Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of driving the same

1. An organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:

a pixel coupled to a scan line, a data line, a control line, and a power line, the pixel comprising an organic light-emitting diode configured to emit light in response to a data voltage; and

a power supply unit configured to apply power source voltages of different levels during one frame period,

wherein the pixel is configured to increase an anode voltage of the organic light-emitting diode in a scan period when the data voltage is inputted, wherein the pixel comprises:

a first transistor between a first power source and a driving transistor and configured to turn on in response to an emission control signal;

a second transistor between the data line and a first node and configured to turn on in response to a first scan signal;

a third transistor between the first power source and the driving transistor and configured to turn on in response to a second scan signal;

a fourth transistor between one end of each of the first and third transistors and a second node, wherein the fourth transistor is configured to supply a driving current to the organic light-emitting diode based on the data voltage, wherein the fourth transistor is the driving transistor; and

a storage capacitor between the first node and the second node, wherein

an anode electrode of the organic light-emitting diode is coupled to the second node, and

a cathode electrode of the organic light-emitting diode is coupled to a second power source,

wherein the first and second scan signals are a same signal.

2. The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the anode voltage is formed based on an auxiliary voltage, a low voltage, and the data voltage supplied through the data line when the second transistor is turned on, a threshold voltage of the fourth transistor, and a compensation voltage generated based on a first power source voltage generated by the first power source when the third transistor is turned on in the scan period.

3. A method of driving an organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising:

a pixel coupled to a scan line, a data line, a control line, and a power line and comprising an organic light-emitting diode and a driving transistor configured to supply a driving current to the organic light-emitting diode based on a scan signal and a data signal, the method comprising:

an initialization operation of initializing a voltage applied to a gate electrode of the driving transistor;

a threshold voltage adjusting operation of adjusting a threshold voltage of the driving transistor;

a scan operation of applying a data voltage to the gate electrode and increasing an anode voltage of the organic light-emitting diode; and

an emission operation of emitting light from the organic light-emitting diode of a brightness corresponding to the data voltage,

wherein the pixel further comprises a storage capacitor between the gate electrode and an anode electrode of the organic light-emitting diode, wherein the method further comprises:

a scan preparation operation of applying a low voltage to the gate electrode and decreasing the anode voltage of the organic light-emitting diode, and

in the scan preparation operation, a parasitic capacitor of the organic light-emitting diode decreases the anode voltage by a value obtained by sharing with the storage capacitor a voltage difference between an auxiliary voltage applied to the gate electrode in the initialization operation and the low voltage.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein in the scan operation, the pixel is driven via a first scan signal and a second scan signal following the first scan signal, and a portion of the first scan signal overlaps a portion of the second scan signal.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein in the scan operation, the anode voltage increases by a compensation voltage generated based on a first power source voltage.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein in the scan operation, a parasitic capacitor increases the anode voltage by a value obtained by sharing with the storage capacitor a voltage difference between the data voltage and the low voltage.