Abstract:
A driving device is provided, which includes: a switching unit directly connected to a first voltage from a source external to the driving device; a transforming unit indirectly connected to the switching unit for transforming the first voltage into a second voltage and applying the second voltage to a light source; a signal transmitting unit indirectly connected to the switching unit and transmitting a driving voltage for driving the switching unit based on a control signal; and an inverter controller outputting the control signal to the signal transmitting unit.
Abstract:
A device for driving a light source in an image display device includes input terminals to receive a horizontal synchronization signal and a control signal, an oscillator to generate a reference signal having a frequency, a controller to modulate the reference signal in response to the control signal and output a modulated signal, and a phase difference detecting unit to receive the horizontal synchronization signal and the modulated signal and detect a phase difference between the horizontal synchronization signal and the modulated signal to generate an output signal indicating the phase difference. The oscillator adjusts the frequency of the reference signal in response to the output signal of the phase difference detecting unit so that the horizontal synchronization signal and the reference signal are synchronized with each other.
Abstract:
A backlight driver includes an inverter controller, a dimming signal compensator and an inverter. The inverter controller generates a pulse width modulation signal in response to a control signal and outputs a first dimming signal that represents a duty ratio of the pulse width modulation signal and a second dimming signal that represents an amplitude of the pulse width modulation signal. The dimming signal compensator receives the first and second dimming signals, compares the first dimming signal with a predetermined reference duty ratio and compensates the second dimming signal in accordance with the compared result to generate a third dimming signal. The inverter outputs a driving voltage to drive the backlight and varies a voltage level of the driving voltage in response to the first and third dimming signals to control a brightness of the backlight.
Abstract:
A hybrid circuit board includes a first circuit board and a second circuit boards. The first circuit board includes a first body having a slot, and a first circuit pattern formed on the first body and extended to the slot. The second circuit board includes a second body, a protruding portion, a second circuit pattern, and a separating member. The protruding portion extends from the second body. The protruding portion is inserted into the slot of the first circuit board to combine the second circuit board to the first circuit board. The second circuit pattern is formed on the second body to be extended to the protruding portion, so that the second circuit pattern is electrically connected to the first circuit pattern of the first circuit board. The separating member is disposed between the second body and the protruding portion to separate the protruding portion from the second body.
Abstract:
A driving device of a light source for a display device is provided. The light source includes a plurality of lamps connected in parallel to each other and each lamp has a first terminal and a second terminal. The driving device also includes a lamp state sensing unit sensing driving voltages applied to the respective lamps, comparing the sensed driving voltages to a reference voltage, and outputting a lamp state sensing signal having an information informing an over-current state for at least one lamp; and an inverter turning the lamps on or off by applying an AC voltage to the lamps and controlling the AC voltage based on the lamp state sensing signal. The reference voltage is varied depending on the magnitude of the driving voltages applied to the respective lamps.
Abstract:
A flat fluorescent lamp includes a lamp body and first external electrodes. The lamp body has discharge spaces formed therein. The first external electrodes are disposed at a first end portion of an outer surface of the lamp body and a second end portion that is opposite to the first end portion to define a first region where the discharge spaces overlap the first external electrodes and a second region where the discharge spaces do not overlap the first external electrodes. Each of the discharge spaces has a first width at the first region and a second width that is smaller than the first width at the second region. Therefore, an overlapping region between the first external electrodes and the discharge space increases to lower the discharge voltage.
Abstract:
A surface light source device includes a light source body having an internal space. A partition wall is disposed in the internal space of the light source body to divide the internal space into a plurality of discharge spaces. The partition wall has end portions that make contact with inner surface of the light source body. The partition wall has a throughhole, through which the discharge spaces are connected to each other. The light source body includes a voltage applying part that applies a voltage to the discharge space to generate plasma in the discharge space. A barrier is disposed adjacent to the throughhole to restrict a flow of the plasma generated from a discharge gas through the throughhole. The barrier screens the throughhole to restrict the flow of the plasma through the throughhole. Therefore, uniformity of luminance of the surface light source device is improved.
Abstract:
An apparatus of driving a light source for a display device is provided. The apparatus includes a temperature sensor (940) sensing a temperature and generating an output voltage based on the sensed temperature, a buffer (950) generating an output signal having a state depending on the output voltage of the temperature sensor (940), an oscillator (931) generating an oscillating signal having a frequency depending on the state of the output signal of the buffer, and an inverter (920) performing a switching operation in response to the oscillating signal from the oscillator (931). Therefore, the inverter (920) increases the voltage applied to the light source when the temperature near the light source is lower than a predetermined temperature since the frequency of the oscillating signal is increased.
Abstract:
In a backlight assembly that provides improved luminance uniformity and a LCD device having the same, the backlight assembly includes a flat fluorescent lamp and a receiving container. The receiving container has a bottom plate and sidewalls to receive the surface light source. The bottom plate includes openings that overlap the outermost lateral discharge spaces located along the edges of the flat fluorescent lamp. The openings are formed at corner portions of the bottom plate and extend parallel to the discharge spaces of the lamp. The backlight assembly further includes a buffer member interposed between the flat fluorescent lamp and the receiving container to support the flat fluorescent lamp. The buffer member includes protrusions couplable to holes of the receiving container, allowing the buffer member to be firmly secured to the receiving container. The device decreases current leakage of the surface light source, thus improving luminance uniformity.
Abstract:
A driving device of a light source for a display device is provided. The light source includes a plurality of lamps connected in parallel to each other and each lamp has a first terminal and a second terminal. The driving device also includes a lamp state sensing unit sensing driving voltages applied to the respective lamps, comparing the sensed driving voltages to a reference voltage, and outputting a lamp state sensing signal having an information informing an over-current state for at least one lamp; and an inverter turning the lamps on or off by applying an AC voltage to the lamps and controlling the AC voltage based on the lamp state sensing signal. The reference voltage is varied depending on the magnitude of the driving voltages applied to the respective lamps.