Overview
The Triconex™ General Purpose System (Tri-GP) is a continuously safe, secure and highly available Safety Instrumented System (SIS) that’s part of the world-leading Triconex family of process safety solutions. Tri-GP is certified by TÜV Rheinland for use in safety applications up to Safety Integrity Level 2 (SIL 2). It’s ideal for small to mid-size applications. Tri-GP is a superior alternative to safety PLCs, especially where high availability, high reliability and maximum flexibility are required.
Features
Communications and integration
- Online module replacement to ensure continuous operation and plant availability
- Integration with EcoStruxure Foxboro DCS and all major distributed control systems (DCSs)
- Comprehensive family of I/O modules
- Peer-to-peer communications
- Achilles Level 1 cybersecurity certification
Maintenance
- Built-in diagnostics and redundancy management — transparent to user
- Easy diagnostics for status and fault analysis
- TÜV-certified for SIL 2 applications to international standard IEC61508:2010
- Online module replacement to ensure continuous operation and plant availability
Benefits
- Continuously safe operation without halting production
- Low overall total cost of ownership — for increased profitability and productivity throughout an asset’s operating life
- Compliance with international standards
- Maximized efficiency through simplicity of design Increased plant uptime and productivity
- Minimized unscheduled downtime
- Maximized reliability plus availability, performance and productivity
Applications
Safety and critical control applications
TÜV-certified for SIL 2 applications to international standard IEC61508:2010- Emergency shutdown (ESD)
- Burner management system (BMS)
- Turbomachinery control and protection (TMC)
Suitable for use in harsh environments
Industries
- Refining and petrochemicals
- Upstream and midstream oil and gas
- Chemicals and specialty chemicals
- Power generation
- Pharmaceuticals