Plasma display panel device and related drive method

A plasma display panel device comprising:

• a panel unit having first and second substrates that face each other across a discharge space, a pair of a first and a second electrode being provided on the first substrate, and a phosphor layer and a third electrode that intersection the electrode pair to define a discharge cell being provided on the second substrate,
• a drive unit that drives the panel unit using a drive method having a write period and a sustain period, by applying, in the sustain period, a voltage to the third electrode and a voltage to the electrode pair, so as to generate a sustain discharge between the first and second electrodes in the sustain period, wherein
• in the sustain period, the drive unit performs a control in which a potential of the third electrode is changed during the sustain discharge, so as to shift a region in which the sustain discharge is generated closer to the phosphor layer in comparison to when the potential is not changed.

A drive method for a plasma display panel device that includes (i) a panel unit having a pair of a first and a second electrode and a third electrode that intersects the electrode pair to define a discharge cell, and (ii) a drive unit that drives the panel unit using the drive method, which has a write step and a sustain step, by applying, in the sustain step, a voltage to the third electrode and a voltage to the electrode pair, so as to generate a sustain discharge between the first and second electrodes, wherein

• in the sustain step, the drive unit changes a potential of the third electrode during the sustain discharge.

A drive method for a plasma display panel device that includes (i) a panel unit having a pair of a first and a second electrode and a third electrode that intersects the electrode pair to define a discharge cell, and (ii) a drive unit that drives the panel unit using the drive method, which has a write step and a sustain step, by applying, in the sustain step, a voltage to the third electrode and a voltage to the electrode pair, so as to generate a sustain discharge between the first and second electrodes, wherein

• in the sustain step, the drive unit changes a potential of the third electrode from V0 to V1 prior to the sustain discharge, and from V1 to V2 after the sustain discharge, and
• the potentials V0, V1 and V2 are set so that V1>V0 and V1>V2, or V0>V1 and V2>V1.

A drive method for a plasma display panel device that includes (i) a panel unit having a pair of a first and a second electrode and a third electrode that intersects the electrode pair to define a discharge cell, and (ii) a drive unit that drives the panel unit using the drive method, which has a write step and a sustain step, by applying, in the sustain step, a voltage to the third electrode and a voltage to the electrode pair so as to generate a sustain discharge between the first and second electrodes, wherein

• the drive unit detects a characteristic of an image for display by the panel unit, and performs a control in the sustain step to change a potential of the third electrode according to the detected characteristic.

A drive method for a plasma display panel device that includes (i) a panel unit having a pair of a first and a second electrode and a third electrode that intersects the electrode pair to define a discharge cell, and (ii) a drive unit that drives the panel unit using the drive method, which has a write step and a sustain step, by applying, in the sustain step, a voltage to the third electrode and a voltage to the electrode pair, so as to generate a sustain discharge between the first and second electrodes, wherein

• in the sustain step, the drive unit performs a control in which a potential of the third electrode is changed during the sustain discharge, so as to hasten the generation of the sustain discharge in comparison to when the potential is not changed.

A drive method for a plasma display panel device that includes (i) a panel unit having a pair of a first and a second electrode, a third electrode that intersects the electrode pair to define a discharge cell, and a phosphor layer disposed over the third electrode, and (ii) a drive unit that drives the panel unit using the drive method, which has a write step and a sustain step, by applying, in the sustain step, a voltage to the third electrode and a voltage to the electrode pair, so is to generate a sustain discharge between the first and second electrodes, wherein

• in the sustain step, the drive unit performs a control in which a potential of the third electrode is changed during the sustain discharge, so as to shift a region in which the sustain discharge is generated closer to the phosphor layer in comparison to when the potential is not changed.

A drive method for a plasma display panel device that includes (i) a panel unit having a pair of a first and a second electrode and a third electrode that intersects the electrode pair to define a discharge cell, and (ii) a drive unit that drives the panel unit using the drive method, which has a write step and a sustain step, by applying, in the sustain step, a voltage to the third electrode and a voltage to the electrode pair, so as to generate a sustain discharge between the first and second electrodes, wherein

• in the sustain step the drive unit performs a control in which a potential of the third electrode is changed during the sustain discharge, so as to shift a discharge path of the sustain discharge closer to the third electrode in comparison to when the potential is not changed.

A drive method for a plasma display panel device that includes (i) a panel unit having a pair of a first and a second electrode and a third electrode that intersects the electrode pair to define a discharge cell, and (ii) a drive unit that drives the panel unit using the drive method, which has a write step and a sustain step, by applying, in the sustain step, a voltage to the third electrode and a voltage to the electrode pair, so as to generate a sustain discharge between the first and second electrodes, wherein

• in the sustain step, the drive unit performs a control in which a potential of the third electrode is changed during the sustain discharge, so as to lengthen a discharge path of the sustain discharge in comparison to when the potential is not changed.