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Safety stop function with SIL 3 certification
The Mitsubishi Electric FR-A870-LC inverters now comply with safety integrity level 3 (SIL 3) of the IEC EC61508:2010
functional safety standard.
• Target models
Mitsubishi Electric FR-A870-LC inverters
• Change of the compliance
The Mitsubishi Electric FR-A870-LC inverters now comply with SIL 3.
Safety
performance
ISO13849-1:2008 Category 3/PLd
(Standards
IEC62061:2005 / IEC61800-5-2:2007 /
certified by a third-
IEC61508 SIL2
party certification
IEC60204-1:2010 / IEC61800-5-2:2007 Stop category 0
body)
• Schedule
Check the SERIAL number indicated on the inverter rating plate or package.
For the products, this change has been made sequentially from the June 2018 production.
• Third-party certification body
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3:
TÜV SÜD
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2:
TUV Rheinland as before, or TÜV SÜD alternatively.
Safety stop function with SIL 2 certification
The Mitsubishi Electric FR-A840-LC inverters now comply with safety integrity level 2 (SIL 2) of the IEC EC61508
functional safety standard.
• Target models
Mitsubishi Electric FR-A840-LC inverters
• Change of the compliance
The Mitsubishi Electric FR-A840-LC inverters now comply with SIL 3.
Safety performance
(Standards certified by a third-party certification body)
• Schedule
Check the SERIAL number indicated on the inverter rating plate or package.
For the products, this change has been made sequentially from the June 2018 production.
• Third-party certification body
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2:
TUV Rheinland
Rating plate example
FR-A870-280K-1-LC
SERIAL
number
Warning
The misuse of safety function leads to personal injury or death, property damage, or economic loss.
To ensure that the system complies fully with requirement of safety, make a system-level risk
assessment. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. cannot assume responsibility for any system to
comply with safety standards.
Table 1 Compliance with SIL 3
Before change
Table 2 Compliance with SIL 2
Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2
ISO13849-1:2008 Category 3/PLd
IEC62061:2005 / IEC61800-5-2:2007 / IEC61508 SIL2
IEC60204-1:2010 / IEC61800-5-2:2007 Stop category 0
The SERIAL consists of one symbol, two characters indicating the production
year and month, and six characters indicating the control number.
The last digit of the production year is indicated as the Year, and the Month is
indicated by 1 to 9, X (October), Y (November), or Z (December).
ISO13849-1:2015 Category 3/PLe
IEC62061:2015 / IEC61800-5-2:2016 /
IEC61508:2010 SIL3
IEC60204-1:2016 / IEC61800-5-2:2016 Stop category 0
Symbol Year Month Control number
SERIAL
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
After change
3
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