ABSTRACT
Some protection engineers think that their professional responsibilities are limited to the operation of relay protection (RP). They claim that they are absolutely not interested in the problem of protection of RP from intentional remote destructive impact. Many specialists are very excited about any innovations and new trends in the field of RP, regardless of where these innovations can take us, whether it is a "proactive relay protection". There are specialists convinced that if processing capabilities of modern microprocessors used in digital protective relay not only enable protection of RP but also do a lot of other things. Some authorities responsible for making strategic decisions in the field of RP development are following the principle: if any developed country started moving in a specific direction, we should not lag behind. One of the Russian renowned authorities in the field of RP, who occupies a top management position.
