HYDROX PRODUIT PAR ELECTROLYSE COMME SOURCE PARTIELLE HYBRIDE DE CARBURANT POUR MOTEURS A COMBUSTION INTERNE CLASSIQUES

HYDROGEN/OXYGEN GAS PRODUCED BY ELECTROLYSIS AS A PARTIAL HYBRID FUEL SOURCE FOR CONVENTIONAL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES

Abrégé anglais

A delivery and manufacturing system for an electrolysis-based process for
producing
hydrogen/oxygen gases on-demand /on-board a vehicle including stationary
applications,
with said gases increasing the combustion efficiency of internal combustion
engines, and
partially replacing the amount of fossil-based fuels required for optimum
engine performance
while decreasing Greenhouse Gas emissions.

Improvements over currently available delivery systems include automatic or
manually
controlled processes for re-filling or maintaining water levels within the
hydrolyser units;
convective and/or conductive heat transfer systems to prevent or unfreeze
reservoir water in
cold-weather applications; a customized ball valve for maintaining water
levels; scalability of
components allowing small to large-scale installations; independent dedicated
electrical
power source and recharging system; adjustable voltage power supply; dust
filtering system;
custom designed splash guards; central mechanically-induced low pressure gas
relay device;
dischargeable moisture collector system; fuel injector modification;
scalability of specially
designed hydrolyser containment modules; non-magnetic serrated metal plate
assemblies
increasing plate surfaces.

Revendications

CLAIMS



Improvements over currently available technology for the delivery of gases of
an
electrolysis-based process which produces hydrogen and oxygen gases used as a
partial
fuel source for internal combustion engines, which:

(1) Consists of a plastic-based hydrolyser module or multiple modules
encompassing
an independent or self-contained water reservoir, splash guard(s), moisture
filter
and including serrated stainless steel plate assemblies for increasing plate
surface.

(2) Consists of a separate water reservoir for re-filling the hydrolyser
unit/units with
water and encompassing an automatic, mechanically controlled process utilizing
a
drip valve for use in larger scale applications.

(3) Consists of a heating system to heat the water in a separate reservoir so
as to
unfreeze or prevent water from freezing in cold climate applications
encompassing a heat generating process through a conductive and/or convective
heat transfer system by diverting exhaust gases from the exhaust tailpipe
through
a separate heater unit.

(4) Consists of a heating system to heat the water in a separate reservoir so
as to
unfreeze or prevent water from freezing in cold climate applications
encompassing a heat generating process through a conductive and/or convective
heat transfer system by diverting the anti-freeze or coolant solution from the

radiator to a separate heater unit.

(5) Consists of a heating system to heat the water in the separate reservoir
so as to
unfreeze or prevent water from freezing in cold climate applications
encompassing a heat generating process through a conductive and/or convective
heat transfer system using a multiple series of highly heat-conductive strips
of
metal with one end of the assembly placed around the tailpipe or engine
manifold
of a vehicle and the other end around the heater unit.



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(6) Consists of an atmospheric water-recovery system to automatically supply
water
into the hydrolyser unit so as to maintain an adequate level of hydrolytic
solution
in the hydrolyser unit, encompassing a modified dehumidification process to
remove moisture from the air and redirect the moisture in the form of water
into
the hydrolyser unit/s.

(7) Consists of a heating system to heat the water in the separate reservoir
so as to
unfreeze or prevent water from freezing in cold climate applications
encompassing a heating element, powered by an AC current, installed inside the

heater module and used when vehicles are parked with access to an AC plug-in
facility.

(8) Consists of a mechanical valve and flow control device based on a gravity
feed to
supply water from the reservoir to maintain constant water levels in the
hydrolyser units.

(9) Is characterized by the capability of achieving scaling of the technology,

producing units from small to large sizes, depending on end use, using one or
a
cluster of multiple hydrolyser units.

(10) Consists of using an independent and dedicated electrical power source
for the
electrolysis process together with a recharging system from the vehicle's
alternator and utilizing a battery isolator.

(11) Consists of an automatically or manually adjustable voltage regulator and
multi-
functional power supply regulating the voltage and amperage input and output.

(12) Consists of a dust filtering system.

(13) Consists of custom designed splash guards inside the hydrolyser units.

(14) Consists of a central, mechanically-induced low pressure gas relay device
to
increase the gas pressure flow into the engine.

(15) Consists of a manually or automatically dischargeable moisture filtering
system.

(16) Consists of modifying the fuel-injector opening and closing timing
sequence of
the vehicle's computer.


(17) Consisting of a custom designed, pre-engineered and scalable plastic-
based
containment module or multiple modules of hydrolyser units.



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(18) Consists of custom designed, pre-engineered and scalable internal plate
assembly or multiple plate assemblies using non-magnetic, metal plates with
flat
or serrated surfaces.

(19) Consists in coating the metallic plate surfaces, used to produce the
internal plate
assemblies, by a high-heat baking process using electrically conductive metal
particulate embedded in a ceramic compound to increase the plate surface and
conductivity for the electrolysis process.



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Description

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The process utilizes one electrolyzer unit or niultiple !.rnits arran<;er1 in
tandent ~Oerzby
the hvdrogen/oxy,en gases_ produced by the electrolysis ol' %water and a
hydroly
agent, are incorporated, at r.rnder less than one a.tmo sphere of pre.ssure,
~ia a parallel
arran,,ement of feeder tubes into a central oas relay de%ice resulting i.n a
lo%v
mechaniccjllc-induced pressure output. These p,es are then intrOduced throu-;h
one or
rtrore entr'y points into the air intake nrairifcrlii, close to the eno.ine
butterflv, and into the
conibustion chambers of the. enoine As a firel source., su}ticie-nt a.mounts
of hydrogen
and oxy',en t4ases ar-e oenerated to partially provide the necessary ener-gy
reqiiired tor a
conventional internal cornbustion engine to operate efficiently. This tivill
loNver, in a
rec.iprocal ratio propor-tion, the a.mount of aily type of.fossil-based tuel
normallv used,
creatinIg a hybrid etTect_ 'I'lre improvements over conventi.onat hydrogen-
fuelled engines are the total eliniination
+)
for- the need of e:titernally-produced hydrogen stored in iighly-hresstrrized
{3000 PSI
stora-e tanks since the required hydro~er~;'oxvgen gases generated b_y the
electrol~~sis
process, are produced directly on-board the vehicles and only on-denland, as
needed,
when the en-ine is operating. The amaunt of regular firel, adjusted and contr-
olled by the
vehicle's own computer, entering the cornbustion chambers via the injector
valves is thus
reduced and replaced by ttle hydro'genioxygen (yases. A dedica.ted and
independeut DC'
electrical source activates the electrolysis process. The electrical sotrrce
is recharged
independently by the aiter'nator fior all vehiciztar applications. A.n AC
po\wer source is
used for stationary applications. PoAer to the units is connected, either iii
series or in
parallel.. this determined by the scalable size and number of units reciuired
to attain
maXitrrum en-ine efficiency. Electrical variable vr~lta~~e converters control
the appropriate
artrpera_-ge required for rnaxiinum etfectiveness.

The v~'ater supply tor the electrolysis reservoirs is replenished
automatically by a
dehurnidification system takin~ naoistur-e directl}- frc~m the air, or
manuatlv, r h\a.
manually-actikrated pump f`rc>m~a central reser4 oir in order to ma.i.ntain a
maximum peak
ope.ratin, water levei_ %,, itlr le\ els all cc7ntrolleci by ball valves.

The electrolyzer unit is conlposed r,f a plastic casin~, stainless steel
me.tal plates and
hard\Yare, anode and c-athode terminals, plastic connectors, saf~et~,
tiralves, feeder \alves,
atld ball valves, water and an elec.trolvzino, aoent, together ck ith the
necessary Lti-irimo, and
ttrbing to effi?.ctuate ;ga` di;(it-erti to the engine.