Power monitoring master load strip with triple slave loads

A power strip device comprising:

• a power plug including a line input and a neutral input;
• a relay electrically coupled between the line input and the neutral input of the power plug;
• a master power outlet including a line output and a neutral output, the line output of the master power outlet being electrically coupled to the line input of the power plug through the relay;
• a plurality of slave power outlets each having a neutral output electrically coupled to the neutral input of the power plug, the plurality of slave power outlets including a first slave power outlet, a second slave power outlet, and a third slave power outlet;
• and
• a switch having a switch input and two switch outputs, the switch input being electrically coupled to the relay and the two switch outputs being electrically coupled to the line outputs of the first slave power outlet and the second slave power outlets;
• and outlet, respectively,
• wherein the relay is configured to cause the switch to switch the first slave power outlet to an on state or an off state and to switch the second slave power outlet to a state opposite the state of the first slave power outlet based upon the amount of current being supplied to the master power outlet,
• wherein the master power outlet is maintained in an on state so that a first external device electrically connected to the master power outlet can continuously draw current through the relay from the power plug, and when the first external device electrically connected to the master power outlet draws a current greater than a predetermined current level through the relay from the power plug, the relay causes the first slave power outlet to switch to an on state so that a second external device set to an on state and electrically coupled to the first slave power outlet is placed in a fully operational state at the same time the first external device is placed in a fully operational state, and the relay causes the second slave power outlet to switch to an off state so that a third external device set to an on state and electrically coupled to the second slave power outlet cannot draw current from the power plug at the same time the first external device is placed in a fully operational state thereby preventing the first, second, and third external devices from operating at the same time to cause overloading of an electrical system to which the power plug is electrically connected, and
• wherein the third slave power outlet is maintained in an on state whether or not the first external device connected to the master power outlet draws current greater than a predetermined current through the relay from the power plug.