WO2006135211A1

WO2006135211A1 - Electrode plate vibration structure of oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator

Info

Publication number: WO2006135211A1
Application number: PCT/KR2006/002309
Authority: WO
Inventors: Gir-Je Cho
Original assignee: Energy Master Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2005-06-15
Filing date: 2006-06-15
Publication date: 2006-12-21
Also published as: DE112006000944T5; KR200394845Y1; CN101091008A; US20070131543A1; GB0711452D0; GB2435187A; IL181637A0

Abstract

Provided is an electrode plate vibration structure of an oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator having an electrolytic bath, and a plurality of electrode plates arranged to be at a predetermined interval in the electrolytic bath and electrolyzing electrolyte using current applied to a terminal to generate oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas. The structure includes: a vibration bar provided at one side and upper end of the electrode plate and having insertion grooves for fitting the electrode plate therein, and minutely vibrating the electrode plate depending on operation of a vibration unit.

Description

ELECTRODE PLATE VIBRATION STRUCTURE OP OXYGEN/HYDROGEN MIXTURE

GAS GEERATOR

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

[00400] The present invention relates to an oxygen/hydrogen

mixture gas generator, and more particularly, to an electrode

plate vibration structure of an _ oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas

generator, for vibrating an electrode plate disposed inside an

electrolytic bath, thereby increasing a generation amount of

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas.

Description of the Related Art

[00401] As well known in the art, an oxygen/hydrogen mixture

gas generator produces oxygen and hydrogen that are products of

water electrolysis. The oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator

supplies water added with a small amount of electrolyte into an

electrolytic bath having positive and negative electrodes, and

applies direct current voltage, thereby generating

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas. The oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas is

generated at a 2:1 ratio of hydrogen to oxygen, a generally optimal ratio. Due to recent serious environmental problem, the

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator is newly attracting

attention in its importance as a pollution-free energy source.

[00402] In order to generate the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas

using the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator, first, current

is applied to an electrode plate disposed inside the electrolytic

bath. If so, the electrode plate electrolyzes the electrolyte

put in the electrolytic bath, thereby generating gas bubbles from

a surface of the electrode plate. It is the oxygen/hydrogen

mixture gas that the gas bubbles include therein.

[00403] In other words, if the gas bubbles including the

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas float over an electrolyte surface and

then burst, the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas is discharged to the

exterior and filled into a storage tank, and is used as an energy

source .

[00404] However, in order to separate and float the gas

bubbles from the electrode plate, a unit for minutely vibrating

the electrode plate is being required but, in a conventional art,

there is not provided an artificial vibration unit. Therefore,

the gas bubbles have to float in a natural manner. As a result, this gets a floating time longer and reduces an amount of the

floating gas bubbles, thereby causing reduction of a generation

amount of the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[00405] Accordingly, the present invention is directed to an

electrode plate vibration structure of an oxygen/hydrogen mixture

gas generator that substantially overcomes one or more of the

limitations and disadvantages of the conventional art.

[00406] One object of the present invention is to provide an

electrode plate vibration structure of an oxygen/hydrogen mixture

gas generator, having a construction for minutely vibrating an

electrode plate disposed inside an electrolytic bath, such that

gas bubbles are artificially separated and float from the

electrode plate, thereby increasing a generation amount of

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas included in the gas bubbles.

[00407] Additional advantages, objects, and features of the

invention will be set forth in part in the description which

follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary

skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other

advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the

structure particularly pointed out in the written description and

claims as well as the appended drawings.

[00408] To achieve the above and other objects and advantages,

and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied

and broadly described herein, there is provided an electrode

plate vibration structure of an oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas

generator having an electrolytic bath, and a plurality of

electrode plates arranged to be at a predetermined interval in

the electrolytic bath and electrolyzing electrolyte using current

applied to a terminal to generate oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas,

the structure including: a vibration bar provided at one side and

upper end of the electrode plate and having insertion grooves for

fitting the electrode plate therein, and minutely vibrating the

electrode plate depending on operation of a vibration unit.

[00409] The vibration unit includes: a permanent magnet

attached to one end of the vibration bar; and an electromagnet

disposed adjacently to the permanent magnet, changing in polarity

using the current applied from the exterior, attracting and repulsing the permanent magnet, and enabling the vibration bar.

[00410] It is to be understood that both the foregoing summary

and the following detailed description of the present invention

are merely exemplary and intended for explanatory purposes only.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[00411] The accompanying drawings, which are included to aid

in understanding the invention and are incorporated into and

constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment (s)

of the invention and together with the description serve to

explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings:

[00412] Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional view illustrating a

construction of an oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator

according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

[00413] Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional view illustrating

constructions of a vibration bar and a vibration unit disposed at

an electrode plate of Fig. 1; and

[00414] Fig. 3 is plane and section views illustrating an

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator according to the present

invention . DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[00415] Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred

embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are

illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the

same reference numerals will be used throughout the drawings to

refer to the same or like parts.

[00416] Figs. 1 to 3 illustrate a construction of an

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator according to the present

invention. Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional view illustrating a

construction of the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator

according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional view illustrating constructions of

a vibration bar and a vibration unit disposed at an electrode

plate of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is plane and section views

illustrating the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator according

to the present invention.

[00417] Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, the oxygen/hydrogen mixture

gas generator 100 includes an electrolytic bath 10; a plurality

of electrode plates 18 disposed inside the electrolytic bath 10; a vibration bar 24; and a vibration unit 28 for vibrating the

vibration bar 24.

[00418] The electrolytic bath 10 is rectangular shaped and

opened at its top, and has a space 11 for housing electrolyte and

disposing the electrode plate 18 therein. The electrolytic bath

10 has an electrolyte supply duct 12a at one side for supplying

the electrolyte, and has an electrolyte discharge duct 12b at the

other side for discharging the supplied electrolyte. Further,

the electrolytic bath 10 has a plurality of electrode-plate

fixing grooves 14 on inner front and rear surfaces. The

electrode plate 18 is fitted into the electrode-plate fixing

grooves 14, and is maintained to be in a fixed state within the

electrolytic bath 10. The electrolytic bath 10 has a plurality

of terminals 16 each inserted to its front and rear surfaces.

The terminals 16 are connected with the electrode plates 18 to

enable current application to the electrode plates 18 and

electrolyze the electrolyte.

[00419] As described above, the electrode plate 18

electrolyzes the electrolyte housed in the electrolytic bath 10,

using current applied from the exterior, thus generating oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas. A generation principle of the

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas is as follows. In a process where

the electrode plate 18 electrolyzes the electrolyte, gas bubbles

are generated from a surface of the electrode plate 18. It is

the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas that the gas bubbles include

therein. If the gas bubbles float and burst over an electrolyte

surface, the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas inside the gas bubbles

is discharged to the exterior. This principle is basis of the

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator. Here, the electrode plate

18 is preferably manufactured to have a bent portion 19, which is

obtained by sequentially bending a flat type metal plate in a

zigzag shape, thereby providing a greater sectional area

contacting with the electrolyte.

[00420] The vibration bar 24 is disposed at one side and upper

end of the electrode plate 18. A plurality of insertion grooves

26 for fitting the electrode plate 18 are arranged to be at a

distance at a lower end of the vibration bar 24. The vibration

bar 24 continuously reciprocates left and right owing to driving

of the vibration unit 28 described later, and minutely vibrates

the electrode plates 18, thereby artificially separating the gas bubbles from a surface of the electrode plate 18.

[00421] The vibration unit 28 is a driving unit for vibrating

the vibration bar 24. The vibration unit 28 includes a permanent

magnet 30 attached to one end of the vibration bar 24; and an

electromagnet 32 disposed adjacently to the permanent magnet 30

with the electrolytic bath 10 interposed therebetween, changing

in polarity due to the current applied from the exterior, and

attracting and repulsing the permanent magnet 30, thereby

vibrating the vibration bar 24.

[00422] In other words, assuming that the permanent magnet 30

has North Pole in its polarity, when the current is applied to

the electromagnet 32, the electromagnet 32 changes in polarity to

alternatively have South and North Poles. If the electromagnet

32 has the South Pole, the permanent magnet 30 is pulled by

attractive force. If the electromagnet 32 has the North Pole,

the permanent magnet 30 is pushed by repulsive force. In other

words, if the permanent magnet 30 is pulled or pushed using such

a magnetism principle, the vibration bar 24 connected to the

permanent magnet 30 also reciprocates left and right depending on

operation of the permanent magnet 30. Accordingly, the plurality of electrode plates 18 fitted into the insertion grooves 26 of

the vibration bar 24 are minutely vibrated, such that the gas

bubbles stuck to the surface of the electrode plate 18 at the

time of electrolysis are separated by vibration of the electrode

plate 18 with rapidity and float over the electrolyte surface.

In other words, the present invention shortens a floating time of

the gas bubbles and increases an amount of the floating gas

bubbles through the vibration unit 28 and the vibration bar 24,

thereby increasing the generation amount of the oxygen/hydrogen

mixture gas.

[00423] As described above, in addition to the permanent

magnet 30 and the electromagnet 32, the vibration unit 28 can

vibrate the electrode plate 18 using ultrasonic waves having a

frequency of 20 KHz or more per second and in addition, can

vibrate the electrode plate 18 using a vibration motor or a

solenoid valve.

[00424] A non-described reference numeral 20 denotes a cover

plate. The cover plate 20 covers the electrolytic bath 10, and

seals the space 11 in the electrolytic bath 10. The cover plate

20 has a gas discharge duct 22 at its center to enable the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generated from the electrolytic bath

10 to be discharged to the exterior.

[00425] An operation of the above-constructed oxygen/hydrogen

mixture gas generator will be described below.

[00426] First, if a suitable amount of electrolyte is supplied

into the electrolytic bath 10 through the electrolyte supply duct

12a, the electrode plate 18 disposed inside the electrolytic bath

10 gets to be immersed in the electrolyte.

[00427] Next, if a power switch (not shown) is turned on, the

electrode plate 18 receives the current through the terminal 16

and electrolyzes the electrolyte. At this time, the gas bubbles

inclusive of the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas are generated from

the surface of the electrode plate 18. These gas bubbles stuck

to the surface of the electrode plate 18 are separated by the

vibration of the electrode plate 18, and float over the

electrolyte surface.

[00428] In other words, if the electrolyte is electrolyzed

using the electrode plate 18 and at the same time, a power source

is applied to the electromagnet 32 serving as the vibration unit

28, the electromagnet 32 changes in polarity to alternatively have the South and North Poles. Accordingly, the permanent

magnet 30 adjacent to the electromagnet 32 is attracted or

repulsed due to polarity change of the electromagnet 32, and is

pulled or pushed. That is, if the permanent magnet 30 is pulled

or pushed, the vibration bar 24 connected to the permanent magnet

30 and installed at one side and upper end of the electrode plate

18 continuously reciprocates left and right. Thus, the operation

of the vibration bar 24 enables the minute vibration of the

electrode plate 18, such that the gas bubbles are separated from

the electrode plate with rapidity and float over the electrolyte

surface .

[00429] If the gas bubbles float and burst over the

electrolyte surface through the above operations, the

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas included in the gas bubbles is

discharged to the exterior.

[00430] After that, the oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas is

discharged through the gas discharge duct 22 provided for the

cover plate 20 covering the electrolytic bath 10, and is filled

into a separate storage tank (not shown) .

[00431] As described above, the present invention accomplishes the following effects.

[00432] In other words, the present invention provides a

construction for minutely vibrating the electrode plate, which is

disposed inside the electrolytic bath, using the vibration bar

enabled by the driving of the vibration unit, such that the gas

bubbles are artificially separated and float from the electrode

plate, thereby increasing the generation amount of the

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas included in the gas bubbles.

[00433] While the present invention has been described with

reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be apparent

to those skilled in the art that various modifications can be

made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the

invention as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents,

Claims

What is claimed is :

1. An electrode plate vibration structure of an

oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas generator having an electrolytic bath

10, and a plurality of electrode plates 18 arranged to be at a

predetermined interval in the electrolytic bath 10 and

electrolyzing electrolyte using current applied to a terminal 16

to generate oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas, the structure

comprising:

a vibration bar 24 provided at one side and upper end of the

electrode plate 18 and having insertion grooves 26 for fitting

the electrode plate 18 therein, and minutely vibrating the

electrode plate 18 depending on operation of a vibration unit 28.

2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the

vibration unit 28 comprises:

a permanent magnet 30 attached to one end of the vibration

bar 24; and

an electromagnet 32 disposed adjacently to the permanent

magnet 30, changing in polarity using the current applied from the exterior, attracting and repulsing the permanent magnet 30,

and enabling the vibration bar 24.

3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the

vibration unit 28 uses ultrasonic waves.

4. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the

electrode plate 18 has a bent portion 19 obtained by continuously

bending a flat type metal plate in a zigzag shape to increase a

section area contacting with the electrolyte.

5. The structure according to claim 4, wherein the

electrolytic bath 10 has a plurality of electrode-plate fixing

grooves 14 arranged at its inner and front and rear surfaces to

be at a uniform interval and fixing the electrode plates 18.

6. The structure according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the

electrolytic bath 10 is covered with a cover plate 20 having a

gas discharge duct 22 for discharging oxygen/hydrogen mixture gas

to the exterior.