Transformer and voltage supply circuit thereof for lighting tubes
AssigneeDarfon Electronics Corp.
InventorsChing-Fu Hsueh, Wan-Chin Hsu, Chih-Shin Huang
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Abstract
A transformer. The transformer drives a plurality of lighting tubes and comprises a coupling iron core, a first winding around the coupling iron core, a first bobbin disposed between the first winding and the coupling iron core, a plurality of second windings, independent of each other and respectively winding around the exterior of the first winding, wherein the second windings have the same winding number, and a second bobbin disposed between the first winding and one second winding.
Claims13
A transformer for a plurality of lighting tubes, comprising:
- a coupling iron core;
- a first winding around the coupling iron core;
- a first bobbin disposed between the first winding and the coupling iron core;
- a plurality of second windings, independent of each other and respectively winding around the exterior of the first winding, wherein the second windings have the same winding number;
- a second bobbin disposed between the first winding and one second winding;
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- a third winding disposed between the first bobbin and the second bobbin, wherein the plurality of second windings generate high voltage signals induced from the first winding and the third winding;
- wherein each pair of the plurality of lighting tubes is connected in series and driven by one of the plurality of second windings.
A voltage supply circuit for a plurality of lighting tubes, comprising:
- a coupling iron core;
- a first winding around the coupling iron core receiving a first voltage signal;
- a first bobbin disposed between the first winding and the coupling iron core;
- a second winding around the exterior of the first winding inductively generating a second voltage signal;
- a second bobbin disposed between the first winding and the second winding;
- a third winding disposed between the first bobbin and the second bobbin, wherein the second winding generates the second voltage signal induced from the first winding and the third winding;
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- a plurality of first lighting tubes, connected in series and driven by the second voltage signal.
A voltage supply circuit, appropriate for a plurality of lighting tubes, comprising:
- a coupling iron core;
- a first winding around the coupling iron core receiving a first voltage signal;
- a plurality of second windings, independent of each other, respectively winding around the exterior of the first winding, and inductively generating a plurality of second voltage signals, wherein the second windings have the same winding number;
- a second bobbin disposed between the first winding and the second winding;
- a third winding disposed between the first bobbin and the second bobbin, wherein the plurality of second windings generate the plurality of second voltage signals induced from the first winding and the third winding;
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- a plurality of first lighting tubes, each pair of which is connected in series and driven by one of the second voltage signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.