This presentation reviews the established principles and the advanced aspects of the selection and application of protective relays in the overall protection system, multifunctional numerical devices application for power distribution and industrial systems, and addresses some. This presentation reviews the established principles and the advanced aspects of the selection and application of protective relays in the overall protection system, multifunctional numerical devices application for power distribution and industrial systems, and addresses some. IEEE/IAS/I&CPSD Protection & Coordination WG Chair Jacobs Canada, Calgary, AB rasheek. com IEEE Southern Alberta Section PES/IAS Joint Chapter Technical Seminar - November 2016 Protective Relays - Technical Seminar Nov 2016 - Copyright: IEEE 2 Abstract: Protective relays and devices. Selectivity is a mandatory requirement for all protection, but the importance of it depends on the application. For example, unselective protection operation during a medium voltage network fault will cause an outage for an unnecessarily large number of consumers. While this is bad, It's not a. able sources such as wind and solar. These clean energy sources, connected through inverters and flexible transmission systems, are transforming traditional grids based on synchronous generators into more flexibl cant challenges to system stability. Nowhere is that clearer than in the challenge to. Complex protective relays integrate multiple protection functions, communications, and adaptive logic into a single device, enabling modern power systems to make faster, more selective protection decisions under increasingly dynamic operating conditions. As power systems grow denser and more. Abstract—In 1962, A.