Patent ID: 7760159

Claim:
A plasma display apparatus which includes a plurality of scan electrodes, a plurality of address electrodes crossing the scan electrodes, and a discharge cell where each of the address electrodes cross each of the scan electrodes, said apparatus comprising: a scan sequencer for identifying one scan type from amongst a plurality of scan types based on displacement currents associated with each of the plurality of scan types; a scan driver for scanning the plurality of scan electrodes according to a scanning pattern that corresponds with the one scan type; a data driver for applying data signals to each of the plurality of address electrodes in accordance with the scanning pattern corresponding to the one scan type; and a displacement current calculator for calculating a displacement current for each of a plurality of scan types, based on displacement currents associated with one or more cells, wherein said scan sequencer is configured to identify one of the plurality of scan types where the displacement current corresponding to the one scan type is less than a displacement current predefined threshold.