IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0225329
(2011-09-02)
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등록번호 |
US-8449733
(2013-05-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Brundidge & Stanger, P.C.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
3 인용 특허 :
10 |
초록
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A hydrogen generation system for producing hydrogen and injecting the hydrogen as a fuel supplement into the air intake of internal combustion engines. Hydrogen and oxygen is produced with a fuel cell at low temperatures and pressure from water in a supply tank. The hydrogen is directed to the air i
A hydrogen generation system for producing hydrogen and injecting the hydrogen as a fuel supplement into the air intake of internal combustion engines. Hydrogen and oxygen is produced with a fuel cell at low temperatures and pressure from water in a supply tank. The hydrogen is directed to the air intake of the engine while the oxygen is vented to the atmosphere. The device is powered by the vehicle battery. The system utilizes an engine sensor that permits power to the system only when the engine is in operation.
대표청구항
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1. A portable hydrogen supplemental system for supplying hydrogen gas to an internal combustion engine comprising: a housing unit;an electrolyzer mounted inside the housing unit that separates nonelectrolyte water into the hydrogen gas and oxygen gas in response to electrical power;a nonelectrolyte
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A portable hydrogen supplemental system for supplying hydrogen gas to an internal combustion engine comprising: a housing unit;an electrolyzer mounted inside the housing unit that separates nonelectrolyte water into the hydrogen gas and oxygen gas in response to electrical power;a nonelectrolyte water tank mounted inside the housing unit and positioned to supply nonelectrolyte water to the electrolyzer;a power supply for supplying the electrical power in a form of a voltage to the electrolyzer; andan engine sensor for detecting operation of the internal combustion enginewherein the electrolyzer, when supplied with the electrical power, produces the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas from the nonelectrolyte water being supplied from the nonelectrolyte water tank, and supplies, via the nonelectrolyte water tank, the hydrogen gas being produced to the internal combustion engine for combustion therein,wherein the electrolyzer is disposed external of the nonelectrolyte water tank,wherein the nonelectrolyte water tank includes first and second dividers provided at opposite ends of the nonelectrolyte water tank to divide the nonelectrolyte water tank into a hydrogen section and an oxygen section; andwherein each divider is formed along an inner wall of the nonelectrolyte water tank and extends to a predetermined position from the bottom surface of the nonelectrolyte water tank such that when the nonelectrolyte water is input into the nonelectrolyte water tank, the nonelectrolyte water tank fills evenly on both sides of each of the dividers,wherein the nonelectrolyte water tank includes at least first and second gas collection cavities at a top portion thereof for collecting the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas respectively, the first and second gas collection cavities each being formed by a top surface of the nonelectrolyte water tank, the first and second tank dividers and a surface of the nonelectrolyte water in the nonelectrolyte water tank,wherein the first gas collection cavity includes a fitting at the top thereof for outputting the hydrogen gas out of the nonelectrolyte water tank to the internal combustion engine for combustion therein,wherein the second gas collection cavity includes a fitting at the top thereof for outputting the oxygen gas out of the nonelectrolyte water tank,wherein the power supply supplies electrical power to the electrolyzer when the engine sensor detects that the internal combustion engine is in operation,wherein the hydrogen gas supplied from the electrolyzer to the nonelectrolyte water tank is input into the hydrogen section, travels through the nonelectrolyte water in the hydrogen section and collects in the first gas collection cavity,wherein the oxygen gas supplied from the electrolyzer to the nonelectrolyte water tank is input to the oxygen section, travels through the nonelectrolyte water in the oxygen gas section, and collects in the second gas collection cavity,wherein the electrolyzer comprises:a plurality of layers, the layer being non-liquid and each layer in adjacent contact with another one of the layers,wherein the plurality of layers includes at least two external layers and an internal layer which is disposed in adjacent contact between the external layers,wherein a first external layer is connected to a positive terminal of the power supply and as such applies the positive side of the voltage to a first side of the internal layer, and a second external layer is connected to a negative terminal of the power supply and as such applies the negative side of the voltage to a second side of the internal layer, the first and second sides being opposite sides of the internal layer, andwherein when the voltage is applied across the first external layer, the internal layer and the second external layer, the electrolyzer separates the nonelectrolyte water into the oxygen gas which is output on the first side of the internal layer and the hydrogen gas which is output on the second side of the internal layer. 2. A portable hydrogen supplemental system according to claim 1, further comprising: a mounting bracket which mounts the portable hydrogen supplemental system to a surface of a vehicle which includes the internal combustion engine. 3. A portable hydrogen supplemental system according to claim 1, wherein the nonelectrolyte water tank is positioned above the electrolyzer. 4. A portable hydrogen supplemental system according to claim 1, further comprising: a control electrical circuit, having a switch, which supplies electrical power to the electrolyzer when the engine sensor detects that the internal combustion engine is in operation. 5. A portable hydrogen supplemental system according to claim 1, wherein the first external layer is an anode and the second external layer is a cathode, and the internal layer is a membrane,wherein the plurality of layers further comprises a first electrocatalyst disposed on the anode and a second electrocatalyst disposed on the cathode, and the membrane is disposed between the first electrocatalyst and the second electrocatalyst.wherein the electrical power is applied to the anode and the cathode in a manner to produce hydrogen and oxygen gases. 6. A portable hydrogen supplemental system according to claim 1, wherein said the nonelectrolyte water tank comprises: a water supply fitting positioned on the underside of the nonelectrolyte water tank connected to a tube that is connected to a water inlet fitting on the electrolyte,wherein the nonelectrolyte water is supplied to the electrolyzer by the tube, andwherein the electrolyzer further includes a hydrogen gas outlet fitting and an oxygen gas outlet fitting which are connected by other tubes to gas inlet fittings on the underside of the nonelectrolyte water tank. 7. A portable hydrogen supplemental system according to claim 6, wherein during operation of the electrolyzer, a small amount of the nonelectrolyte water, hydrogen gas bubbles and oxygen gas bubbles emerge from a hydrogen outlet and an oxygen outlet, respectively, of the electrolyzer, and flow into the hydrogen section and the oxygen section of the nonelectrolyte water tank, wherein bubbles rise through the nonelectrolyte water to the upper air cavities formed by the surface of the nonelectrolyte water in the nonelectrolyte tank and the tank dividers such that the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas are kept separate from each other in the upper cavities by the tank dividers, andwherein as the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas fill their respective upper cavities, the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas flow out of the upper cavities through a hydrogen fitting and an oxygen fitting, respectively. 8. A portable hydrogen supplemental system according to claim 7, wherein the hydrogen and oxygen fittings can each be replaced by a gas collector which is constructed to contain baffles that serve to prevent the nonelectrolyte water from splashing into or entering the tubes. 9. A portable hydrogen supplemental system according to claim 8, wherein each baffle is configured to extend perpendicularly from an inner surface of the gas collector, and wherein a first baffle is configured to extend from a portion of the inner surface of the gas collector opposite to another portion of the inner surface of the gas collector from which a second baffle extends. 10. A method of supplying hydrogen gas to an internal combustion engine comprising: supplying, from a nonelectrolyte water tank mounted inside the housing unit, nonelectrolyte water to an electrolyzer;detecting, by an engine sensor, operation of the internal combustion engine;supplying, by a power supply, electrical power in the form of a voltage to the electrolyzer upon detecting that the internal combustion engine is in operation;producing, by the electrolyzer, when supplied with the electrical power, hydrogen and oxygen gases from the nonelectrolyte water being supplied to the electrolyzer from a nonelectrolyte tank; andsupplying, via the nonelectrolyte water tank, the hydrogen gas being produced to the internal combustion engine for combustion therein,wherein the electrolyzer is disposed external of the nonelectrolyte water tank,wherein the nonelectrolyte water tank includes first and second dividers provided at opposite ends of the nonelectrolyte water tank to divide the the nonelectrolyte water tank into a hydrogen section and an oxygen section, andwherein each divider is formed along an inner wall of the nonelectrolyte water tank and extends to a predetermined position from the bottom surface of the nonelectrolyte water tank such that when the nonelectrolyte water is input into the nonelectrolyte water tank, the nonelectrolyte water tank fills evenly on both sides of each of the first and second dividers,wherein the nonelectrolyte water tank includes at least first and second gas collection cavities at a top portion thereof for collecting hydrogen gas and oxygen gas respectively, the first and second gas collection cavities each being formed by a top surface of the nonelectrolyte water tank, the first and second dividers and the surface of the nonelectrolyte water in the nonelectrolyte water tank,wherein the first gas collection cavity includes a fitting at the top thereof for outputting the hydrogen gas out of the nonelectrolyte water tank tot he internal combustion engine for combustion therein,wherein the second gas collection cavity includes a fitting at the top thereof for outputting the oxygen gas out of the nonelectrolyte water tank,wherein the hydrogen gas supplied from the electrolyzer to the nonelectrolyte water tank is input to the hydrogen section, travels through the nonelectrolyte water tank in the hydrogen section, and collects in the first gas collection cavity,wherein the oxygen gas supplied from the electrolyzer to the nonelectrolyte water tank is input to the oxygen section, travels through the nonelectrolyte water in the oxygen section, and collects in the second gas collection cavity,wherein the electrolyzer comprises:a plurality of layers, the layers being non-liquid and each layer being in adjacent contact with another one of the layers,wherein the plurality of layers includes at least two external layers and an internal layer which is disposed in adjacent contact between the external layers,wherein a first external layer is connected to a positive terminal of the power supply and as such applies the positive side of the voltage to a first side of the internal layer, and a second external layer is connected to a negative terminal of the power supply and as such applies the negative side of the voltage to a second side of the internal layer, said first and second sides being on opposite sides of the internal layer, andwherein when the voltage is applied across the first external layer, the internal layer and the second external layer, the electrolyzer separates the nonelectrolyte water into oxygen gas which is output on the first side of the internal layer and hydrogen gas which is output on the second side of the internal layer. 11. A method according to claim 10, wherein a mounting bracket mounts the portable hydrogen supplemental system to a surface of a vehicle which includes the internal combustion engine. 12. A method according to claim 10, wherein the nonelectrolyte water tank is positioned above the electrolyzer. 13. A method according to claim 10, wherein a control electrical circuit, having a switch, supplies electrical power to the electrolyzer when the engine sensor detects that the internal combustion engine is in operation. 14. A method according to claim 10, wherein the first external layer is an anode and the second external layer is a cathode, and the internal layer is a membrane,wherein the plurality of layers further include a first electrocatalyst disposed on the anode and a second electrocatalyst disposed on the cathode, and the membrane is disposed between the first electrocatalyst and the second electrocatalyst,wherein the electrical power is applied to the anode and the cathode in a manner to produce hydrogen and oxygen gases. 15. A method according to claim 10, wherein the nonelectrolyte water tank comprises: a water supply fitting positioned on the underside of the nonelectrolyte water tank connected to a tube that is connected to a water inlet fitting on the electrolyzer,wherein the nonelectrolyte water is supplied to the electrolyzer by the tube, andwherein the electrolyzer further includes a hydrogen gas outlet fitting and an oxygen gas outlet fitting which are connected by other tubes to gas inlet fittings on the underside of the nonelectrolyte water tank. 16. A method according to claim 15, wherein during operation of the electrolyzer, a small amount of the nonelectrolyte water, hydrogen gas bubbles and oxygen gas bubbles emerge from a hydrogen outlet and an oxygen outlet, respectively, of the electrolyzer, and flow into the hydrogen section and the oxygen section of the nonelectrolyte water tank, wherein bubbles rise through the nonelectrolyte water to the upper air cavities formed by a surface of the nonelectrolyte water in the nonelectrolyte water tank and the first and second dividers such that hydrogen and oxygen gases are kept separate from each other in the upper cavities by the first and second dividers, andwherein as the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas fill their respective upper cavities, the hydrogen gas and the oxygen gas flow out of the upper cavities through a hydrogen fitting and an oxygen fitting, respectively. 17. A method according to claim 16, wherein the hydrogen and oxygen fittings can each be replaced by a gas collector which is constructed to contain baffles that serve to prevent the nonelectrolyte water from splashing into or entering the tubes. 18. A method according to claim 17, wherein each baffle is configured to extend perpendicularly from an inner surface of the gas collector, and wherein a first baffle is configured to extend from a portion of the inner surface of the gas collector opposite to another portion of the inner surface of the gas collector from which a second baffle extends. 19. A portable hydrogen supplemental system according to claim 5, wherein the membrane includes a solid fluoropolymer. 20. A method according to claim 14, wherein the membrane includes a solid fluoropolymer.
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