Apparatus and method for driving plasma display panel

摘要

This invention relates to driving apparatus and method of driving of a plasma display panel aiming at stable operation as well as proper reproduction of grey levels regardless of temperature.

A driving apparatus of a plasma display panel according to the present invention includes two thermal sensors (50) and (52). If the plasma display panel is operated at temperatures below 0°C or above 40°C, the number of sustain pulses is reduced to avoid grey levels from being displayed with undesirable levels of brightness. In addition, the width of scan pulses is increased at low temperatures, thereby ensuring proper write discharges in the address phase.