High-voltage power supply

Abstract

Provided is a high-voltage power supply including a board having at least one bent portion separating a first region of the board from a second region of the board, the first region not being coplanar with the second region of the board; a first circuit, on the first region of the board, generating a second voltage according to a first voltage; and a second circuit, on the second region of the board, amplifying the second voltage and then rectifying the amplified second voltage.

1 . A high-voltage power supply comprising:
 a board having at least one bent portion separating a first region of the board from a second region of the board, the first region of the board not being coplanar with the second region of the board;   a first circuit, on the first region of the board, generating a second voltage according to a first voltage; and   a second circuit, on the second region of the board, amplifying the second voltage and then rectifying the amplified second voltage.   
     
     
         2 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second regions are geometric planes connected to each other by having an end of one plane connected to an end of another plane. 
     
     
         3 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 2 , wherein the first region is connected at a predetermined angle relative to the second region. 
     
     
         4 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 2 , wherein an area of the second region is larger than an area of the first region. 
     
     
         5 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 4 , wherein the first region of the board is perpendicular to the second region of the board. 
     
     
         6 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first region and the second region is covered with an insulator. 
     
     
         7 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the regions is disposed in a predetermined case and the insulator is formed therein covering the at least one of the regions disposed in the predetermined case and not covering the remaining of the regions. 
     
     
         8 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 1 , wherein the first circuit and the second circuit are one module. 
     
     
         9 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 1 , wherein the board has a third region of the board that is not coplanar to the first region of the board and second region of the board. 
     
     
         10 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 9 , wherein the third region is parallel to the first region of the board. 
     
     
         11 . The high-voltage power supply of  claim 9 , wherein at least one circuit element or the first circuit is on the third region of the board and is electrically connected to the second region of the board. 
     
     
         12 . A method of supplying high-voltage power by a high-voltage power supply having a first circuit and a second circuit disposed on a board having at least one bent portion separating a first region of the board from a second region of the board, the first region of the board not being coplanar with the second region of the board, the method comprising:
 inputting a first voltage to the first circuit on the first region of the board;   outputting a second voltage generated by the first circuit according to a first voltage;   amplifying the second voltage and rectifying the amplified second voltage by the second circuit on the second region of the board; and   outputting the rectified and amplified second voltage by the second circuit as high-voltage power.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the inputting the first voltage comprises inputting a direct current (DC) voltage. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the outputting the second voltage generated by the first circuit comprises outputting an alternating current (AC) voltage according to a predetermined relationship between the first voltage and the second voltage. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the amplifying the second voltage and the rectifying the second voltage comprises amplifying the second voltage with a plurality of gains and rectifying the plurality of amplified second voltages.