WO2012144961A1

WO2012144961A1 - Catalytic converter for hydrogen powered engine

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Publication number: WO2012144961A1
Application number: PCT/TH2011/000010
Authority: WO
Inventors: Sukij Tridsadeerak
Original assignee: Katanyoophatai Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2011-04-21
Filing date: 2011-04-21
Publication date: 2012-10-26

Abstract

A catalytic converter for a hydrogen powered engine includes a hydrogen separation chamber (1), a lid (2), a hydrogen gas pipe connector (3), a neutral shaft (4), an anode shaft (5), a cathode shaft (6), cell plates (12) consisting of a top cell plate (A ), a middle cell plate (B) and a bottom cell plate (C) each with holes, and permanent magnets (11) attached to the interior wall of the hydrogen separation chamber (1). The hydrogen gas produced is led into the engine combustion chamber through a hydrogen pipe (7). The catalytic converter can catalyze the hydrogen separation process and balance the process when the power from a DC power supply is changed.

Description

CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR HYDROGEN POWERED ENGINE

Related Field

Electrical Engineering, Physics

Scientific Background

From Yull Brown's electrolysis technique or Brown gas, Hydrogen can be obtained by passing electric current through a container containing an electrolyte solution, which consists of water as the main component. However, the Hydrogen obtained is inadequate to use in a car engine simultaneously with fuel.

Invention characteristics and Vision

The price of oil, the world's primary energy source continues to increases endlessly and this type of energy pumps out the toxic CO emission which lead to the global warming crisis. Hydrogen power is an alternate energy source that will ease air pollution and global warming. It can be used with most car engines simultaneously with the main fuel system, and the main theory behind this system is the separation of Hydrogen gas from water or electrolyte solution by electrolysis technique.

The Catalytic Converter Hydrogen powered engine consists of a cylinder tank with 2 holders. The tank lets the negative charged current from a DC power supply to go through the electrolyte solution for hydrogen gas separation. The semi-spherical lid is connected to an anode and cathode which connect to a DC power supply. The lid also holds a cell set, a permanent magnet as the catalyst for hydrogen gas separation process, a neutral axis for balancing the electricity, and the hydrogen gas pipe. Detail design of the Invention

(See Fig. l) The Catalytic Converter for Hydrogen powered engine consists of a stainless steel cylinder hydrogen separation chamber (1) with 2 holders (10) for holding the whole filter to a structure. The chamber contains, electrolyte solution for the separation of hydrogen gas by allowing negative current from a DC power supply to run through the solution. The cylinder chamber is designed to let the solution to circulate clockwise, when the current is passing through, without hitting any edge and helps speeding up the separation process.

The lid (2) is the semi-spherical stainless steel lid. The top of the lid consists of holes for the installation of the cathode (6), anode (5), neutral shaft (4), and hydrogen gas pipe connector (3).

The hydrogen gas pipe connector (3) is a stainless steel pipe with the braid inside. It connects to the separation chamber lid and allows the separated hydrogen gas to enter the gas pipe (7) and into the engine's combustion chamber. Neutral shaft (4) is a stainless steel shaft for balancing the electrical current in the nodes from DC power supply. The value of electrical current depends on the acceleration of the car engine.

The anode (5) is made from stainless steel and connected to the positive node of a DC power supply. A cell plate is connected to the anode shaft by a bolt and a ring, and the anode shaft is covered with Teflon to prevent it from touching the positive cell plate.

The cathode (6) is made from stainless steel and connected to the negative node of a DC power supply. A cell plate is connected to the cathode shaft by a bolt and a ring, and the cathode is covered with Teflon to prevent it from touching the negative cell plate.

Hydrogen pipe (7) is a Teflon pipe for the separated hydrogen gas from the separation chamber to pass through to the engine combustion chamber.

Electrolyte solution pipe (8) is a stainless steel pipe for refilling electrolyte solution when the solution decreases to a given volume.

Electrolyte solution measuring pipe (9) is a Teflon pipe used for measuring the electrolyte solution level. Permanent magnet (1 1) is completely covered with stainless steel to protect it from corrosion by electrolyte solution and prolong the magnet life. The permanent magnet (1 1) is installed on the inner wall of the separation chamber, located on the same level as the 3 cell plates in pyramids shape.

(See Fig.2) The cell set for hydrogen gas separation consists of a stainless steel anode shaft (5). The top of the shaft is connected to the lid (2) and the bottom of the shaft is attached to cell plate B and A (12) by a bolt and a ring (14). It's covered with Teflon (13), acting as the insulator to prevent it from touching the negative cell plate. Cell plate B is attached on top of cell plate A.

Cathode short shaft (6) is made from stainless steel. The top of the shaft is connected to the lid (2) and the bottom of the shaft is connected to cell plate A with a bolt and a ring.

Middle anode shaft (5), the bottom of the shaft is connected to cell plate B and A (attached together with cell plate B on top) by a bolt and a ring. The shaft is covered with Teflon (13) to prevent it from touching the negative cell plate.

Cathode long shaft (6), the bottom of the shaft is connected to cell plate C by a bolt and ring. The shaft is covered with Teflon (13) to prevent it from touching the positive cell plate.

Cell plates (12) are separated into 3 plates. The top plate is cell plate A, the middle plate is cell plate B, and the bottom plate is cell plate C. All plates are circular stainless steel plates with holes.

(See Fig.3) The holes in cell plate A are defined by 2 inner circles, Al and A2, in cell plate A. the radius of Al and A2 are defined by the angle of the pyramid for the holes position. There are 6 holes on cell plate A.

A3 is the main hole for pyramid angle adjustment and is used for connecting the shaft (6) and cell plate (12) (See Fig.2). A4 and A5 are drilled along the circumference of Al, the hole positions are defined by the triangular pyramid shape with A3. The 3 holes on the Al circle will help catalyzing the hydrogen separation process.

A6, A7, and A8 holes are larger than A4 and A5 and are positioned on the A2 circle. The 3 holes are positioned into triangular pyramid shape to help catalyzing the hydrogen separation process and help balancing the process when the power from the DC power supply changes. There are 6 vary size holes on 2 inner circle lines of cell plate A. Al circle line contains 3 holes; 1 big hole, for connecting the plate to the shaft with Teflon cover, and 2 small holes in the shape of a triangular pyramid. The A2 circle lie contains 3 same size holes positioned in a triangular pyramid shape.

Cell plate B (middle cell plate) contains 2 inner circle lines, Bl and B2. The radius of Bl and B2 are defined by the angle of the triangular pyramid shape. There are 10 holes on cell plate B.

B3 is the main hole for pyramid angle adjustment and is used for connecting the anode shaft (5) and cell plate (12) (See Fig.2). B4 and B5 are drilled along the circumference of Bl, the hole positions are defined by the triangular pyramid shape with B3. The 3 holes on the Bl circle will help catalyzing the hydrogen separation process.

B6, B7, B8, B9, BIO, Bl l, B12 holes are positioned in the triangular pyramid shape on B2 circle. The 7 holes help catalyzing the hydrogen separation process and help balancing the process when the power from the DC power supply changes.

Cell plate B in the middle is attached to cell plate A (cell plate B on top of cell plate A, See Fig.2) will catalyze the reaction in the electrolyte solution by providing more contacting surface (cell plate A, B, C) and creates more circulation in the solution.

Cell plate C (bottom cell plate) contains 2 inner circle lines, CI and C2. The radius of CI and C2 are defined by the angle of the triangular pyramid shape. There are 6 holes on cell plate B.

C3 is the main hole for pyramid angle adjustment and is used for connecting the cathode shaft (6) and cell plate (12) (See Fig.2). The shaft is covered with Teflon to prevent it from touching the middle cell plate (the connected cell plate B and A). C4 and C5 are positioned in the triangular pyramid shape with C3 on C2 circle. The 3 holes have the same purpose as A6, A7, and A8.

C6, C7, and C8 are located on the CI circle. They are smaller than the holes on C2 and are positioned in the triangular pyramid shape. They have the same purpose as A3, A4, and A5.

The permanent magnets are attached to the inside wall of the separation chamber (See Fig.l). The magnets are positioned in the triangular pyramid shape between the top and bottom cell plates, and they are completely covered with stainless steel case to prevent it from the corrosion from electrolyte solution and prolong the magnet usage life. The permanent magnets (1 1) create electromagnetic field while the DC current passes through the electrolyte solution.

The electric and magnetic fields (EMF) are the imaginary line drawn to show the area and intensity of the force between objects with different voltage, this field is called electric field. The electric field occurs around an object with electric current passing through and called magnetic field. In the case where both fields are mentioned, the fields are called EMFs or Electromagnetic Field.

EMFs help the separation of hydrogen gas. Originally, we can separate an amount of hydrogen gas from electrolyte solution by using an alternator and a 12 Volts battery. The hydrogen gas produced can be used with any fossil fuel to run an engine, but it is not adequate. We have to supply more electric current in order to produce more hydrogen gas. This is the reason why inventors or manufacturers are not able to control the electric current and produce the amount of hydrogen gas needed.

Integrating electromagnetic field to electrolysis process double the hydrogen gas produced. The electromagnetic field helps increase the electric current in the hydrogen separation process and acts similarly to a DC power supply in the form of an alternator inside the separation chamber (See Fig.1).

Installing the permanent magnet (11) inside the separation chamber to produce the electromagnetic field helps increasing the electric current without adding a battery. It can also be called the latent electrical energy, which uses the electromagnetic field energy to help increasing the existing energy and preserve the energy as well. The installment of permanent magnets (11) inside the hydrogen separation chamber is a method to increase hydrogen gas produced. It can be said that the electrical energy is transformed into mechanical energy in the form of latent energy.

Electrolysis is the process of passing DC current into electrolyte solution and creates a chemical reaction, resulting in water and energy. When a DC power supply supplies the current through electrolyte solution inside the hydrogen separation chamber, the hydrogen separation equipments and DC power supply (ie. Alternator) will create a reaction that causes hydrogen to separate from electrolyte solution. Once the hydrogen gas is produced, the electrolysis process is completed.

Brief Description of Figure 1, 2, 3

Figure 1 A picture of the Catalytic Converter inside the hydrogen powered engine.

The picture shows hydrogen separation chamber and magnets.

Figure 2 Shows cell plates connections

Figure 3 Shows the cell plates and the holes positions

Best Manufacturing Method

The Catalytic Converter should be manufactured as described above.

Claims

1. The Catalytic Converter for hydrogen powered engine consists of

1.1 Stainless steel, cylinder shaped, Hydrogen gas separation chamber with 2 holders at the bottom of the tank. The chamber contains electrolyte solution and allows negative current to pass through.

1.2 Stainless steel, spherical shaped, Hydrogen gas separation chamber lid. The top of the lid contains 5 holes for installing anode shaft, cathode shafts, neutral shaft, and hydrogen gas pipe connector. The Hydrogen gas separation chamber and the lid are tightly sealed. The cathode shaft is connected to the lid for supplying negative current to the separation chamber, the lid, and the negative charge cell plates. And the anode shaft supplies positive current to the positive charge cell plate.

1.3 The cell plates consist of the top cell plate, middle cell plate, and bottom cell plate. The top cell plate has 6 holes which are varied in sizes. The holes are positioned on 2 rings, with 3 holes on each ring. The inner ring contains 1 big hole for connecting the cathode shaft, and 2 smaller holes in the position of a triangular pyramid shape. The outer ring contains 3 equal size holes in the position of a triangular pyramid shape.

The middle cell plate contains 10 holes which are varied in size. The holes are positioned on 2 rings; the inner ring contains 3 holes, 1 big hole for the Teflon covered shaft to go through without direct contact with the cell plate, and 2 smaller holes in the position of a triangular pyramid shape. The outer ring contains 6 holes along the ring and 1 hole in the center of the cell plate. The holes on the outer ring are positioned in the shape of a triangular pyramid.

The bottom cell plate contains 6 holes which are varied in size. The holes are positioned on 2 rings with 3 holes on each ring. The inner ring contains 3 equal size small holes positioned in the shape of a triangular pyramid. The outer ring contains 3 big holes, 1 biggest hole for the Teflon covered shaft to go through without touching the plate and connecting the cathode shaft, and 2 big holes positioned in the shape of a triangular pyramid.

1.4 The permanent magnets are completely covered with stainless steel case. They are attached to the interior wall of the hydrogen separation chamber and help creating the electromagnetic energy while the DC power supply supplies the current to the electrolyte solution.