• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.10 no.10
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• pp.1810-1814
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• 2006

In this paper, the brightmess from inside gas pressure, applied voltages, and operation frequency conditions was measured and the discharge characteristics in FFL(Flat Fluorescent Lamp) also were measured and discussed. The brightness and lifetime after vacuum exhaust ($350^{\circ}C$ and 1 hour) ate remarkably developed. When the gas pressure of lamp-inside is high, the brightness is also increased automatically. But for the stabilization of operation and driving voltage, the highest values of brightness at about 1000[V], 300[Torr] and 64(kHz) are measured and the results are shown as the optimized driving conditions for FFL.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TE
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.12-17
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• 2000

In this paper, the frequency characteristics of flat fluorescent lamp(FFL) using ultraviolet generated from gas discharge are studied. The lamp is a simple structure with insulator layer, phosphor layer, and gas gap(1.1mm). The firing voltage and uniform voltage was decreased with increasing the frequency. It was considered that this tendency was resulted from the space charge effect due to Xe and Ar positive ions trapped in gas gap. Luminance in FFL using Xe as discharge gas was shown 2700 cd/$m^2$ in operation (700 Vrms, 80 kHz). Hence, the maximum luminous efficiency was 5 lm/W.

• 전자공학회논문지 IE
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.47-53
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• 2007

The inverter using level control block (LCB) was developed to drive LCD TV backlight using FFL light source. The FFL striking time, time for brightness stabilization, and lamp current of FFL backlight were shown to improve by applying LCB in the inverter. It was also shown that the stable driving of LCD TV FFL backlight with the inverter using LCB was possible over the wide temperature range.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.08b
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• pp.1522-1525
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• 2007

In this study, flat fluorescent lamps (FFLs) having surface discharge structures was fabricated by screen printing technique and were studied using spectraradiometer and square pulse power supply. Two types of FFLs having different shapes of electrodes (crosstype and line-type structure) were compared with variation of discharge shape and mixed gas ratio.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.11c
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• pp.497-499
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• 2000

The characteristics of Xe discharge lamp are described in this paper. In this paper, FFL is changed discharge space dimensions like discharge space gap, phosphor layer and dielectric layer thickness to find FFL with high efficiency.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.177-180
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• 1999

In this paper, we studied Surface Discharge Type Flat Fluorescent Lamp(FFL) with High Luminance for LCD Backlighting. This lamp is Surface Discharge Type structure with a pair of Sodalime glass, insulator layer, phosphor layer, and Xe gas gap. There are two influences of Electric field on different dielectric thickness. The Electric field difference at the dielectric layer itself enhances minimum value of firing voltage and luminance uniformity. So, we measured the Electric filed at 0.5mm, 1mm gap length and discharge voltage for difference dielectric layer thickness. In experiment result, the thicker dielectric layer has higher firing voltage and lower current.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of IIIuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.165-168
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• 2007

Electrooptic characteristics of Xe-type flat fluorescent lamps (FFL) have been investigated by using a Q-V Lissajous method. It was found that the luminance of the Mgo-coated FFL became more than doubled compared to normal FFLs operated at the same driving voltage, indicating the possibility of the efficacy improvement in the MgO-coated FFLs. Change in the driving condition, in particular, the duty ratio had effects on the electrooptic properties, and it was found that the duty ratio of 50% was the optimum condition from the viewpoints of the efficacy and the lamp voltage.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07d
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• pp.1786-1788
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• 1999

In this paper, we studied Surface Discharge Type Flat Fluorescent Lamp with High Luminance for LCD Backlighting, Liquid Crystal display(LCDs) demand the use of fluorescent lamp as the backlighting source. This lamp is Surface Discharge Type structure with a pair of Sodalime glass, insulator layer, phosphor layer, and Xe gas gap. In spite of its simple structure, the lamp has uniform and stable discharge over entire volume. Till now, we measured the current-voltage(V-I), Firing Voltage, Sustain Voltage for 0.5mm, 1mm electrode gap. In experiment result, long gap cell structure cause high firing voltage. The rising in firing voltage in long gap structure could not be explained by paschen's law because of non-uniform electric field.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.11-17
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• 2007

The CCFLs, EEFLs and FFLs use mercury and the operating conditions are different at warm or cold temperature. At start of operation, there may exist a possibility of inhomogeneous operation of lamps or channels of FFL to the very low vapor pressure of mercury at low temperature. In this paper, an inverter with level control block (LCB) was developed to drive LCD backlight using FFL stably at low temperature range. The operation of FFL backlight at $-20^{\circ}C$ was successfully demonstrated by developing inverter with LCB under 130 Watt of power consumption.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.504-507
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• 2006

현재 LCD(Liquid Crystal Display)용 광원으로서 주로 냉음극 방전램프(CCFL : Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp)가 사용되고 있으며, 그 외 LED를 비롯해서 외부전극 방전램프(EEFL: External Electrode Fluorescent Lamp), 면광원(FFL : Flat Fluorescent Lamp), 전계 방출램프(FEL : Field Emission Lamp)등 다른 광원에 대한 적용도 활발히 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 멀티램프 구동이 유리하여 인버터 개수를 줄일 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있는 EEFL을 사용하였으며, 변압기의 자체 손실을 줄이고 소형화가 가능하며, 높은 승압 비를 갖는 압전 변압기를 병렬로 연결하여 멀티램프 구동이 가능하도록 하였다. 최적의 EEFL 구동회로를 구성하기 위해서 Push-Pull 타입의 압전 인버터를 설계하였으며, 설계된 인버터 회로에 대한 시뮬레이션 분석을 수행하고, 향후 여러 형태의 구동 방법을 적용하므로 서 압전 변압기로도 대화면 멀티 램프 구동용 인버터의 제작이 가능함을 제시하였다.