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Driver circuit for driving a plurality of DC lamp strings

US7122971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 1, 2004
Grant dateOct 17, 2006
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Expiry dateNov 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B45/38
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A driver circuit for a DC light source supplies a voltage generated by a DC-to-DC converter for a plurality of lamp strings connected in parallel and a plurality of driving currents generated by a current mirror for the lamp strings, such that the lamp strings may have well controlled or uniform brightness.

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