Display device, and method of driving the same, and electronic device

1 . A display device comprising:

a display component comprising pixels connected to a first power line, a second power line, scan lines, and data lines;

a sensing resistor between the first power line and the display component;

a current sensing component connected to the sensing resistor, and configured to measure sensing current flowing through the first power line;

a timing controller configured to generate a voltage code based on input data; and

a power generator configured to supply first driving power having a voltage corresponding to the voltage code to the first power line,

wherein, in response to a static image being displayed on the displayed component, the timing controller is configured to change the voltage code so that the voltage of the first driving power decreases,

wherein, in response to a decrease in the voltage of the first driving power, a driving transistor in at least one pixel among the pixels is driven in a linear region,

wherein, based on power consumption being reduced by a first power consumption in response to a decrease in the voltage of the first driving power, the timing controller is configured to increase current of the first driving power such that the power consumption increases by the first power consumption.

2 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the timing controller is configured to generate output data by changing the input data such that the current of the first driving power is increased.

3 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the power generator comprises:

an analog-digital converter configured to generate a reference voltage in response to the voltage code; and

a DC-DC converter configured to generate the first driving power based on the reference voltage.

4 . The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the timing controller comprises:

an analyzer configured to extract a load and a peak grayscale value of the input data, and to generate a static image signal in response to the static image being displayed on the display component;

a code value generator configured to generate the voltage code corresponding to the load and the peak grayscale value; and

a power controller configured to control the code value generator such that the voltage of the first driving power is reduced in response to the static image signal being inputted.

5 . The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the analyzer comprises:

a load analyzer configured to calculate the load of the input data; and

a grayscale analyzer configured to extract the peak grayscale value of the input data.

6 . The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the load analyzer is further configured to supply the static image signal to the power controller in response to the static image being displayed on the display component.

7 . The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the analyzer further comprises a static image determination component configured to supply the static image signal to the power controller in response to the static image being displayed on the display component.

8 . The display device according to claim 4 , wherein the timing controller comprises:

a scale factor generator configured to set a target current corresponding to the load, and to generate a scale factor such that the sensing current matches the target current; and

a data changing component configured to generate output data by reflecting the scale factor in the input data.

9 . The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the power controller is configured to:

receive the sensing current from the current sensing component, the target current from the scale factor generator, and the static image signal from the analyzer; and

receive, from an external device, current reduction information comprising information about a first desired current value that is a current value lower than the target current, frame information comprising information about a certain frame unit, and voltage information comprising information about a certain voltage value.

10 . The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the current reduction information comprises percentage (%) information, and

wherein the power controller is configured to generate the first desired current value by reflecting the percentage information in the target current.

11 . The display device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the power controller is further configured to control the code value generator such that, in response to the static image signal being inputted, the voltage of the first driving power decreases by the certain voltage value on a basis of the certain frame unit, and

wherein the code value generator is further configured to generate the voltage code such that the voltage of the first driving power decreases by the certain voltage value on a basis of the certain frame unit in response to control of the power controller.

12 . The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the power controller is further configured to control the code value generator such that the voltage of the first driving power decreases until the sensing current is set to the first desired current value.

13 . The display device according to claim 11 , wherein, during a period in which the voltage of the first driving power is controlled by the power controller, the scale factor generator is further configured to maintain the scale factor at a constant value.

14 . The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the power controller is further configured to supply information about a second desired current value that is a current value higher than the target current to the scale factor generator.

15 . The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the scale factor generator is further configured to generate the scale factor such that, after the voltage of the first driving power decreases and the sensing current is set to approximately the first desired current value, current of the first driving power has the second desired current value.

16 . A method of driving a display device, comprising:

controlling a voltage of first driving power in response to a load and a peak grayscale value of input data;

decreasing the voltage of the first driving power in response to a static image being displayed on a display component comprising pixels, wherein decreasing the voltage of the first driving power comprises decreasing the voltage of the first driving power such that a driving transistor in at least one pixel among the pixels is driven in a linear region; and

based on power consumption being reduced by first power consumption in response to a decrease in the voltage of the first driving power, increasing current flowing through the first driving power such that the power consumption increases by approximately the first power consumption.

17 . An electronic device comprising:

a display panel comprising pixels;

a voltage generation circuit configured to supply first driving power having a certain voltage to the display panel based on a voltage code;

a current sensing component configured to measure a voltage of the first driving power supplied to the display panel and to generate sensing current; and

a controller configured to generate the voltage code based on input data,

wherein, in response to a static image being displayed on the display panel, the controller is further configured to change the voltage code so that the voltage of the first driving power decreases, and

wherein the voltage of the first driving power decreases so that a driving transistor in at least one pixel among the pixels is driven in a linear region,

wherein, based on power consumption being reduced by a first power consumption in response to a decrease in the voltage of the first driving power, the controller generates output data by changing the input data such that the power consumption increases by approximately the first power consumption.