Anti-theft power distribution systems and methods

An anti-theft power system, comprising:

• an encoder comprising:
• a first encoder input to receive a first phase of power;
• a second encoder input to receive a second phase of power;
• at least a first encoder output, a second encoder output, and a third encoder output;
• and
• an encoder controller to selectively transmit:
• during a first time period, the first phase of power via the first encoder output and the second phase of power via the second encoder output, and
• during a second time period, the first phase of power via an encoder output other than the first encoder output and the second phase of power via an encoder output other than the second encoder output;
• and
• a decoder comprising:
• a first decoder input coupled to the first encoder output, a second decoder input coupled to the second decoder output, and a third decoder input coupled to the third decoder output;
• a first decoder output to output the first phase of power;
• a second decoder output to output the second phase of power;
• and
• a decoder controller to selectively couple:
• during the first time period, the first decoder input to the first decoder output as the first phase of power and the second decoder input to the second decoder output as the second phase of power, and
• during the second time period, the decoder input other than the first decoder input to the first decoder output as the first phase of power and the decoder input other than the second decoder input to the second decoder output as the second phase of power.

An anti-theft power system encoder to encode three-phase power for encoded distribution of split-phase power to multiple decoders, comprising:

• an encoder comprising:
• a first encoder input to receive a first phase of power;
• a second encoder input to receive a second phase of power;
• a third encoder input to receive a third phase of power;
• at least three encoder outputs for each encoded connection to a decoder;
• and
• an encoder controller to selectively couple:
• during a first time period, two of the encoder inputs corresponding to two different phases of power to a first set of two of the at least three encoder outputs associated with each encoded connection to a decoder;
• and
• during a second time period, two of the encoder inputs corresponding to two different phases of power to a second set of two of the at least three encoder outputs associated with each encoded connection to a decoder.