A Single-Switch High-Voltage Lamp Tester for Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamps

• Published in: IEEE transactions on plasma science Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 199 - 206
• Main Authors: Cheng, Hung-Liang, Moo, Chin-Sien, Hsieh, Yao-Ching, Chang, Yong-Nong, Lu, Cheng-Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.01.2013; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Active control; Buck-boost converter; Circuits; cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL); Cold cathodes; Colorimetry; Converters; Defective products; Educational institutions; Fluorescent lamps; Fluorescent lighting; Generators; Inductors; lamp tester; Lamps; Optical switches; Prototypes; Reactive power; RLC circuits; Switches; Switching circuits; Transformers

This paper proposes a novel high-voltage generator served as a lamp tester for cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs). The proposed circuit consists of a buck-boost converter, an LC resonant network, and a step-up transformer. Only one active switch with simple control for turning on and off the swi...