本发明是基于携带装置与至少两个串联连接的火花隙（5,5”，5' ‘），其中每个火花隙包括两个电极（1，2，1’，1‘’）和一个中间绝缘层（的雷电电流 3，3”，4）的各自的火花间隙的翻转路径（6,6' 在电极之间的形式，6‘’），并且其中所述绝缘层中的至少一个的厚度为从剩余的绝缘层（一个或多个）的厚度不同。 相比要达到已知的设计，以获得与该行的良好淬火容量低工作电压跟随电流和维持所需的雷电电流。 为了这个目的，它提供了具有相对高的电阻和相对短经由路径（6）具有绝缘层（3，3“）的第一火花间隙（5）被提供，并且在一个第二火花间隙（5”）或第二和进一步火花隙（ 5”，5' ‘）被提供或由具有一个相对于所述第一火花间隙相对低的电阻的形成，并且相对长的闪络路径（6’，6‘’）具有绝缘层（4），或具有和电连接到在所述第一火花间隙 串联连接的或是。

The invention relates to a lightning current carrying arrangement with at least two series-connected spark gaps (5, 5 ', 5' '), each spark gap consists of two electrodes (1, 2, 1', 1 '') and an intervening insulating layer ( 3, 3 ', 4) is formed between the electrodes of the respective spark gap a flashover distance (6, 6', 6 '') and wherein the thickness of at least one of the insulating layers is different from the thickness of the remaining insulating layer (s). In contrast to known designs to be achieved, to obtain a low spark in good quenching capacity of the line follow current and maintaining the required lightning current carrying capability. For this purpose, it is provided that a first spark gap (5) with a relatively high resistance and a relatively short over path (6) possessing insulating layer (3, 3 ') is provided, and that a second spark gap (5') or a second and further spark gaps ( 5 ', 5' ') is provided, or are having a relation to the formation of the first spark gap relatively low resistance and a relatively long over path (6', 6 '') possessing insulating layer (4) or have and electrically connected to the first spark gap in series connected or are.