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Inverter circuit and backlight assembly having the same

US7477023B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 7, 2007
Grant dateJan 13, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 7, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/2822
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An inverter circuit includes a power supply which outputs an alternating current voltage, an inverter transformer having one primary coil connected to an output terminal of the power supply and pairs of secondary coils which supply an alternating current high voltage, induced by the one primary coil, to pairs of discharge tubes and a plurality of balance transformers having primary coils serially connected between respective pairs of the pairs of secondary coils of the inverter transformer, and having secondary coils corresponding to the primary coils of the plurality of balance transformers, wherein the secondary coils of the plurality of balance transformers are serially connected to form a loop.

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