Plasma display panel driving method and apparatus capable of realizing reset stabilization

A plasma display panel driving apparatus, comprising:

• a reset signal generator for generating a reset signal initializing the state of respective cells;
• an address signal generator for generating an address signal selectively discriminating cells to be turned on from cells to be turned off and for performing an addressing operation;
• and
• a sustain signal generator for generating a sustain signal discharging the cells addressed by the address signal generator,
• wherein if cell discharging does not occur for a predetermined time interval before application of the reset signal, the reset signal generator generates a reset stabilization signal to cause discharging to occur in the cells prior to the generation of the reset signal.

A plasma display panel driving apparatus comprising:

• a reset signal generator for generating a reset signal initializing the state of respective cells in a reset period;
• an address signal generator for generating an address signal selectively discriminating cells to be turned on from cells not to be turned on and for performing an addressing operation in an address period;
• a sustain signal generator for generating a sustain signal discharging the cells addressed by the address signal generator in a sustain period;
• and
• a signal synthesizer for applying the reset signal, the address signal, and the sustain signal to electrodes,
• wherein if a rest period lasting for a predetermined length of time during which no cell discharging occurs is present in a field consisting of the reset period, the address period, and the sustain period, the signal synthesizer synthesizes the reset signal, the address signal, and the sustain signal such that the rest period is positioned between the reset period and the address period, between the address period and the sustain period, or in the middle of the sustain period or the address period.