Overlapped sustain waveform for improving recovery characteristics of temporal bright image sticking in ac-plasma display panels

The effects of various sustain waveforms, such as non-overlapped, half-overlapped, and overlapped sustain waveforms, on the recovery characteristics of temporal bright image sticking in ac-PDPs were examined. The overlapped sustain waveform was found to be the most effective for a fast recovery from temporal bright image sticking based on intensifying the sustain discharge intensity without increasing the sustain voltage level.

► The recovery characteristics of temporal bright image sticking depend on the sustain waveform.
► The effects of various sustain waveforms on the recovery characteristics were examined.
► The overlapped sustain waveform was found to be the most effective for a fast recovery characteristics.