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Functional Safety KFD2-SR3-(Ex)2.2S
Planning
3.4
Characteristic Safety Values
The characteristic safety values like PFD, PFH, SFF, HFT and T
1
are taken from
the FMEDA report. Observe that PFD and T
1
are related to each other.
The function of the devices has to be checked within the proof test interval (T
1
).
Parameters acc. to IEC 61508
Characteristic values
Assessment type and documentation
Full assessment
Device type
A
Mode of operation
Low demand mode or high demand mode
HFT
0
SIL (SC)
2
Safety function
Normal/inverted operation
s
1
145 FIT
dd
4.1 FIT
du
73 FIT
total (safety function)
1
1
"No effect failures" and "Annunciation failures" are not influencing the safety function and are therefore not
included in the SFF and the safety values of the safety function.
222 FIT
not part
77 FIT
SFF
1
67 %
MTBF
2
2
acc. to SN29500. This value includes failures which are not part of the safety function/MTTR = 24 h. The
value is calculated for one safety function of the device.
270 years
PFH
7.26 x 10
-8
1/h
PFD
avg
for T
1
= 1 year
3.18 x 10
-4
PFD
avg
for T
1
= 2 years
6.36 x 10
-4
PFD
avg
for T
1
= 5 years
1.59 x 10
-3
PTC
100 %
Table 3.2