the configurations of a dielectric barrier discharge lamp system and the driving method thereof are provided in the present invention . the proposed dbdl system includes a driver circuit receiving a dc input voltage and generating an ac output voltage , including a transformer having a primary winding and a secondary winding , a dielectric barrier discharge lamp coupled to the secondary winding and a burst mode dimming circuit including a first switch . in which , the first switch is turned on when the first switch is starting such that the first switch and the primary winding forms a conducting path so as to apply a driving high voltage to the dbdel and turn off the first switch after the dbdl is breaking through by the driving high voltage such that a driving normal voltage is applied to the dbdl .