IP Library Granted Patent US 7,330,360
Granted Patent B2
US 7,330,360 · App. 11/212,002 · Granted Feb 12, 2008

Driving apparatus of display device and DC-DC converter

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Patent No.
US 7,330,360
App. No.
11/212,002
Granted
Feb 12, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A DC-DC converter is provided, which includes a transformer including a primary coil and a secondary coil, a boost converter connected to the primary coil of the transformer and generating a first voltage, and a flyback converter connected to the secondary coil of the transformer and generating a second voltage.

Claims (31)

1. A DC-DC converter comprising:

a transformer including a primary coil and a secondary coil;

a boost converter connected to the primary coil of the transformer and generating a first voltage; and

a flyback converter connected to the secondary coil of the transformer and generating a second voltage.

2. The DC-DC converter of claim 1 , wherein the boost converter comprises a first switching element connected to the primary coil of the transformer, an inductor connected in series with the first switching element, and a second switching element connectable in series with the inductor and the first switching element, and a capacitor.

3. The DC-DC converter of claim 2 , wherein the first switching element is a MOSFET (metal oxide silicon field effect transistor).

4. The DC-DC converter of claim 2 , wherein the second switching element is a MOSFET.

5. The DC-DC converter of claim 2 , wherein the boost converter further comprises a synchronous rectifier in series with the capacitor.

6. The DC-DC converter of claim 1 , wherein the flyback converter comprises a diode connected to the secondary coil of the transformer, a switching element connected to the diode, and a capacitor connected to the diode and the secondary coil.

7. The DC-DC converter of claim 6 , wherein the switching element is a synchronous rectifier.

8. A driving apparatus comprising:

a transformer including a primary coil and a secondary coil;

a boost converter connected to the primary coil of the transformer and generating a first output voltage;

a flyback converter connected to the secondary coil of the transformer and generating a second output voltage;

a first load supplied to the first output voltage; and

a second load supplied to the second output voltage.

9. The driving apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the boost converter comprises a first switching element connected to the primary coil of the transformer, an inductor connected in series with said first switching element, and a second switching element connectable in series with the inductor and the first switching element, and a capacitor.

10. The driving apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first switching element is a MOSFET (metal oxide silicon field effect transistor).

11. The driving apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the second switching element is a MOSFET.

12. The driving apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising a synchronous rectifier in series with said capacitor.

13. A driving apparatus for a display device including a plurality of pixels, the apparatus comprising:

a voltage generator generating first and second output voltages;

a first load supplied with the first output voltage from the voltage generator; and

a second load supplied with the second output voltage from the voltage generator,

wherein the voltage generator comprises a transformer including a primary coil and a secondary coil, a first voltage generator connected to the primary coil of the transformer and generating the first output voltage, and a second voltage generator connected to the secondary coil of the transformer and generating the second output voltage.

14. The driving apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first voltage generator is a boost converter.

15. The driving apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the first voltage generator comprises a first switching element connectable in series with the primary coil of the transformer, an inductor in series with said first switching element, a second switching element connected to the, primary coil of the transformer, and a capacitor connectable in parallel with said inductor and the first switching element, the first output voltage being produced across the capacitor.

16. The driving apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the second voltage generator is a flyback converter.

17. The driving apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the second converter comprises a diode connected to the secondary coil of the transformer, a switching element connected to the diode, and a capacitor connected to the diode and the secondary coil.

18. The driving apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the first load is a cooling fan.

19. The driving apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the second load is a microcomputer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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