SIMPLIFIED FUEL CELL SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND PROCESS

• US 20200136160A1
• Filed: 10/17/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2018
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Gunes M. Ecer
• Original Assignee: Gunes M. Ecer
• Inventors: Ecer, Gunes M.
• Application Number:
  US16/655,384
• Publication Number:
  US 20200136160A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 14/00 Electrochemical current or voltage generators not provided for in groups H01M6/00 - H01M12/00; Manufacture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/004 Cylindrical, tubular or wound
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04097 with recycling of the reactants H01M8/04119, H01M8/04104 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/08 Fuel cells with aqueous electrolytes
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/2475 Enclosures, casings or containers of fuel cell stacks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells

Abstract

A simplified fuel cell is disclosed for producing electricity which can include a sealed chamber having a first and second electrode separated from each other, wherein the first electrode includes an anode and the second electrode includes a cathode. The fuel cell also includes a load circuit disposed outside of the chamber and in electrical communication with the anode, and flowable ionizable matter disposed within the chamber, wherein the anode causes the flowable ionizable matter to ionize and produce electrons to move to the load circuit and return to the cathode. In addition, the fuel cell also includes a second proton circuit, wherein the ionization at the anode also produces positively charged ions moving to the cathode from the second proton circuit. A carrier fluid carries the positively charged ions traveling therein, wherein returning electrons and positively charged ions combine at the cathode, thereby reforming the flowable ionizable matter.

Claims

1. A fuel cell system for producing electricity, the fuel cell system comprising:

a sealed chamber comprised of a first and second electrode separated from each other, wherein the first electrode is comprised of an anode and the second electrode is comprised of a cathode;

a load circuit disposed outside of the chamber and in electrical communication with the anode;

flowable ionizable matter disposed within the chamber, wherein the anode causes the flowable ionizable matter to ionize and produce electrons to move to the load circuit and return to the cathode;

a second proton circuit, wherein the ionization at the anode also produces positively charged ions moving to the cathode from the second proton circuit;

a carrier fluid for carrying the positively charged ions traveling therein; and

wherein the returning electrons from the load circuit and positively charged ions from the second proton circuit combine at the cathode, thereby reforming the flowable ionizable matter, and further wherein the reformed flowable ionizable matter is at least partially released within the chamber thereby continuing the ionization reaction at the anode.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first or second electrode comprises a catalyst for facilitating the ionization and the reformation of the flowable ionizable matter.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the carrier fluid is comprised of water.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the carrier fluid travels within the chamber while in a liquid stream, a solid particle stream, or in the form of droplets.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprise a force component for moving the carrier fluid from the anode to the cathode, and back to the anode.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the force component is comprised of at least one of:

one or more water pumps, a centrifugal force, magnetic force, gravity, surface energy, capillary action, and a hydraulic force.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the carrier fluid does not return to the anode and is released to the outside environment.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the fuel cell produces electricity, and wherein the production of electricity is controlled by controlling the energized traveling speed of the carrier fluid from the anode to the cathode and back to the anode.

9. A fuel cell system for producing electricity, the system comprising:

a sealed chamber comprised a first and second electrode separated from each other, wherein the first electrode is comprised of an anode and the second electrode is comprised of a cathode;

a porous material disposed between the anode and cathode within the chamber, wherein the membrane is permeable to a carrier fluid but not permeable to electrons;

a load circuit disposed outside of the chamber and in electrical communication with the anode;

flowable ionizable matter filled within the chamber, wherein the anode causes the flowable ionizable matter to ionize and produce electrons to move to the load circuit and return to the cathode;

a second proton circuit, wherein the ionization at the anode also produces positively charged ions moving to the cathode from the second proton circuit via the carrier fluid; and

wherein the returning electrons from the load circuit and positively charged ions from the second proton circuit combine at the cathode, thereby reforming the flowable ionizable matter, and further wherein the reformed flowable ionizable matter is at least partially released within the chamber thereby continuing the ionization reaction at the anode.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the carrier fluid travels within an interior region of the chamber.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the reformed flowable ionizable matter travels within the carrier fluid from the cathode to anode outside of the chamber.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein said carrier fluid is in at least one of:

a gaseous state, liquid state, liquid droplets, liquid mist, and any other flowable physical state.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein a portion of the reformed flowable ionizable matter is carried from the cathode to the anode within the carrier fluid and participates in the ionization process at the anode.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the ionizable flowable matter is selected from at least one of:

ionizable gasses in atomic or molecular form, solid flowable ionizable particles of elements or compounds, and ionizable elements or compounds comprised of hydrogen, chlorine, cesium, potassium, or sodium.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the carrier fluid does not return to the anode and is released outside environment.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the fuel cell produces electricity, and wherein the production of electricity is controlled by controlling the energized traveling speed of the carrier fluid from the anode to the cathode and back to the anode.

17. The system of claim 9, further comprising a force component, wherein the force component controls the travelling speed of the carrier fluid, and wherein the force component is comprised of one or more of physical, chemical, mechanical, and centrifugal forces.

18. The system of claim 9, wherein the force component is comprised of at least one of:

water pumps, centrifugal force, magnetic force, gravity, surface energy, capillary action, and hydraulic force.

19. The system of claim 9, wherein the chamber further comprises one or more resealable ports for instrumentation configured to monitor, control, or maintain production of electricity at desired levels, and one or more ports for resupplying electrons and ionizable flowable matter lost to the environment.

20. A method of producing electricity via a fuel cell, the method comprising:

flowing ionizable matter within a chamber, wherein the chamber comprises a first and second electrode separated from each other, wherein the first electrode is comprised of an anode and the second electrode is comprised of a cathode;

ionizing the ionizable matter via the anode to produce electrons and positively charged ions, wherein the electrons move to a load circuit and return to the cathode, and wherein the positively charged ions move via a carrier fluid to the cathode via a proton circuit; and

combining the returning electrons from the load circuit and positively charged ions from the second proton circuit combine at the cathode, thereby reforming the flowable ionizable matter, wherein the reformed flowable ionizable matter is at least partially released within the chamber, thereby continuing the ionization reaction at the anode.