Patent ID: 8074936

Claim:
A power distribution system comprising; a microwave transmitter for transmitting a first microwave power beam to a first redirector satellite in orbit about a celestial body said transmitter having a directional controller for said microwave power beam and having beam focus controller over said microwave power beam, the first redirector satellite having; a first microwave receiver; a microwave to electricity converter that converts the first microwave power beam to satellite electricity; a needs based satellite electricity allocator that allocates a portion of the satellite electricity for use by the satellite and that allocates the balance of the satellite electricity to a plurality of satellite microwave transmitters; each of the plurality of satellite microwave transmitters converts the allocated satellite electricity into microwaves and transmits a respective plurality of satellite microwave power beams; each of said respective satellite microwave transmitters having respective power controllers, respective microwave beam directional controllers; and respective microwave beam focus controller; a plurality of destinations having respective power needs associated with each of the respective plurality of satellite microwave power beams selected from the list: one or more secondary redirector satellites in orbit around a celestial body, one or more rectenna receiver stations, one or more powered vehicles; each of said destinations having respective rectennas for receiving the satellite microwave power beam and converting it into respective destination electricity.