Guangsup Cho et al 2003 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 36 2526 doi:10.1088/0022-3727/36/20/015
Guangsup Cho1, Nam O Kwon1, Young M Kim1, Sung J Kim1, Tae S Cho1, Bong S Kim1, June G Kang1, Eun H Choi1, Ung W Lee2, Soon C Yang2 and Han S Uhm3
Show affiliationsThe external electrode fluorescent lamp (EEFL) is operated in a high frequency mode because the lamp lighting is basically a dielectric barrier discharge. The self-discharge synchronization is defined by synchronizing the self-discharge time of the dielectric wall charge with the voltage rising and falling time. It is shown that for the self-discharge synchronization a high brightness is obtained in the multi-lamps backlight connected in parallel with the EEFLs operated with square waves from a switching inverter. The frequency for self-discharge synchronizing is also shown to increase as the driving voltage increases.
42.72.Bj Visible and ultraviolet sources
84.30.Ng Oscillators, pulse generators, and function generators
Issue 20 (21 October 2003)
Received 28 June 2003
Published 1 October 2003
Guangsup Cho et al 2003 J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 36 2526
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