In this paper we describe the detection of a novel frequency dependent disp
lacement current in polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF). This component was deriv
ed from electrical switching experiments performed by the application of vo
ltage pulses of different duration, followed by defined short circuit times
. By means of the results so obtained, a complete account of all relevant d
isplacement contributions could be derived. It was possible to separate the
remanent polarization, the epsilon-related displacements and the conductio
n currents. It was found that the epsilon-related displacement contains a f
requency dependent component which to our knowledge has not been discussed
in the literature. By means of this component it is possible to explain the
previously observed temporal lag of the remanent polarization and the tota
l displacement which led to the charge trapping model proposed by Eisenmeng
er and coworkers.