Product Overview

The Honeywell CV-SVALSV is a specialized alarm management and simulation module developed for the Experion PKS and PlantCruise architectures. This software-enabled component is designed to combat "alarm fatigue" by providing a structured mechanism for Alarm Shelving. It allows operators to temporarily suppress nuisance or non-critical alarms, ensuring that the control room remains focused on significant process deviations.

Functioning within the C300 Simulation Environment, the CV-SVALSV serves as a critical tool for both live operations and control strategy testing. By managing high-frequency, low-priority alerts, it enhances situational awareness and improves overall plant safety. The module provides a seamless interface within the HMI, allowing for quick shelving actions while maintaining high-speed processing and data integrity across the Distributed Control System (DCS).

Key Technical Characteristics

• Extensive Shelving Capacity: Supports the management of up to 1,000 unique shelved alarms per operator station, facilitating clean and organized console displays in complex process environments.

• Highly Granular Time Controls: Offers flexible shelving durations ranging from as little as 1 minute to a maximum of 365 days, allowing for both short-term maintenance bypasses and long-term equipment decommissioning.

• Comprehensive Audit Logging: Every shelving event is captured in a rigorous audit trail featuring more than 50 distinct data fields. This ensures full accountability and compliance with industrial standards such as ISA-18.2.

• High-Speed Execution: Engineered with low-latency performance of less than 500 milliseconds, ensuring that alarm suppression and reactivation occur in near real-time.

• Integrated Simulation Support: Specifically designed to function within the C300 simulation environment, making it an ideal tool for operator training and control logic validation without affecting live production.

• HMI Integration: Directly integrates into the Experion HMIWeb environment, providing intuitive "right-click" shelving capabilities and status indicators for shelved tags.

Technical Specifications

• Manufacturer: Honeywell

• Model Identification: CV-SVALSV

• Module Type: Alarm Shelving / Simulation License

• System Environment: Experion PKS / PlantCruise / C300 Simulation

• Max Shelved Alarms: 1,000 per station

• Shelving Range: 1 minute to 8,760 hours (365 days)

• Latency: <500 ms

• Audit Fields: >50 fields per event

• Weight: 0.4 kg (Shipping weight)

• Dimensions: 7 cm x 14 cm x 14.5 cm

• HS Code: 8537101190

• Product Origin: USA

Industrial Application Areas

• Process Industry Management: Reducing the clutter of nuisance alarms in refineries and petrochemical plants during startup or upset conditions.

• Operator Training Systems (OTS): Utilizing the C300 simulation environment to train new operators on alarm prioritization and shelving protocols.

• Predictive Maintenance: Temporarily shelving alarms for equipment undergoing service to prevent false triggers in the main alarm summary.

• Regulatory Compliance: Using the detailed audit trails to meet safety and operational reporting requirements in pharmaceutical and food processing.