Is it better to run cables upward or downward in the control room machine room?
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I saw online that it’s a question of whether cables should be run above or below in the control room
Usually the wiring is done on the bottom, but I’ve seen this with wiring on the top for the first time; it’s quite interesting
Is it better to run cables upward or downward in the control room machine room?
Seeing upper trace routing for the first time. Would it be troublesome to add wires later on? Will it be ugly?
The upward cable route imposes low requirements on the building structure; there is no need for a cable tray, and the electronics room and the cable corridor can be located on the same floor, which reduces the complexity of building design. However, first, there are high requirements for the layout of cabinets; when the cabinets are arranged too densely, the density of cable trays and cables increases, making the design of cable pathways more challenging. At the same time, more combustible materials further increase the firefighting pressure. Due to the increased heat dissipation, the HVAC pressure is also high. The overall complexity in the cabinet room is very high
Upper wiring is generally used in low-voltage machine rooms.
The upper wiring is much more complicated, both in terms of design and installation; it’s not clear what the reasoning behind this is.
It’s fine to run cables on top in a pure information server room, but in a control cabinet where there are many control cables and signal cables, it’s much more convenient to run them at the bottom for maintenance purposes.
It was the first time I saw wiring in a cabinet room
Still using cable trays; it probably won’t work, but it’s not as convenient as running them underground