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A new cost effective zero-voltage (ZVS) and zero-current switching (ZCS) current-fed energy-recovery display driver for a plasma display panel (PDP) is proposed. It features a simpler structure, less mass, and lower cost of production. Furthermore, since all power switches are turned on or off under ZVS or ZCS, it has several favorable advantages such as an improved electromagnetic interference, low switching losses, and reduced burden on the cooling system. Particularly, since the current source built in the inductor can compensate the large gas-discharge current, main inverter switches have the reduced current stress and turn-on timing margin. Therefore, the undesirable voltage notch problem caused by the improperly controlled gate signal can be solved, which enables the panel to light at lower voltage such as 143 V compared with about 165 V of the prior circuit. To confirm the operation, validity, and features of the proposed circuit, experimental results from a prototype built with a 6-in test PDP are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although the selective ramp reset waveform having one reset period during one television (TV)-field has a higher contrast ratio than the conventional ramp reset waveform with eight reset periods, the address discharge using the selective ramp reset waveform in a stripe barrier rib is severely influenced by the crosstalk. This problem of crosstalk among the cells constitutes the main obstacle to the development of high-resolution alternating current plasma display panels (AC-PDPs). In this paper, a new driving waveform is proposed, which renders the address discharge stable by decreasing the crosstalk, in addition to reducing the background luminance. In order to compare the address discharge stability of the proposed waveform with that of the conventional ramp reset waveform, we investigated the address discharge time lag through the photo-waveform measurement of address discharge for three waveforms and measured the dark room contrast ratio. As shown in the results, without decreasing the contrast ratio or the change of the panel structure, the address discharge time lag was considerably improved by the proposed waveform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]