A
plasma display device and a method of driving a
plasma display panel (PDP) are provided. The
plasma display device includes an upper substrate on which a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes respectively corresponding to the first electrodes are formed; and a lower substrate on which a plurality of third electrodes are formed, wherein the first electrodes are respectively 100 [mu]m or more distant apart from the second electrodes, and during a reset period, a
voltage that gradually increases is applied to the first electrodes, and at the same time, a
positive bias voltage is applied to the third electrodes. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the
power consumption of a PDP by driving a PDP including a scan
electrode and an address
electrode that are sufficiently distant apart from each other in such a manner that a
positive bias voltage can be applied to an address
electrode during a reset period. In addition, it is possible to improve the luminance of a PDP and the quality of display of images by preventing a misdischarge such as a spot. Moreover, it is possible to prevent a panel
driving circuit from malfunctioning and to improve the reliability of a panel
driving circuit by applying a
positive bias voltage to a plurality of address electrodes at at least two different times so that
noise in driving signals can be reduced.