| 摘要 |
A plasma display panel (PDP) comprises a plurality of anodes (1, 12, 21) on an upper plate, a plurality of first sustaining electrodes (3, 14, 25) and a plurality of alternating second sustaining electrodes (4, 17, 24) and cathodes (2, 16, 23) on a lower plate, and a dielectric (15) on the first and second sustaining electrodes (3, 14, 25 and 4, 17, 24) and cathodes (2, 16, 23). A method for driving the PDP includes the steps of initiating a discharge by supplying a potential higher than the discharge firing voltage to the anodes (1, 12, 21) and cathodes (2, 16, 23), generating a predetermined potential between cathodes (2, 16, 23) and first sustaining electrodes (3, 14, 25) to increase the voltage generated from the discharge-initiating step, supplying a voltage higher than a discharge sustaining voltage between the first and second sustaining electrodes (3, 14, 25 and 4, 17, 24) to maintain the discharge, and supplying a narrow pulse to cathodes (2, 16, 23) for erasing the discharge. <IMAGE> |
