Patent ID: 7742273

Claim:
A single module integrated control module comprising: a plurality of solid-state self-protective relays, each relay having at least one input and at least one output connectable to a load external to said module, said load being switched onto or off-of a DC supply voltage by said relay; at least one of said relays having its input directly controllable by a source external to said module; at least one of said relays having its input timed to cause the relay to switch on and off sequentially approximately one second on, and approximately one second off; at least one of said relays having at least one of its inputs delayed by approximately one minute; and wherein each of said solid state self-protective relays includes: a MOSFET power transistor, said MOSFET power transistor having an on resistance of around 20 milliohms; a control and driver circuitry for sensing at least one input condition and turning said MOSFET power transistor on or off; a Hall Effect sensor measuring at least a portion of current flowing through said MOSFET power transistor's load for detecting an over-current condition and notifying said control and driver circuitry of said over-current condition; a temperature sensor in proximity to said MOSFET power transistor for providing detection of an over-temperature condition and notifying said control and driver circuitry of said over-temperature condition; wherein said control and driver circuitry disables said MOSFET power transistor in the case of an over-current or an over-temperature condition.