Common Voltage Regulating Circuit for Display Panel Power-On Afterimage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Large-sized liquid crystal display panels experience power-on afterimages and power-off vertical blocks due to voltage differences between common and pixel electrodes, leading to poor display effects.

Innovation Solution

A common voltage regulating circuit and method that includes a first regulating sub-circuit to synchronize common and pixel electrode signals during power-on and a second regulating sub-circuit to manage voltage differences during power-off, using an identification sub-circuit to determine the power-off stage and regulate signals until a safe voltage difference is achieved.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If the display panel is powered on with traditional circuit, then the display panel can be activated, but power-on afterimage occurs due to voltage difference between common and pixel electrodes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay effectVSAvoidpower-on afterimage
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The first regulating sub-circuit is configured to provide a signal from the second signal input terminal (pixel electrode signal) to the first signal output terminal (common electrode) under the control of the enable signal terminal during the power-on stage. This preliminary action equalizes the voltage between common and pixel electrodes before normal display operation begins, preventing the power-on afterimage effect.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Reliability

If the display panel is powered off with traditional circuit, then the display panel can be deactivated, but power-off vertical blocks occur due to voltage difference between common and pixel electrodes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay effectVSAvoidpower-off vertical blocks
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The second regulating sub-circuit uses feedback control to regulate the common electrode signal during power-off stage. It compares the common electrode signal with the pixel electrode signal and adjusts the common electrode voltage to maintain a safe voltage difference, preventing power-off vertical blocks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The circuit dynamically changes the voltage parameters of the common electrode based on the operating stage. During power-off, the second regulating sub-circuit adjusts the common electrode voltage to maintain an appropriate voltage difference with the pixel electrode, preventing display artifacts while ensuring proper panel shutdown.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Reliability

If a regulating circuit is added to eliminate power-on afterimage and power-off vertical blocks, then display effect is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay effectVSAvoidcircuit structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The common voltage regulating circuit performs multiple functions: during power-on stage, the first regulating sub-circuit equalizes voltages to prevent afterimages; during power-off stage, the second regulating sub-circuit maintains safe voltage differences to prevent vertical blocks; during normal display, it provides standard common electrode signals. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated circuits for each function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS11250806B2Common voltage regulating circuit and method, display driving circuit and display device avoiding power-on afterimage
Publication Date: 2022.02.15 HEFEI BOE DISPLAY TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present disclosure provides a common voltage regulating circuit and a common voltage regulating method, a display driving circuit and a display device, the common voltage regulating circuit is applied to a display panel, and the display panel includes a pixel electrode and a common electrode, the common voltage regulating circuit includes: a first regulating sub-circuit configured to provide a signal from a second signal input terminal to a first signal output terminal under the control of an enabling signal terminal in a power-on stage of the display panel; the first signal input terminal is configured to input a signal to be provided to the common electrode in a display stage of the display panel, the second signal input terminal is configured to input a signal to be provided to the pixel electrode in the power-on stage, the first signal output terminal is coupled with the common electrode.