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A hydrogen fuel generator having a fuel cell unit having a computerized injection controller and passive conductive tubular cells that are not coupled to a power source is described.

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1. A system comprising: an injector to receive hydrogen gas on a supply line from a hydrogen fuel generator and to deliver the hydrogen gas on an injection line to an engine;a computerized injection controller coupled to injector, wherein the computerized injection controller is configured to: recei

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A system comprising: an injector to receive hydrogen gas on a supply line from a hydrogen fuel generator and to deliver the hydrogen gas on an injection line to an engine;a computerized injection controller coupled to injector, wherein the computerized injection controller is configured to: receive a first indicator of manifold air pressure of an engine;receive a second indicator of engine speed of the engine;determine a desired amount of the hydrogen gas to deliver to the engine using the first indicator and the second indicator; andcontrol the injector to deliver the desired amount of hydrogen gas to inject into an air intake of the engine to deliver to the engine on the injection line, such that the desired amount of hydrogen gas, a desired amount of air, and a desired amount of fuel are delivered into a combustion chamber of the engine; andthe hydrogen fuel generator comprising: a cylindrical enclosure of metal, wherein the cylindrical enclosure is to operate as a first electrode when coupled to a first terminal of a power source;a fuel cell unit disposed within the cylindrical enclosure, wherein the fuel cell unit comprises: a second electrode coupled to a second terminal of the power source; anda plurality of conductive tubular cells disposed in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical enclosure, wherein the plurality of conductive tubular cells are passive conductors and are not coupled to the first and second terminals. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the computerized injection controller is coupled to a user interface device, and wherein the user interface device is configured to indicate emissions of the engine. 3. The system of claim 1 further comprising the air intake of a vehicle, wherein the injector is configured to deliver the desired amount of hydrogen gas on the injection line into the air intake of the vehicle. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of conductive tubular cells comprises microscopic indentations on one or more surfaces. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein every other one of the plurality of conductive tubular cells comprises a plurality of holes on at least one surface of the respective cell. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the computerized injection controller is further configured to determine the desired amount of the hydrogen gas to deliver to the engine using the first and second indicators and a fuel injection mapping, wherein the fuel injection mapping corresponds to combinations of air, fuel, and hydrogen according to engine parameters of the engine, the engine parameters comprising the first indicator and the second indicator, and wherein the fuel injection mapping maps values of the first indicator and values of the second indicator to desired amounts of hydrogen to inject to achieve a desired one of the combinations of air, fuel, and hydrogen. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the cylindrical enclosure of metal is configured to hold an aqueous solution of water and electrolyte, wherein the cylindrical enclosure operates as a cathode when connected to a power source. 8. A method comprising: receiving, at a computerized injection controller, a first indicator of manifold air pressure of an engine;receiving, at the computerized injection controller, a second indicator of engine speed of the engine, wherein the first and second indicators are associated with emissions of the engine;determining, by the computerized injection controller, a desired amount of hydrogen gas to deliver from a hydrogen fuel generator to the engine using the first and second indicators, wherein the hydrogen fuel generator comprises: a cylindrical enclosure of metal, wherein the cylindrical enclosure is to operate as a first electrode when coupled to a first terminal of a power source;a fuel cell unit disposed within the cylindrical enclosure, wherein the fuel cell unit comprises: a second electrode coupled to a second terminal of the power source; anda plurality of conductive tubular cells disposed in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical enclosure, wherein the plurality of conductive tubular cells are passive conductors and are not coupled to the first and second terminals; andcontrolling an injector, by the computerized injection controller, to deliver the desired amount of hydrogen to inject into an air intake of the engine, such that the desired amount of hydrogen, a desired amount of air, and a desired amount of fuel are delivered into a combustion chamber of the engine. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the desired amount of hydrogen gas to deliver to the engine is determined using the first and second indicators and a fuel injection mapping, wherein the fuel injection mapping corresponds to combinations of air, fuel, and hydrogen according to engine parameters of the engine, the engine parameters comprising the first indicator and the second indicator, and wherein the fuel injection mapping maps values of the first indicator and values of the second indicator to desired amounts of hydrogen to inject to achieve a desired one of the combinations of air, fuel, and hydrogen. 10. The method of claim 8, wherein the controlling comprises controlling the desired amount of hydrogen to deliver to the air intake of a vehicle containing the engine. 11. The method of claim 8, further comprising: calculating, by the computerized injection controller, an output indicative of the emissions of the engine; andproviding the output to a user via a user interface device. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the providing the output on the user interface device comprises displaying the output on a display of a vehicle or machine containing the engine. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one of the plurality of conductive tubular cells comprises microscopic indentations on one or more surfaces. 14. A method comprising: modifying a fuel injection mapping of a computerized injection controller, wherein the fuel injection mapping comprises combinations of air, fuel, and hydrogen according to engine parameters of an engine, the engine parameters comprising a first indicator and a second indicator, wherein the fuel injection mapping comprises a plurality of cell locations, each of the plurality of cell locations contains a number that indicates an amount of time an injector is activated to deliver hydrogen to the engine;receiving, at the computerized injection controller, the first indicator that comprises manifold air pressure of the engine;receiving, at the computerized injection controller, the second indicator that comprises engine speed of the engine, wherein the first and second indicators are associated with emissions of the engine;determining, by the computerized injection controller, a desired amount of hydrogen gas to deliver from a hydrogen fuel generator to the engine using the first and second indicators, wherein the hydrogen fuel generator comprises: a cylindrical enclosure of metal, wherein the cylindrical enclosure is to operate as a first electrode when coupled to a first terminal of a power source;a fuel cell unit disposed within the cylindrical enclosure, wherein the fuel cell unit comprises: a second electrode coupled to a second terminal of the power source; anda plurality of conductive tubular cells disposed in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical enclosure, wherein the plurality of conductive tubular cells are passive conductors and are not coupled to the first and second terminals; andcontrolling an injector, by the computerized injection controller, to deliver the desired amount of hydrogen to inject into an air intake of the engine, such that the desired amount of hydrogen, a desired amount of air, and a desired amount of fuel are delivered into a combustion chamber of the engine. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determining comprises determining which of the plurality of cell locations to use using the first and second indicators as indexes to lookup the amount of time the injector is activated. 16. The method of claim 14, further comprising: calculating, by the computerized injection controller, an output indicative of the emissions of the engine; andproviding the output to a user via a user interface device. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the providing the output on the user interface device comprises displaying the output on a display of a vehicle or machine containing the engine. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the providing the output on the user interface device comprises displaying the output on a display of a vehicle or machine containing the engine. 19. The method of claim 14, wherein the controlling comprises controlling the desired amount of hydrogen to deliver to the air intake of a vehicle containing the engine. 20. The method of claim 14, wherein at least one of the plurality of conductive tubular cells comprises microscopic indentations on one or more surfaces.