Patent ID: 8596581

Claim:
A power distribution network, comprising: (a) at least one ground-based microwave transmitter, having: (i) a microwave transmitting antenna, (ii) a microwave transmission directional controller for the microwave transmitting antenna, (iii) a microwave transmission focus controller for the microwave transmitting antenna, and (iv) a microwave transmission power controller for the microwave transmitting antenna; (b) a plurality of ground-based microwave receivers, each having: (i) a microwave receiving antenna, (ii) a microwave to electricity converter; (c) one or more microwave redirectors, having: (i) at least one microwave receiver, having: (A) a microwave receiving antenna, and (B) a microwave to electricity converter; (ii) a plurality of microwave transmitters, each having: (A) a microwave transmitting antenna, (B) a microwave transmission directional controller for the microwave transmitting antenna, (C) a microwave transmission focus controller for the microwave transmitting antenna, (D) a microwave transmission power controller for the microwave transmitting antenna, and (iii) a received power to plurality of transmitters and redirector power allocation controller; wherein a first ground-based microwave transmitter transmits a directed and focused power beam transmission to a first microwave redirector, and wherein the first microwave redirector receives the power beam transmission from the first ground-based microwave transmitter and transmits directed and focused power beam transmissions to a plurality of stations selected from the plurality of microwave redirectors and the plurality of ground-based microwave receivers, and wherein the first microwave redirector allocates power both to itself and to the plurality of stations to which power is transmitted.