Plasma display apparatus with temperature compensation and method of driving thereof

A method for driving a plasma display apparatus comprising first electrodes and second electrodes formed in parallel to each other, comprising:

• if a temperature of the plasma display panel is lower than a reference temperature, clamping a first sustain signal, which is supplied to at least one of the first electrodes or the second electrodes, at a first clamping time;
• and
• if the temperature of the plasma display panel is higher than the reference temperature, clamping a second sustain signal, which is supplied to at least one of the first electrodes or the second electrodes, at a second clamping time different from the first clamping time, wherein the first sustain signal is clamped at a first voltage and the second sustain signal is clamped at a second voltage higher than the first voltage.

A method for driving a plasma display apparatus comprising first electrodes and second electrodes formed in parallel to each other, comprising:

• if a temperature of the plasma display panel is lower than a reference temperature, supplying a first sustain signal having a first voltage rising period to at least one of the first electrodes or the second electrodes;
• and
• if the temperature of the plasma display panel is higher than the reference temperature, supplying a second sustain signal having a second voltage rising period longer than the first voltage rising period to at least one of the first electrodes or the second electrodes, wherein the ratio of the voltage rising period of the first sustain signal with respect to the voltage rising period of the second sustain signal is greater than 1.3 and less than 1.7.

A method for driving a plasma display apparatus comprising first electrodes and second electrodes formed in parallel to each other, comprising:

• if a temperature of the plasma display panel is lower than a reference temperature, supplying a first sustain voltage to at least one of the first electrodes or the second electrodes after a first clamping time;
• and
• if the temperature of the plasma display panel is higher than the reference temperature, supplying a second sustain voltage higher than the first sustain voltage to at least one of the first electrodes or the second electrodes after a second clamping time.