Electrical arc protection using a rotational shield

A power plug comprising:

• two or more pins, wherein the two or more pins are configured to electrically couple to two or more sockets of a power receptacle;
• and
• an actuation key, wherein the actuation key is configured to slide within a rotational shield track of a rotational shield of a receptacle, wherein the actuation key is configured to cause the rotational shield to rotate as the actuation key slides within the rotational shield track, wherein the rotational shield includes shielding ribs and a shorting contact, wherein the shorting contact is configured to contact two sockets of the two or more sockets, and wherein the shielding ribs are configured to block the shorting contact from contacting the two sockets.