The application provides a device and method for measuring
surface trap distribution characteristics of insulating materials, which comprises a test cavity and a
data acquisition system; the test cavity comprises a cavity shell, a rotating connecting rod, a clamping plate, a
needle electrode, a grid
electrode and a sample surface grounding ring
electrode; the rotating connecting rod is fixed on the cavity shell; the clamping plate is fixed on the rotating connecting rod; the clamping plate comprises an upper end clamping plate, a middle clamping plate and a lower end clamping plate; the
needle electrode is fixed on the upper end clamping plate; the grid
electrode is fixed on the lower end clamping plate; the
needle electrode applies
high voltage and is used for generating charged particles through
corona discharge; the grid electrode applies
low voltage and is used for uniformizing the
electric field between the needle electrode and the sample; the sample surface grounding ring electrode is arranged on the sample surface, a circular hole is formed in the center of the sample surface grounding ring electrode, and the needle electrode is opposite to the center of the circular hole during
corona charging; and the
data acquisition system is used for recording the sample surface potential. The device and method can improve the
electric field distribution on the sample surface after
corona charging and effectively measure the
surface trap distribution characteristics of insulating materials.