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A 500-kV dc hybrid transmission line consisting of a gas-insulated line (GIL) with lengths up to 10 km connected at both ends to long overhead lines is applied for lightning overvoltage studies. For this system, the conventional application of external surge arresters results in high electrical stress on the insulation of GIL. Therefore and because of the modular structure of GIL, the application...