Liquid Crystal Display Driver Temperature Polarity Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

As liquid crystal display panels grow in size and resolution, row inversion and dot inversion methods lead to high power consumption and overheating issues, compromising image quality and increasing production costs.

Innovation Solution

A driving device for liquid crystal display panels that includes a data driver with a temperature detection module and a timing controller, which adjusts the polarity inversion method based on detected temperature to optimize image quality by switching between frame, column, row, and dot inversion modes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If row inversion or dot inversion is used to improve image quality, then image quality is improved, but power consumption increases and overheating occurs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage qualityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic switching between different polarity inversion modes (frame inversion, column inversion, row inversion, dot inversion) based on real-time temperature detection. The system transitions from static inversion mode selection to dynamic adaptation, choosing the appropriate inversion mode according to current operating conditions to balance image quality and power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the inversion mode parameter based on temperature conditions. When temperature exceeds a threshold, the system switches from high-quality inversion modes (row/dot inversion) to lower power consumption modes (frame/column inversion), thereby controlling power consumption and heat generation while maintaining acceptable display performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Manufacturing precision

If row inversion or dot inversion is used to improve image quality, then image quality is improved, but the data driver overheats

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage qualityVSAvoiddata driver temperature
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSTemperature

Solution Approach 1:

The patent incorporates a temperature detection module that continuously monitors the data driver temperature and provides feedback to the timing controller. This feedback mechanism enables the system to detect temperature changes and automatically adjust the polarity inversion mode to prevent overheating, ensuring reliable operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts the polarity inversion mode based on real-time temperature feedback. When the data driver temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold, the system switches from high-performance inversion modes that cause overheating to lower-power modes, thereby maintaining acceptable image quality while preventing thermal damage.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Use of energy by moving object

If frame inversion or column inversion is used, then power consumption is reduced, but image quality deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidimage quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements conditional switching between different inversion modes based on temperature conditions. Rather than using a fixed inversion mode, the system dynamically selects between frame/column inversion (for power saving) and row/dot inversion (for image quality) based on real-time temperature monitoring, achieving an optimal balance between power consumption and image quality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS10109246B2Driving device of liquid crystal display panel
Publication Date: 2018.10.23 TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

A driving device of a liquid crystal display panel, including: a data driver, wherein the data driver includes a temperature detection module, and the data driver outputs a feedback signal according to the detected temperature; and a timing controller to provide a polarity control signal to the data driver, wherein the timing controller receives the feedback signal, and controls the polarity inversion manner indicated by the polarity control signal according to the received feedback signal. The driving device of the liquid crystal display panel adjusts a period of the polarity control signal provided to the data controller by the timing controller according to the feedback signal transmitted to the timing controller by the data driver, so as to control the polarity inversion manner indicated by the polarity control signal, thereby improving display quality of the liquid crystal display panel prominently, and reducing production cost effectively.