The invention discloses a device for suppressing transient
potential difference between rail bars in a non-electrified section, a multi-
electrode discharge gap combination formed by connecting a multi-
electrode gas
discharge tube and a piezoresistor in parallel is designed, and when the transient
potential difference between the rail bars is caused by
lightning stroke and the amplitude exceeds the action threshold of the multi-
electrode discharge gap combination, the transient
potential difference between the rail bars is suppressed. The multi-electrode discharge gap combination is switched on instantly, the potential difference between the rail bars is balanced, and the differential mode
overvoltage between the rail bars is suppressed, so that trackside equipment is protected, and the
fault probability of equipment such as a trackside rail
transformer coil, a matched
resistor and a
circuit breaker is greatly reduced. In addition, the multi-electrode discharge gap combination is fixed in an insulating tube with a plug, is encapsulated by
epoxy resin, is mounted in a protection box made of an SMC material, and is connected with the rail bars through rail connecting wires, so that the transient
overvoltage suppression requirement between the rail bars can be met, the protection box is fixed at the bottoms of the rail bars, and the mounting mode is simple, convenient and easy to implement; and the device can adapt to the complicated working conditions of trackside temperature,
humidity and vibration.