Patent ID: 8026870

Claim:
A plasma display apparatus, comprising: a plasma display panel comprising a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes formed in parallel to each other; a temperature detector for detecting a temperature of the plasma display panel to output a temperature information signal; and a driver which receives the temperature information signal from the temperature detector, and if the temperature of the plasma display panel is lower than a reference temperature, clamps a first sustain signal, which is supplied to at least one of the first electrodes or the second electrodes, at a first clamping time, and if the temperature of the plasma display panel is higher than the reference temperature, clamps a second sustain signal, which is supplied to at least one of the first electrodes or the second electrodes, at a second clamping time different from the first clamping time, wherein the first sustain signal is clamped at a first voltage and the second sustain signal is clamped at a second voltage higher than the first voltage.