Patent Application
20250038236
The apparatus according to present invention is installed between a hydrogen fuel cell stack and a hydrogen supply device, and activates hydrogen to a high energy level using a high density electric flux before the hydrogen is supplied to the hydrogen fuel cell stack. Then, hydrogen activated/ionized by field electron emission is supplied, and ionization is repeatedly performed with high efficiency with only a small amount of energy absorption within the ionosphere of the hydrogen fuel cell. The present invention relates to an apparatus that promotes physical auxiliary activation/ionization and plays a turbo/acceleration role in the electricity generation process of the hydrogen fuel cell to generate a large amount of electricity with higher efficiency.
In the past 10 years, energy consumption in Korea has been increasing by more than 10% annually. Greenhouse gas emissions increase in proportion to the increase in energy consumption. Currently, research and development on new renewable energy that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions is actively being conducted worldwide, and considering various applications and application aspects, this development can play a leading role. Among the new renewable energies being actively developed, it is expected to be applied to turbo/accelerator devices for hydrogen fuel cells, solar thermal energy, and various forms of alternative energy. In particular, hydrogen energy has the potential to obtain hydrogen by electrolyzing water, which exists infinitely, and can be produced by reacting it with air to produce energy, and can be produced in various ways such as methane and natural gas separation, and it does not produce pollutants, and furthermore, it does not produce noise when producing energy, has a higher energy production efficiency than other types, and is widely applied to various types of electricity generation equipment, etc., and thus, it is receiving more attention than other new renewable energies. And hydrogen and oxygen, the basic materials of hydrogen fuel cells, are the most abundant elements on Earth. Accordingly, among other new renewable energies, hydrogen in particular has almost completely analyzed physical properties, so more diverse research is being conducted in depth.
However, most hydrogen fuel cells and devices connected to them developed to date have limitations in converting hydrogen energy into electrical energy with higher efficiency than the function of existing hydrogen fuel cells, and there is a problem that the operating temperature of existing hydrogen fuel cells is high. In addition, there is a limit to the mass amplification of hydrogen ionized/activated by catalytic action in the existing hydrogen fuel cell ionosphere, and thus there is a problem in that the efficiency cannot be maximized.
The problem to be solved by the present invention is that, before hydrogen used in a hydrogen fuel cell is ionized (2H++2e) in the electrolyte of the cell, some of the hydrogen is activated (H2*) from various catalysts and the majority is not activated, so that the overall ionization rate of electricity generation is low, resulting in a low power generation efficiency, thereby solving the problem of a low electricity generation rate in a hydrogen fuel cell. In addition, the present invention aims to solve the problem that the economic feasibility of a hydrogen fuel cell is not high under various conditions including the hydrogen production process. That is, the purpose of the present invention is to induce a highly efficient electricity production method by maximally activating hydrogen gas and simultaneously increasing the ionization rate.
The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.
In order to achieve the above technical task, the hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus having a repeating array structure of an ionization unit of the present invention is a structure installed between a hydrogen supply device (A) and a hydrogen fuel cell (B), and an ultra-high density electric flux formed inside thereof simultaneously generates/amplifies hydrogen gas by ionization (2H++2e)/activation (H2*) and then injects it into the hydrogen fuel cell, thereby ionizing the function of the basic hydrogen fuel cell more smoothly and generating a high electricity generation rate.
Such ionization units are hydrogen activation/ionization accelerators with a negative/positive repeating array structure, including various shapes of metal pin types with sharp ends, vortex blade shapes, rods with multiple blades wound in a vortex, and composite vortex types of wires between blades.
The present invention comprises, a case (10) in which an accommodation space (100) is formed inside, a gas inlet tube (111) is formed at one end to be connected to the accommodation space (100) and a hydrogen supply device (A), and a gas discharge tube (121) is formed at the other end to be connected to the accommodation space (100) and a hydrogen fuel cell (B); activation/ionization rods (Hereinafter, ionization rods) comprising a support (210) and a sharp metal (220) formed on the outer surface of the support (210); ionization cylinders (30) formed in a cylindrical shape and accommodating ionization rods (20) inside; a brass fixing unit (40) comprising: a first anode plate (412) that comprises a plurality of rod fixing holes (4110), fixes one end of the support (210) protruding outward from one end of the ionization cylinder portion, and is connected to the positive electrode of the power supply so that the ionization rod portion (20) has a bipolar shape, and a first cathode plate (411) that comprises a plurality of cylinder fixing holes (4120), and fixes one end of an ionization cylinder (30) to each cylinder fixing hole (4120) and is connected to a negative electrode of a power supply so that the ionization cylinder (30) has a negative polarity; and a gasket (50) comprising a receiving hole (500) formed inside and interposed between the first anode plate (412) and the first cathode plate (411). The brass fixing unit (40) further comprises a second anode plate (422) that fixes the other end of the support module (210) protruding outward from the other end of the ionization cylinder, and a second cathode plate (421) that comprises a plurality of cylinder fixing holes (4120) and fixes the other end of the ionization cylinder (30) to each of the cylinder fixing holes (4120).
Furthermore, the hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus having an ionization unit repeating arrangement structure according to the present invention is connected to an auxiliary battery unit (11) that is connected at one end to the first anode plate (412) and at the other end to the first cathode plate (411), and is charged with electricity supplied through the first anode plate (412) and the first cathode plate (411). And, the case (10) comprises a cover unit (110) comprising the gas inlet tube (111) with an inlet screw module (1111) installed inside, and a body unit (120) in which the gas discharge tube (121) is formed.
The present invention increases the activation energy of hydrogen by repeatedly activating/ionizing hydrogen multiple times, thereby supplying ionized hydrogen (2H++2e) and hydrogen with high activation energy (H2*) to a hydrogen fuel cell, thereby enabling a large amount of electricity to be generated from the hydrogen fuel cell. In addition, the present invention combines a large amount of electricity generated in the process of activating and ionizing hydrogen multiple times with electricity generated from a conventional hydrogen fuel cell or charges an auxiliary battery, and ionizes hydrogen by using the auxiliary battery as a power source when an external power source is not supplied.
That is, the present invention can increase the electricity generation rate by amplifying the ionization (2H++2e) and activated hydrogen (H2*) of hydrogen multiple times. That is, the present invention generates electricity in the process of repeatedly increasing the ionization (2H++2e) and activation (H2*) energy of hydrogen, and then repeatedly increases the activation energy of hydrogen by ionizing hydrogen again with the generated electricity.
Here, the structure of the metal ionization unit is that when a negative/positive direct current voltage is applied, the electric field strength of the ultra-high-density electric field flux around the sharp surface easily activates hydrogen to an energy level close to ionization, increasing it to −1.5 to 0.0 eV. Then, the activated hydrogen is moved to the existing hydrogen fuel cell stack, and in the hydrogen fuel cell stack, the activated hydrogen in the ionosphere receives a small energy of −1.5 eV or more from the catalyst, and ionizes the activated hydrogen while releasing electrons directly. At this time, when the ionization energy of hydrogen of 13.6 eV or more from the metal ionization is applied, the current generated by ionization joins the electricity generated in the existing hydrogen fuel cell stack. At this time, the binding energy required to ionize the ground state electrons in hydrogen atoms is −13.6 eV (1 eV=1.60×10-19 joule).
Moreover, the present invention uses the field emission electron method, which is the most efficient method for extracting electrons from metals or semiconductors. In addition, the present invention improves the electricity generation efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells by activating and ionizing hydrogen by a physical method without using a chemical method, and can easily extract electrons. At this time, the dynamics of applying the activation of hydrogen and the ionization of hydrogen simultaneously can be the most important electrostatic dynamics for the electricity generation of the hydrogen fuel cell stack. The present invention, which generates an electrostatic role, can be used semi-permanently because all the substances and materials in its internal configuration physically interact with pure (99.99999%) hydrogen gas, and there is no corrosion/wear, etc.
The present invention, which has such features, is not limited to fuel cells for passenger cars, but can be applied to construction machinery and ships, such as forklifts, excavators, and internal generators for yachts, drones, salvage ships, and passenger ships, to improve the performance of fuel cells. In other words, the present invention is viewed as an amplification (turbo)/acceleration device that can be applied to various equipment using hydrogen cells to improve the performance and efficiency of hydrogen cells.
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The invention will become clearer through the description with the accompanying drawings, and the advantages and features of the embodiments of the invention. However, the invention, which becomes clearer through the drawings and description, is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below. The invention is defined solely by the claims and is limited according to the contents set forth in the claims.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can fully understand the present invention.
First, referring to
A hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having a structure of a repeating arrangement of ionization units of various sharp shapes repeatedly activates/ionizes hydrogen supplied from an existing hydrogen supply device (B) multiple times when passing through the activation/ionization accelerator (1), thereby increasing the overall activation energy of hydrogen and supplying it to a hydrogen fuel cell (B), thereby enabling a large amount of electricity to be generated/amplified in the hydrogen fuel cell (B). The electricity generated by ionization here is joined to the electricity generated by the existing hydrogen fuel cell or is separately charged to an auxiliary battery (11) and reused when necessary.
In addition, the hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having various ionization unit repeating arrangement structures accumulates electrons generated in the process of activating/ionizing hydrogen multiple times with a strong high-density electric field flux, so that they can be used in situations where electricity is needed.
In this way, the present invention repeatedly ionizes hydrogen and increases the activation energy of hydrogen, thereby enabling a fast and high chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in an existing hydrogen fuel cell. In other words, the hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having various sharp ionization units having a repeated arrangement structure repeatedly amplifies the ionization (2H++2e), activated hydrogen (H2*), and neutralization (H2) of hydrogen and supplies them to the hydrogen fuel cell (B), thereby increasing the electricity generation rate of the hydrogen fuel cell (B). The hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having various sharp metal blade-shaped ionization units having a repeated arrangement structure is not limited to fuel cells for passenger cars, but can be applied to construction machinery and ships, such as forklifts, drones, excavators, and internal generators of yachts, salvage ships, and passenger ships, thereby improving the performance of the fuel cell.
Accordingly, the present invention can solve the problem of the current hydrogen fuel cell (B) not being able to sufficiently generate electricity with the highest efficiency due to limited activation/ionization compared to the amount of hydrogen supplied, that is, the problem of low electricity generation rate. Hereinafter, referring to
The hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having an ionization unit repeating arrangement structure comprises a case (10), an ionization rod (20), an ionization cylinder (30), a brass fixing unit (40), and a gasket unit (50).
In addition, the hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having an ionization unit repeating arrangement structure may further comprise an auxiliary battery (11). Here, the case (10) accommodates the ionization rod (20), the ionization cylinder (30), the brass fixing unit (40), and the gasket unit (50) therein. This case (10) becomes a passage through which hydrogen supplied through the hydrogen supply device (A) moves to the hydrogen fuel cell (B). The case (10) like this can be composed of a cover unit (110) with an accommodation space (100) formed inside and a body unit (120) with an accommodation space (100) formed inside and connected to the cover unit (110).
Such a cover unit 110 and a body unit 120 may be formed as shown in
When a direct current voltage is applied from an external power supply, the ionization rod 20 and the ionization cylinder 30 form a high-density electric field flux between the two. At this time, the ionization rod 20 is connected to the positive electrode of an external power supply device through the first anode plate 412 or the second anode plate 422, and the ionization cylinder 30 is connected to the negative electrode of the external power supply device through the first cathode plate 411 or the second cathode plate 421, and an electric field is formed between the ionization rod 20 and the ionization cylinder 30.
Here, a plurality of ionization rods 20 and ionization cylinders may be formed and fixed to the brass fixing unit 40.
A plurality of ionization rods (20) include a support (210) and a sharp metal (220) formed on an outer surface of the support (210). The plurality of ionization rods (20) are connected to a brass fixing unit (40) and connected to an external power supply device. Here, the sharp metal (220) may be formed in a structure in which a plurality of pins (221) or screw threads (220-2) are arranged in a spiral shape from one end to the other on the outer surface of the support module (210). In addition, the sharp metal may be formed in a structure in which a copper wire is twisted around the grooves of a plurality of thin plates or spiral screw threads (220-4). That is, the ionization rod (20) can be formed of a first type ionization rod part (20-1), a second type ionization rod part (20-2), a third type ionization rod part (20-3), and a fourth type ionization rod part (20-4), etc., of different types, as illustrated in
A plurality of ionization cylinders (30) are formed in a cylindrical shape and accommodate ionization rods (20) inside. These plurality of ionization cylinders (30) are connected to a brass fixing unit (40) and connected to the external power supply device.
A plurality of ionization cylinders (30) are connected to the negative electrode of the external power supply, and form an electric field between a plurality of ionization rods (20) connected to the positive electrode of the external power supply, ionize hydrogen introduced from the hydrogen supply device (A), and increase the activation energy of the hydrogen. The process of cationizing hydrogen through the electric field flux formed between the ionization rod (20) and the ionization cylinder (30) will be described in detail later.
The brass fixing unit (40) fixes the plurality of ionization rods (20) and the plurality of ionization cylinders (30), and is connected to the external power supply to apply electricity to the plurality of ionization rods (20) and the plurality of ionization cylinders (30). The brass fixing unit (40) comprises a first brass fixing unit (410) and a second brass fixing unit (420). Here, the first brass fixing unit (410) includes the first anode plate (412) and the first cathode plate (411) and is located on one side of the case (10), and the second brass fixing unit (420) includes a second anode plate module (422) and a second cathode plate module (421) and is located on the other side of the case unit (10). Here, the first anode plate (412) includes a plurality of rod fixing holes (4110) to fix one end of the support (210) protruding outwardly from one end of the ionization cylinder. And the second anode plate module (422) includes a plurality of rod fixing holes (4110) to fix the other end of the support (210) protruding outwardly from the other end of the ionization cylinder. At this time, the first anode plate (412) and the second anode plate (422) may include a rod fixing body (4111) installed in one rod fixing hole (4110), that is, a rod fixing body (4111) composed of one ring installed inside the rod fixing hole and three rods, as shown in
The first anode plate (412) and the second anode plate (422) can accommodate one end of the ionization rod and the other end of the ionization rod in the formed ring of the rod fixing body (4111) so that the ionization rod can be fixed. In addition, the ionization rod (20) can be made to have a bipolar shape by being connected to the positive electrode of an external power supply.
The first cathode plate (411) includes a plurality of cylinder fixing holes (4120) and fixes one end of the ionization cylinder. The second cathode plate (421) includes a plurality of cylinder fixing holes (4120) and fixes the other end of the ionization cylinder. The first cathode plate (411) and the second cathode plate (421) can be connected to a negative electrode of an external power supply so that the ionization cylinder (30) has a negative polarity. The first anode plate (412) and the first cathode plate (411) or the second anode plate module (422) and the second cathode plate module (421) can be connected to the auxiliary battery unit (11). For example, the auxiliary battery unit (11) has one end connected to the first anode plate (412) and the other end connected to the first cathode plate (411), and can be charged with electricity applied through the first anode plate (412) and the first cathode plate (411).
A brass fixing unit (40) like this is connected to an auxiliary battery unit (11) and can charge the auxiliary battery unit (11).
The gasket unit (50) seals the case (10) so that hydrogen that has flowed into the gas inlet tube (111) of the case (10) from the hydrogen supply device (A) does not leak back into the gas inlet tube (111). The gasket unit (50) can seal one end of the case (10) and the other end of the case (10) including the first gasket unit (510) and the second gasket unit (510). Here, the first gasket unit (510) and the second gasket unit (520) are formed in a structure in which a receiving hole (500) is formed inside. At this time, the first gasket unit (510) can receive one end of a plurality of supports (210) and be interposed between the first anode plate (412) and the first cathode plate (411). And the second gasket unit (520) can accommodate the other end of a plurality of supports (210) and be interposed between the second anode plate (422) and the second cathode plate (421). The gasket unit (50) can be firmly fixed to the brass fixing unit (40) by the bolt unit (60).
The bolt unit (60) may be a commonly used bolt. Such a bolt unit (60) is fastened with a nut unit (70). Here, the bolt unit (60) includes a first bolt (610) and a second bolt (620), and the nut unit (70) includes a first nut (710) and a second nut (780).
The first bolt (610) connects the first anode plate (412), the first cathode plate (411), and the first gasket unit (510) and is fastened with the first nut (710). Thus, the first anode plate (412), the first cathode plate (411), and the first gasket unit (510) can be formed as a single entity. The second bolt (620) connects the second anode plate (422), the second cathode plate module (421), and the second gasket unit (520) and is fastened with the second nut (720). Thus, the second anode plate (422), the second cathode plate (421), and the second gasket unit (520) can be formed as a single entity. The cathode and anode are combined in a completely separate manner to avoid electrical shorts.
The cylinder fixing unit (80) binds together a plurality of ionization cylinders (30) inserted into the first anode plate (412), the first cathode plate (411), and the first gasket unit (510) or the second anode plate (422), the second cathode plate (421), and the second gasket unit (520) so that the plurality of ionization cylinders (30) do not shake. This cylinder fixing unit (80) includes a first cylinder fixing unit (810) that binds together a plurality of ionization cylinders (30) on one side and a second cylinder fixing unit (820) that binds together on the other side. At this time, the first cylinder fixing unit (810) and the second cylinder fixing unit (820) can be formed in a shape as shown in
A cylinder fixing unit (80) like this can be fixed to the ionization cylinder (30) via a cylinder fixing bolt unit (90). The cylinder fixing bolt unit (90) includes a first cylinder fixing bolt (910) fixed to the first cylinder fixing unit (810) and a second cylinder fixing bolt (920) fixed to the second cylinder fixing unit (820).
Hereinafter, with reference to
As shown in
The other end of the ionization rod (20) and the other end of the ionization cylinder (30) are fixed to the second anode plate (422), the second gasket unit (520), and the second cathode plate (421) which are fixed with the second bolt (620) and the second nut (710).
First, as shown in (A) of
When the structure of
Here, the plurality of ionization rods (20) may be ionization rods (20) of the first to seventh rows. At this time, the height of the sharp metal (220) may gradually increase from the ionization rod of the first row to the ionization rod of the fourth row, and the height of the sharp metal (220) may gradually decrease from the ionization rod of the fourth row to the ionization rod of the seventh row. The reason why the height of the sharp metal of the ionization rods of the first to seventh rows is symmetrical with respect to the sharp metal of the ionization rod of the fourth row is to ensure that the hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen supply device (A) is ionized between the plurality of ionization rods (20) and the plurality of ionization cylinders (30) after diffusing outward. In addition, (A) and (B) of
The drawings shown in
First, as shown in
As shown in (A) of
Thereafter, as shown in (A) of
Hereinafter, with reference to
When the hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having the ionization unit repeating arrangement structure shown in
Here, the hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having an ionization unit repeating arrangement structure may include any one of a first type ionization rod (20-1), a second type ionization rod (20-2), a third type ionization rod (20-3), or a fourth type ionization rod (20-4).
Hereinafter, in order to simplify the description of the operation of a hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having an ionization unit repeating arrangement structure, the operation of the apparatus (1) will be specifically described using a hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having an ionization unit repeating arrangement structure including a first type ionization rod (20-1) as an example.
In a hydrogen activation/ionization accelerating apparatus (1) having an ionization unit repeating arrangement structure, electricity is applied to a brass fixing unit (40) through the external power supply (C), and hydrogen is injected through a hydrogen supply device (A). At this time, the inlet screw module (1111) rotates to diffuse the hydrogen injected from the hydrogen supply device (A) and widely spread it into the accommodation space (100) of the case (10). In addition, an electric field flux having a high-density electric force line can be formed between a plurality of ionization rods (20) to which electricity is applied and a plurality of ionization cylinders (30).
At this time, as illustrated in
That is, the hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen supply device (A) goes through the above process continuously, that is, the excited state, the ionized state, and then the neutralized state. At this time, when the hydrogen goes through this process, the excited energy increases.
As shown in
Here, the Excited State (H2*) refers to hydrogen in a state where the activation energy is high due to the attraction/repulsion of the electric field, and which can be easily ionized. This hydrogen becomes the fuel that increases the efficiency of electricity generation of hydrogen fuel cells. Ionized (2H+) refers to Proton (2H+) hydrogen in which electrons are released by the positive electric field and move to the cathode by electrostatic force. And Neutralized (H2) is hydrogen formed when the Proton (2H+) that moved to the cathode absorbs two electrons by the high-density positive electric field.
In this way, the present invention improves the performance of a hydrogen fuel cell (B) by transforming hydrogen gas into various states such as He, 2H+, and H2* through a high-density electric field of the negative/positive electrodes. In addition, by transforming hydrogen gas, a large amount of electricity is generated and stored for later use.
It can exhibit high driving efficiency by applying it to the ionization rod (20) and the ionization cylinder (30).
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the attached drawings, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical idea or essential features thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2022-0027566 | Mar 2022 | KR | national |
| 10-2022-0163380 | Nov 2022 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2023/002903 | 3/3/2023 | WO |
