standby
mode until the polarity is changed to Active mode to enable an
active system for beacon to function as a warning signaling
device.
Important
:- The polarity must be held in active mode for a
period in excess of 15 seconds to ensure a full system check
is performed whilst in alarm mode, although it is expected that
during a system activation this period will be significantly
greater.
Note
:- The fault indication signal on TB1 can take up to 1.5
seconds to indicate system fault.
