The Modem Control Room is a quiet air conditioned; well lighted work, centre with the decor and furniture to emphasizes its importance to the plant operation. The design of the control room and the control panels that comprise the control centre varies a great deal from company to another; it varies even within the same company from one plant to another.
Space requirement for panels, consoles and accessory cabinets should be carefully considered- The planning should include future expansions as well as current requirements. When future expansions are anticipated, the building should be designed for expansion at a minimum cost with few interruptions of existing operations.
Control panels and consoles should be arranged so that the operator has adequate visibility of the entire panel area for which he is responsible half of the layout may be covered by one operator. U-type layouts are also convenient for operator coverage, plastic or wooden may be used to show the locations of the panels, racks, consoles and the other equipments.
Sufficient space may be allotted between the rear of control panels and room walls or accessory cabinets for maintenance accessibility, a clearance of 5feet is desirable, rear door size and hinge locations are Important factors, with rear panels doors open and lest equipment cart in place, quick exist might be hampered.
Provision must be made for interconnecting tubing and wiring between cabinets and from the control room to field areas. The most flexible approach is the use of computer flooring to provide bottom entrances to panels, cabinets and consoles.
Door openings in the control room must be laid out to avoid congestion in passage ways. Doors should be large enough to permit any size of panel, cabinet or console that might be added to the building.
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