In the driving method for a liquid crystal device according to Example 1, the driving signal is intermittently applied to the peripheral electrode 120 through the transistor 130 serving as a switching element, and hence, it is possible to reduce the width of voltage of the driving signal to reduce the energy consumption, as compared with a comparative example in which the ion-surf driving and the common inversion driving are simply combined.
EXAMPLE 2
Next, a driving method for a liquid crystal device according to Example 2 will be described with reference to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a timing chart illustrating the common signal, the driving signal, and the AC signal in the driving method for a liquid crystal device according to Example 2. With respect to Example 1, the driving method for a liquid crystal device according to Example 2 is an example in which the driving signal is applied directly to the peripheral electrode 120 without passing through the transistor 130. Below, description will be made of a case where the driving signal S1 is applied to the first electrode 121 among the peripheral electrode 120, as an example. More specifically, in the driving method for a liquid crystal device according to Example 2, the COM signal is a signal that varies in the first period between the first potential (5 V) and the second potential (0 V) that is smaller than the first potential, as illustrated in FIG. 9. The first period is 8.4 ms (milliseconds) as with the COM signal according to Example 1. In other words, the frequency of the COM signal is 120 Hz.
