Illumination system with several gas discharge tubes

摘要

A method and a system for providing electrical power to several gas discharge tubes, include a master power supply and several high-voltage modules. The master power supply is constructed and arranged to provide high-frequency and low-voltage power to the high-voltage modules. Each high-voltage module, in turn, provides high-frequency and high-voltage power to a gas discharge tube. The high-voltage modules include step-up transformers with their primary side connected in series to the output of the master power supply and their secondary sides connected to the gas discharge tubes.