Driving apparatus and method, plasma display apparatus, and power supply circuit for plasma display panel
US6686912B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09G2310/066
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driving apparatus comprises switches SW1 to Sw3, a first signal line OUTA, and a second signal line OUTB. By ON/OFF control of the switches SW1 to Sw3, the voltage of the first signal line OUTA is changed between a positive voltage (+1/2V) level, which is smaller than a voltage V to be applied to a load 20, and the ground level, and the voltage of the second signal line OUTB is changed between the ground level and a negative voltage (−1/2V). By ON/OFF control of switches SW4 and SW5, the positive and negative voltages given by the first and second signal lines are selectively applied to the load 20. The maximum voltage applied to each element in the driving apparatus can be thereby lowered to the voltage (1/2V), which is smaller than the voltage V to be applied to the load 20. This makes it possible to hold down the breakdown voltage of each element to half the conventional value.
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