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UL has conducted a Failure Modes Effect and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA) of the XB15 Xenon
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Beacon against the requirements of IEC 61508-2 using a Proof Test Interval of 8760hrs.
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The results are shown below and are based on Route 1
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The Beacon is classed as a Type B device.
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Safety Function:
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on:
'To provide a spherical cycled visual warning light when energized'.
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Summary of Clauses
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Random hardware
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1
failures: [h
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Diagnostic coverage (DC)
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(DC)
PFD @ PTI = 8760Hrs, MTTR = 8 Hrs
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=
87
60Hrs,
Average freq. of dangerous failure
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Hardware safety integrity compliance
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Systematic safety integrity compliance
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(SC
(SC1, SC2, SC3, SC4)
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SC2,
SC
SC3,
SC
SC
SC4)
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8-
2 us
in
g a Pr
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of
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out
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d v i
s i i s
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al l wa
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i i gh
gh
t h
wh
XB15 AC Beacon
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B
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C
B
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non
B
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on
XB
XB15 Xenon Beacon
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M
o
de
(1
oo1)
Redundant Mode (1oo2)
Re
edundan
HFT=0
H
FT=0
72%
72%
6.
6.45E-09
45
- E
09
3.48E-07
3.
48
- E
07
0.
0.00E+00
00
E
+
0
0
8.84E-07
8.
84
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07
0.
0.00%
00
%
1.
1.53E-03
53
- E
03
3.48E-07
3.48E
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(1
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HFT=1
FT=1
SIL 1 (1oo1)
SI
72%
72%
I S
SIL 2 (1oo2)
6.
6.45E-10
45
- E
10
3.
3.48E-08
48
- E
08
0.00E+00
0.
00
E
+
0
0
8.
8.84E-08
84
- E
08
0.00%
0.
00
%
1.
1.53E-04
53
- E
04
SIL 2 (1oo1)
SI
3.
3.48E-08
48
- E
08
SIL 3 (1oo1)
SI
e
1
H
H
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1
1
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SC
SC2
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Verdict
d r
ic
t
Type B
Ty
pe
B
L
1
1 (
o
o
) 1
L 2
1 (
oo2
)
L
2
1 (
o
o
) 1
L
3
1 (
o
o
) 1
S
F
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