Electronic bypass system

A computer program product for providing an electronic bypass system, the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory storage medium embodied with computer-readable program instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to implement a method comprising:
• receiving a request to bypass a plant interlock system, the plant interlock system comprising a measurement sensor, a comparator, a controller, and a control valve to control a flow of gas or liquid out of a container;
• facilitating, by a computer, a review of the request, the review resulting in the request being approved or not approved based on input from at least one reviewer, the facilitating including:
• notifying the at least one reviewer of the request;
• storing the request and a status of the request in a database that includes bypass statuses of a plurality of plant interlock systems;
• and
• prompting the at least one reviewer of the request to respond based on not receiving input from the at least one reviewer within a specified review time period;
• updating the status of the request in the database to approved or not approved based on the result of the review;
• generating a report that includes the status of the request;
• placing the plant interlock system into a bypass state based on the request being approved;
• adjusting the control valve based on a control valve adjustment value output by the controller;
• and
• removing the bypass of the plant interlock system in response to a reminder to reactivate the plant interlock system.

An electronic bypass system comprising:

• a computer processor;
• and
• logic executable by the computer processor, the logic configured to implement a method, the method comprising:
• receiving a request to bypass a plant interlock system, the plant interlock system comprising a measurement sensor, a comparator, a controller, and a control valve to control a flow of gas or liquid out of a container;
• facilitating, by a computer, a review of the request, the review resulting in the request being approved or not approved based on input from at least one reviewer, the facilitating including:
• notifying the at least one reviewer of the request;
• storing the request and a status of the request in a database that includes bypass statuses of a plurality of plant interlock systems;
• and
• prompting the at least one reviewer of the request to respond based on not receiving input from the at least one reviewer within a specified review time period;
• updating the status of the request in the database to approved or not approved based on the result of the review;
• generating a report that includes the status of the request;
• placing the plant interlock system into a bypass state based on the request being approved;
• adjusting the control valve based on a control valve adjustment value output by the controller;
• and
• removing the bypass of the plant interlock system in response to a reminder to reactivate the plant interlock system.