What are the directional relay protection features for power plants

Directional relays are protective devices that isolate faults in power systems by detecting the direction of fault currents. In other words, it doesn't trip for every high current it sees – only if the fault lies within its protected zone. This selectivity is. Directional protection is used for all network components in which the direction of flow of power could change, for example for the short circuit between phases or for an earthing fault (single phase fault): Earth fault directional protection is sensitive to the direction of flow of the current to. [pdf]