Abstract: A plasma display panel and a method and apparatus for driving the same that are capable of preventing miss-writing and improving discharge and light-emission efficiencies. In the panel, an upper substrate and a lower substrate are opposed to each other with having a plurality of discharge cells therebetween. A first upper electrode group includes at least one electrode having a desired width and is formed on the upper substrate. A second upper electrode group includes at least one electrode having a different width from the first upper electrode group and is formed on the upper substrate in such a manner to be adjacent to the first upper electrode group. A data electrode is provided on the lower substrate in such a manner to be perpendicular the first and second upper electrode group. In the method and apparatus, a short-path discharge occurs between two electrodes spaced at a small distance from each other, of electrodes included in the first and second upper electrode groups.

Abstract: A plasma display apparatus and a driving method thereof are provided. The plasma display apparatus comprises a plurality of drivers. The plurality of drivers are formed on one board, respectively.

Abstract: An energy recovery circuit of a plasma display panel and a drive method thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus and a driving method thereof. The plasma display apparatus according to the present invention comprises a plasma display panel for displaying an image, and a plurality of energy recovery circuit for supplying sustain pulses to the plasma display panel, wherein each of the plurality of energy recovery circuit supplies the sustain pulses to the plasma display panel independently to the sustain period of the different sub-field.

Abstract: A PDP energy recovery apparatus and method controls the time point of charging and discharging energy to a plasma display panel (PDP) optimally and performs a high speed addressing. The PDP energy recovery apparatus includes a PDP, a driving integrated circuit unit for driving the PDP; and a PDP energy recovery circuit units for supplying energy to the PDP, charging an electric charge in the PDP at the time point when the electric charge discharged from the PDP is outputted the smallest, discharging the electric charge charged in the PDP, to thereby quicken the operating speed of the PDP.

Abstract: A plasma display panel that minimizes the power consumption required for driving the PDP is disclosed. A reset pulse of a ramp-down waveform supplied in a reset period goes down to a voltage level higher than a negative scan reference voltage, and is kept for a specified period. Also, a sustain pulse voltage level of a selective erase type sub-field is provided with a voltage level relatively higher than the sustain pulse provided from the selective write type sub-field, or a reset pulse of a ramp-up waveform that goes from a maximum voltage level of the ramp-up waveform down to a ground voltage level or more is supplied to a scan electrode as well as a selective erase scan pulse descends from a predetermined selective erase scan voltage level to the ground level or more. Therefore, the data driving voltage is minimized, and the display state is stabilized.

Abstract: An energy recovery apparatus for a plasma display panel is provided that may include a capacitor equivalently formed at a discharge cell, an inductor, an energy recovery capacitor, switching units and a voltage sustain diode. The inductor may form a resonance circuit together with the capacitor. The energy recovery capacitor may recover energy of the capacitor thus to be charged. The switching units may be installed between the capacitor and the energy recovery capacitor, for controlling a charging/discharging of the capacitor. The voltage sustain diode may be installed between the inductor and a ground voltage source, for preventing a voltage between the inductor and the capacitor from being dropped to a voltage less than a ground voltage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of driving a plasma display panel enabling to improve an overall contrast characteristic of the plasma display panel by reducing a voltage difference between scan and sustain electrodes Y and Z to decrease an emission amount of light generated by a discharge between the scan and sustain electrodes Y and Z. The present invention includes a first step of applying a reset pulse to the scan electrode to form predetermined wall charges on the electrodes for a set-up period and a second step of applying a pulse of a predetermined level to the sustain electrode to reduce a voltage difference between the scan and sustain electrodes while the reset pulse is applied.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates a plasma display panel apparatus, and more particularly to a plasma display apparatus including an energy recovery circuit.

Abstract: A sustain driving apparatus and method for a plasma display panel that is adaptive for reducing power consumption as well as stabilizing a driving waveform. In the apparatus, a voltage source has a half of the voltage required for a sustain driving of the plasma display panel. An energy recovering circuit is connected between the voltage source and the panel. The energy recovering circuit configures an LC resonance circuit by a switching to recover a power of the panel, thereby applying said sustain driving voltage to the panel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a driving device and a driving method of a plasma display panel that lowers power consumption and enables high-speed driving. The driving device of the plasma display panel includes a data-loading detection part that comprehends data-loading provided for each of sub-fields and generates a first control signal and a second control signal in response to the data-loading, a direct current voltage supply part that provides direct-current voltage in response to the first control signal from the data-loading detection part, an energy recovery circuit that provides data voltage in response to the second control signal from the data-loading detection part, and address driving part that generates data pulse with either direct-current voltage or data voltage provided by the energy recovery circuit and the direct current voltage supply part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for driving a plasma display panel (PDP) for reducing an address period and stabilizing discharge. The method for driving the PDP includes a first step of, during the address period, supplying a scan voltage to the scan electrodes and a data voltage to the address electrodes to select a cell, and supplying a DC bias voltage to the sustain electrodes; a second step of, between the address period and the sustain period, lowering a voltage of the scan electrodes and maintaining a voltage on the sustain electrodes in the DC bias voltage; and a third step of during the sustain period, alternately applying a sustain pulse to the scan electrodes and the sustain electrodes to generate sustain discharge.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for resetting a plasma display panel which can improve contrast by reducing unnecessary light in a set-up period, and apparatus thereof. The method for resetting the plasma display panel, includes the steps of: forming initial wall charges in the discharge cells by means of a reset discharge in a set-up period; and erasing unnecessary wall charges of the initial wall charges from the discharge cells by means of an erasing discharge in a set-down period, wherein a period where the sustain electrodes are floated during the set-up period is set in one or more sub-fields.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display panel, and more particularly, to an apparatus for driving a plasma display panel and method thereof. The method for driving the PDP according to the present invention includes the steps of: setting a sustain period where a specific voltage is maintained for a predetermined time period between first and second periods whose voltage varies, in the ramp waveform, and supplying the ramp waveform to electrodes. The apparatus for driving the PDP according to the present invention includes an initialization driving circuit for generating a ramp waveform including a sustain period where a specific voltage is maintained for a predetermined time period between first and second periods whose voltage varies and supplying the ramp waveform to electrodes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display panel, and more particularly, to a method for driving a plasma display panel. The driving method of the plasma display panel according to the present invention comprises the steps of: supplying alternately a sustain pulse to a scanning electrode and a sustain electrode during a sustain period; and supplying a DC voltage of positive polarity to an address electrode during a part of the sustain period. According to the driving method of the plasma display panel of the present invention, it is possible to achieve a stable address discharge and to prevent the damage of the circuit components and the erroneous discharge owing to excessive voltage fluctuation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the plasma display panel module that integrates a sustainer board and reduces electromagnetic interference. The plasma display panel module includes a plasma display panel that includes scan electrode lines, sustain electrode lines, and a data electrode lines, an integration driving board that drives scan electrode lines and sustain electrode lines, a first electric current path that is connected between the integration driving board and the scan electrode lines, a second electric current path that is connected between the integration driving board and the sustain electrode lines, and a metal plate to release heat by a plasma display panel, which a penetration hole that the second electric current path penetrates is formed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a driving method of a plasma display panel for improving a picture quality. The driving method of a plasma display panel in which an nth frame having a first brightness weighting value and a (n+1)th frame having a brightness weighting value different from the first brightness weighting value are alternatively arranged every vertical synchronous signal to display a certain image, wherein one frame period of the nth frame or the (n+1)th frame is variably set such that a brightness expression period can be identically set at the nth frame and the (n+1)th frame.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drive device and method of a plasma display panel in which the manufacturing cost of a PDP can be reduced. The plasma display panel in accordance with the present invention has a drive device comprising: a IC circuit supplying drive voltage to scan electrodes; a energy recovery circuit supplying sustain voltage to the IC circuit; a set up supply part supplying rising ramp wave form to the IC circuit during set up period; and a set down supply part supplying falling ramp wave form to the IC circuit during set down period, wherein said drive device includes a switch which connects the set up supply part to the set down supply part and is turned on or off responding to voltage supplied to the IC drive circuit during the set down period.

Abstract: A sustain driving apparatus and method for a plasma display panel that is adaptive for reducing power consumption as well as stabilizing a driving waveform. In the apparatus, a voltage source has a half of the voltage required for a sustain driving of the plasma display panel. An energy recovering circuit is connected between the voltage source and the panel. The energy recovering circuit configures an LC resonance circuit by a switching to recover a power of the panel, thereby applying said sustain driving voltage to the panel.

Abstract: A driving circuit for a radio frequency plasma display panel that is capable of effectively making an impedance matching between a radio frequency signal generator and a panel. In the circuit, radio frequency electrode lines are divided into a plurality of groups. A plurality of impedance matchers are independently connected to each group of the radio frequency electrode lines to match impedance of input and output terminals thereof. Accordingly, an impedance difference between the radio frequency electrode lines caused by a length difference of radio frequency supply lines is uniformly compensated, so that a maximum power of radio frequency signal can be applied to each radio frequency electrode line to provide a stable operation of the panel as well as to improve a picture quality.