Analysis of balancing driver for multiple cold cathode fluorescent lamps

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1354-1359

  Yen, Hau Chen ^a  

^a FORTUNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Backlight module; Cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL); Leakage inductor; Parasitic capacitor

Indexed keywords

BACKLIGHT MODULE; COLD CATHODE FLUORESCENT LAMPS; CURRENT BALANCE; LAMP CURRENT; LEAKAGE INDUCTANCE; LIGHT OUTPUT; PARASITIC CAPACITANCE; PARASITIC CAPACITORS; SECONDARY-SIDE;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; COLD CATHODE TUBES; COST REDUCTION; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT LAMPS; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; TOPOLOGY;

LIGHTING;

EID: 77949419435     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2030210     Document Type: Article

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