Sustain Discharge Mode Assisted by Various Auxiliary Pulses in AC PDP

  • Cho, Byung-Gwon (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Tae, Heung-Sik (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Chien, Sung-Ii (School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 2003.07.09

Abstract

The sustain discharge mode using various auxiliary pulses was proposed to improve both the luminance and luminous efficiency of ac-plasma display panel (ac-PDP). It was found that the various auxiliary pulses, which were applied at the rising and falling time of the sustain pulse, played a role in strengthening both the main and self-erasing discharges. As a result, the sustain waveforms with auxiliary pulse improved both the luminance of 23 % and the luminous efficiency of 36 %, when compared with the conventional sustain waveform without auxiliary pulse.

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