Display device including power manager and method of driving display device that includes generating corrected supply voltage
View Patent ↗Provided herein may be a display device and a driving method thereof. The display device may include a pixel area including multiple pixels, a timing controller configured to generate a control signal based on an input image, a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to data lines coupled to the pixel area depending on the control signal, a scan driver configured to supply scan signals to scan lines coupled to the pixel area depending on the control signal, and a power manager configured to supply an initialization voltage for initializing the multiple pixels and a first supply voltage for driving the multiple pixels to the pixel area. The power manager senses a voltage change in the first supply voltage supplied to the pixel area, and changes the first supply voltage and supplies the same to the pixel area in order to compensate for the sensed voltage change.
1. A display device, comprising:
a pixel area including pixels;
a timing controller configured to generate a control signal based on an input image;
a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to data lines coupled to the pixels depending on the control signal;
a scan driver configured to supply scan signals to scan lines coupled to the pixels depending on the control signal; and
a power manager configured to supply an initialization voltage for initializing the pixels and a first supply voltage for driving the pixels,
wherein the power manager comprises:
a voltage change sensor configured to output a first offset voltage based on a first sensing voltage, wherein the first sensing voltage is a voltage difference between an input and an output of the first supply voltage at a predetermined position in the pixel area;
a first supply voltage compensator configured to output a reference feedback voltage for generating the first supply voltage based on the first offset voltage; and
a first supply voltage generator configured to change the first supply voltage based on the reference feedback voltage and supply the changed first supply voltage to the pixel area.
2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage change sensor comprises:
a first amplifier including a first input terminal configured to receive the first sensing voltage via a first resistor, a second input terminal configured to receive a first reference supply voltage via a second resistor, and an output terminal configured to output the first offset voltage; and
a first feedback resistor coupled between the output terminal and the first input terminal of the first amplifier.
3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the voltage change sensor further comprises:
a third resistor coupled between the second input terminal and ground.
4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first resistor, the second resistor, the third resistor, and the first feedback resistor is a variable resistor.
5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first supply voltage compensator comprises:
a second amplifier including a first input terminal configured to receive the first offset voltage via a fourth resistor and receive a reference voltage via a fifth resistor, and an output terminal configured to output the reference feedback voltage; and
a second feedback resistor coupled between the output terminal and the first input terminal of the second amplifier.
6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the power manager further comprises:
a voltage difference sensor configured to sense a second sensing voltage in the pixel area and output a second offset voltage which is a voltage difference between the first sensing voltage and the second sensing voltage, wherein the second sensing voltage is a voltage difference between an input and an output of the initialization voltage in the pixel area.
7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the first supply voltage compensator outputs the reference feedback voltage based on the second offset voltage.
8. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the voltage difference sensor comprises:
a third amplifier including a first input terminal configured to receive the first sensing voltage via a sixth resistor, a second input terminal configured to receive the second sensing voltage via a seventh resistor, and an output terminal configured to output the calculated voltage difference between the first sensing voltage and the second sensing voltage; and
a third feedback resistor coupled between the output terminal and the first input terminal of the third amplifier.
9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the voltage difference sensor further comprises:
an eighth resistor coupled between the second input terminal of the third amplifier and ground.
10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the voltage difference sensor further comprises:
a fourth amplifier including a first input terminal configured to receive the calculated voltage difference via a ninth resistor, a second input terminal configured to receive a reference voltage difference via a tenth resistor, and an output terminal configured to output the second offset voltage; and
a fourth feedback resistor coupled between the output terminal and the first input terminal of the fourth amplifier.
11. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first supply voltage generator outputs the first supply voltage through an output terminal by converting an input voltage received through an input terminal and changes the first supply voltage which is output through the output terminal of the first supply voltage generator using the reference feedback voltage applied to a feedback circuit.
12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the first supply voltage generator comprises:
a first switching element, a second switching element, a switching controller configured to control switching of the first switching element and the second switching element, a voltage distributor configured to output a feedback voltage by distributing the first supply voltage output through the output terminal of the first supply voltage generator, and an error amplifier configured to output a control voltage by amplifying an error between the feedback voltage and the reference feedback voltage.
13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the first supply voltage generator further comprises:
a PWM controller configured to receive the control voltage and a sum frequency signal and to output a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) control signal for controlling a switching duty ratio between the first switching element and the second switching element.
14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the switching controller performs on/off control of the first switching element and the second switching element such that the first switching element and the second switching element are alternately switched using the PWM control signal.
15. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the first supply voltage generator further comprises:
an inductor coupled between the input terminal of the first supply voltage generator and a first node.
16. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein the first switching element is coupled between the first node and the output terminal of the first supply voltage generator.
17. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein the second switching element is coupled between the first node and ground.
18. A method for driving a display device, comprising:
generating a first sensing voltage by sensing a first supply voltage output from a pixel area;
outputting a first offset voltage by calculating a differential value between the first sensing voltage and a first reference supply voltage;
outputting a first reference feedback voltage by adding the first offset voltage and a reference voltage; and
generating a corrected first supply voltage using the first reference feedback voltage.
19. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising:
generating a second sensing voltage by sensing an initialization voltage output from the pixel area;
calculating a voltage difference between the second sensing voltage and the first sensing voltage;
outputting a second offset voltage by comparing the calculated voltage difference and a reference voltage difference;
outputting a second reference feedback voltage by adding the output second offset voltage and the reference voltage; and
generating a corrected first supply voltage using the second reference feedback voltage.
20. A display device, comprising:
a pixel area including pixels;
a timing controller configured to generate a control signal based on an input image;
a data driver configured to supply a data voltage to data lines coupled to the pixels depending on the control signal;
a scan driver configured to supply scan signals to scan lines coupled to the pixels depending on the control signal; and
a power manager configured to supply an initialization voltage for initializing the pixels and a supply voltage for driving the pixels,
wherein the power manager comprises:
a voltage difference sensor configured to output a voltage difference between the initialization voltage and a sensing voltage, wherein the sensing voltage is a difference between an input and an output of the supply voltage at a predetermined position in the pixel area;
a supply voltage compensator configured to output a reference feedback voltage for generating the supply voltage based on the voltage difference; and
a supply voltage generator configured to change the supply voltage based on the reference feedback voltage and supply the changed supply voltage to the pixel area.