Patent ID: 8044329

Claim:
A power control system comprising: a controller housing; a power switch disposed within the controller housing and configured for selectively providing power from a power supply to a power load in response to a first threshold limit based on a sensor signal; a limiter disposed within the controller housing and configured for providing a limit switching function in response to a second threshold limit based on the sensor signal; and a controller disposed within the controller housing and configured for controlling one or more operations of the control system; wherein the power load is a heater, further comprising a first sensor input for receiving a first temperature signal from a first temperature sensor associated with the heater and a second sensor input for receiving a second temperature signal from a second temperature sensor associated with the heater, wherein the controller and limiter each receive the first temperature signal and the second temperature signal and wherein the limiter provides the limit switching function in response to the first and second temperature signals and the controller controls the power switch in response to the first and second temperature signals.