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A method and device to optimize the cumulative beneficial effect of harvesting available forms of lost energy, including energy that is lost while a vehicle is in motion (e.g., kinetic energy and energy contained in electromagnetic radiation. The cumulative energy that is recovered is converted to e

A method and device to optimize the cumulative beneficial effect of harvesting available forms of lost energy, including energy that is lost while a vehicle is in motion (e.g., kinetic energy and energy contained in electromagnetic radiation. The cumulative energy that is recovered is converted to electrical energy which powers the on-board electrolyzer to produce more hydrogen and oxygen while the system is in operation and stationary. Stationary, passive forms of energy (e.g., solar, wind, hydro, etc.) will also be available to power the electrolyzer. The system also contemplates using passive forms of energy to power a non-mobile system which incorporates an internal or external combustion engine in place of a fuel cell. An oxygen injection control device is employed to control the supply of oxygen to the combustion engine.

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1. A method for powering a mobile vehicle, comprising: separating a volume of water into hydrogen and oxygen components using an electrolyzer;storing the hydrogen and oxygen components onboard the vehicle;providing a closed loop internal combustion engine with no direct or indirect access to atmosph

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A method for powering a mobile vehicle, comprising: separating a volume of water into hydrogen and oxygen components using an electrolyzer;storing the hydrogen and oxygen components onboard the vehicle;providing a closed loop internal combustion engine with no direct or indirect access to atmospheric air, and wherein the mobile vehicle is fueled solely from the onboard hydrogen and oxygen components;supplying the internal combustion engine with a predetermined quantity of the hydrogen component;supplying the internal combustion engine with a predetermined quantity of the oxygen component, said predetermined quantity being injected under pressure into the internal combustion engine;mobilizing the automobile with power generated from the internal combustion engine;converting motion from the mobilized vehicle into electrical energy;transmitting the electrical energy to an energy system control; andtransmitting a portion of the electrical energy from the energy system control to the electrolyzer. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined quantity of oxygen and hydrogen injected into the internal combustion engine is determined from a load placed on the internal combustion engine. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined quantity of oxygen injected into the internal combustion engine is determined from a throttle position of the vehicle. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the internal combustion engine includes an oxygen injection control device, and wherein the oxygen component and the hydrogen component are mixed under pressure by: injecting the oxygen and hydrogen components under pressure into a mixing chamber a predetermined rate prior to injection of a mixture of the oxygen and the hydrogen components into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine; orinjecting the oxygen component into a fuel supply line supplying the hydrogen component under pressure to the combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the oxygen injection control device includes a modular device removably coupled to the vehicle. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the oxygen injection control device communicates with an engine control unit of the vehicle, and wherein the oxygen injection control device delivers approximately 25 grams of oxygen per second to the internal combustion engine. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the oxygen is injected into the internal combustion engine at a predetermined pressure, wherein said pressure is greater than atmospheric pressure. 8. A system for powering a vehicle, comprising: a separation device adapted to separate a volume of water into hydrogen and oxygen components;a storage device adapted to store the hydrogen and oxygen onboard the vehicle, the storage device operatively coupled to the engine to provide a sole source of fuel;a closed loop internal combustion engine operatively coupled to the storage device with no direct or indirect access to atmospheric air;an oxygen injection control device operatively coupled to the engine;an energy control system operatively coupled to the separation device; andan energy conversion apparatus operatively coupled to the vehicle and adapted to selectively transmit energy to both the energy control system and the separation device. 9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a plurality of energy conversion apparatuses operatively coupled to the vehicle and adapted to transmit energy to the energy control system. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein the oxygen injection control device is a modular device removably coupled to the engine and configured to communicate with an engine control unit of the vehicle. 11. The system of claim 10, further comprising means of utilizing excess heat from the internal combustion engine to heat water contained in the separation device. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein the close loop system comprises means to capture non-combusted oxygen and hydrogen exhausted from the internal combustion engine and communicate said exhaust to the separation device. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein the oxygen injection control device is removably coupled to the internal combustion engine and the engine control unit and wherein the oxygen control device calculates a pulse width for oxygen injection. 14. The system of claim 10, wherein the internal combustion engine comprises a combustion chamber having an outer ceramic layer. 15. The system of claim 14, wherein the outer ceramic layer comprises a silicon nitride, silicon carbide, alumina, or zirconia. 16. The system of claim 10, wherein the oxygen injection control device is configured to inject a predetermined quantity of oxygen into the internal combustion engine at a predetermined rate, the rate of injection being determined from a throttle position of the vehicle. 17. The system of claim 10, wherein the oxygen injection control device is configured to inject a predetermined quantity of oxygen into the internal combustion engine at a predetermined rate, the rate of injection being determined from engine load. 18. The system of claim 10, further comprising a water injection control device configured to inject a predetermined quantity of water into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine. 19. The system of claim 10, wherein the internal combustion engine comprises a mixing chamber coupled to a combustion chamber, said mixing chamber configured to receive the oxygen and hydrogen components from the storage device.