Trapezoidal wall electrolysis cell with added electric fields and thermal energy

Abstract

Water electrolysis is a known process to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water. The electrolysis efficiency depends on the voltage needed to pass the desired current for desired time through the electrolysis cell to achieve the desired electro-chemical reactions. Motivation of present invention is to increase the electrical efficiency of electrolysis by reducing energy losses in the cell. This invention reduces energy losses by increasing ion density of the desired ions near to the respective reducing and oxidizing electrodes, which is accomplished in a hollow polyhedron, pyramid like, electrolysis cell by collecting ions from larger volume of the electrolyte solution with controlled electric fields, guided convection currents of the electrolyte solution with low grade thermal energy feed and steering the gathered ions close to the respective electrodes situated near to the top in the electrolysis cell.

1 . An electrolysis cell in vertical disposition, said electrolysis cell comprising a hollow polyhedron member, a bottom plate and a top cover, said hollow polyhedron member fitted said top cover to the top thereof, said hollow polyhedron member fitted said bottom plate to the bottom thereof said hollow polyhedron member with said top cover fitted to the top thereof and said bottom plate fitted to the bottom thereof disposed hollow polyhedron, said hollow polyhedron member configured of vertical wall segments and slanted wall segments, said hollow polyhedron member provided certain ledges, said hollow polyhedron member provided certain pipes and each of these said pipes connect upper part of the said hollow polyhedron member to certain other location on the said hollow polyhedron, said top cover provided a ridge extending to some distance into the hollow of the said hollow polyhedron member, said top cover provided at least two holes and each of these said holes opening the hollow of said hollow polyhedron to outside, said hollow polyhedron member provided electrolyzing electrodes in the upper part of said hollow polyhedron member, said hollow polyhedron provided electrodes at positions other than in the upper part of said hollow polyhedron member, said hollow polyhedron provided insulated electrical conductor assemblies, each of above said electrical fixtures and fittings provided separate electrical connectivity outside said hollow polyhedron, said bottom plate provided protrusion with top cover extending into the hollow of the hollow polyhedron, said hollow polyhedron provided certain pipes with openings of each pipe opening outside the said hollow polyhedron, said hollow polyhedron provided certain pipes that open the hollow of the hollow polyhedron to the outside. 
   
   
       2 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hollow polyhedron member configured of said vertical wall segments and said slanted wall segments has the progression of each developed wall as vertical rectangular wall segment at the bottom end, slanted trapezoidal wall segment beginning at the upper end of said vertical rectangular wan segment at the bottom end of said developed wall followed by another vertical rectangular wall segment beginning at the upper end of said slanted trapezoidal wall segment and of each developed wall said vertical rectangular wall segment at the bottom end longer than the said vertical rectangular wall segment beginning at the upper end of the said trapezoid segment. 
   
   
       3 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hollow polyhedron member provided certain ledges are thin and flat inward protruding ledges, said ledges fitted along the meeting edges of the adjacent said slanted trapezoidal wall segments constituting some part of configured said hollow polyhedron member, said ledges dividing the angle between the two adjacent intersecting planes of said slanted trapezoidal wall segments, said ledges bottom end extending into the said bottom rectangular wall segments of hollow polyhedron member. 
   
   
       4 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said bottom plate provided a protrusion with top cover extending into said hollow polyhedron has vertical walls from the said protrusion top cover, said vertical walls configured parallel to said vertical rectangular wall segment at bottom end of said hollow polyhedron member. 
   
   
       5 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hollow polyhedron member fitted said bottom plate to the bottom thereof develops a canal, on the said bottom plate and said vertical rectangular wall segments at bottom end of said hollow polyhedron member and said vertical walls of the said protrusion top cover on the said bottom plate are two sides of said canal in the said hollow polyhedron. 
   
   
       6 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said top cover provided a ridge is a flat ridge extending in the upper part of the hollow polyhedron member and dividing upper hollow of the said hollow polyhedron member into two parts till the bottom end of the said ridge. 
   
   
       7 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said top cover provided two holes are the holes such that one hole opens in one partitioned hollow and the other hole opens in the other partitioned hollow in the upper hollow of said hollow polyhedron. 
   
   
       8 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hollow polyhedron member provided electrolyzing electrodes in the upper part of said hollow polyhedron member are two electrolyzing electrodes and one of the said electrode is fitted in one partitioned hollow and the other said electrode is fitted in the other partitioned hollow of the said hollow polyhedron member and both said electrodes are provided electrical connectivity from outside said hollow polyhedron. 
   
   
       9 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hollow polyhedron provided electrodes at positions other than in the upper part of said hollow polyhedron member are not necessarily electrolyzing electrodes and these said electrodes are provided electrical connectivity from outside said hollow polyhedron. 
   
   
       10 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hollow polyhedron provided insulated electrical conductor assemblies are metal foils or metal vacuum deposition adhered to the suitable, substrate of different sizes, each of said metal foils or metal vacuum deposition adhered to substrate provided separate electrical lead to each, said metal foils or vacuum deposition adhered to the substrate and the said electrical leads provided adequate insulation, said electrical leads extending out of said hollow polyhedron. 
   
   
       11 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said hollow polyhedron provided pipes with openings of each pipe opening outside the said hollow polyhedron are the pipes located suitably in bottom part of said hollow polyhedron. 
   
   
       12 . An electrolysis cell as claimed in  1 , where in said hollow polyhedron provided certain pipes that open the hollow of the hollow polyhedron to the outside are the pipes located suitably in bottom part of said hollow polyhedron. 
   
   
       13 . (canceled)