Balancing arrangement with reduced amount of balancing transformers
First Claim
1. A backlighting arrangement comprising:
- a driving transformer;
at least one balancing transformer; and
a plurality of luminaires, each of said plurality of luminaires constituted of one of a U-shaped lamp and a pair of linear lamps which are directly serially connected to each other, a first end of each of said plurality of luminaires connected to a high voltage lead of said driving transformer and a second end of each of said plurality of luminaires connected to a unique end of a winding of said at least one balancing transformer,wherein each pair of said luminaires is associated with a particular winding of one of said at least one balancing transformers, a first luminaire of said pair connected to a first end of said particular winding and a second luminaire of said pair connected to second end of said particular winding, said second end different from said first end, andwherein said first end and said second end of each of said luminaires is in physical proximity of said driving transformer and said at least one balancing transformer, said constituent lamps of said luminaires arranged in parallel and generally extending axially away from said proximity of said driving transformer.
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Abstract
A backlighting arrangement constituted of: a driving transformer; at least one balancing transformer; a plurality of luminaires, a first end of each of the plurality of luminaires connected to a high voltage lead of the driving transformer and a second end of each of the plurality of luminaires connected to a unique end of a winding of the at least one balancing transformer, wherein each pair of the luminaires is associated with a particular winding of one of the at least one balancing transformers, and wherein the first end and the second end of each of the luminaires is in physical proximity of the driving transformer and the at least one balancing transformer, the constituent lamps of the luminaires arranged in parallel and generally extending axially away from the proximity of the driving transformer.
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21 Claims
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1. A backlighting arrangement comprising:
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a driving transformer; at least one balancing transformer; and a plurality of luminaires, each of said plurality of luminaires constituted of one of a U-shaped lamp and a pair of linear lamps which are directly serially connected to each other, a first end of each of said plurality of luminaires connected to a high voltage lead of said driving transformer and a second end of each of said plurality of luminaires connected to a unique end of a winding of said at least one balancing transformer, wherein each pair of said luminaires is associated with a particular winding of one of said at least one balancing transformers, a first luminaire of said pair connected to a first end of said particular winding and a second luminaire of said pair connected to second end of said particular winding, said second end different from said first end, and wherein said first end and said second end of each of said luminaires is in physical proximity of said driving transformer and said at least one balancing transformer, said constituent lamps of said luminaires arranged in parallel and generally extending axially away from said proximity of said driving transformer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A backlighting arrangement comprising:
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an alternating current voltage source, comprising a first and a second voltage lead; at least one balancing transformer; and a plurality of luminaires, each of said plurality of luminaires constituted of one of a U-shaped lamp and a pair of linear lamps which are directly serially connected to each other, a first end of each of said plurality of luminaires connected to one of said first and second voltage leads and a second end of each of said plurality of luminaires connected to a unique end of a winding of said at least one balancing transformer, wherein each pair of said luminaires is associated with a particular winding of one of said at least one balancing transformers, a first luminaire of said pair connected to a first end of said particular winding and a second luminaire of said pair connected to second end of said particular winding, said second end different from said first end, and wherein said first end and said second end of each of said luminaires are generally spatially aligned to define a first plane, said constituent lamps of said luminaires arranged in parallel and generally defining a second plane orthogonal to said first plane. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of backlighting comprising:
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receiving an alternating current voltage; providing at least one balancing transformer; providing a plurality of luminaires, each of said plurality of luminaires constituted of one of a U-shaped lamp and a pair of linear lamps which are directly serially connected to each other; connecting a first end of each of said provided plurality of luminaires to one polarity of said received alternating current voltage; connecting a second end of each of said provided plurality of luminaires to a unique end of a winding of said at least one balancing transformer, wherein each pair of said luminaires is associated with a particular winding of one of said at least one balancing transformers, a first luminaire of said pair connected to a first end of said particular winding and a second luminaire of said pair connected to second end of said particular winding, said second end different from said first end; and spatially arranging said provided luminaires so that said first end and said second end of each of said luminaires generally define a first plane, said constituent lamps of said luminaires generally defining a second plane orthogonal to said first plane.
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