Power and safety management of electrical appliances in a smart power distribution system

This paper introduces a low-cost solution to the on/off control of home appliances using a new power distribution system, and discusses how the system contributes to the safe and convenient use of the appliances. In the proposed system, with an RFID tag in the plug and newly-designed sockets/power strips, the smart meter identifies appliances connected to individual (wall) sockets simply by connecting the appliances to the socket.