Plasma display apparatus and a method of driving the plasma display apparatus

A plasma display apparatus comprising a plasma display panel in which plural first electrodes and plural second electrodes are arranged adjacently and plural third electrodes cross the first and second electrodes and in which one field comprises plural subfields, at least one subfield having a reset period, and a display is performed by controlling lighting of the subfields, comprising:

• a first electrode drive circuit driving the first electrodes;
• a second electrode drive circuit driving the second electrodes;
• and
• a third electrode drive circuit driving the third electrodes, wherein:
• the second electrode drive circuit comprises:
• a waveform generating circuit generating a first waveform in which the value of applied voltage increases according to a lapse of time and, thereafter, generating a second waveform in which the value of the applied voltage decreases according to the lapse of time during the reset period,
• a voltage control circuit controlling the start timing and termination timing of the respective first and second waveforms, and
• the voltage control circuit variably controlling the final voltage value reached by said first waveform.