Patent ID: 7522129

Claim:
A plasma display device comprising an electrode drive circuit for applying a scan pulse of negative polarity, a sustain pulse, and reset pulses of positive and negative polarities to electrodes of a plasma display panel, wherein said electrode drive circuit comprises: a scan driver in which a plurality of drivers including first and second switching elements connected in series, a first diode connected in parallel with said first switching element, and a second diode connected in parallel with said second switching element are provided, and a connecting node between a low potential side terminal of said first switching element and a high potential side terminal of said second switching element of each driver is connected to each first electrode; a capacitor connected between the high potential side terminal of said first switching element and the low potential side terminal of said second switching element; a voltage supply circuit for selectively supplying plural voltages relating to the voltages of positive and negative polarities of said reset pulse and the voltage of said scan pulse to the low potential side terminal of said second switching element; and a negative reset switch and a resistor connected in series between the high potential side terminal of said first switching element and the around terminal, wherein; said reset pulse of a negative polarity is applied by turning on said negative reset switch so as to connect the high potential side terminal of said first switching element to the ground terminal in a state where the negative voltage of said reset pulse is charged to said capacitor said voltage supply circuit has a resistor in a path for supplying a low reset voltage, after said capacitor is charged with the negative voltage of said sustain pulse, in a state where said voltage supply circuit supplies a low reset voltage lower than the positive voltage of said reset pulse to the low potential side terminal of said second switching element, said reset pulse of positive polarity is applied in two steps of a first step and a second step, in said first step, said second switching element is turned on and the low reset voltage is applied to said electrodes, and in said second step, after said second switching element is turned off, said first switching element is turned on, and the voltage of said capacitor is superposed on said low reset voltage and then applied to said electrodes.