System and method for calibrating a control system operating an electric heater

A method for calibrating a control system with a controller calibration system separate from the control system, wherein the control system is configured to control a heater, the heater being operable to generate heat and to function as a sensor for measuring electrical characteristics of the heater, the method comprising:

• generating, by the controller calibration system coupled to a load, a calibrated measured characteristic of the load that is indicative of an electrical characteristic of the load, wherein the calibrated measured characteristic is generated concurrently with an initial measured characteristic;
• correlating the initial measured characteristic with the calibrated measured characteristic;
• and
• defining a calibrated measurement reference based on the correlation of the initial measured characteristic and the calibrated measured characteristic, wherein the control system employs the calibrated measurement reference to provide precise measurements for controlling the heater.

A method for calibrating a control system with a controller calibration system, the controller calibration system separate from the control system, wherein the control system is configured to control a heater, the heater being operable to generate heat and to function as a sensor for measuring electrical characteristics of the heater, the method comprising:

• generating, by the control system, an initial measured characteristic of a load, wherein the initial measured characteristic is indicative of an electrical characteristic of the load, wherein the electrical characteristic of the load includes a voltage, a current, a resistance, or a combination thereof;
• generating, by the controller calibration system coupled to a load, a calibrated measured characteristic of the load that is indicative of the electrical characteristic of the load, wherein the calibrated measured characteristic is generated concurrently with the initial measured characteristic;
• correlating the initial measured characteristic with the calibrated measured characteristic;
• and
• defining a calibrated measurement reference based on the correlation of the initial measured characteristic and the calibrated measured characteristic, wherein the control system employs the calibrated measurement reference to provide precise measurements for controlling the heater.