a) to reduce the power system currents to values low enough for safe measurement in protective relays b) to insulate the relay circuits from the primary circuit and c) to permit the use of standardized current ratings for relays.
CHAPTER-II
1. Polarity, Terminal markings
The relative polarities of CT primary and secondary terminals are identified either by painted polarity marks or symbols. P1 and P2 for the primary terminals S1 and S2 for the secondary terminals or 1S1 2S2 3S3