Integration of functional safety systems on the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope

Timothy R. Williams; Robert P. Hubbard; Steve Shimko

doi:10.1117/12.2233024

27 July 2016 Integration of functional safety systems on the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope

Timothy R. Williams, Robert P. Hubbard, Steve Shimko

Proceedings Volume 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI; 99061D (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233024
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2016, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Abstract

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) was envisioned from an early stage to incorporate a functional safety system to ensure the safety of personnel and equipment within the facility. Early hazard analysis showed the need for a functional safety system. The design used a distributed approach in which each major subsystem contains a PLC-based safety controller. This PLC-based system complies with the latest international standards for functional safety. The use of a programmable controller also allows for flexibility to incorporate changes in the design of subsystems without adversely impacting safety. Various subsystems were built by different contractors and project partners but had to function as a piece of the overall control system. Using distributed controllers allows project contractors and partners to build components as standalone subsystems that then need to be integrated into the overall functional safety system. Recently factory testing was concluded on the major subsystems of the facility. Final integration of these subsystems is currently underway on the site. Building on lessons learned in early factory tests, changes to the interface between subsystems were made to improve the speed and ease of integration of the entire system. Because of the distributed design each subsystem can be brought online as it is delivered and assembled rather than waiting until the entire facility is finished. This enhances safety during the risky period of integration and testing. The DKIST has implemented a functional safety system that has allowed construction of subsystems in geographically diverse locations but that function cohesively once they are integrated into the facility currently under construction.

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Timothy R. Williams, Robert P. Hubbard, and Steve Shimko "Integration of functional safety systems on the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope", Proc. SPIE 9906, Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VI, 99061D (27 July 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2233024

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