The hybrid DC transmission system has problems such as inconsistent boundary components, inconsistent fault response characteristics, difficult resolution of high resistance fault effects, and low accuracy in identifying near end faults, which reduces the reliability of protection schemes. Therefore, the phase characteristics of the regional refractive index of the hybrid DC transmission system were analyzed for the first time, and a single ended protection scheme suitable for hybrid boundaries was proposed based on this. Firstly, establish a hybrid DC transmission system model and analyze the traveling wave transmission characteristics of different fault types. Subsequently, the fault areas of the hybrid DC transmission system were divided, and the refractive index expressions and phase frequency characteristics of the areas were derived separately. Finally, a single ended protection scheme based on a specific frequency refractive index is proposed and its performance is tested. The test results show that the proposed protection scheme not only has the speed of traditional protection schemes, but also has better resistance to high impedance faults, noise interference, and other abilities.