As well known, the surface conditions of solid materials strongly affect the flashover phenomena under high electric field. The artificial doping ingredients could change the energy distribution and the density of electron and hole traps. The trapping parameters in the surface layer have some influences on the surface insulation strength. In order to adjust different trapping parameters, the composite materials of epoxy resin intermingled with aluminum hydroxide are prepared. The trapping parameters of the samples with different filler concentrations are investigated through the method of measuring the surface potential based on the isothermal current theory. The surface insulation performance in vacuum of each sample is tested according to the flashover voltage under pulsed excitation. Based on the experiment, the correlation between the trapping parameters and surface insulation strength is discussed and some novel models are presented.Index Terms -Trapping parameter, surface potential, flashover, pulsed voltage, epoxy resin, aluminum hydroxide
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