User authenticating electrical outlet or connector, power mediating module, and power consuming device

Abstract

Provided are a user authenticating electrical outlet or connector by which there is no standby power consumption, a power mediating module for receiving power from the electrical outlet or connector and supplying the same to a power consuming device, and the power consuming device that is provided with the power mediating module or receives power via the power mediating module. A user authenticating electrical outlet or connector according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: an authenticating terminal for receiving authenticating power for user authentication and a transmitted electrical outlet operating password; an authenticating device operated by the authenticating power and determining whether the electrical outlet operating password corresponds to electrical outlet ID information; and a micro-current limiting device for allowing a micro-current to flow when a power consuming device is connected to the user authenticating electrical outlet or connector. The authenticating power is obtained from the micro-current and is supplied from the outside via the authenticating terminal. When the electrical outlet operating password corresponds to the electrical outlet ID information, main power for the power consuming device is supplied from the main power supply to the outside.

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