Back to results
US 11,828,219 B2Granted
Rollover safe electrolysis unit for vehicles
AssigneeHyTech Power, LLC
InventorsEvan Charles Johnson, William A. Woods
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Safety of vehicles employing an electrolysis generator is improved by a rollover abatement system.
Claims28
An electrolysis system container for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first chamber of the container containing an electrolysis generator, the electrolysis generator configured to produce HHO gas;
- a second chamber configured to contain a quantity of liquid electrolyte in fluid communication with the first chamber and to receive and store HHO gas from the first chamber;
- and
- a rollover abatement system configured, when filled with liquid electrolyte to a predetermined level, to seal off HHO gas from returning to the first chamber from the second chamber under any orientation of the container, while allowing liquid electrolyte to pass from the second chamber to the first chamber.
1 more element
An electrolysis system comprising:
- a first chamber containing plural electrolysis electrodes;
- a second chamber having a height H and a diameter D, the height H greater than the diameter D, the second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber;
- and
- an elongated dual-purpose nozzle configured to passively communicate liquid electrolyte and HHO gas between the first chamber and the second chamber, the elongated dual-purpose nozzle defining an outlet disposed within the second chamber, the outlet characterized by a diameter d, the dual-purpose nozzle positioned to provide a liquid seal, when filled with liquid electrolyte a minimum height above the nozzle, between the second chamber and the outlet under any orientation of the second chamber when the second chamber contains liquid electrolyte to a height of at least ½ H plus d.
1 more element
An abatement system for an electrolysis unit onboard a vehicle, comprising:
- a container comprising:
- an electrolysis chamber configured to house a plurality of electrodes;
- an HHO gas collection chamber configured to maintain a quantity of liquid electrolyte in fluid communication with the electrolysis chamber;
- and
- a partition therebetween, the partition comprising a roll-over abatement nozzle that allows HHO gas to pass from the electrolysis chamber to the HHO gas collection chamber that allows liquid electrolyte to pass from the HHO gas collection chamber to the electrolysis chamber, and that enables liquid electrolyte to form a liquid seal that prevents HHO gas collected in the HHO gas collection chamber from reentering the electrolysis chamber throughout all orientations of the container based on a level of liquid electrolyte in the HHO gas collection chamber.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.