Half-bridge inverter for coupling an EL lamp to a high voltage DC rail
US6181589A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An inverter for driving an EL lamp includes a half-bridge output. The inverter can be implemented in junction isolation processes, among others, on smaller die than in the prior art in a package with a lower pin count than known circuits of the same functionality.
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