Shorted lamp detection in backlight system

   
   

A power conversion circuit senses an output voltage to detect shorted lamp conditions in a backlight system. The power conversion circuit can drive at least one fluorescent lamp. A voltage sensing feedback circuit, such as a capacitive voltage divider or a resistive voltage divider, senses the output voltage at an output of the power conversion circuit and generates a voltage feedback signal for a shorted lamp detector. The shorted lamp detector reliably detects a shorted lamp condition of one fluorescent lamp in a multi-lamp configuration or detects a short circuit condition of the output voltage line coupling the output voltage of the power conversion circuit to the fluorescent lamps.

 
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