US Patent 7307388 Backlight modules and lamp modules in flat panel displays

A lamp module for use in a backlight module of a flat panel display comprises a first transformer, a second transformer, a plurality of first lamps and a plurality of second lamps. The first transformer provides an AC power of a first phase, and the second transformer provides an AC power of a second phase. One end of the first lamp couples to the first transformer and another end couples to a node. One ends of the second lamps couples to the second transformer and another end couples to the node.