We have studied the voltage response of AC susceptibility, and from the ima
ginary part of the susceptibility experimental results a new method is pres
ented in terms of the material equation to investigate the pinning properti
es and the dynamical response in our Hg0.69Pb0.31Ba2Ca2Cu3O8+delta sample.
We also discuss the differences between the voltage criterion and our AC re
sponse measurement method in order to determine the value of the true criti
cal current density. The result shows that the later method reflects the tr
ue critical state of high-temperature superconductivity better than the gen
eral voltage criterion.