Polarity of instrument transformers:

When instrument transformers are used with measuring or control devices that respond
only to the magnitude of the current or voltage, the direction of current flow does not affect the
response and the connections to the secondary terminals can be reversed without affecting the
operation of the devices. When instrument transformers are used with measuring or control
devices that respond to the interaction of two or more currents, the correct operation of the
devices depends upon the relative phase positions of the currents in addition to the magnitudes.
To show the relative instantaneous directions of current flow one primary and one secondary
terminal are identified with a distinctive polarity marker, these indicate that at the instant when
the primary current is flowing into the marked primary terminal the secondary current is flowing
out of the marked secondary terminal.