safety instrumented system

A system that protects a manufacturing or operating process. Conforming to the IEC 61511 or 61508 standards, such a system is designed to shut itself down or change to a reduced operational state in the event of failure or hazardous situation. Also called "ESD system," "emergency shutdown," "safety shutdown" and "emergency trip system." See safety.

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Yokogawa is providing AGL with the CENTUM VP Integrated Production Control System, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum Plant Information Management System and other software packages, and a variety of transmitters including the DPharp EJX series of differential pressure transmitters.

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