Schneider Electric Introduces AI-Driven Process Safety Patent

Schneider Electric has unveiled a new patent that uses AI to enhance process safety by automatically analyzing and preventing industrial hazards.

Schneider Electric has announced a new patent that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to improve process safety and reduce industrial hazards. This innovation, developed by the EcoStruxure™ Triconex Safety team, aims to enhance risk assessments and process safety studies by automatically or semi-automatically analyzing potential process hazards and validating protection mechanisms.

The new technology allows for the simulation of hazards under various conditions and the generation of protective responses. This advancement is part of a strategic initiative to enhance functional safety using AI, enabling more rigorous and robust Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) studies. By utilizing industrial, real-time data, the system can revalidate HAZOP studies to prevent industrial hazards and potentially save lives.

Schneider Electric's senior director of offer management, Chris Stogner, highlighted the significance of this development, stating that it pushes the boundaries of automating hazard process analysis with AI. The company has three additional patents pending that incorporate AI into the functional safety lifecycle, reflecting a growing interest in combining human ingenuity with AI to prevent hazardous scenarios in industrial automation.

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