AC PLASMA PANEL AND ITS CONTROL METHOD Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: display engineering; data display on plasma panels. SUBSTANCE: surface-discharge plasma panel has its adjacent picture elements integrated into pairs. Display discharge gaps in each pair of adjacent picture elements are confined on one end with common display electrodes, and these two common display electrodes form additional discharge gap; closest edges of these two common electrodes are spaced apart through distance a . Additional discharge gap is closed with light-tight material. Method for controlling plasma panel includes introduction of initial display preparation mode by organizing preparatory discharge in additional gap and set of display discharges in one display discharge gap of one adjacent picture element within one picture field so as to ensure stability of picture element in one picture field. EFFECT: enhanced quality of data display on plasma panel. 4 cl, 3 dwg