Safety of computerized I&C systems: projects of IEC standards with emphasis on power plant sector

Author

Leret, Evelyne

Author_Institution

Res. & Dev. Div., Electr. de France, Chatou, France

fYear

1995

fDate

21-25 Aug 1995

Firstpage

18

Lastpage

22

Abstract

The paper discusses standards under development at international level, concerning safety aspects of computerized instrumentation and control (I&C) systems. An overview of the surveyed standards projects is provided, followed by a brief discussion on typical matters dealt with, and a comparison with other standards also under development on these topics. Our purpose is to highlight typical matters which are discussed in standardization bodies, because they can be deemed as representative of a certain evolution of the state of the art/practices in the area of safety critical software

Keywords

computerised control; computerised instrumentation; power engineering computing; power plants; safety-critical software; standards; IEC standards; computerized I&C systems; computerized instrumentation and control; power plant sector; safety aspects; safety critical software; standardization bodies; standards projects; state of the art; Control systems; Electrical safety; IEC standards; Power generation; Process control; Reactor instrumentation; Safety devices; Software safety; Standardization; Standards development;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Software Engineering Standards Symposium, 1995. (ISESS'95) 'Experience and Practice', Proceedings., Second IEEE International

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

ISSN

1082-3670

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7137-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SESS.1995.525947

Filename

525947