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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2008
Ming-feng Liu, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chao-jung Lin, Bade, TW;
Ming-Feng Liu, Taoyuan County, TW;
Chao-Jung Lin, Bade, TW;
Darfon Electronics Corp., Gueishan, Taoyuan, TW;
Abstract
A multi-lamp backlight apparatus is disclosed. The multi-lamp backlight apparatus includes 2N lamps, N balancing transformers, and a high-voltage power source. N is a positive integer and k is an integer index ranging from 1 to N. The kth balancing transformer among the N balancing transformers includes a first primary winding, a second primary winding, and a secondary winding. The first primary winding connects in series with the (2k−1)th lamp of the 2N lamps. The second primary winding connects in series with the first primary winding and the (2k)th lamp. The secondary winding corresponds to the first primary winding and the second primary winding. The high-voltage power source is connected between the first primary windings and the second primary windings.