Method of driving surface discharge plasma display panel

Abstract

A driving method of a surface discharge plasma display panel includes a resetting step, an addressing step and a sustained discharging step. In the resetting step, a first voltage is applied between the scan electrodes and the address electrodes to accumulate wall charges in the respective pixel by a facing discharge, and the wall-charges accumulated by the facing discharge are removed. In the addressing step, a second voltage is applied between a corresponding scan electrodes and selected address electrodes so that a facing discharge occurs, to form wall-charges in the selected pixels. In the sustained discharging step, a third alternating-current voltage is applied between the scan electrodes and the common electrodes so that a surface discharge occurs in the selected pixels.

1. A method of driving a surface discharge plasma display panel having a first substrate and a second substrate space apart and facing each other, and common electrodes, scan electrodes, and address electrodes arranged between said first and second substrates, said common electrodes being arranged in parallel with said scan electrodes, said address electrodes being arranged orthogonal to said common electrodes and said scan electrodes to form respective intersections which each define a corresponding pixel, comprising:
 a resetting step of applying a first voltage between the scan electrodes and the address electrodes to accumulate wall charges in the respective pixel by a facing discharge between the scan and address electrodes, and removing the wall-charges accumulated by the facing discharge;    an addressing step of applying a second voltage between a corresponding scan electrodes and selected address electrodes so that a facing discharge occurs, to form wall-charges in the selected pixels; and    a sustained discharging step of applying a third alternating-current voltage between the scan electrodes and the common electrodes so that a surface discharge occurs in the selected pixels.    
     
     
       2. A method of driving a surface discharge plasma display panel having a first substrate and a second substrate space apart and facing each other, and common electrodes, scan electrodes, and address electrodes arranged between said first and second substrates, said common electrodes being arranged in parallel with said scan electrodes, said address electrodes being arranged orthogonal to said common electrodes and said scan electrodes to form respective intersections which each define a corresponding pixel, comprising:
 a resetting step of applying a first voltage between the scan electrodes and the address electrodes to accumulate wall charges in the respective pixel by a facing discharge, and removing the wall-charges accumulated by the facing discharge;  
 an addressing step of applying a second voltage between a corresponding scan electrodes and selected address electrodes so that a facing discharge occurs, to form wall-charges in the selected pixels; and  
 a sustained discharging step of applying a third alternating-current voltage between the scan electrodes and the common electrodes so that a surface discharge occurs in the selected pixels; 
 wherein the resetting step includes:  
 
 a first resetting step of applying a fourth voltage between the scan electrodes and the common electrodes, and thereby remove remnant wall-charge from a previous sub-field, said fourth voltage has an opposite polarity to a voltage applied last in the sustained discharging step; 
 a second resetting step of applying said first voltage between the scan electrodes and the address electrodes, and thereby cause the facing discharge in the respective pixel selected from a previous subfield; and  
 a third resetting step of applying a fifth voltage between the scan electrodes and the address electrodes, and thereby remove wall-charges accumulated by the facing discharge, said fifth voltage has an opposite polarity to said first voltage and lower than said first voltage.  
 
 
     
     
       3. The driving method of  claim 2 , wherein said third resetting step is shorter than said first and second resetting steps. 
     
     
       4. The driving method of  claim 3 , wherein said third resetting step is repeated. 
     
     
       5. A method of driving a plasma display panel that includes a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart and facing each other, and common electrodes, scan electrodes, and address electrodes arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, the method comprising:
   resetting the plasma display panel by:      applying a fourth voltage between the scan electrodes and the common electrodes, said fourth voltage having an opposite polarity to a voltage applied last in a sustained discharging step and thereby remove remnant wall - charge from a previous sub - field;        applying a first voltage between the scan electrodes and the address electrodes; and        applying a fifth voltage between the scan electrodes and the address electrodes, said fifth voltage having an opposite polarity to said first voltage;          addressing the plasma display panel by applying a second voltage between corresponding scan electrodes and selected address electrodes; and        causing sustained discharge in the plasma display panel by applying a third alternating - current voltage between the scan electrodes and the common electrodes.     
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5 , wherein said fifth voltage is lower than said first voltage. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 5 , wherein said applying a fifth voltage is repeated. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 5 , wherein said first voltage is greater than said third voltage. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 5 , wherein the method is performed in order.