Abstract:
A plasma display panel driving apparatus and method for applying a driving voltage to drive a plasma display panel, where the plasma display panel includes discharge cells formed where the X electrodes cross the Y electrodes. The apparatus includes an X electrode driver for applying the driving voltages to the X electrodes and a Y electrode driver for applying the driving voltages to the Y electrodes. The X electrode driver comprises a first energy recovery unit collecting and accumulating charge from discharge cells and then providing the accumulated charge to the discharge cells, in the address period, and may also include a second energy recovery unit collecting and accumulating charge from the discharge cells and then providing the accumulated charge to the discharge cells, in the sustain-discharge period.
Abstract:
A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) that prevents bad terminal portions of discharge electrodes includes: a pair of substrates spaced apart from each other and facing each other; a sheet interposed between the pair of substrates and including barrier rib portions partitioning discharge cells, along with the pair of substrates, and dielectric ribs arranged on edges of the sheet; discharge electrodes including discharge portions arranged in the barrier rib part portions and adapted to effect a discharge, terminal portions contacting the dielectric ribs, having a thickness of 0.5˜2 μm, and spaced apart from each other, and connection portions connecting the discharge portions and the terminal portions; a signal transmitting element including conductive wires contacting the terminal portions and spaced apart from each other; phosphor layers arranged within the discharge cells; and a discharge gas contained within the discharge cells.
Abstract:
In a method and apparatus for improving the address discharge efficiency of a plasma display panel (PDP), the PDP has a new structure which improves light-emitting efficiency and reduces a permanent afterimage. The PDP includes first and second substrates spaced apart from each other, a barrier rib which, together with the first and second substrates partitions discharge cells which are discharge spaces, first and second electrodes extending so as to cross each other in the barrier rib, a phosphor layer formed in the discharge cells, and a discharge gas in the discharge cells. In the method and apparatus, each unit frame used to express an image is divided into a plurality of sub-fields, and each of the sub-fields is divided into a reset period wherein all discharge cells are initialized, an address period wherein a discharge cell which is turned on or off is selected from all discharge cells, and a sustain period wherein a sustain discharge is performed for a discharge cell selected to be turned on in the address period according to gray-level weights allocated to each of the sub-fields. In addition, a falling pulse is applied to the first electrode in the reset period, and scan pulses are sequentially applied to the first electrode in the address period. The electric potential of a low level of the scan pulse is lower than the electric potential of a minimum level of the falling pulse.
Abstract:
The plasma display panel (PDP) includes: a front panel; a rear panel disposed in parallel with the front panel; a plurality of opaque side dielectric ribs disposed between the front panel and the rear panel to define a plurality of discharge cells, and formed of a dielectric material; a lower discharge electrode and an upper discharge electrode disposed within the plurality of opaque side dielectric ribs; a plurality of phosphor layers corresponding to the discharge cells; and a discharge gas disposed inside the discharge cells. The structure of the PDP limits an outer reflection of an external light source and increase the reflection of visible rays emitted from the phosphor, increasing the aperture ratio of the front panel, and reducing the occurrence of a permanent residual image.
Abstract:
A plasma display panel (PDP) is structured so as to reduce the cost and time of manufacturing a plasma display device, and to improve heat transfer efficiency of the plasma display device. The PDP comprises: a transparent front substrate; a rear substrate disposed parallel to the front substrate; an electromagnetic wave shielding layer fixed on the front substrate; a plurality of discharge cells defined by barrier ribs disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate; a plurality of address electrodes extending over the discharge cells and disposed in a given direction; a rear dielectric layer covering the address electrodes; a plurality of fluorescent layers disposed in the discharge cells; a plurality of sustaining electrode pairs extending in a direction which crosses the given direction of the address electrodes; a front dielectric layer covering the sustaining electrode pairs; and a discharge gas filling the discharge cells.
Abstract:
A plasma display panel (PDP) with a novel structure. The PDP includes a first substrate, a second substrate arranged facing the first substrate, a plurality of first barrier ribs arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and adapted to partition a plurality of discharge cells, a plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes arranged to extend in a first direction within the plurality of first barrier ribs, the plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes being adapted to produce a discharge in the plurality of discharge cells, a plurality of phosphor layers arranged within the plurality of discharge cells, and a discharge gas arranged and sealed within the plurality of discharge cells.
Abstract:
A plasma display panel enhanced light emission efficiency is disclosed. In one embodiment, the PDP includes a rear substrate, a front substrate disposed apart from the rear substrate, a plurality of barrier ribs that define discharge cells together with the rear substrate and the front substrate and disposed between the rear substrate and the front substrate, a plurality of sustain electrode pairs extended across the discharge cells, and a plurality of address electrodes extended across the discharge cells to cross the sustain electrode pairs. The PDP also includes a first dielectric layer that covers the address electrodes, a second dielectric layer that covers the sustaining electrode pairs, a fluorescent layer disposed in each discharge cell and a discharge gas filled in the discharge cells, wherein the barrier ribs comprise vertical units formed in a direction in which the address electrodes are extended, and horizontal units that cross the vertical units. Each of the sustain electrodes comprises a bus electrode extending across the discharge cells and a discharge electrode, wherein the discharge electrode includes i) a main body unit disposed apart from the bus electrode toward the center of each discharge cell and ii) connection units that connect he main body unit and the bus electrode, and the relative width ratio of the connection units to the vertical units is in a range of about 3/7 to about 6/7.
Abstract:
A plasma display panel having an electrode structure that can reduce the damaging of a fluorescent layer that generates green light by ion sputtering is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes: a rear substrate; a front substrate disposed apart from the rear substrate; a plurality of barrier ribs that define discharge cells of blue, green and blue light together with the rear substrate and the front substrate and disposed between the rear substrate and the front substrate; a plurality of sustain electrode pairs extended across the discharge cells; a plurality of address electrodes extended across the discharge cells to cross the sustain electrode pairs; a first dielectric layer that covers the sustain electrode pairs; a second dielectric layer that covers the address electrodes; a plurality of fluorescent layers of red, green, and blue light disposed in each of the discharge cells of red, green and blue light; and a discharge gas filled in the discharge cells, wherein each of the sustain electrodes comprises a bus electrode extended across the discharge cells, main body unit disposed apart from the bus electrode toward the inside of the discharge cell, and a connection unit that connects the bus electrode and the main body unit, the connection unit is disposed apart from the barrier ribs that define the green discharge cells.
Abstract:
A PDP includes a barrier rib formed between an upper substrate and a lower substrate to define discharge regions, and a phosphor layer including red, green, and blue phosphor layers corresponding to the discharge regions. A height of the green phosphor layer is lower than a height of the barrier rib.
Abstract:
A plasma display panel includes front and rear substrates, barrier ribs, a phosphor layer, address, sustain and scan electrodes, and a dielectric layer. Barrier ribs between the front and rear substrates divide the space in between into discharge cells. The sustain and scan electrodes face each other in each discharge cell forming a discharge gap and are asymmetrical with respect to at least one of the center axes of the discharge cell. The dielectric layer covers the sustain and scan electrodes. The distance between the electrodes can be increased and therefore the capacitance between electrodes decreased while maintaining the discharge gap. As a result, reactive power consumption of the panel can be decreased, and distribution of wall charges during the reset period can be controlled even when applying a low voltage of simple waveform to initiate reset.