A hybrid power supply system including piezoelectric and ferrite
transformers for driving a discharge lamp is provided. Specifically, the
hybrid power supply system includes a rectifier/filter, a piezoelectric
inverter, and a ferrite converter. The rectifier/filter has an input
terminal connected to an external AC voltage to convert the external AC
voltage to a DC voltage. The piezoelectric inverter is connected to the
rectifier/filter to step up and convert the DC voltage to an AC voltage
for driving the discharge lamp. The ferrite transformer is connected to
the rectifier/filter to step down the DC voltage to a rated DC voltage
for driving discharge lamp circuits other than the discharge lamp. The
piezoelectric inverter and the ferrite converter are integrated by
connecting a primary side of the piezoelectric step-up transformer and a
primary side of the ferrite step-down transformer in series or in
parallel with an output terminal of switching circuits.