Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will release the enhanced ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system on November 28. This new version, ProSafe-RS R3.02.00, features input/output modules that will operate reliably in the high-temperature conditions typically encountered in desert locations.
Support of an open communications protocol has also been added, enhancing ProSafe-RS’s compatibility with other vendors’ distributed control systems (DCS).
Development Background
In the oil, natural gas, petrochemical, iron & steel, and other energy and basic materials industries, it is becoming increasingly important to ensure the safety of plant operations to prevent accidents, protect the environment, and be good corporate citizens. Accordingly, there is a growing demand for safety instrumented systems that can detect abnormal conditions and safely initiate emergency shutdowns.
Control devices and safety instrumentation systems are often installed outdoors for monitoring oil and gas wells and pipelines. As many of these facilities are in desert locations, they must be able to operate in high-temperature conditions.
In addition, plant operators who replace their safety instrumentation systems to improve productivity and safety need to maintain compatibility with their existing distributed control systems.
To satisfy these needs for high-temperature resistance and inter-system compatibility, Yokogawa has developed this enhanced version of the ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system.
Overview of Enhancements
Takashi Nishijima, a Director and Senior Vice President, and Head of the Industrial Automation Platform Business Headquarters , comments, “The latest version of ProSafe-RS was developed to achieve safety excellence at our customers’ production sites, which is one of the aims of our VigilantPlant solutions .Safety is the most important consideration in plant operations.
“With this new version, ProSafe-RS is now capable of ensuring under high-temperature conditions that our customers’ systems work precisely and safely. The tighter connection not only with CENTUM systems but also other vendors’ systems makes it easier for companies to adopt our highly reliable safety instrumented system. We will continue our efforts to develop products that support our customers’ plant operations.”
Major Target Markets and Applications
Emergency plant shutdown and fire prevention/fighting in the oil, natural gas, petrochemical, and other process industries
About ProSafe-RS
Released in February 2005, the ProSafe-RS safety instrumented system helps prevent accidents by detecting abnormal conditions in plant operations and initiating emergency actions such as plant shutdown.
[mappress] LNG World News Staff, November 28, 2012; Image: Yokogawa