System for producing a substantially stoichiometric mix of hydrogen and oxygen using a plurality of electrolytic cells

Abstract

The Product Gas Generator works in conjunction with a Combustion Management System to supply a product gas, comprising a dynamic mixture of nascent hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O), to the internal combustion engine to propagate the formation of hydroxide radicals (OH) and thereby to improve the level of completion of the hydrocarbon combustion reaction. The Combustion Management System provides product gas volumetric requirement information; and takes into account the engine style, primary torque requests, and hydrocarbon fuel consumption information to develop an operating system specific application that produces consistent measurable results.

1 . A system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells, comprising:
 a plurality of electrolytic cells, each electrolytic cell comprising:
 a reservoir containing a fluid comprising a mixture of water and electrolyte, 
 a plurality of sets of anode and cathode plates immersed in the fluid, and 
 an output port, positioned above a surface of the fluid and responsive to a product gas emanating from the fluid, for outputting the product gas to a system which consumes the product gas; and 
   a source of electric current applied to said sets of anode and cathode plates of said electrolytic cell to generate the product gas by dissociating a stoichiometric mix of hydrogen atoms, hydroxide ions, and oxygen atoms from the fluid.   
     
     
         2 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a source of electrolyte;   a source of water; and   a valve for enabling fluidic communication between said source of electrolyte fluid and said reservoir, and between said source of water and said reservoir, to maintain a level of said fluid in said reservoir.   
     
     
         3 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 1  wherein the product gas generator further comprises:
 a catalyst mixed into the fluid to facilitate the electrolysis of the water. 
 
     
     
         4 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 3  wherein the catalyst comprises:
 at least one ionic salt that stays dissolved in solution in water. 
 
     
     
         5 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 1  wherein the source of electric current comprises:
 power controller for generating a pulsed flow of direct current for application to the anode plates and cathode plates. 
 
     
     
         6 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 5  wherein the source of electric current further comprises:
 electric current regulator for modulating the electric current to control the volume of hydrogen atoms, hydroxide ions, and oxygen atoms dissociated from the fluid. 
 
     
     
         7 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a gas scrubber for preventing gas backflow of the product gas received from said electrolytic cell and for cleaning the product gas of impurities. 
 
     
     
         8 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 7  wherein the gas scrubber comprises:
 a reservoir containing an electrolyte fluid; 
 an input port, responsive to receiving the product gas from the electrolytic cell, for injecting the product gas into the electrolytic fluid; and 
 an output port, positioned above a surface of the electrolytic fluid and responsive to product gas passing through the electrolytic fluid, for outputting the product gas to a system which consumes the product gas. 
 
     
     
         9 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 8  wherein said reservoir of electrolytic fluid prevents said product gas at said output port from backflowing to said input port. 
     
     
         10 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 8  wherein the gas scrubber further comprises:
 a vacuum pump connected to the output port for drawing the product gas from the gas scrubber and creating a flow of the product gas to the system which consumes the product gas. 
 
     
     
         11 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 1  wherein the anode plates and the cathode plates comprise:
 a plurality of rectangular-shaped metal plates. 
 
     
     
         12 . The system for producing a product gas using a plurality of electrolytic cells of  claim 1  wherein the anode plates and the cathode plates comprise:
 a plurality of rectangular-shaped metal plates having length and width dimensions in approximately a 3:1 ratio.