A multidirectional electrical power protection system, comprising: a first power supply configured for supplying power to a main bus circuit; at least a second power supply configured for supplying power to the main bus circuit; a first load bus electrically connected to each of the first power supply and at least the second power supply, the first load bus configured for energizing at least a first device connected to the first load bus; and at least a second load bus electrically connected to each of the first power supply and at least the second power supply, the second load bus configured for energizing at least a second device connected to the second load bus; characterized in that the multidirectional power protection system further comprises: at least one smart contactor interconnected to the main bus circuit and connected at a node between the first load bus and the second load bus, the at least one smart contactor being configured for sensing a first current flowing in a first direction through the main bus circuit and for sensing a second current flowing in a second direction through the main bus circuit, wherein the at least one smart contactor includes a logic control in communication with a sensor for delivering an output signal in response to the sensing of an overcurrent flowing in either of the first or the second directions via the sensor, wherein the logic control is configured to open the smart contactor in response to receiving the output signal, and wherein the at least one smart contactor includes a first trip curve for the first current and a second trip curve for the second current, wherein the first trip curve is dissimilar to the second trip curve. a first power supply configured for supplying power to a main bus circuit; at least a second power supply configured for supplying power to the main bus circuit; a first load bus electrically connected to each of the first power supply and at least the second power supply, the first load bus configured for energizing at least a first device connected to the first load bus; and at least a second load bus electrically connected to each of the first power supply and at least the second power supply, the second load bus configured for energizing at least a second device connected to the second load bus; characterized in that the multidirectional power protection system further comprises: at least one smart contactor interconnected to the main bus circuit and connected at a node between the first load bus and the second load bus, the at least one smart contactor being configured for sensing a first current flowing in a first direction through the main bus circuit and for sensing a second current flowing in a second direction through the main bus circuit, wherein the at least one smart contactor includes a logic control in communication with a sensor for delivering an output signal in response to the sensing of an overcurrent flowing in either of the first or the second directions via the sensor, wherein the logic control is configured to open the smart contactor in response to receiving the output signal, and wherein the at least one smart contactor includes a first trip curve for the first current and a second trip curve for the second current, wherein the first trip curve is dissimilar to the second trip curve. at least one smart contactor interconnected to the main bus circuit and connected at a node between the first load bus and the second load bus, the at least one smart contactor being configured for sensing a first current flowing in a first direction through the main bus circuit and for sensing a second current flowing in a second direction through the main bus circuit, wherein the at least one smart contactor includes a logic control in communication with a sensor for delivering an output signal in response to the sensing of an overcurrent flowing in either of the first or the second directions via the sensor, wherein the logic control is configured to open the smart contactor in response to receiving the output signal, and wherein the at least one smart contactor includes a first trip curve for the first current and a second trip curve for the second current, wherein the first trip curve is dissimilar to the second trip curve.