Driving circuit for multiple cold cathode fluorescent lamps backlight applications
First Claim
1. A driving circuit for driving a light source comprising:
- a transformer comprising a plurality of primary windings and a plurality of secondary windings, wherein said plurality of primary windings are coupled to a power source and comprise a first set of primary windings coupled in series and a second set of primary windings coupled in series, and wherein said light source is coupled between a positive polarity of a first secondary winding and a negative polarity of a second secondary winding;
a first switch for conducting current through a first path comprising said first set of primary windings;
a second switch for conducting current through a second path comprising said second set of primary windings, wherein said first switch and said second switch are enabled alternately to drive said light source; and
feedback circuitry coupled to a negative polarity of said first secondary winding and to a positive polarity of said second secondary winding, said feedback circuitry providing signals indicating conditions at said light source and useful for adjusting said power source accordingly.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a driving circuit for driving a light source. The driving circuit includes a serial-arranged transformers system having multiple primary windings and secondary windings; a first switch conducting current though a first path and a second switch conducting current though a second path. The first path is a first set of primary windings connected in series and the second path is a second set of primary windings connected in series and the first set of primary transformer windings and the second set of primary transformer windings form the dual primary windings of the transformers respectively. Based on the conduction of each switch, a DC voltage source supplies power to the primary windings of the transformers, which in turn powers on the light source connected to the secondary windings of the transformers.
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35 Claims
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1. A driving circuit for driving a light source comprising:
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a transformer comprising a plurality of primary windings and a plurality of secondary windings, wherein said plurality of primary windings are coupled to a power source and comprise a first set of primary windings coupled in series and a second set of primary windings coupled in series, and wherein said light source is coupled between a positive polarity of a first secondary winding and a negative polarity of a second secondary winding; a first switch for conducting current through a first path comprising said first set of primary windings; a second switch for conducting current through a second path comprising said second set of primary windings, wherein said first switch and said second switch are enabled alternately to drive said light source; and feedback circuitry coupled to a negative polarity of said first secondary winding and to a positive polarity of said second secondary winding, said feedback circuitry providing signals indicating conditions at said light source and useful for adjusting said power source accordingly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for driving a light source, said method comprising:
- switching a first switch to conduct current through a first path comprising a first set of primary windings coupled in series in a transformer;
switching a second switch to conduct current through a second path comprising a second set of primary windings coupled in series in said transformer, wherein said first set of primary windings and said second set of primary windings comprise a plurality of primary windings corresponding to said transformer, wherein said light source is coupled between a positive polarity of a first secondary winding of said transformer and a negative polarity of a second secondary winding of said transformer, and wherein feedback circuitry is coupled to a negative polarity of said first secondary winding and to a positive polarity of said second secondary winding, said feedback circuitry providing signals indicating conditions at said light source; and adjusting said power source according to said signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
- switching a first switch to conduct current through a first path comprising a first set of primary windings coupled in series in a transformer;
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26. A display system, comprising:
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a plurality of light sources; and a driving circuit for driving said plurality of light sources, said driving circuit comprising; a transformer comprising a plurality of primary windings and a plurality of secondary windings, wherein said plurality of primary windings are coupled to a power source and comprise a first set of primary windings coupled in series and a second set of primary windings coupled in series, and wherein said plurality of secondary windings comprise a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding that are coupled to a light source of said light sources, said light source coupled between a positive polarity of said first secondary winding and a negative polarity of said second secondary winding; a first switch for conducting current through a first path comprising said first set of primary windings; a second switch for conducting current through a second path comprising said second set of primary windings, wherein said first switch and said second switch are enabled alternately to drive said light sources; and first feedback circuitry coupled to a negative polarity of said first secondary winding and second feedback circuitry coupled to a positive polarity of said second secondary winding, said first and second feedback circuitry providing signals indicating conditions at said light source, wherein said power source is adjusted according to said conditions. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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