Array substrate and driving method thereof, display panel and display device

1. An array substrate, comprising a plurality of circulating units and a plurality of pixel circuits, wherein

each circulating unit consists of four sub-pixel units located in four columns and two rows, sub-pixel units in any two adjacent columns are located in different rows and have different colors, and sub-pixel units in at least one row have different colors;

each sub-pixel unit comprises a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel located in the same column and having the same color, and both the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are connected to a same pixel circuit; and

the pixel circuit is configured to drive the first sub-pixel when a first frame picture is displayed, and to drive the second sub-pixel when a second frame picture is displayed,

wherein each pixel circuit of the plurality of pixel circuits comprises a first sub-pixel circuit and a second sub-pixel circuit, the first sub-pixel circuit comprises a first driving transistor and the second sub-pixel circuit comprises a second driving transistor, the first sub-pixel circuit and the second sub-pixel circuit share a compensation unit, and are controlled by a same data line, which is connected to a control unit; the compensation unit is configured to adjust a gate voltage of the first driving transistor in the first sub-pixel circuit to eliminate influence of a threshold voltage of the first driving transistor on a driving current of the first sub-pixel, and to adjust a gate voltage of the second driving transistor in the second sub-pixel circuit to eliminate influence of a threshold voltage of the second driving transistor on a driving current of the second sub-pixel; the compensation unit comprises a first switching transistor, a second switching transistor, a third switching transistor, a fourth switching transistor, a fifth switching transistor, a sixth switching transistor, a seventh switching transistor, an eighth switching transistor, a ninth switching transistor, a tenth switching transistor, a first storage capacitor and a second storage capacitor; a gate of the first switching transistor and a gate of the seventh switching transistor are connected to a first light emitting control line, a source of the first switching transistor is connected to a source of the second switching transistor and a first reference voltage source, and a drain of the first switching transistor is connected to a source of the fourth switching transistor and a source of the first driving transistor; a gate of the second switching transistor is connected to a gate of the eighth switching transistor and a second light emitting control line, and a drain of the second switching transistor is connected to a source of the fifth switching transistor and a source of the second switching transistor; a gate of the third switching transistor is connected to a gate of the fourth switching transistor and a first scanning line, a source of the third switching transistor is connected to the data line, a drain of the third switching transistor is connected to a second terminal of the first storage capacitor and a source of the seventh switching transistor; a drain of the fourth switching transistor is connected to a first terminal of first storage capacitor and a gate of the first driving transistor; a gate of the fifth switching transistor is connected to a gate of the sixth switching transistor and a second scanning line, and a drain of the fifth switching transistor is connected to a first terminal of the second storage capacitor and a gate of the second driving transistor; a source of the sixth switching transistor is connected to the data line, a drain of the sixth switching transistor is connected to a second terminal of the second storage capacitor and a source of the eighth switching transistor; a drain of the seventh switching transistor is connected to a source of the ninth switching transistor, a drain of the first driving transistor and a first terminal of the first sub-pixel, and a second terminal of the first sub-pixel is grounded; a drain of the eighth switching transistor is connected to a source of the tenth switching transistor, a drain of the second driving transistor and a first terminal of the second sub-pixel, and a second terminal of the second is sub-pixel is grounded; a gate of the ninth switching transistor is connected to a gate of the tenth switching transistor and the second scanning line, and a drain of the ninth switching transistor is grounded; and a drain of the tenth switching transistor is grounded.

2. The array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the circulating unit comprises one red sub-pixel unit, one blue sub-pixel unit and two green sub-pixel units.

3. The array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the circulating unit comprises one red sub-pixel unit, one green sub-pixel unit, one blue sub-pixel unit and one white sub-pixel unit.

4. The array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the first sub-pixel circuit is connected to the first sub-pixel, and the second sub-pixel circuit is connected to the second sub-pixel; and

the control unit is configured to control the first sub-pixel circuit to drive the first sub-pixel when the first frame picture is displayed, and to control the second sub-pixel circuit to drive the second sub-pixel when the second frame picture is displayed.

5. The array substrate according to claim 2 , wherein

the first sub-pixel circuit is connected to the first sub-pixel, and the second sub-pixel circuit is connected to the second sub-pixel; and

the control unit is configured to control the first sub-pixel circuit to drive the first sub-pixel when the first frame picture is displayed, and to control the second sub-pixel circuit to drive the second sub-pixel when the second frame picture is displayed.

6. The array substrate according to claim 3 , wherein

the first sub-pixel circuit is connected to the first sub-pixel, and the second sub-pixel circuit is connected to the second sub-pixel; and

the control unit is configured to control the first sub-pixel circuit to drive the first sub-pixel when the first frame picture is displayed, and to control the second sub-pixel circuit to drive the second sub-pixel when the second frame picture is displayed.

7. The array substrate according to claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of data lines, and the first sub-pixel circuit and the second sub-pixel circuit in each pixel circuit are connected to the same data line.

8. The array substrate according to claim 5 , further comprising a plurality of data lines, and the first sub-pixel circuit and the second sub-pixel circuit in each pixel circuit are connected to the same data line.

9. The array substrate according to claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of data lines, and the first sub-pixel circuit and the second sub-pixel circuit in each pixel circuit are connected to the same data line.

10. A display panel, comprising the array substrate according to claim 1 .

11. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 10 .

12. A driving method of an array substrate, the array substrate comprising a plurality of circulating units and a plurality of pixel circuits, wherein

each circulating unit consists of four sub-pixel units located in four columns and two rows, sub-pixel units in any two adjacent columns are located in different rows and have different colors, and sub-pixel units in at least one row have different colors:

each sub-pixel unit comprises a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel located in the same column and having the same color, and both the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are connected to a same pixel circuit; and

the pixel circuit is configured to drive the first sub-pixel when a first frame picture is displayed, and to drive the second sub-pixel when a second frame picture is displayed,

wherein each pixel circuit of the plurality of pixel circuits comprises a first sub-pixel circuit and a second sub-pixel circuit, the first sub-pixel circuit comprises a first driving transistor and the second sub-pixel circuit comprises a second driving transistor, the first sub- pixel circuit and the second sub-pixel circuit share a compensation unit, and are controlled by a same data line, which is connected to a control unit; the compensation unit is configured to adjust a gate voltage of the first driving transistor in the first sub-pixel circuit to eliminate influence of a threshold voltage of the first driving transistor on a driving current of the first sub-pixel; and to adjust a gate voltage of the second driving transistor in the second sub-pixel circuit to eliminate influence of a threshold voltage of the second driving transistor on a driving current of the second sub-pixel; the compensation unit comprises a first switching transistor, a second switching transistor, a third switching transistor, a fourth switching transistor, a fifth switching transistor, a sixth switching transistor, a seventh switching transistor, an eighth switching transistor, a ninth switching transistor, a tenth switching transistor, a first storage capacitor and a second storage capacitor; a gate of the first switching transistor and a gate of the seventh switching transistor are connected to a first light emitting control line, a source of the first switching transistor is connected to a source of the second switching transistor and a first reference voltage source, and a drain of the first switching transistor is connected to a source of the fourth switching transistor and a source of the first driving transistor; a gate of the second switching transistor is connected to a gate of the eighth switching transistor and a second light emitting control line, and a drain of the second switching transistor is connected to a source of the fifth switching transistor and a source of the second switching transistor; a gate of the third switching transistor is connected to a gate of the fourth switching transistor and a first scanning line a source of the third switching transistor is connected to the data line, a drain of the third switching transistor is connected to a second terminal of the first storage capacitor and a source of the seventh switching transistor; a drain of the fourth switching transistor is connected to a first terminal of the first storage capacitor and a gate of the first driving transistor; a gate of the fifth switching transistor is connected to a gate of the sixth switching transistor and a second scanning line, and a drain of the fifth switching transistor is connected to a first terminal of the second storage capacitor and a gate of the second driving transistor; a source of the sixth switching transistor is connected to the data line, a drain of the sixth switching transistor is connected to a second terminal of the second storage capacitor and a source of the eighth switching transistor; a drain of the seventh switching transistor is connected to a source of the ninth switching transistor, a drain of the first driving transistor and a first terminal of the first sub-pixel, and a second terminal of the first sub-pixel is grounded; a drain of the eighth switching transistor is connected to a source of the tenth switching transistor, a drain of the second driving transistor and a first terminal of the second sub-pixel, and a second terminal of the second sub-pixel is grounded; a gate of the ninth switching transistor is connected to a gate of the tenth switching transistor and the second scanning line, and a drain of the ninth switching transistor is grounded; and a drain of the tenth switching transistor is grounded,

the driving method comprising:

driving, by the pixel circuit, the first sub-pixel in the sub-pixel unit connected to the pixel circuit when a first frame picture is displayed; and

driving, by the pixel circuit, the second sub-pixel in the sub-pixel unit connected to the pixel circuit when a second frame picture is displayed.

13. The driving method according to claim 12 , wherein the circulating unit comprises one red sub-pixel unit, one blue sub-pixel unit and two green sub-pixel units.

14. The driving method according to claim 12 , wherein the circulating unit comprises one red sub-pixel unit, one green sub-pixel unit, one blue sub-pixel unit and one white sub-pixel unit.

15. The driving method according to claim 12 , wherein

the first sub-pixel circuit is connected to the first sub-pixel, and the second sub-pixel circuit is connected to the second sub-pixel; and

the control unit is configured to control the first sub-pixel circuit to drive the first sub-pixel when the first frame picture is displayed, and to control the second sub-pixel circuit to drive the second sub-pixel when the second frame picture is displayed.

16. The driving method according to claim 15 , wherein the array substrate further comprises a plurality of data lines, and the first sub-pixel circuit and the second sub-pixel circuit in each pixel circuit are connected to the same data line.