The present invention relates to a plasma display apparatus and driving
method thereof. The plasma display apparatus according to the present
invention comprises a Plasma Display Panel (PDP), an energy storage part
for recovering energy from the PDP, and an energy supply and recovery
controller that forms a current path so that the energy storage part can
be charged or discharged. In the energy supply and recovery controller, a
reference bias voltage is a negative voltage. The driving method of the
plasma display apparatus according to the present invention comprises the
steps of supplying energy to the PDP, and maintaining a reference bias
voltage of a recovery switch part to a negative voltage when an energy
storage part recovers energy from the PDP.