Presentation 2004/3/9
PFD of SRS with Redundant Subsystems
Isamu TAKEDA, Tsuneharu SHIMODAIRA, Koichi SUYAMA, Yoshinobu SATO,
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Abstract(in English) In accordance with an international safety standard, IEC 61508, it is required that a Safety Integrity Level (SIL) should be given to each safety function of Safety-Related Systems (SRS). The SIL is specified by the average Probability of Failure to perform the safety function on Demand (PFD) in the low demand mode of operation. Moreover, PFD can be improved by giving SRS with redundant subsystems, and SIL can be enhanced. In this paper, the PFD of SRS with redundant subsystems is formulated in consideration of the repair time at the proof test. The formulation provides us a practical and comprehensive approach to estimate PFD, where the failure and repair rates, and proof test intervals of SRS are taken into account. The result of formulation is compaired with those given by the standard. Then, significant difference is found out between them. It will be necessary to validate both approaches to estimating PFD.
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Keyword(in English) IEC 61508 / functional safety / safety-related system (SRS) / safety integrity level (SIL) / probability of failure on demand (PFD) / redundant system
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Conference Date 2004/3/9(1days)
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Title (in English) PFD of SRS with Redundant Subsystems
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Keyword(1) IEC 61508
Keyword(2) functional safety
Keyword(3) safety-related system (SRS)
Keyword(4) safety integrity level (SIL)
Keyword(5) probability of failure on demand (PFD)
Keyword(6) redundant system
1st Author's Name Isamu TAKEDA
1st Author's Affiliation Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology()
2nd Author's Name Tsuneharu SHIMODAIRA
2nd Author's Affiliation Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
3rd Author's Name Koichi SUYAMA
3rd Author's Affiliation Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
4th Author's Name Yoshinobu SATO
4th Author's Affiliation Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
Date 2004/3/9
Paper # SSS2003-32
Volume (vol) vol.103
Number (no) 727
Page pp.pp.-
#Pages 4
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