This is a salt-water battery that also generates hydrogen
with no external power source as long as there is a load
across the terminals, at least that is what is claimed.
Patents are by a Francisco Pacheco. Following are the abstracts:
Patent No. US 5,089,107
Title: Bi-Polar Auto Electrolytic Hydrogen Generator
Abstract:
An autoelectrolytic hydrogen generator system constituted by one
or a plurality of similar cells wherein a galvanic arrangement of
magnesium and aluminum plates of sacrificial elements as anode;
stainless steel as cathode and sea water as electrolyte, by its
very nature is made to develop a voltage when connected in short
circuit causing a current to flow within the system and hydrogen
production of hydrogen in situ and on demand by the electrolytic
action at one pole, the cathode, and additional hydrogen by the
electrochemical reaction at the other pole, the anode. Surplus
electric energy of the system applied to an optional electrolyzer
will also be made to produce additional hydrogen at its two
sacrificial aluminum electrodes.
The earlier one:
Patent No. US 3,892,653
Title: Hydrogen Generator
Abstract:
A hydrogen generator constituted by a voltaic cell having a
reactive magnesium electrode and a non-reactive electrode
immersed in a salt-water electrolytic bath, a load being
connected between the electrodes to cause a current flow
in the cell resulting in an electrochemical reaction in
which the magnesium is decomposed to produce hydrogen and
in electrolysis in which the water is decomposed to produce
hydrogen. In order to minimize polarization and other factors
which diminish the production of hydrogen, the solution is
circulated through an external flow loop having a pump
interposed therein to draw the electrolyte from the bottom
of the bath and to return it to the top thereof, the pump
being powered by voltage derived from the cell.
This guy supposedly ran both cars and boats off of the hydrogen
these units generated on water alone. It seems like a excellent
solution if it actually works.
Bob Schader
Computer Systems Administrator
Product Design Intl., Inc.
bobs@product-des.com
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