Dynamix 1444 Series

Application Note

API-670, Machinery Protection

Systems, Compliance & Exceptions
Patrick Carle

February 2016

The Allen-Bradley Dynamix™ 1444 Series system documentation makes the following
statement regards compliance with the API standard…

API-670 Compliance
The 1444 series is designed in accordance with the relevant
sections of the 5th Edition of the American Petroleum
Institutes (API) standard 670(1) ‘Machinery Protection
Systems’.
1) Whether a system is compliant is dependent on the components that are
provided, the various optional elements of the standard that you require,
and the configuration of the installed system.

This note states which sections of the standard are “relevant”, and which are not.
NOTES:
 Where API-670 is quoted the text will be presented in a common format as follows:
“Example API-670 text.”
 While some aspects of the Standard must be satisfied by the hardware solution
specifically, many (most) are satisfied by specifying, installing and configuring the
system in accordance with the standard.

API-670 Scope
Standard 670 of the American Petroleum Institute specifies the minimum requirements for a
machinery protection system. The 5th Edition of the standard, published November 2014,
states as its scope…
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This standard covers the minimum requirements for a machinery protection system (MPS) measuring radial shaft vibration,
casing vibration, shaft axial position, shaft rotational speed, piston rod drop, phase reference, overspeed, surge detection,
and critical machinery temperatures (such as bearing metal and motor windings). It covers requirements for hardware
(transducer and monitor systems), installation, documentation, and testing.

The Dynamix 1444 Series is a monitor. And while the monitor is the core element of any
protection system, it is not the only component of the MPS. In addition the 1444 Series
does not provide functionality necessary to serve all of the monitor applications specified by
the standard.
In terms of scope Dynamix addresses some or all of the elements as indicated in the
following:
”This standard covers …measuring radial shaft vibration, casing vibration, shaft axial position, shaft rotational speed,
piston rod drop, phase reference, overspeed, surge detection, and critical machinery temperatures…”
Conversely the 1444 Series does not provide capabilities associated with monitoring
overspeed, surge detection and temperature.

Responsibilities
Section 7.1.1 of the Standard states the following:

The manufacturer of the monitoring system shall provide documentation affirming the system’s compliance with and/or
exceptions to all aspects of this standard except those that are configuration- and/or installation-related.
The entity(ies) responsible for installation and configuration of the system shall provide documentation affirming the system’s
compliance with and/or exceptions to all aspects of this standard that are configuration- and/or installation-related.
NOTE Certain aspects of the system are hardware dependent, such as performance and most aspects of reliability. In these cases, the manufacturer of the
system is expected to verify the system satisfies the requirements of the standard. However, many aspects of the standard are installation dependent, such as
number and placement of sensors and the configurable capabilities of a system (e.g. alarm and relay configuration).

This document satisfies the requirement stated in the 1st sentence of the above. Satisfying
the second sentence is the responsibility of the entity that specified and installed the
system.

Exceptions
This section lists the exceptions to the standard. See the following for further detail regards
exceptions to the specific sections of the standard.
a. Power to Dynamix 1444 Series modules is not 90…132 VAC, required per section
4.10.1.
b. The Dynamix 1444 Series is not a card-and-rack system, required per section 7.1.2.
c. The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include an integral display, required per sections
7.1.6 through 7.1.9. Also see section 7.1.10.
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d. The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include a temperature monitoring capability,
required per section 7.4.5.
e. The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include on Electronic Overspeed Detection
capability, required per section 8 and annex J.
f. The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include a Surge Detection capability, required per
section 9.
g. The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include, nor can it act as, an Emergency Shutdown
System (ESD), required per section 10.

Requirements
This section presents the listed exceptions in the context of the standard.
The 5th Edition of API-670 is comprised of introductory statements, 12 Sections, 17 Annex’s
(appendixes), and concluding figures, table and other information. The 12 sections are the
“normative” part of the standard, where the requirements are stated. Of the 17 annex’s, 5
are “normative”, so include stated requirements, and 12 are “informative” only, so are not
considered requirements of the standard.
Following are comments associated with each normative section and annex of the
standard.

1 Scope
No comments or exceptions.

2 Normative References
No comments or exceptions.

3 Terms, Definitions, Acronyms and Abbreviations

No comments or exceptions.

4 General Design Specifications

4.10.1 All machinery protection monitor systems shall be capable of meeting the accuracy requirements specified in Table 1 with input
voltage to the power supply of 90 Vac rms to 132 Vac rms or 180 Vac rms to 264 Vac rms, switch selectable, with a line frequency of
48 Hz to 62 Hz.
Exception (dependent on 4.10.2): Dynamix 1444 Series modules require: 18…32V DC, max 5 A
SELV/class 2 source.

5 Sensors and Transducers

No exceptions.
This document assumes that sensors and transducers used are compliant to the standard.

6 Sensor and Transducer Arrangements

No exceptions.
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This document assumes that sensors and transducers are installed compliant to the standard.

7 Vibration Monitor Systems

This section specifies the requirements of the monitor system, so is the most pertinent to the Dynamix 1444
system.

7.1.2 Unless otherwise specified, signal processing/alarm/integrity comparison, display/indication, and all other features and functions
specified in Section 4 shall be contained in one contiguous enclosure (rack)
Exceptions (if not otherwise specified):
a. The Dynamix 1444 Series is a DIN mounted product, there will not be a rack.
b. It is the responsibility of the construction agency to provide a display solution within a common
enclosure with the monitor.

7.1.3
a) An installation design ensuring that a single circuit failure (power source and monitor system power supply excepted) shall not
affect more than two channels (regardless of channels available on the monitor module) of radial shaft vibration, axial position, casing
vibration, speed indicating tachometer, or six channels of temperature or rod drop on a single machine case.
Note: The Dynamic Measurement Module is a 4-channel monitor that, if it were to fail, would result in loss
of 4 channels. It is the responsibility of the construction agency to assure that the system is installed such
that no more than two sensors on the same machine case are monitored by the same module.
b) All radial shaft vibration, axial position, rod drop, and casing vibration channels, associated outputs, and displays shall have a
minimum resolution of 2 % of full scale. Temperature channels, associated outputs, and displays shall have 1° resolution independent
of engineering units. Tachometer and electronic ODS channels, associated outputs, and displays shall have a resolution of 1 rpm.
Note: The 1444 Series does not include an integral display. It is the responsibility of the construction
agency to assure that visualization solutions satisfy this paragraph.
7.1.6 A monitor system shall include an integral, dedicated display capable of indicating the following:
Exception (dependent on 7.1.10): The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include an integral, dedicated
display.
7.1.7 The monitor system display shall be updated at a minimum rate of once per second.
Note: It is the responsibility of the construction agency to assure that visualization solutions satisfy this
paragraph. Also see 7.1.10 below.
7.1.9 Unless otherwise specified, the monitor system shall indicate:
Note: It is the responsibility of the construction agency to assure that visualization solutions satisfy these
statements.
7.1.10 If a blind monitor system is specified, a nonintegral display may be used provided it fulfills all the same measurement and
status indication criteria required of the integral version.
Note: The Dynamix 1444 Series is a blind monitor system.
7.3 System Output Relays
Note: Satisfying the requirements of this section require use of expansion relay modules. It is the
responsibility of the entity that specifies and installs the system to assure the requirements are met.
7.4.5 Temperature Monitoring
Exception: The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include a temperature monitoring module.
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8 Electronic Overspeed Detection System

Exception: The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include an Electronic Overspeed Detection System capability.

9 Surge Detection System

Exception: The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include a Surge Detection System capability.

10 Emergency Shutdown System

Exception: The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include an Emergency Shutdown System (ESD) capability.

11 Inspection, Testing, and Preparation for Shipment

No exceptions.
Testing of the specified system, inclusive of integrated and connected components, is the responsibility of the
entity responsible for delivery of the system.

12 Vendors Data
No exceptions.
While data sheets and drawings for the monitor are available, it is the responsibility of the construction agency
to provide all “contract data” which may include these and other documents that describe the completed /
delivered system.

Annex C (normative) Accelerometer Application Considerations

No exceptions.
This document assumes that accelerometers are applied compliant to the standard.

Annex D (normative) Signal Cable

No exceptions.
This document assumes that signal cables are applied compliant to the standard.

Annex E (normative) Gearbox Casing Vibration Considerations

No exceptions.
The 1444 is fully capable of being configured to satisfy this section of the standard. However, as “selection of the
(gearbox monitoring) scheme depends on experience”, it is the responsibility of the construction agency to assure
that an appropriate monitoring scheme is determined and that the monitor is configured appropriately.

Annex J (normative) Electronic Overspeed Detection System

Considerations
Exception: The Dynamix 1444 Series does not include an Electronic Overspeed Detection System capability.

Annex O (normative) Overspeed

No exceptions.
This section is not applicable to the monitor.

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