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Desired Knowledge for Automation Engineer's:- Automation engineer should have sound knowledge of working concepts used in automated industry. Automated machinery consists of electronic and electrical components such as sensors, actuators, motors, generators, transformers, converters, relays, timers, contactors, switches, fuses etc. To work in an industrial environment.

individual should understand the following terms as below:-

1.Understanding of basic concepts of Electrical and Electronics engineering
2.Knowledge of wiring and drawings of control panels
3.Understanding the importance of electrical safety
4.Understanding components used in Automated systems
5.Knowledge of PLC and HMI components
6.Understanding fundamentals of motors and generators
7.Understanding basics of soft starters and AC drives

Other than above technical knowledge he should understand some basics such as:-

1.Understanding work flow process of the Industry
2.Understanding daily/weekly tasks
3.Professional skills
4.Maintaining proper gestures and postures during working hours
5.Co-ordination and communication skills
6.Workplace asset managements
7.Reporting to the superior
Technical Terms Frequently used in the field of Automation Engineering

Transducer: - A transducer is a device that converts one form of energy to another form of energy such as pneumatic to electric or vice versa. It may be electrical to mechanical, mechanical to electrical etc.

Sensors: - A sensor is a device or arrangement that converts a physical parameter such as temperature, pressure, relative humidity, flow etc. into an electrical signal. Sensors with transmitters are the field devices placed in the field that actually sense the parameter and send the analog signal to the control hardware. Most widely used sensors in Industries are:

1:Temperature Sensors
•RTD
•Thermocouple

2Flow Meters
•Orifice
•Pitot tube
•Venturimeter
and many more…

Transducers Vs Sensors: - A Sensor is always a Transducer whereas a Transducer may or may not be a Sensor. The reason is Sensor is a part of Transducer as it converts Physical change in electrical energy.

Transmitter: - Transmitter is a device used to amplify and transmit the signal collected from sensors or transducers.
Triac: - It is a semiconductor device having high switching speed, it is used for controlling ac voltages and ac powered devices like ac motors.

Proximity Scanners:- It is used for direct object detection, for precise and determined detection of small objects and detection without suppression.

LVDT (Linear variable differential transducer):- It converts linear displacement into its electrical equivalent. It works on the principle of mutual induction. It mainly consists of 3 parts, core, movable iron slug, primary and secondary coils.

Electrical Switchgears: - There are a number of electrical switchgears available in the market some of them are Push Buttons, Emergency Stop Push button, Toggle Switch, Selector switches etc.
Relay: - A relay is an electrically operated switch. Power applied to its coil generates a magnetic field that operates the switch. The operating voltage of its coil may be different from the load voltage.

Contactor: - It is essentially a large capacity relay specifically designed to control the flow of electrical power to large electrical loads, such as motors, heaters and lights.
There are a number of others terms frequently used in Automation systems such as Terminal blocks, MCB's, ELCB's, Limit switches, Isolating switches, DOL magnetic starters, Star Delta starters, level sensors, pressure transducers, process controllers, PLC's and many more, these will be discussed in further articles.