Single output EL driver producing reduced current spikes
US7190600B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 8, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 13, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An inverter for supplying alternating current to an EL lamp includes a first charging path, a first discharging path, a second charging path, a second discharging path, the paths intersecting at a node, wherein the node is the output of the inverter from which the alternating current flows. The charging paths include inductive boost circuits having a common inductor.
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