• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.778-783
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• 2003

For ac Plasma Display Panel (PDP), the lifetime should be guaranteed over 30000 hours. The lifetime is correlated with the deterioration characteristics for the weakest element in ac PDP. In this paper, in order to improve the lifetime of ac PDP, a short-term relative lifetime test method for a given element in the ac PDP is proposed. By this method, the effects of MgO thin film thickness and deposition rate on the relative lifetime of ac PDP are investigated. The relative lifetime is increased with MgO thin film thickness but it was almost saturated over 5000. The relative lifetime decreased with increase in the MgO deposition rate and increased with Xe% in the working gas of He+Ne+Xe..

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07c
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• pp.1585-1587
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• 2001

ac PDP 동작에 있어 미량 불순물 가스는 panel 내의 휘도 및 방전 특성에 많은 영향을 미칠것으로 생각된다. $O_2$, O, C 및 $H_2$와 같은 불순물 가스는 ac PDP의 제조 공정 중에 발생하거나, 충전된 방전가스에 혼합되어 발생하는 등 여러 가지 원인으로 나타난다. 이 논문에서는, ac PDP의 동작 가스 중에 미량의 불순물 가스(Ar, $N_2$, $O_2$, $H_2$, $CO_2$)를 주입하여, 이 미량의 불순물 가스로 인한 ac PDP의 휘도 및 방전의 특성변화에 대한 관계를 조사하였다. 그 결과, $O_2$ 가스의 분압이 $2{\times}10^{-3}$/He+Ne+Xe(4%)일 경우, 방전전압은 12% 증가하였고, 휘도는 60% 감소하였다. 또한, $CO_2$ 가스의 경우는 방전전압은 14% 증가하였고, 휘도는 44% 감소하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2000.11c
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• pp.565-567
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• 2000

In this paper, the discharge characteristics of AC PDP, one of the leading technologies currently under development for large-area flat displays, is computed by using Finite Element Method(FEM) combined with Flux-corrected Transport(FCT) algorithm. Up to now, many simulations of AC PDP have been mainly done by Finite Difference Method(FDM). But we simulated the AC PDP by using FEM-FCT method which discretizes the region of interest with unstructured grids. FEM-FCT method can reduce the computational cost because of refining locally where the physical quantities have steep gradients and is more efficient in solving discharge problems, such as a AC PDP. Results are presented in Ne-Xe(4%) gas mixture for a gas pressure of 400 Torr and as the discharge proceeds, the space and time variations of the electron and ion densities, potential and wall charges on the dielectric are described. Results from our simulation by FEM-FCT are similar to those from simulation by FDM and are more efficient in computational cost reduction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.111-115
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• 2002

To understand the discharge characteristics in AC-PDP, it is necessary to study on the wall charge behavior. But, it is difficult to measure the wall charge directly. In this paper, the V-Q Lissajous' figure is used to measure the wall charge indirectly and analyze the wall charge behavior. With the V-Q Lissajous' figure, the discharge characteristics of AC-PDP are studied according to vary driving conditions, such as the frequency, pulse duty ratio, and rising & falling time. As a result, the V-Q Lissajous' figure is used to measure the discharge characteristics of the AC-PDP. It is confirmed that firing initial voltage and firing final voltage for discharge are effected by the aboved variables. Related with the wall voltage generation, it is thought that the difference of the slope at the V-Q Lissajous' figure is caused by charged ions inside the dielectric layer.

• Journal of Information Display
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.63-67
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• 2001

The switching power loss due to the panel capacitance during sustain period in AC PDP driving system can be minimized by using the energy recovery circuits. We proposed a new energy recovery circuit, SER1 (Seoul national univ. Energy Recovery circuit 1st). The experimental results of its application to a 42-inch surface discharge type AC PDP showed superior performance of SER1 in energy recovery efficiency and low distortion voltage waveform. Energy recovery efficiency of SER1 was measured up to 92.3 %, and the power dissipation during the sustain period was reduced by 15.2 W in 2000 pulse/frame compared with serial LC resonance energy recovery circuit.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.587-591
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• 2005

Driving Waveform of AC PDP in reset periode is increased and decreased with constant slope to improve dark room contrast ratio and image quality. But the slope and magnitude of ramp waveform are related to strong and weak discharge with temperature change in AC PDP. So this paper proposes a methods of changing the slope and magnitude of ramp waveform during reset periode according to temperature change in AC PDP. Experimental variable factors ire chosen to setup slope, setdown slope, and -Vy voltage magnitude in Y sustain electrode. The proposed methods are expected to compensate for effect of the temperature change, causing misfiring in high and low temprature, with varing the slope and magnitude of ramp voltage during reset period and improve image quality.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.57 no.8
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• pp.1422-1428
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• 2008

In the current PDP technology, one of the most important issues in AC PDP is improvement of luminance and luminous efficacy. To improve luminance and luminous efficacy, new cell structure of PDP containing long discharge path is necessary. However, it causes an increment of firing voltage. In order to decrease firing voltage of AC PDP having long discharge gap, the protrusion electrode is proposed. To drop the firing voltage, the protrusion electrode is inserted into the forward area of the main discharge gap. This paper presents measurements of detailed optical and electrical characteristics of AC PDP with protrusion electrodes. The experimental results show that the proposed structure with gap 80um has lower firing voltage to 27V than that of the conventional long gap structure. Moreover, the ICCD(Intensified Charge Coupled Device) images of the proposed structure show quick discharge generation by 0.07usec and longer continuation by 0.05usec than that of the conventional long gap structure. Therefore, the proposed protrusion electrodes have higher luminance by 12.5% than that of the conventional structure, as having no decrement of Luminous efficacy.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.08a
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• pp.207-210
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• 2002

This paper presents a new driving method that can drive AC PDPs with low voltage and controlled-current for the sustaining period. The discharge current flowing into the AC PDP is limited in this method. Thus, the power consumption for the discharge is reduced and the discharge input power to output luminance efficiency is improved. Experimental results using this driving method showed that we could drive an AC PDP with a voltage source as low as 146 V and that luminous efficiency of 1.33 lm/W can be achieved.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.1195-1198
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• 2005

The improvement of efficiency is the one of the most important part in AC PDPs . To achieve high efficiency, high VUV emission efficiency and High ion induces secondary electron emission coefficient are needed. We have measured the emission spectra of vacuum ultraviolet rays and ion induced secondary electron emission coefficient of MgO protective layer in surface discharge AC-PDP with binary and ternary gas mixtures. We have investigated electro-optical characteristics of AC-PDPs to optimum gas mixture for high efficient.

• KIEE International Transactions on Electrophysics and Applications
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• v.3C no.2
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• pp.35-42
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• 2003

This paper proposes a relative lifetime test method of MgO thin film. The suggested test conditions are 5$0^{\circ}C$, 400Torr, 20% over-voltage and 300KHz. The relative lifetime of MgO thin film is significantly affected by the MgO preparing conditions and Xe partial pressure. As result, the lifetime of the AC plasma display panel (PDP) is increased with an MgO thickness of 2000$\AA$ to 8000$\AA$ but is saturated over 5000$\AA$ (up to 9000 $\AA$). In addition, as Xe partial pressure increases, AC PDP lifetime increases.