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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Beland, Ste-Marthe sur le Lac, CA;
Alain Seery, Rosemere, CA;
Assignee:
Transfotec International LTEE, St.-Eustache, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/702 ;
Abstract
A method and a system for providing electrical power to several gas discharge tubes, include a master power supply and several high-voltage modules. The master power supply is constructed and arranged to provide high-frequency and low-voltage power to the high-voltage modules. Each high-voltage module, in turn, provides high-frequency and high-voltage power to a gas discharge tube. The high-voltage modules include step-up transformers with their primary side connected in series to the output of the master power supply and their secondary sides connected to the gas discharge tubes.