METHOD OF CONNECTING A PLASMA PANEL TO THE ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY THEREFOR IN AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

摘要

The invention relates to a device comprising a metallic support plate (1), the front face of which supports a plasma discharge panel which is equipped with a network of pairs of adjacent electrodes (7, 8) and the rear face of which is equipped with a power supply (13') . According to the invention, the connection ends of the electrodes (7, 8) of one electrode pair are located on opposite edges (5, 6) of the panel and the power circuit of each pair of adjacent electrodes (7, 8) forms a current loop that does not surround the metallic plate (1). In this way, electric losses are restricted in said plate and the cells of the panel operate identically along the entire length of the electrodes.