Assumptions - Pepperl+Fuchs HiC2871A Manual

Functional Safety HiC2871A
Planning
3.2

Assumptions

The following assumptions have been made during the FMEDA:
• Failure rate based on the Siemens standard SN29500.
• Failure rates are constant, wear is not considered.
• The safety-related device is considered to be of type A device with a hardware
fault tolerance of 0.
• The device will be used under average industrial ambient conditions, which
are comparable with the classification "stationary mounted" in MIL-HDBK-
217F. Alternatively, the following ambient conditions are assumed:
• IEC/EN 60654-1 Class C (sheltered location) with temperature limits in the
• 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 PFD
of the SIF (Safety Instrumented Function) should be smaller than 10
the maximum allowable PFD
• For a SIL 3 application operating in high demand mode the total PFH value of
the SIF should be smaller than 10
PFH value would then be 10
• Since the safety loop has a hardware fault tolerance of 0 and it is a type A
device, the SFF must be > 90 % according to table 2 of IEC/EN 61508-2 for a
SIL 3 (sub) system.
range of the manufacturer's specifications and an average temperature of
40 ºC over a long period. The humidity level is within manufacturer's rating.
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.
value would then be 10
avg
-7
per hour, hence the maximum allowable
-8
per hour.
value
avg
-3
, hence
-4
.
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