WO2012007596A1 - Dispositif pour la génération d'oxyhydrogène - Google Patents

Dispositif pour la génération d'oxyhydrogène Download PDF

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WO2012007596A1
WO2012007596A1 PCT/ES2010/000307 ES2010000307W WO2012007596A1 WO 2012007596 A1 WO2012007596 A1 WO 2012007596A1 ES 2010000307 W ES2010000307 W ES 2010000307W WO 2012007596 A1 WO2012007596 A1 WO 2012007596A1
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electrolytic cell
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oxyhydrogen
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Juan Camats Giros
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Laboratorio De Investigación Y Análisis Jordi Martí, S.A.
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25B—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25B15/00—Operating or servicing cells
    • C25B15/02—Process control or regulation
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C25—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25B—ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; APPARATUS THEREFOR
    • C25B1/00—Electrolytic production of inorganic compounds or non-metals
    • C25B1/01—Products
    • C25B1/02—Hydrogen or oxygen
    • C25B1/04—Hydrogen or oxygen by electrolysis of water
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/36—Hydrogen production from non-carbon containing sources, e.g. by water electrolysis

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  • the present invention relates to a device for the generation of oxyhydrogen, more specifically to a device provided with control and management means at all times of the operating parameters of the electrolytic cell in which the oxyhydrogen is generated.
  • the field of application of this invention is that of power systems for combustion engines, boilers and other mechanisms that use fuels for their operation.
  • Oxyhydrogen is a gaseous mixture of diatomic hydrogen and oxygen in a proportion that allows combustion by generating water. This combustion is very energetic, but in ambient conditions it requires a high ignition temperature, which represents a considerable activation barrier.
  • Current oxyhydrogen production devices comprise an electrolytic cell associated with a power supply or electrical supply, which causes the electrolysis of the water that forms the electrolyte contained in said electrolytic cell, to the passage of an electric current.
  • the mixture of oxygen and hydrogen that are released as a gas constitutes the desired oxyhydrogen.
  • the oxyhydrogen used comprises other mixed electrolyte gases, water vapor and air, which reduces its performance and raises the activation barrier mentioned above.
  • the risk that the flame produced in combustion recedes through the supply line to the electrolytic cell is high, with the risk of explosion.
  • the device for the generation of oxyhydrogen, object of this invention has some technical peculiarities aimed at improving control over the operation of the electrolytic cell and optimizing its performance according to the needs of the oxyhydrogen consuming device.
  • the device is of the type that comprises an electrolytic cell associated with an electrical supply through means of control of the electric current that causes in said electrolytic cell the electrolysis of the water that forms the electrolyte contained in this electrolytic cell.
  • control means comprise a microcontroller connected with an amperage sensor of the electric current supplied to the cell, operating controls and a module for controlling the electric current supplied by pulse width modulation.
  • the amperage sensor is a Hall effect sensor, arranged on the power conductors of the electrolytic cell, and is connected to the microcontroller through an analog-digital converter of this.
  • This microcontroller performs an oxyhydrogen production management in the electrolytic cell by comparing the set or theoretical current intensity and the current intensity actually detected by the amperage sensor. In an algorithm programmed in said microcontroller both values are compared, and with the error a correction of the pulse width modulation parameters is made. This error can be mainly due to the variation of the electrolyte concentration in the electrolytic cell or the working temperature of the electrolyte in said cell, these parameters being now measurable and manageable by means of the appropriate algorithm.
  • the operating controls are configured by a keyboard and display screens.
  • the screens present the operating and display information of the setting or setpoint.
  • the keyboard can comprise three keys, two of adjustment and one of function, and the screens can consist of 7-segment LED display gropes.
  • the parameters displayed on these screens are the actual working electric current intensity, the setpoint intensity to which the device is to be adjusted, the pulse rate and the Maximum adjustable duty cycle percentage for the modulated pulse.
  • the governance module used is two parallel mosfet transistors with compensation resistors. So that a great performance is obtained when modulating the current pulses supplied to the electrolytic cell.
  • the device comprises a converter between the battery and the electrolytic cell, configured by a current inverter, a rectifier and filtering means for raising the voltage supplied to the electrolytic cell.
  • This converter allows to raise the voltage of the electrical supply, which for example in a motor vehicle are 12 or 24 volts at about 160 volts that allow to improve the electrolysis reaction in the cell. It is not ruled out that for simpler uses the electrolytic cell is fed at 12 or 24 volts directly.
  • This converter also allows regulating the supply voltage in static applications, enabling the use of photovoltaic panels for the operation of an oxyhydrogen generating device, for example in a domestic heating boiler or a building.
  • the filtering means are capacitors, which prevent the curling of the direct current from which the current pulses introduced in the electrolytic cell are generated.
  • the electrolytic cell comprises means for cooling the operating temperature, for example a forced air cooling by means of a fan, said situation being able to be detected by the correction that the microprocessor of the control means must make.
  • the electrolytic cell is opened for the recirculation of the electrolyte with the outside, taking the seawater directly as an electrolyte and returning it once extracted the oxyhydrogen ..
  • Figure 1 shows a scheme of the device for the generation of oxyhydrogen.
  • Figure 2 shows in block diagram of the constitution of the control means of the electrolytic cell of the device.
  • the device of the invention comprises an electrolytic cell (1) connected to an electrical supply (S) through a converter (2), and control means (3) that regulate the passage of the electric current through said electrolytic cell (1) by pulse width modulation.
  • the electrolytic cell (1) comprises as an electrolyte a solution of salts in water, so that the electrolysis that occurs at the passage of the electric current through said electrolytic cell (1) causes the dissociation of water into hydrogen and oxygen that is mixed for the formation of oxyhydrogen.
  • the electrolytic cell (1) is connected to a reservoir (4) by two conduits and an internal pump (not shown) for the passage of the electrolyte and the oxyhydrogen gas between said electrolytic cell (1) and the reservoir (4) and the extraction of the oxyhydrogen in said reservoir (4).
  • This reservoir (4) is connected to a bubbler (5), in this case of water, where moisture and water droplets carried by the oxyhydrogen are removed, acting as a water filter.
  • a bubbler (5) in this case of water, where moisture and water droplets carried by the oxyhydrogen are removed, acting as a water filter.
  • the supply line (not shown) of the oxyhydrogen is connected to the burners, boiler, engine or consumption element.
  • the control means (3) comprise a microcontroller (31), in this case of 8 bits, with an analog-digital converter (32) in which an amperage sensor (6) is connected, in this case a sensor of Hall effect This amperage sensor (6) is inserted into one of the power conductors (11) of the electrolytic cell (1).
  • the control means (3) have a steering module (33), in this case formed by two mosfet transistors in parallel with compensation resistors (not shown), connected to the converter (2) at its entrance and to the conductors power (11) to the cell electrolytic (1) at its output.
  • the control means (3) also comprise a power supply (34) specific to the microprocessor (31) and the transistors of the steering module (33).
  • the microprocessor (31) is associated with operating controls, for the adjustment of the desired working parameters of the electrolytic cell (1) and visualization of the actual working parameters.
  • These operating controls are configured by a keyboard (36) with three buttons and three numerical screens (35) of groups of 7-segment LED displays.
  • the converter (2) is configured by a power inverter (21) that transforms the 12 or 24 volt direct current of the power supply, in this case a battery, at approximately 115 volts of alternating current, then a rectifier (22 ) which converts alternating current into direct current and at its output is a filter media (23).
  • the filter media (23) are capacitors and supply direct current at approximately 160 volts.
  • the device further comprises a voltmeter (7) interleaved between the supply conductors (11) of the electrolytic cell (1), and arranged in parallel with it, for the control of the effective voltage supplied by the pulse modulation generated by the means of control (3).
  • the device comprises a relay (8) with a drive control (81) arranged between the power supply (S) and the converter for starting and stopping the generation of oxyhydrogen.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif qui comprend une cellule électrolytique (1) associée à une alimentation électrique (S) par l'intermédiaire de moyens de commande (3) du courant électrique qui provoque dans ladite cellule électrolytique (1) l'électrolyse de l'eau qui forme l'électrolyte contenu dans ladite cellule électrolytique (1); les moyens de commande (3) comprenant un microcontrôleur (31) connecté à un capteur d'ampérage (6) du courant électrique fourni à le cellule électrolytique (1), des commandes de gestion et un module de contrôle (33) du courant électrique fourni par modulation de largeur d'impulsion. Le capteur d'ampérage (6) est un capteur à effet Hall.
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