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SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW

ICS Triplex technology and expertise is used in critical processes throughout the world to ensure safety of personnel, the plant and the environment. ICS Triplex solutions ensure maximum availability and reliability for a host of applications including:

• ESD
• Valve testing
• Fire & gas
• Burner management
• Turbo machinery control
• Control software
• Launch control

With the above applications, ICS Triplex can provide solutions for the industries such as:

• Chemicals and petrochemicals
• Refining
• Oil and gas offshore
• Oil and gas onshore
• Nuclear
• Turbo machinery

ESD

TMR safety systems provide the highest SIL level of safety for processes requiring emergency shutdown. The high availability of Trusted™ makes it the ideal solution for those working to ensure a safety for the environment, their personnel as well as the economic protection of their investment.
A Trusted™ ESD system can be used for:

• Safety critical control
• Compressor station control
• Valve Testing
• High Integrity Pressure Protection System

PARTIAL STROKE VALVE TESTING

Partial Stroke Valve Testing

ICS Triplex Trusted™ can provide packages of hardware and software additions for the TMR Emergency Shut Down (ESD) system enabling test capabilities without shutdown. With this package you are able to increase the system Safety Integrity Level (SIL) at almost no additional cost by periodically testing the valve and actuator sub-system WITHOUT closing the valve. In other words, WITHOUT shutting down the process.

IEC 61508 makes it clear that for a Protection System to claim a SIL the shutdown valve has to be included in the overall assessment. Unfortunately, the valves and their actuators are mechanical devices that can stick, corrode and be blocked by foreign bodies. They are in fact the biggest single cause of fail dangerous situations.

The simplest approach to testing the valve is to operate it periodically, however, economic considerations make actually operating a shutdown valve to test it highly undesirable, as it involves stopping the process. In addition for it to be effective, any testing of the valve must be regular.

ICS Triplex is able to offer a solution that checks the valve operation by initiating a partial shutdown guaranteed not to be more than a predetermined movement.

For further information regarding valve testing, please click on the following .pdf brochures:

Product Feature: Introduction to Valve Testing
Automated Valve Testing: An Introduction
Partial Stroke Valve Testing the Trusted™ Way
Case Study: IC2BordGais Project

FIRE & GAS

Whether required for a petrochemical processing unit or a floating production vessel ICS Triplex can provide you with the best safety solution in fire as well as fire and gas (F&G) detection.
The Zone Interface Module

The many years of experience in F&G enabled the development of the unique Zone Interface Module (ZIM). With the ZIM, ICS Triplex is able to extend the functionality of its flagship TrustedT TMR critical control and safety system and covers the requirement of a more flexible F&G solution. It can be used in combination with any of the Trusted hardware required.

The 40 channel F&G Zone Interface provides fault tolerant monitoring of any 0-24mA gas detector in addition to any low voltage digital signal with line monitoring such as flame, smoke or heat detectors and manual alarm call points.

Control system integrators and OEMs appreciate the space saving and very small footprint of the Trusted™ chassis and the flexible range of input/output modules that make it possible to tailor each unit very closely to the application for maximum cost effectiveness.

Further reading:

Product Feature: Trusted Zone Interface

BURNER MENAGEMENT SYSTEMS

ICS Triplex can ensure the safe operation of boilers including power generation boilers, multi-burner process-fired heater units as well as simple boilers through the use of Trusted as a Burner Management System.

The TMR technology of Trusted™ lends itself to all aspects of a combustion process. From the prevention of start-up should the appropriate criteria not be met, to the shut down of the process as soon as the conditions become inappropriate, ICS Triplex can provide safety that is fault tolerant. Certified by TÜV as suitable for AK6 applications, the highest possible rating for fault tolerant systems, Trusted™ uses RunSafe™ 3-3-2-0 fault-tolerant control (First fault: fault tolerant, Second fault: fault tolerant, Third fault: failsafe) to virtually eliminate spurious trips due to safety system faults.

Further reading:
RunSafe™ Technology

TURBO MACHINERY CONTROL SOLUTIONS

ICS Triplex, the leading high availability, high reliability and high performance automation technology provider offers solutions unmatched in the turbomachinery control (TMC) market. From an independent company that develops, manufacturers and maintains safety shutdown systems, ICS Triplex has evolved to a global complete solutions provider utilising its fault-tolerant, state-of-the-art automation system and its extensive industry experience to address the customer's current needs and long range plans for growth.

ICS Triplex solutions are built to meet your automation needs, from anti-surge control of a single stage compressor to multi-stage unit control. Each solution is adapted to your requirements to ensure precise and efficient operation.

ICS Triplex systems include the T6000 technology that provides for control and communication throughout the gas plant, pipeline and storage/distribution facilities. ICS Triplex systems provide redundancy and interconnectivity. They permit the easy integration of Programmable Logic Controllers, (such as Modicon, Allen-Bradley, GE), metering systems, weight systems; as well as the integration of Expert Systems, Spread Sheets, and other third-party packages. The ICS Triplex system integrates the entire control and SCADA level (data acquisition, continuous control, logic control, intelligent RTU's and ESD) into a single platform. And, its global environment for information gives users the freedom to connect the process/SCADA with the business environment.

ICS Triplex uses advanced workstations as standard consoles and HMI. This approach has also enhanced the reliability of the system and combined with the powerful "windowing" displays (including alarming, trending, and mimic diagrams) permits operation with a minimum of CRTs. Operations personnel favor this approach.

The ICS Triplex systems are flexible. This permits rapid modification when process changes are required. Configuration techniques use modular "building block" approach to configuration which are familiar to instrumentation and controls technicians and engineers. This configuration approach provides rapid development of sophisticated control applications, and easy modification. And, because of ICS Triplex modular architecture, the unit control system functions (such as compressor control) can be offered on ICS Triplex's hardware or integrated into a third-party DCS/PLC system.

Read more about ICS Triplex's TMC capabilities (.pdf)