New Smart Safety Platform

The new HIQuad X safe­ty con­troller is an impor­tant com­po­nent of this Smart Safe­ty Plat­form. The flex­i­ble and scal­able con­trol sys­tem has been devel­oped from HIQuad which has been used suc­cess­ful­ly in count­less appli­ca­tions in the process indus­try for over 30 years.
HIQuad X fills the gap between the per­for­mance HIMax sys­tem and HIMa­trix, which is designed for small­er appli­ca­tions. All the safe­ty sys­tems are now com­bined in the new Smart Safe­ty Plat­form. They can com­mu­ni­cate via SafeEth­er­net, have a com­pat­i­ble oper­at­ing sys­tem and share a pro­gram­ming envi­ron­ment. They offer plant oper­a­tors a scal­able solu­tion for meet­ing a range of safe­ty and secu­ri­ty require­ments from small, sin­gle appli­ca­tions to com­plex large sys­tem architecture.
The HIQuad X safe­ty sys­tem is used to meet strict safe­ty and secu­ri­ty guide­lines with­out com­pro­mis­ing on sys­tem avail­abil­i­ty. It is suit­able for appli­ca­tions such as

• “De-ener­gize to trip” and “ener­gize to trip” safe­ty functions
• Con­tin­u­ous­ly oper­at­ing systems
• Batch sys­tems
• Burn­er and boil­er protection
• Oil and gas pipelines

HIQuad X opens up a new dimen­sion in per­for­mance. Users ben­e­fit from a bet­ter real-time cal­cu­la­tion as well as short­er sys­tem cycle and response times. Fur­ther advan­tages result from the short­er wait­ing time due to faster error track­ing and a flex­i­ble sys­tem archi­tec­ture. HIQuad X can be con­nect­ed to any con­trol sys­tem (DCS) and will con­tin­ue to run even if an error occurs in the DCS. Even when DCS com­po­nents are replaced, the safe­ty sys­tem remains active.