Looking for resources I can use to teach myself electrical wiring for process application engineering

[n8cole]

I am a chemical engineer fresh out of college and have landed myself a job as a project engineer. Part of my job is spec-ing and ordering electrical parts like actuators, VFDs, proximity switches (pressure and level switches too), etc. I lack a lot of the basic knowledge when it comes to electronics, so if anyone knows of any resources that will help me teach myself what I need to know please share with me.

 

[LittleInch]

Not really sure how anyone really expects you to do this "fresh out of college".

VFDs in particular are complex things at times and you can't just copy the last one we did.

what resources / people do you have available?
What access to company procedures / training / guideline?
What access to previous similar projects ( always a good place to start)
Who is supervising / reviewing / approving your work?

But the thing is you probably don't really know what you don't know so its difficult to point you in any direction.

 

[n8cole]

Not really sure how anyone really expects you to do this "fresh out of college".

VFDs in particular are complex things at times and you can't just copy the last one we did.

what resources / people do you have available?
What access to company procedures / training / guideline?
What access to previous similar projects ( always a good place to start)
Who is supervising / reviewing / approving your work?

But the thing is you probably don't really know what you don't know so its difficult to point you in any direction.

You're probably right about me not knowing what I don't know, and I should have clarified more. I am not fully left to my own devices, as my supervisor is always there to answer any questions I have and look over my work. However, I want to be able to do some learning on my own time, so I was hoping people could recommend resources they used when they were learning this stuff.

 

[waross]

Find and take a course on Industrial Instrumentation.