Functional safety
13.3 Standards
SINAMICS DCM DC Converter
710 Operating Instructions, 12/2018, A5E34763375A
Table 13- 2 Application
Safety integrity level (SIL) according to
IEC 61508
SIL 3
Depending on the application and diagnostic test interval
Performance Level (PL) according to
EN ISO 13849-1
PL e
Depending on the application and diagnostic test interval
Category according to EN ISO 13849-1 Cat. 4
Depending on the application and diagnostic test interval
PFH
D
with high demand rate according
to IEC 61508
70 x 10
-9
/h
Depending on the application and diagnostic test interval
Maximum installation altitude above
1)
2000 m
1)
For installation altitude > 2000 m, select a suitable safety relay.
The general environmental conditions and technical data can be found in the SINAMICS
DCM DC converters / SINAMICS DCM Control Modules.
EN ISO 13849-1:2016 Safety of Machinery; Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems – Part 1: General principles
Safety of Machinery; Safety-Related Parts of Control Systems – Part 2: Validation
EN 61800-5-2:2017 Adjustable-speed electrical power drive systems – Part 5-2: Safety requirements – Func-
EN 62061:2015 Safety of machinery – Functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and pro-
grammable electronic control systems
EN 61508-2:2016 Functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems –
Part 2: Requirements placed on safety-related electrical/electronic/programmable electronic
EN 61511-1:2017 Functional safety – Safety instrumented systems for the process industry sector – Part 1:
General, terminology, requirements relating to systems, software and hardware