While majority of safety instrumented functions utilize a valve assembly as the final element a fair number use electric final elements. There is less data and experience available for electric final elements making the design and maintenance areas of the lifecycle more challenging. This webinar will review some of the more common electric final elements, the data available for modeling them, and some of the considerations to include when designing them into safety systems.
exida Recorded Webinars
Electric Final Control Devices
Recording Date: June 2017
About the Presenter:
Chris O'Brien, CFSE
Chris O’Brien is a Partner with exida. He has over 30 years of experience in the design,manufacturing, and marketing of process automation, reserve power systems, and safety related equipment. His main focus includes supporting new and existingcustomers with their implementation of the IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 functional safetystandards, as well as reliability analysis for mechanical devices.
Mr. O’Brien is the author of “Final Elements and the IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 Functional Safety Standards” and has been awarded 5 patents, including a patent for the industry’s first safety rated pressure transmitter.