API RP 554 PART 1-2021

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Process Control Systems – Functions and Functional Specification Development

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
API	2021	53

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Description

This recommended practice (RP) addresses the processes required to successfully implement process control systems (PCSs) for oil and gas production, refinery, and petrochemical services. The major topics addressed are listed below.

— Part 1. The basic functions that a PCS may need to perform, and recommended methodologies for determining the functional and integration requirements for a particular application.

— Part 2. The practices to select and design the installation for hardware and software required to meet the functional and integration requirements.

— Part 3. The project organization, skills, and management required to execute a process control project and then to own and operate a PCS.

Figure 1 shows the general overall scope of oil and gas production, refinery process control, and the associated automation functions, as well as the portions of which this recommended practice addresses. The general scope of the material covers general industrial process control topics that are applicable to oil and gas production, refineries, and petrochemical facilities.

The user is cautioned to fully consider the requirements of the particular applications and circumstances that may exist and carefully apply the concepts described in this RP as appropriate. This document is not intended to present a tutorial on the subjects discussed, but rather to aid the reader in identifying and understanding the basic concepts of PCSs. The references provided within the document direct the reader to publications that describe one or more subjects in greater detail than is necessary or desirable for the purposes of this document.

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