摘要 |
<p>Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to test safety instrumented system (SIS) solenoids are disclosed. A disclosed valve position control apparatus (100) includes a relay (165) to control a state of a solenoid and a valve positioner (105) including a transmitter (225) to transmit a solenoid test signal to the relay, electrical contacts to communicatively couple the solenoid test signal to the relay via one or more wires (175), and a solenoid tester (220) to generate the solenoid test signal and to monitor a response of the solenoid when the solenoid test signal is transmitted to the relay to verify an operation of the solenoid.</p> |