Patent ID: 8084715

Claim:
A sauna control system comprising: a control panel having a microprocessor for inputting information to operate the sauna; a power unit having a microprocessor in communication with the microprocessor of the control panel; a plurality of heating elements logically connected to the microprocessor of the power unit such that multiple heating elements are attached to the single power unit of the sauna; a plurality of triacs each controlled by the microprocessor of the power unit wherein each individual triac of the plurality of triacs incrementally controls an individual heating element such that the temperature of the sauna is maintained at a constant rate by the microprocessor of the power unit; and wherein the microprocessor of the power unit sends a Pulse Width Modulation output signal to each individual triac to independently control the operation of each heating element of the plurality of heating elements of the sauna such that each individual heating element is incrementally controlled to continuously produce varying intensities of heat that correspond with the Pulse Width Modulation output signal.