KR20070055319A - Back light assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a backlight assembly, the present invention includes a switching unit for outputting a DC voltage input from a PFC circuit as a square wave voltage by a control signal; A voltage booster configured to receive the square wave voltage on the primary side and boost the voltage to the secondary side, and perform an insulation function between the primary side and the secondary side; A balancing circuit unit configured to uniformly supply alternating current generated by the secondary voltage boosted by being connected to the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit to equalize the luminance of the plurality of fluorescent lamps connected in parallel to the plurality of fluorescent lamps; Located on the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit, a circuit for blocking a circuit by sensing a voltage or current of the plurality of fluorescent lamps to detect the abnormal state of the plurality of fluorescent lamps and a feedback signal for maintaining a uniform brightness of light; A detector for outputting a signal; A control unit located at a primary side of the voltage boosting unit and receiving a feedback signal and a circuit blocking signal from the sensing unit and outputting a control signal for controlling the switching unit; And outputting a feedback signal and a circuit break signal output from a sensing unit located at the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit to the control unit on the primary side, wherein the sensing unit and the control unit are insulated to separate the ground parts of the primary side and the secondary side. And a signal isolation unit.

Balancing Circuit Unit, Control Unit, Signal Insulation Unit

Description

Backlight Assembly {BACK LIGHT ASSEMBLY}

1 is a block diagram of a backlight assembly according to the prior art,

2 is a circuit diagram of a backlight assembly according to the present invention according to Embodiment 1;

3 is a circuit diagram of a backlight assembly according to the present invention according to a second embodiment;

* Description of Major Symbols in Drawings *

212 and 312 control unit 213 and 313 signal isolation unit

214, 314: switching unit 215, 315: power boosting unit

220, 320: balancing circuit 240, 340: sensing

The present invention relates to a backlight assembly, and by configuring the power supply unit and the inverter on one board, not only the circuit design and the production of the product can be facilitated, but also the power consumption can be reduced, and the light emitting characteristics of the backlight can be improved by using a balancing circuit. The present invention relates to a backlight assembly capable of driving a plurality of lamps connected in parallel with a single transformer, thereby reducing the overall circuit area and improving power efficiency for driving the backlight.

In general, a flat panel display is classified into a light emitting type and a light receiving type, and a light emitting type includes a flat cathode ray tube, a plasma display panel, an electroluminescent device, a fluorescent display device, a light emitting diode, and the like. There is a liquid crystal display (LCD).

Among them, the LCD itself is a light-receiving flat panel display device which emits light and does not form an image, and light is incident from the outside to form an image. Therefore, a LCD is provided with a back light assembly at the back of the liquid crystal display device. Investigate.

In this case, the general requirements of the backlight assembly are high brightness, high efficiency, uniformity of brightness, long life, thin, low weight, low cost, and the like. In the case of a notebook computer, a high efficiency long life lamp is required to reduce power consumption. In this case, a high brightness lamp is required.

FIG. 1 shows a simple configuration 100 of a backlight assembly according to the prior art. As shown in FIG. 1, the backlight assembly according to the prior art includes a rectifier 111 and a PFC circuit (Power Factor Correction 112). And an inverter 120 comprising a power supply unit 110 composed of a DC / DC converter 113, a plurality of transformers 122, and a controller 121 controlling the transformer 122, and the transformer 122. It is composed of a lamp unit 130 consisting of a plurality of lamps connected, as shown in FIG. 1, has a structure in which the power supply unit 110 and the inverter 120 is separated.

Here, the rectifier 111 converts an AC input power into a DC input power, and the PFC circuit 112 adjusts the power factor to convert the AC input power by the rectifier 111 to improve power efficiency of the backlight assembly. The DC power supply is converted into a DC power of a predetermined size (typically 380V), and the DC / DC converter 113 converts the DC power converted by the PFC circuit 112 to a predetermined size (for example, 24V). It converts to DC power and performs insulation between power and load.

Accordingly, the DC / DC converter 113 outputs an insulated DC power source having a predetermined size to the inverter 120.

On the other hand, the main function of the inverter 120 is to minimize the current deviation between the lamp by controlling the discharge of the lamp and a constant current is supplied to each lamp after the lamp discharge.

Accordingly, the conventional inverter 120 connects a plurality of transformers 122 to each lamp 130 and maintains the secondary output current of each transformer 122 to implement the above function. use.

However, the backlight assembly according to the related art as described above has a problem in that it is difficult to design a circuit and produce a product by separating a power supply unit and an inverter, thereby decreasing productivity and increasing power consumption.

In addition, as only one lamp is connected to one transformer, the overall circuit area is increased, power efficiency for driving the backlight is reduced, and there is a problem in that light emission characteristics are deteriorated as the lamp is directly connected without a balancing circuit.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a backlight assembly capable of facilitating circuit design and product production as well as reducing power consumption by configuring a power supply unit and an inverter on one board. .

In addition, the present invention can improve the characteristics of light emission deviation between lamps in the backlight by using a balancing circuit, and can drive a plurality of lamps connected in parallel with one transformer, reducing the overall circuit area and driving the backlight. Another object is to provide a backlight assembly capable of improving power supply efficiency.

The backlight assembly according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the switching unit for outputting a DC voltage input from the PFC circuit as a square wave voltage by a control signal; A voltage booster configured to receive the square wave voltage on the primary side and boost the voltage to the secondary side, and perform an insulation function between the primary side and the secondary side; A balancing circuit unit configured to uniformly supply alternating current generated by the secondary voltage boosted by being connected to the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit to equalize the luminance of the plurality of fluorescent lamps connected in parallel to the plurality of fluorescent lamps; Located on the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit, and for detecting a voltage or current of the plurality of fluorescent lamps to maintain a uniform brightness of the light and to detect an abnormal state of the plurality of fluorescent lamps to cut off the circuit A detector for outputting a circuit break signal; A control unit positioned at a secondary side of the voltage boosting unit and receiving a feedback signal and a circuit blocking signal from the sensing unit and outputting a control signal for controlling the switching unit; And a signal insulator for outputting a control signal output from the controller located at the secondary side to the switching unit on the primary side, to insulate the control unit and the switching unit to separate the ground portions at the primary side and the secondary side.

Here, the signal insulator is characterized by consisting of a photo coupler or a transformer.

The plurality of switching elements may be FETs.

In addition, the sensing unit may be connected to the secondary output terminal of the voltage boosting unit or the output terminal of the balancing circuit unit.

In addition, the power booster, it characterized in that it comprises one or two transformers.

In this case, the power booster, characterized in that for supplying the sinusoidal secondary voltage of the same interval between the highest level and the lowest level between the both ends of the lamp unit.

The power booster may be configured to supply a sinusoidal secondary voltage having the same positive and negative polarities between both ends of the lamp unit.

In addition, the power booster, characterized in that for supplying the alternating current generated by the boosted secondary voltage to the other end of the lamp unit is grounded through the balancing circuit.

The backlight assembly may further include a switching element driver for amplifying the control signal insulated by the signal insulator and outputting the amplified control signal to a plurality of switching elements constituting the switching unit. .

In this case, the controller may further receive an on / off signal and a dimming signal from the outside, and further includes a digital to analog converter for converting the PWM type dimming signal into an analog form among the signals supplied from the outside. It is characterized by.

On the other hand, another backlight assembly according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the switching unit for outputting a DC voltage input from the PFC circuit as a square wave voltage by a control signal; A voltage booster configured to receive the square wave voltage on the primary side and boost the voltage to the secondary side, and perform an insulation function between the primary side and the secondary side; A voltage boosting unit receiving the square wave voltage at a primary side and boosting the square wave voltage to a secondary side voltage; A balancing circuit unit configured to uniformly supply alternating current generated by the secondary voltage boosted by being connected to the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit to equalize the luminance of the plurality of fluorescent lamps connected in parallel to the plurality of fluorescent lamps; Located on the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit, a circuit for detecting a feedback signal for maintaining a uniform brightness of the light by detecting the voltage or current of the plurality of fluorescent lamps and the abnormal state of the plurality of fluorescent lamps to cut off the circuit A detector for outputting a blocking signal; A control unit located at a primary side of the voltage boosting unit and receiving a feedback signal and a circuit blocking signal from the sensing unit and outputting a control signal for controlling the switching unit; And outputting a feedback signal and a circuit break signal output from a sensing unit located at the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit to the control unit on the primary side, wherein the sensing unit and the control unit are insulated to separate the ground parts of the primary side and the secondary side. And a signal isolation unit.

Here, the signal insulator is characterized by consisting of a photo coupler or a transformer.

The plurality of switching elements may be FETs.

In addition, the sensing unit may be connected to the secondary output terminal of the voltage boosting unit or the output terminal of the balancing circuit unit.

In addition, the power booster, it characterized in that it comprises one or two transformers.

In this case, the power booster, characterized in that for supplying the sinusoidal secondary voltage of the same interval between the highest level and the lowest level between the both ends of the lamp unit.

The power booster may be configured to supply a sinusoidal secondary voltage having the same positive and negative polarities between both ends of the lamp unit.

In addition, the power booster, characterized in that for supplying the alternating current generated by the boosted secondary voltage to the other end of the lamp unit is grounded through the balancing circuit.

The apparatus may further include a switching device driver configured to amplify a control signal output from the backlight assembly and the controller, and to output the amplified control signal to a plurality of switching devices constituting the switching controller.

In this case, the signal isolator further outputs an on / off signal and a dimming signal supplied from the outside to the controller of the primary side, wherein the controller is configured to analogize the dimming signal of the PWM form among the signals output from the signal isolator. It further comprises a digital to analog converter for converting the form.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Example  One

Figure 2 shows a circuit diagram of a backlight assembly according to the present invention according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the backlight assembly of Embodiment 1 includes a switching unit 214, a voltage boosting unit 215, a balancing circuit unit 220, a sensing unit 240, a control unit 212, and a signal insulator ( 213, and a power supply unit and an inverter are configured on one board so that DC power is directly applied from the PFC circuit of the power supply unit to the voltage boosting unit 215 of the inverter through the switching unit 214.

By configuring as described above, not only the circuit design and production of the product can be facilitated but also the power consumption can be reduced.

On the other hand, as briefly mentioned in Figure 1, the main function of the inverter is to minimize the current deviation between the lamp by controlling the discharge of the lamp and a constant current is supplied to each lamp after the lamp discharge.

Due to the characteristics of the lamp, the lamp has a high impedance before the lamp is turned on. Therefore, a high discharge voltage is required for the lamp to be turned on.After the discharge, the lamp impedance becomes very small compared to before discharge. Etc., the impedances between the lamps are not the same but have different values.

Therefore, the current of the lamp with low impedance is continuously increased, and as a result, the impedance of the lamp with increased current is continuously lowered, and more and more current flows. Accordingly, if the amount of current applied to each lamp is not controlled, only the brightness of the lamp of which the impedance is lowered continuously increases, so that the brightness of other lamps may be continuously decreased, and problems may occur in the lamp lighting itself.

If this phenomenon continues, the lifetime of the lamp may be shortened or the lamp may be damaged due to the negative impedance characteristic in which the voltage of the specific lamp drops and the current continuously increases.

In order to prevent this phenomenon, the present embodiment connects a balancing circuit unit 220 including a plurality of balancing coils 220a to the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit 215, thereby converting the AC current generated by the secondary voltage. It is possible to uniformly supply the plurality of fluorescent lamps 230, thereby making it possible to make the luminance of the light generated from the plurality of fluorescent lamps 230 uniform, thereby improving the light emitting characteristics of the backlight. .

On the other hand, the switching unit 214 includes a plurality of switching elements (214a), in response to the control signal output from the control unit 212 to control the on / off DC power input from the PFC circuit, the on / off The DC power is switched by the OFF control to convert the DC power into a square wave voltage having a predetermined frequency.

In this case, the switching element 214a may be a bipolar junction transistor (BJT), a field effect transistor (FET; FET), or the like, and the FET is mainly used.

Accordingly, the following description will focus on the FET as the switching element 214a. However, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied not only to FETs but also to devices that can be used as the switching devices. Although described herein with reference to the FET, the concept and scope of the present invention is not limited to the FET.

In addition, the voltage boosting unit 215 includes a transformer, receives the square wave voltage converted by the switching unit 214 to the primary side, boosts the voltage to the secondary side, and resonant circuit (not shown). Through the conversion of the boosted secondary side voltage to the voltage of the sine wave, and supplies the secondary side voltage of the converted sine wave to the plurality of fluorescent lamps 230.

In this case, in the related art, the power supply unit and the inverter are separated, so that the DC / DC converter of the power supply unit performs the insulation function between the power supply and the load. The boosting unit 215 performs an insulation function between the primary side and the secondary side.

In addition, the power booster 215 supplies a sine wave secondary side voltage having the same interval between the highest level and the lowest level between both ends of the plurality of fluorescent lamps 230, and has the same positive and negative levels, and has one end grounded. The other end of the plurality of fluorescent lamps 230 supplies AC current generated by the boosted secondary voltage through the balancing circuit unit 220.

In this case, the transformer performs a function of boosting the square wave voltage of the PWM type converted by the switching unit 214 to the secondary side voltage, and one or two may be used, but in this embodiment, one transformer is used. Used.

As described above, the present embodiment can drive a plurality of lamps connected in parallel with one transformer, thereby reducing the overall circuit area and improving power supply efficiency for driving the backlight.

The reason why the plurality of lamps connected in parallel with one transformer can be driven is because the current flowing through each lamp can be constantly controlled by using the balancing circuit unit 220.

On the other hand, the detector 240 is located on the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit 215, and detects the voltage or current of the plurality of fluorescent lamps 230 to provide a feedback signal for maintaining the brightness of the light uniformly And a circuit break signal for detecting a abnormal state of the plurality of fluorescent lamps 230 to cut off the circuit.

In this case, the sensing unit 240 may be connected to the secondary output terminal of the voltage boosting unit 215 or the output terminal of the balancing circuit unit 220.

In addition, the control unit 212 is located on the transformer secondary side of the voltage boosting unit 215 and receives a feedback signal and a circuit blocking signal from the sensing unit 240 to control the switching unit 214. Outputs

In this case, the controller 212 may receive an on / off signal and a dimming signal for controlling the brightness of the lamp from the outside.

In addition, since the control unit 212 outputs a control signal using an analog signal, the control unit 212 includes a digital-to-analog converter (not shown) for converting a PWM-type dimming signal into an analog form from an externally supplied signal. .

In this case, as mentioned above, it is necessary to separate the ground parts of the primary side and the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit 215 as the DC / DC converter which has conventionally performed an insulation function between the power supply and the load is removed.

The reason for this is that the primary part of an electrical appliance used in a household generally forms a loop, and the secondary part is a part operated by humans and formed separately on each product. If you do not separate the grounding part of the product, problems (EMI, PF, surge, etc.) in one product may be dissipated to other adjacent electrical products, and safety problems such as electric shock may occur due to the secondary power supply operated by humans. Because it can be.

In order to prevent such a problem, the backlight assembly of Embodiment 1 outputs a control signal output from the control unit 212 to the switching unit 214 and is located on the primary side with the control unit 212 located on the secondary side. The signal insulator 213 may be insulated from the switching unit 214.

In this case, the signal insulator 213 may be formed of a photo coupler or a transformer.

Meanwhile, in order to improve driving performance of the plurality of FETs 214a included in the switching unit 214, the backlight assembly of Embodiment 1 amplifies a control signal output from the signal insulator 213 and amplifies the amplified control signal. It may further include a switching element driver 216 for outputting the control signal to the plurality of FETs (214a) constituting the switching unit (214).

Example  2

Figure 3 shows a circuit diagram of a backlight assembly according to the present invention according to the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the backlight assembly of Embodiment 2 includes a switching unit 314, a voltage boosting unit 315, a balancing circuit unit 320, a sensing unit 340, a control unit 312, and a signal insulator ( 313, and the power supply unit and the inverter are configured on one board, so that DC power is directly applied to the voltage boosting unit 315 of the inverter through the switching unit 314 from the PFC circuit of the power supply unit.

By configuring as described above, not only the circuit design and production of the product can be facilitated but also the power consumption can be reduced.

On the other hand, in order to control the lamp current generated due to the lamp characteristics, as in the first embodiment, by connecting the balancing circuit unit 320 composed of a plurality of balancing coils 320a to the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit 315, The alternating current generated by the secondary voltage can be supplied to the plurality of fluorescent lamps 330 uniformly, thereby making it possible to uniformize the luminance of the light generated from the plurality of fluorescent lamps 330 and thereby emit light of the backlight. It has the advantage of improving the characteristics.

On the other hand, the switching unit 314 includes a plurality of switching elements 314a, in response to the control signal output from the control unit 312 to control the on / off DC power input from the PFC circuit, The DC power is switched by the OFF control to convert the DC power into a square wave voltage having a predetermined frequency.

In this case, as the switching element 314a, a bipolar junction transistor (BJT), a field effect transistor (FET; FET), and the like may be used. The FET is mainly used.

Accordingly, the following description will focus on the FET as the switching element 314a. However, the technical idea of the present invention can be applied not only to FETs but also to devices that can be used as the switching devices. Although described herein with reference to the FET, the concept and scope of the present invention is not limited to the FET.

In addition, the voltage boosting unit 315 includes a transformer, receives the square wave voltage converted by the switching unit 314 to the primary side, boosts it to the secondary side voltage, and resonates a resonant circuit (not shown). The boosted secondary voltage is converted into a voltage of a sine wave through the supplied secondary voltage, and the secondary voltage of the converted sine wave is supplied to the plurality of fluorescent lamps 330.

In this case, in the related art, the power supply unit and the inverter are separated, so that the DC / DC converter of the power supply unit performs an insulation function between the power supply and the load. The unit 315 performs an insulation function between the primary side and the secondary side.

In addition, the power booster 315 supplies a sine wave secondary voltage having the same interval between the highest level and the lowest level between the both ends of the plurality of fluorescent lamps 330, and has the same positive and negative levels, and has one end grounded. The other end of the plurality of fluorescent lamps 330 supplies the alternating current generated by the boosted secondary voltage through the balancing circuit unit 320.

In this case, the transformer performs a function of boosting the square wave voltage of the PWM type converted by the switching unit 314 to the secondary voltage, and one or two may be used, but in this embodiment, one transformer is used. Used.

As described above, the present embodiment can drive a plurality of lamps connected in parallel with one transformer, thereby reducing the overall circuit area and improving power supply efficiency for driving the backlight.

The reason why the plurality of lamps connected in parallel with one transformer can be driven is because the current flowing through each lamp can be constantly controlled by using the balancing circuit unit 320.

On the other hand, the detection unit 340 is located on the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit 315, and detects the voltage or current of the plurality of fluorescent lamps 330 to provide a feedback signal for maintaining the brightness of the light uniformly And a circuit break signal for detecting a abnormal state of the plurality of fluorescent lamps 330 to cut off the circuit.

In this case, the sensing unit 340 may be connected to the secondary output terminal of the voltage boosting unit 315 or the output terminal of the balancing circuit unit 320.

In addition, the control unit 312 is positioned on the transformer primary side of the voltage boosting unit 315, and controls to control the switching unit 314 by receiving a feedback signal and a circuit blocking signal from the sensing unit 340. Output the signal.

In this case, as mentioned above, as the DC / DC converter which performs the insulation function between the power supply and the load is removed, the ground parts of the primary side and the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit 315 are separated as in the first embodiment. There is a need.

The reason for this is that the primary part of an electrical appliance used in a household generally forms a loop, and the secondary part is a part operated by humans and formed separately on each product. If you do not separate the grounding part of the product, problems (EMI, PF, surge, etc.) in one product may be dissipated to other adjacent electrical products, and safety problems such as electric shock may occur due to the secondary power supply operated by humans. Because it can be.

In order to prevent such a problem, the backlight assembly of Embodiment 2 outputs a feedback signal and a circuit blocking signal output from the sensing unit 340 to the control unit 312 and at the same time with the sensing unit 340 located on the secondary side. And a signal insulator 313 that insulates the control unit 312 located on the primary side.

In this case, the signal insulator 313 may be configured as a photo coupler or a transformer, and a dimming signal for controlling an on / off signal supplied from the outside and a brightness of a lamp. ) May be output to the controller 312 on the primary side.

In this case, since the control unit 312 outputs a control signal using an analog signal, a digital-to-analog converter (not illustrated) converts a dimming signal of the PWM form into an analog form among the signals output from the signal insulator 313. Poetry).

Meanwhile, the backlight assembly of Embodiment 2 amplifies a control signal output from the controller 312 in order to improve driving performance of the plurality of FETs 314a included in the switching unit 314 as in Embodiment 1. The switching element driver 316 may further include the amplified control signal to the plurality of FETs 314a constituting the switching unit 314.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for the purpose of illustration, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes within the scope without departing from the spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It will be appreciated that such substitutions, changes, and the like should be considered to be within the scope of the following claims.

As described above, the backlight assembly according to the present invention has an effect of not only facilitating circuit design and product production but also reducing power consumption by configuring the power supply unit and the inverter on one board.

In addition, the present invention can improve the light emission characteristics of the backlight by using a balancing circuit, it is possible to drive a plurality of lamps connected in parallel with one transformer to reduce the overall area of the circuit and improve power efficiency for driving the backlight It can be effective.

In addition, the insulation problem between the power supply and the load required by configuring the power supply unit and the inverter in one board has an effect that can be solved even by a simple component such as a photo coupler or a transformer having insulation means.

Claims (18)

A switching unit for outputting a DC voltage input from the PFC circuit as a square wave voltage by a control signal; A voltage booster configured to receive the square wave voltage on the primary side and boost the voltage to the secondary side, and perform an insulation function between the primary side and the secondary side; A balancing circuit unit configured to uniformly supply alternating current generated by the secondary voltage boosted by being connected to the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit to equalize the luminance of the plurality of fluorescent lamps connected in parallel to the plurality of fluorescent lamps; Located on the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit, and for detecting a voltage or current of the plurality of fluorescent lamps to maintain a uniform brightness of the light and to detect an abnormal state of the plurality of fluorescent lamps to cut off the circuit A detector for outputting a circuit break signal; A control unit positioned at a secondary side of the voltage boosting unit and receiving a feedback signal and a circuit breaking signal from the sensing unit and outputting a control signal for controlling the switching unit; And And a signal insulator for outputting a control signal output from the controller located at the secondary side to the switching unit on the primary side, wherein the control unit is insulated from the control unit and the switching unit to separate the ground portions at the primary side and the secondary side. . A switching unit for outputting a DC voltage input from the PFC circuit as a square wave voltage by a control signal; A voltage booster configured to receive the square wave voltage on the primary side and boost the voltage to the secondary side, and perform an insulation function between the primary side and the secondary side; A balancing circuit unit configured to uniformly supply alternating current generated by the secondary voltage boosted by being connected to the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit to equalize the luminance of the plurality of fluorescent lamps connected in parallel to the plurality of fluorescent lamps; Located on the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit, a circuit for blocking a circuit by sensing a voltage or current of the plurality of fluorescent lamps to detect the abnormal state of the plurality of fluorescent lamps and a feedback signal for maintaining a uniform brightness of light; A detector for outputting a signal; A control unit located at a primary side of the voltage boosting unit and receiving a feedback signal and a circuit blocking signal from the sensing unit and outputting a control signal for controlling the switching unit; And A signal for outputting a feedback signal and a circuit breaking signal output from the sensing unit located on the secondary side of the voltage boosting unit to the control unit on the primary side, wherein the signal isolating the sensing unit and the control unit to separate the ground parts of the primary side and the secondary side. Insulation; Backlight assembly comprising a. The signal insulator of claim 1 or 2, A backlight assembly comprising a photo coupler or a transformer. The power supply boosting unit according to claim 1 or 2, A backlight assembly comprising one or two transformers. The method of claim 4, wherein the power boosting unit, And a sine wave secondary side voltage having the same interval between the highest level and the lowest level between the plurality of fluorescent lamps. The method of claim 5, wherein the power boost unit, And a sine wave secondary side voltage having the same positive polarity and negative polarity levels across the plurality of fluorescent lamps. The method of claim 6, wherein the power booster, And an alternating current generated by the boosted secondary voltage to the other end of the plurality of fluorescent lamps having one end grounded through the balancing circuit unit. The method of claim 1, And a switching element driver for amplifying the control signal output from the signal isolation unit and outputting the amplified control signal to a plurality of switching elements of the switching unit. The method of claim 2, And a switching element driver for amplifying the control signal output from the controller and outputting the amplified control signal to a plurality of switching elements constituting the switching unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the control unit, The backlight assembly further receives an on / off signal and a dimming signal from the outside. The method of claim 10, wherein the control unit, And a digital / analog converter for converting a PWM type dimming signal into an analog form among the signals input from the outside. The method of claim 2, wherein the signal insulating portion, And outputting an on / off signal and a dimming signal supplied from the outside to the controller of the primary side. The method of claim 12, wherein the control unit, And a digital / analog converter for converting a dimming signal in the PWM form into an analog form among the signals output from the signal isolator. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The plurality of switching elements, the backlight assembly, characterized in that the FET. The method of claim 1, wherein the detection unit, And a secondary output terminal of the voltage boosting unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the detection unit, And an output terminal of the balancing circuit unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the detection unit, And a secondary output terminal of the voltage boosting unit. The method of claim 2, wherein the detection unit, And an output terminal of the balancing circuit unit.

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