Patent ID: 7365502
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
1. An illumination assembly comprising: a plurality of lamps of said assembly to be powered for illumination; a first power supply circuit electrically connected to one end of each lamp of said plurality of lamps for powering said each lamp; a second power supply circuit electrically connected to the other end of said each lamp for powering said each lamp together with said first power supply circuit; a plurality of first current balancing components electrically connected between said first power supply circuit and said each lamp for balancing electrical currents from said first power supply circuit through said each lamp, each of said plurality of first current balancing components electrically connected with said each lamp and a first neighboring lamp of said each lamp in order to simultaneously balance said electrical currents through said each lamp and said first neighboring lamp thereof; and a plurality of second current balancing components electrically connected between said second power supply circuit and said each lamp for balancing electrical currents from said second power supply circuit through said each lamp, each of said plurality of second current balancing components electrically connected with said each lamp and a second neighboring lamp of said each lamp other than said first neighboring lamp thereof in order to simultaneously balance said electrical currents through said each lamp and said second neighboring lamp thereof.