{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"switchroom-cooling-failure-escalation-interface","name":"Switchroom cooling-failure escalation interface","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"SCEI","aliases":["Switchroom environmental supervision","switchrooms Switchroom environmental supervision","switchrooms","Switchrooms","Cooling fault and room condition","Escalated room alarm"],"category":"installation-communications","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["Manufacturer"],"summary":"Relates a cooling equipment fault to the assigned room-level supervisory escalation.","description":["Relates a cooling equipment fault to the assigned room-level supervisory escalation. Environmental supervision turns measurements or contact states into clearly named room-service indications. A sensor measures a condition; the supervisory function decides whether the assigned alarm or control response is needed.","In a switchroom, water ingress, temperature, humidity and equipment-service alarms can be sent to the station controller with separate point names so an operator can identify the affected area. For this reference, the drawing identifies “Cooling fault and room condition” at the input and “Escalated room alarm” at the output. Escalation is defined by the room-services philosophy.","Keep sensor location, alarm thresholds, delay and monitoring coverage in the room-services schedule. An environmental alarm is a diagnostic input, not a complete assessment of electrical equipment condition. The functional block is an independent explanation of this named application. Equipment-specific ratings, terminal connections and operating conditions must be established in the project documentation."],"readingNotes":["Start at the named input: Cooling fault and room condition. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.","Follow the named output: Escalated room alarm. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.","Escalation is defined by the room-services philosophy.","Keep sensor location, alarm thresholds, delay and monitoring coverage in the room-services schedule. An environmental alarm is a diagnostic input, not a complete assessment of electrical equipment condition."],"drawingChecklist":["Label the source and connection reference for cooling fault and room condition.","Identify the destination and defined state of escalated room alarm.","Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.","Check this application limit in the project design: Escalation is defined by the room-services philosophy."],"distinction":"Escalation is defined by the room-services philosophy. This reference describes the named application; it does not establish a new IEC graphical symbol, an ANSI device-function number or an exact manufacturer connection diagram.","facts":[{"label":"Representation","value":"Functional block"},{"label":"Installation focus","value":"Switchrooms"},{"label":"Input / boundary","value":"Cooling fault and room condition"},{"label":"Output / connection","value":"Escalated room alarm"},{"label":"Lookup label","value":"SCEI is a library lookup label, not a standard device designation."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pi26-ventilation","relevance":"Public technical context for switchroom environmental supervision. Heat removal, condensation and environmental design context. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}],"related":["relative-humidity-sensor","temperature-indicator","room-differential-pressure-monitoring-interface"],"artwork":"pi26-switchroom-cooling-failure-escalation-interface","publishedOn":"2026-11-03","updatedOn":"2026-11-03","provenance":"independent-public-research","representation":{"type":"functional-block","focus":"switchrooms","family":"room-environment","input":"Cooling fault and room condition","output":"Escalated room alarm"},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What this block does","introduction":"Relates a cooling equipment fault to the assigned room-level supervisory escalation.","example":"In a switchroom, water ingress, temperature, humidity and equipment-service alarms can be sent to the station controller with separate point names so an operator can identify the affected area. 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The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.","sources":[{"label":"Ventilation in MV substations","url":"https://www.electrical-installation.org/enwiki/Ventilation_in_MV_Substations"}],"profileId":"power-installation-room-environment"},"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/switchroom-cooling-failure-escalation-interface","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/tools/electrical-library/illustrations/switchroom-cooling-failure-escalation-interface.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"pi26-ventilation","publisher":"Schneider Electric","title":"Ventilation in MV substations","url":"https://www.electrical-installation.org/enwiki/Ventilation_in_MV_Substations","scope":"Heat removal, condensation and environmental design context.","type":"manufacturer","checkedOn":"2026-11-03","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public technical context for switchroom environmental supervision. Heat removal, condensation and environmental design context. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}]}