Device and method for adjusting a power supply voltage for a display panel, and display device

1. A device for adjusting a power supply voltage for a display panel, comprising a timing controller and a power management unit connected thereto, wherein the timing controller is able to send a power supply voltage reduction signal to the power management unit, and the power management unit is able to output a reduced power supply voltage according to the power supply voltage reduction signal, and

wherein the timing controller is also able to send a power supply voltage recovery signal to the power management unit, and the power management unit is able to output a normal power supply voltage according to the power supply voltage recovery signal.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a gamma adjustment unit connected to the timing controller, wherein the timing controller is able to send a first gamma voltage selection signal to the gamma adjustment unit, and the gamma adjustment unit is able to select and output a gamma voltage corresponding to the reduced power supply voltage according to the first gamma voltage selection signal.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the timing controller is also able to send a second gamma voltage selection signal to the gamma adjustment unit, the gamma adjustment unit is able to select and output a gamma voltage corresponding to the normal power supply voltage according to the second gamma voltage selection signal.

4. The device of claim 3 , wherein a first voltage value and a second voltage value which is smaller than the first voltage value are pre-stored in the timing controller, the power supply voltage reduction signal includes the second voltage value therein, the reduced power supply voltage corresponds to the second voltage value, the power supply voltage recovery signal includes the first voltage value therein, and the normal power supply voltage corresponds to the first voltage value.

5. The device of claim 4 , wherein a first gamma voltage set corresponding to the first voltage value and a second gamma voltage set corresponding to the second voltage value are pre-stored in the gamma adjustment unit.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the timing controller is connected to the power management unit via an I2C bus.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the timing controller is provided with an energy-saving interface for receiving an energy-saving enable signal and an energy-saving disable signal.

8. A method for adjusting a power supply voltage for a display panel by using a device for adjusting a power supply voltage for a display panel, the device for adjusting a power supply voltage for a display panel comprising a timing controller and a power management unit connected thereto, wherein the timing controller is able to send a power supply voltage reduction signal to the power management unit, and the power management unit is able to output a reduced power supply voltage according to the power supply voltage reduction signal, and the method comprising steps of:

S 1 : the timing controller sending the power supply voltage reduction signal to the power management unit upon receipt of an energy-saving enable signal, and the power management unit outputting the reduced power supply voltage according to the power supply voltage reduction signal; and

S 2 : the timing controller sending a power supply voltage recovery signal to the power management unit upon receipt of an energy-saving disable signal, and the power management unit outputting a normal power supply voltage according to the power supply voltage recovery signal.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the device for adjusting a power supply voltage for a display panel further comprises a gamma adjustment unit connected to the timing controller, and the step S 1 further comprises: the timing controller sending a first gamma voltage selection signal to the gamma adjustment unit upon receipt of the energy-saving enable signal, and the gamma adjustment unit outputting a gamma voltage corresponding to the reduced power supply voltage according to the first gamma voltage selection signal.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the step S 2 further comprises:

the timing controller sending a second gamma voltage selection signal to the gamma adjustment unit upon receipt of the energy-saving enable signal, and the gamma adjustment unit outputting a gamma voltage corresponding to the normal power supply voltage according to the second gamma voltage selection signal.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein a first voltage value and a second voltage value which is smaller than the first voltage value are pre-stored in the timing controller, and in the step S 1 , the timing controller sends a power supply voltage reduction signal including the second voltage value to the power management unit upon receipt of the energy-saving enable signal, and the power management unit outputs a power supply voltage corresponding to the second voltage value according to the power supply voltage reduction signal; in the step S 2 , the timing controller sends a power supply voltage recovery signal including the first voltage value to the power management unit upon receipt of the energy-saving disable signal, and the power management unit outputs a power supply voltage corresponding to the first voltage value according to the power supply voltage recovery signal.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein a first gamma voltage set corresponding to the first voltage value and a second gamma voltage set corresponding to the second voltage value are pre-stored in the gamma adjustment unit, and in the step S 1 , the timing controller sends a first gamma voltage selection signal to the gamma adjustment unit upon receipt of the energy-saving enable signal, and the gamma adjustment unit outputs the second gamma voltage set according to the first gamma voltage selection signal, and in the step S 2 , the timing controller sends a second gamma voltage selection signal to the gamma adjustment unit upon receipt of the energy-saving disable signal, and the gamma adjustment unit outputs the first gamma voltage set according to the second gamma voltage selection signal.

13. A display device comprising the device of claim 1 , wherein the power management unit is electrically connected to power supply of the display device.