1.GeneralreviewThefirst330kVtransmissionlineinNorthwestChinafromLiujiaxiaHydroPowerStationthroughQinanSubstationtoTangyuSubstationwascommissionedin1972.Intheseventies,accompany-ingthecommissioningofHanchengandQinlingThermalPowerPlantsinShaanxiProvince,the330kVtransmissionlinesfrom