We often get questions from customers asking whether a system is SIL or API 670-compliant. But these are not interchangeable concepts; they are distinctly different. In fact, strictly speaking, a…
Nam Theun 2 Power Company Limited operates a large-scale hydropower plant in Laos, where four turbines collectively generate approximately 1000 MW of electrical power. Each turbine is a critical component…
The FT3000 overspeed protection system, formerly supplied by the Jaquet Technology Group (now: TE Connectivity), has been discontinued by the manufacturer. Its obsolescence affects many end-users as the Jaquet FT3000…
Replacing an obsolete Jaquet FT3000 to a modern SpeedSys 200 overspeed detection system During the blast furnace process at Tata Steel, gases are released that contain a lot of energy.…
SpeedSys 200 & 300 are SIL-rated overspeed protection systems for rotating machinery. The systems are highly adapted to growing market demands and challenge overly complex rack-based systems. This article describes…
The leading standard for rotating machinery (API 670) states that (critical) rotating machinery requires a state-of-the-art overspeed protection system. The availability of electrical overspeed protection systems has grown ever since…
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