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Granted Patent B2
US 10,712,853 · App. 16/156,853 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Display device including touch sensors and method of driving the same

Inventors: KwangJo Hwang (Paju-si, KR); Taeyun Kim (Paju-si, KR); Sangkyu Kim (Paju-si, KR); Ruda Rhe (Seoul, KR); DeukSu Lee (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,712,853
App. No.
16/156,853
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power supply and a method of driving the same. A converter receives an input voltage from a battery and outputs a first voltage through an output terminal, such that a ground voltage of the output terminal changes. A pulse width modulation (PWM) controller controls the converter to adjust the voltage level of the first voltage. The ground voltage is applied to the converter as a direct current (DC) voltage during a first time and as a pulse wave having a predetermined amplitude during a second time. The PWM controller controls the first voltage to have different voltage levels during the first time and the second time.

Claims (21)

1. A power supply comprising:

a converter comprising a first switch, the converter receiving an input voltage from a battery and outputting a first voltage through an output terminal, such that a ground voltage of the output terminal changes with respect to a reference voltage; and

a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller controlling the converter to adjust a voltage level of the first voltage according to a PWM signal applied to the first switch,

wherein the ground voltage is applied to the converter as a direct current (DC) voltage with respect to the reference voltage during a display mode of a display device during which an image is displayed on the display device and as a pulse wave having a predetermined amplitude with respect to the reference voltage during a touch sensing mode during which touch of the display device is sensed, and

wherein the PWM controller controls the first voltage to have a first level during the display mode using a first duty ratio of the PWM signal, and controls the first voltage to have a second level during the touch sensing mode using a second duty ratio of the PWM signal that is different from the first duty ratio, the first level different from the second level.

2. The power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the converter comprises an inductor connected to the first switch that repeatedly turns on and off in response to the PWM signal.

3. The power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the converter comprises an inductor connected to the first switch that repeatedly turns on and off in response to the PWM signal, and connected to a second switch that repeatedly turns on and off in response to another PWM signal, the first switch being activated during the display mode, and the second switch being activated during the touch sensing mode.

4. The power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the converter comprises a first converter outputting the first voltage and a second converter outputting a second voltage corresponding to the ground voltage.

5. The power supply of claim 1 , wherein the first level of the first voltage is a direct current (DC) voltage and the second level of the second voltage alternates between different voltages.

6. A display device comprising:

a display panel;

a touch sensing unit disposed on the display panel; and

a power supply supplying power to the display panel and the touch sensing unit, wherein the power supply comprises:

a converter comprising a first switch, the converter receiving an input voltage from a battery and outputting a first voltage through an output terminal, such that a ground voltage of the output terminal changes with respect to a reference voltage; and

a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller controlling the converter to adjust a voltage level of the first voltage according to a PWM signal applied to the first switch,

wherein the ground voltage is applied to the converter as a direct current (DC) voltage with respect to the reference voltage during a display mode of a display device during which an image is displayed on the display device and as a pulse wave having a predetermined amplitude with respect to the reference voltage during a touch sensing mode during which touch of the display device is sensed, and

wherein the PWM controller controls the first voltage to have a first level during the display mode using a first duty ratio of the PWM signal, and controls the first voltage to have a second level during the touch sensing mode using a second duty ratio of the PWM signal that is different from the first duty ratio, the first level different from the second level.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the touch sensing unit does not operate during the display mode and operates during the touch sensing mode, by receiving a touch driving signal, the pulse wave corresponding to the touch driving signal.

8. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the converter comprises an inductor connected to the first switch that repeatedly turns on and off in response to the PWM signal.

9. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the converter comprises an inductor connected to the first switch that repeatedly turns on and off in response to the PWM signal, and connected to a second switch that repeatedly turns on and off in response to another PWM signal, the first switch being activated during the display mode, and the second switch being activated during the touch sensing mode.

10. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the converter comprises a first converter outputting the first voltage and a second converter outputting a second voltage corresponding to the ground voltage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2018
From: HWANG, KWANGJO; KIM, TAEYUN; KIM, SANGKYU; RHE, RUDA; LEE, DEUKSU
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0141563 · Oct 27, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190129565A1 · May 2, 2019
Cited By (1)
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