Operational Principles; Display Panel - Panasonic JB-3300 Technical Manual

OPERATIONAL PRINCIPLES
Display Panel
The display panel is a DC plasma display panel (PDP) that utilizes the
neon luminescence created by a DC discharge.
Front Glass Plate
Rear Glass Plate
X Electrode
(Cathode) Partition Y Electrode (Anode)
(Rib)
Figure 4-1 Structure of Display Panel
The structure of the panel is shown in Figure 4-1; 640 transparent Y
electrodes are arrayed vertically on the front glass plate, while 401 X
electrodes are arrayed horizontally on the rear glass plate. The
uppermost X electrode is a reset electrode, and the remaining 400 X
electrodes are display electrodes. Also, on the rear glass plate,
partitions are installed. The peripheries of these two glass plates are
sealed with frit (low-melting-point glass), to form a discharge space,
which contains a Neon/Argon mixture and equivalent to 40 W fluorescent
light.
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