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A HIPPS is designed and built in accordance with the IEC 61508 and IEC
61511 standards. These international standards refer to Safety Functions
(SF) and Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) when discussing a solution to
protect equipment, personnel, and environment. A system that closes the
source of overpressure within two seconds, and incorporates redundancy
within the initiators (pressure sensors), the logic solver, and final elements
(shutdown valves) with at least the same reliability as a safety relief valve
is usually identified as a HIPPS.
When operating in high-pressure environments and existing production Mechanical HIPPS skid in Saudi Arabia
fields, a failure of the completion can cause damage to the environment,
the infrastructure, and most importantly, personnel. Mitigating that risk on
existing production wells and flowlines is a challenge that can be met with
safety systems that incorporate HIPPS.
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Cameron HIPPS
Suitable for onshore and offshore installations, the Cameron HIPPS is a
turnkey, independently instrumented system designed with higher integrity
than process shutdown and emergency shutdown systems. Our complete
HIPPS skid design and fabrication is compliant with IEC 61508 and 61511
and SIL standards along with global installation, commissioning and testing
services, and service support. It incorporates our field-proven power-actuated
FL* API 6A slab-style gate valve, our FLS* API 6A extreme service slab-style
gate valve, and MH series hydraulic actuators combined with controls.
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HIPPS Components
The Cameron HIPPS is comprised of two
emergency shutdown valves, one-out-of-two
(1oo2) logic solver, and typically three pressure
transmitters that are two-out-of-three (2oo3)
voting logic. Components include:
■■ Sensors that detect the high pressures or flow
rates, one-out-of-two (1oo2), and/or two-out-
of-three (2oo3) Final element—valves, Logic solver
actuators, and solenoids
■■ Logic solver that processes the input from the
sensors to the final element
■■ SIL 3 rated final elements (a valve, actuator,
and solenoids [fail-safe closed]) that actually
perform the corrective action in the field by
bringing the process to a safe state. In the
case of HIPPS, this means shutting in the
Sensors
source of overpressure.
Logic
Logic solver
Initiators PT PT PT
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Safety Instrumented Systems
A Safety Instrumented System (SIS) is designed to prevent or reduce hazardous events by taking a
process to a safe state when predetermined conditions are violated. A SIS can typically be an emergency
shutdown system (ESD), safety interlock system, or safety shutdown system. Each SIS will have one or
more Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF).
Each SIF loop will be a combination of logic solvers, sensors, solenoids, and final control elements, such
as an automated valve. Every SIF within a SIS will have a Safety Integrity Level (SIL), which is essentially
a measure of the system performance in terms of Probability of failure on Demand (PFD). These SIL levels
may be the same, or they may differ, depending on the process. It’s a common misconception that an
entire system must have the same SIL level for each safety function.
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High Integrity Pressure Protection System (HIPPS)
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