Siemens SINAMICS S120 - General Information about SINAMICS Safety Integrated

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General information about SINAMICS Safety Integrated
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SINAMICS S120 Installation and Start-Up Manual, 12/04 Edition
5.1 General information about SINAMICS Safety Integrated
5.1.1 Explanations, standards, and terminology
Safety Integrated
The “Safety Integrated” functions, which have been prototype tested, provide high-
ly-effective application-oriented protection for personnel and machinery.
This innovate safety technology offers the following benefits:
S Increased safety
S More economic operation
S Greater flexibility
S Higher level of plant availability
The following Safety Integrated (SI) functions are available:
S Safe standstill (SH)
“Safe standstill (SH)” is a function that helps prevent the drive from restarting
unexpectedly (to EN 602041, Section 5.4.).
S Safe Brake Control (SBC)
Note
These functions are drive autonomous, that is, no higher-level controller is
required.