Apparatus and method for driving a plasma display panel

The disclosure relates to a plasma display panel, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for driving a plasma display panel. According to an embodiment, the apparatus for driving the plasma display panel includes a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of the plasma display panel, an erase signal tilt control unit that controls a tilt of an erase signal for erasing charges within a cell of the plasma display panel depending on the sensed temperature, and a driving unit that supplies an initialization signal for initializing the cell, an address signal for selecting the cell and a sustain signal for generating a sustain discharge in the cell to the plasma display panel after the charges within the cell are erased using the erase signal. Accordingly, a stabilized discharge can be implemented in such a manner that an ambient temperature is sensed when the plasma display panel is driven, an erase signal is controlled according to the sensed ambient temperature, and the controlled erase signal is applied.