A digital power distribution system, comprising: a) a common set of transmission lines; b) a digital power transmitter configured to accept analog electrical power and to convert the analog electrical power into discrete energy packets for distribution across the common set of transmission lines; c) a plurality of digital power receivers with parallel connections to the common set of transmission lines, wherein the digital power receivers are configured to accept the energy packets from the digital power transmitter and to convert the packets back into analog electrical power; and d) a load device electrically coupled with at least one of the digital power receivers and configured to receive analog electrical power from the digital power receiver with which it is electrically coupled, characterized in that the digital power distribution system further comprises: e) a termination module with parallel connections to the common set of transmission lines, wherein the termination module includes at least (i) a capacitor , configured to establish the characteristic capacitance of the transmission lines, and (ii) a resistor , such that the termination module is configured to maintain a constant line-to-line resistance and capacitance regardless of the number of digital power receivers , wherein the digital power transmitter is configured to determine whether the characteristic capacitance is outside of a predetermined high or low limit maintained by the digital power transmitter , wherein a loss of connection to the termination module results in a change in the characteristic capacitance or resistance of the transmission lines, and if the characteristic capacitance falls outside of the predetermined high or low limits maintained by the digital power transmitter , the digital power transmitter is configured to act to interrupt power supply to the transmission lines. a) a common set of transmission lines; b) a digital power transmitter configured to accept analog electrical power and to convert the analog electrical power into discrete energy packets for distribution across the common set of transmission lines; c) a plurality of digital power receivers with parallel connections to the common set of transmission lines, wherein the digital power receivers are configured to accept the energy packets from the digital power transmitter and to convert the packets back into analog electrical power; and d) a load device electrically coupled with at least one of the digital power receivers and configured to receive analog electrical power from the digital power receiver with which it is electrically coupled, characterized in that the digital power distribution system further comprises: e) a termination module with parallel connections to the common set of transmission lines, wherein the termination module includes at least (i) a capacitor , configured to establish the characteristic capacitance of the transmission lines, and (ii) a resistor , such that the termination module is configured to maintain a constant line-to-line resistance and capacitance regardless of the number of digital power receivers , wherein the digital power transmitter is configured to determine whether the characteristic capacitance is outside of a predetermined high or low limit maintained by the digital power transmitter , wherein a loss of connection to the termination module results in a change in the characteristic capacitance or resistance of the transmission lines, and if the characteristic capacitance falls outside of the predetermined high or low limits maintained by the digital power transmitter , the digital power transmitter is configured to act to interrupt power supply to the transmission lines. <EOS>