| Title |
Novel LCD CCFL-backlight Electronic Ballast using the Phase-shift Full-bridge Inverter |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2010.24.6.008 |
| Keywords |
LCD CCFL-Backlight ; Electronic Ballast ; Phase-Shift ; Full-Bridge Inverter ; Soft-Starting |
| Abstract |
This paper proposes a novel LCD CCFL-backlight electronic ballast using the phase-shift full-bridge inverter. The proposed electronic ballast reduces the ignition voltage and eliminates current spikes using the new digital dimming control applied with soft-starting. Thus the electronic ballast improves ignition behavior of the CCFL and hence increases the CCFL"s life span. For this, this paper analyzes the full-bridge inverter topology of the proposed electronic ballast and explains the new digital dimming control algorithm applied to the ballast, briefly. And this paper shows a design example of the prototype circuit and explains an implementation method of the digital dimming control which is implemented on a single-chip microcontroller with software. This was implemented as actual prototype electronic ballast, and its experimental results showed that the proposed electronic ballast operates correctly. The ignition voltage of the prototype in the digital dimming operation was reduced about 30[%] compared with the conventional electronic ballast and there were not any current spikes. |