Abstract: The present invention relates to a system capable of using kinetic/inertial and renewable energy to generate hydrogen for use as a fuel in vehicles and other applications. In certain embodiments, this invention relates to a system in which hydrogen is generated during vehicle braking and which is operable with an internal combustion engine, and which can be retrofitted to vehicles with such an engine as well as to stationary combustion devices. Methods for generating hydrogen to power vehicles and vehicles utilizing the inventive technology are also provided. The present invention also relates to stationary devices, such as space heaters and water heaters, capable of generating hydrogen for use as a fuel additive therewith, and methods of generating hydrogen using such devices.

Abstract: Turbocharged or supercharged spark ignition engine. The engine includes a source of methanol for direct injection of methanol into the engine and for delivering a portion of the methanol to a reformer for generating a hydrogen-rich gas.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for producing hydrogen from water involving reacting metal particles with water in the presence of an effective amount of activator. In particular the invention pertains to compositions and methods for producing hydrogen upon reaction of metal particles selected from the group consisting of aluminum (Al), magnesium (Mg), boron (B), silicon (Si), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) with water, in the presence of an effective amount of an activator catalyst, wherein the activator is selected from the group consisting of: alkali metals, earth alkali metals, hydrides of alkali metals, hydrides of earth alkali metals, hydroxides of alkali metals, and hydroxides of earth alkali metals.

Abstract: A hydrogen supplementation fuel apparatus and method having a power source, a hydrogen generator and an accumulator for supplementing hydrogen gas to improve the fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines. The hydrogen generator uses electrodes that are helically wound about a separator to increase the hydrogen generation output.

Abstract: A heat-pipe electric power generating device including a fan disposed between an evaporating end and a condensing end of a heat-pipe is provided. A magnetic substance is disposed on the fan to form a magnetic field. A stator coil of a generator is disposed at the outer of the heat-pipe, which is corresponding to the position of the fan. An induced current is generated by the stator coil of the generator when the magnetic substance spins. Since the heat-pipe is made of copper, and the magnetic field is not shielded by copper, a current is induced when a relative motion between the magnetic substance on the fan and the stator coil of the generator at the outer of the heat-pipe is generated. Further, the heat-pipe electric power generating device can be applied on a hydrogen/oxygen gas generating apparatus and an internal combustion engine system of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A heat-pipe electric power generating device includes a heat pipe having an evaporating end and a condensing end, a non-magnetic shell connected to the condensing end, a generator stator coil disposed at the outer of the non-magnetic shell, a turbine disposed in the heat pipe, a driving axle connected to the turbine and extended into the non-magnetic shell, and a magnetic element disposed at the driving axle and located in the non-magnetic shell. A vapor flow flowing to the condensing end is generated at the evaporating end. The vapor flow drives the turbine to move the magnetic element, such that the generator stator coil generates an induced current. In addition, a hydrogen/oxygen gas generating apparatus and an internal combustion engine system having the heat-pipe electric power generating device are also provided.

Abstract: To gasify carbonaceous material into gas containing CO and H2, the drying and/or the heating and the pyrolysis of the carbonaceous material are performed using microwave irradiation and thermal irradiation and the pyrolysis products and/or the carbonaceous material are then gasified. For this purpose the carbonaceous material is irradiated in a microwave station with a heating unit, and then passed on into a reactor for gasification. The gasification occurs with the aid of a water-steam plasma source.

Abstract: An application for a system and method for generating browns gas (mixture of oxygen and hydrogen) from a direct current power source is disclosed. The browns gas is mixed with fossil fuels such as gasoline, ethanol and diesel before combustion in a combustion engine. In such, the efficiency of the combustion engine is improved while reducing emissions of pollutants. A unique grid arrangement is immersed in an electrolyte for generating browns gas. The grid assembly includes conductive plates that are insulated and interspersed between positively biased plates and negatively biased plates, thereby improving the efficiency of the electrolysis.

Abstract: An electrolyser system produces combustion enhancing gas for communication with the intake of an internal combustion engine. An anode and a cathode are supported spaced apart from one another in a chamber filled with electrolytic solution with the cathode and the anode being nearest one another adjacent a bottom end of the chamber to concentrate the electrolysis activity adjacent the bottom end of the chamber. The electrolysis activity is therefore not significantly affected by varying levels of solution in the chamber. The anode comprises a plurality of independent units with respective independent power supplies. An amperage control selectively connects and disconnects the power supplies with the respective independent units of the anode for adjusting applied amperage across the solution and accordingly for varying the production rate of combustion enhancing gas responsive to engine demands.

Abstract: An apparatus for conditioning fuel includes an enclosure that maintains a void and an opposed volume of an electrolytic solution, and an electrically charged electrode structure positioned in the volume of the electrolytic solution generating electrolysis in the electrolytic solution to produce hydrogen gas that passes into the void from the electrolytic solution. A fuel supply line of an internal combustion engine is coupled in gaseous communication with the void to receive the hydrogen gas from the void and apply the hydrogen gas to fuel flowing through the fuel supply line to condition the fuel with the hydrogen gas.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolysis system for producing one or more gases for an internal combustion engine for enhancing combustion. The system uses stacked electrode plates including neutral plates for generating an oxygen and hydrogen gas mixture. The stacked plates substantially fill an electrolysis cell containing an electrolytic solution which is recycled and cooled.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolysis system for producing one or more gases for an internal combustion engine for enhancing combustion. The system uses stacked electrode plates including neutral plates for generating an oxygen and hydrogen gas mixture or Brown's gas which is the product of water electrolysis. The stacked plates are positioned between tensioned panels and separated by gaskets forming chambers there between for the generation of the gas mixture.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a biomass gasifier comprising a reactor. The reactor includes (i) an inlet for biomass, (ii) an inlet for an oxygen-containing gas, (iii) an inlet for steam, (iv) an outlet for reactor product gas, (v) an outlet for ash, (vi) a biogas exit conduit coupled to the outlet for the reactor product gas and (vii) an inlet for a secondary oxygen source. The biogas exit conduit includes a catalytic partial oxidation unit, the catalytic partial oxidation unit is substantially restricting the biogas exit conduit. A system and method for biomass gasification is also provided.

Abstract: Desulfation methods for an exhaust treatment system having a fuel reformer configured upstream of a LNT. Reductant is injected upstream of the fuel reformer. The reductant reacts within the reformer to generate heat, but the system is configured for some reductant to breakthrough and react in the LNT to generate further heat. This configuration allows the LNT to operate at temperatures higher the than first device and facilitates independent control of the LNT and first device temperatures.

Abstract: Apparatus for dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen, comprising a tank and the quantity of water contained in said tank is dissolved. A quantity of a conductivity promoting material suspended or dissolved in said water to form an electrically conductive fluid and a plurality of plates suspended in said electrically conductive fluid and a reactive agent selected from the group consisting of derivatives of vegetable materials, derivatives of highly resinous vegetable materials, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from pinion pine, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from blood of dragon, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized highly resinous vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from pinion pine, and water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from blood of dragon.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to degassing and cleaning of hydrocarbon fuel. Degassing of hydrocarbon fuel is a way to remove the dissolved gases which aid in the oxidization of the fuel as well as the removal of sulfur, water and other particulate matter through radial cavitation. This process allows for both improvements in efficiency as well as decrease in emissions of standard fuel and the re-refining of fuels which have broken down. University of Idaho did a study on the breakdown of diesel fuel and found out that 26% of the efficiency is lost by the 28th day of reefing. In one embodiment, the fuel is subjected to fluid-shear forces and cavitation.

Abstract: A system for producing, dispensing, using and monitoring a hydrogen enriched fuel includes a producing system configured to produce the hydrogen enriched fuel, a vehicle having an engine configured to use the hydrogen enriched fuel, and a dispensing system configured to store and dispense the hydrogen enriched fuel into the vehicle. The system also includes a fuel delivery system on the vehicle configured to deliver the hydrogen enriched fuel to the engine, and a control system configured to control the producing system and to monitor the use of the hydrogen enriched fuel by the vehicle. A method includes the steps of producing hydrogen gas and a hydrocarbon fuel, blending the hydrogen gas and the hydrocarbon fuel into the hydrogen enriched fuel, using the hydrogen enriched fuel in the engine, and tracking emissions during the producing step and during the using step.

Abstract: The present invention involves methods and apparatus for supplying fuel for a hydrocarbon and water hybrid engine. Water may be supplied from a water supply source to a steam chamber disposed with an exhaust conduit. Heat may be conducted from the exhaust conduit to the steam chamber to produce steam. The steam may be flowed to a catalytic converter that may have a substrate element disposed therein with the substrate element coated with an oxide that may be oxidizable with steam and reducible back to the original state without use of a chemical agent while producing oxygen. The steam may be converted to hydrogen and oxygen and the hydrogen and oxygen may be flowed to an intake port of the internal combustion engine. The steam and catalytic converted hydrogen and oxygen may be used as an energy source and the hydrogen and oxygen may be converted to heated water for recycling as a steam source.

Abstract: A method and device to optimize the cumulative beneficial effect of harvesting available forms of lost energy, including energy that is lost while a vehicle is in motion (e.g., kinetic energy and energy contained in electromagnetic radiation. The cumulative energy that is recovered is converted to electrical energy which powers the on-board electrolyzer to produce more hydrogen and oxygen while the system is in operation and stationary. Stationary, passive forms of energy (e.g., solar, wind, hydro, etc.) will also be available to power the electrolyzer. The system also contemplates using passive forms of energy to power a non-mobile system which incorporates an internal or external combustion engine in place of a fuel cell. An oxygen injection control device is employed to control the supply of oxygen to the combustion engine.

Abstract: A fuel supply system of the present invention is characterized by including: a fuel reformer (4) for producing a reformed gas-containing fuel by causing discharge in a raw liquid fuel; and a fuel supply device (8) for supplying the reformed gas-containing fuel or a mixture of the reformed gas-containing fuel and the raw fuel into a combustion chamber of an engine (5).

Abstract: The invention provides for a system and method for creating an optimized fuel/air mixture for more efficient combustion. The system in accordance with the invention includes an ozone generator and a gasifier that receives liquid fuel and ozone and creates an optimized fuel of mixture. The optimized fuel/air mixture is then delivered to the cylinders of a combustion engine.

Abstract: A portable generator, comprising a housing, a handle provided on the housing, and a generator set fixed in the housing; the handle is fixed at the lower part to a link span in the housing; a cylinder head cover of the generator set is provided with an installation slice extending toward both ends; the installation slice is sheathed with a shock-absorbing sleeve and fixed and connected to the link span; and the generator set is connected at the bottom with the housing through a shock-absorbing mat. The generator improves shock-absorption effect, and prolongs service life of the product; it is simple in structure and convenient for maintenance; and it cancels the cover body, which reduces weight and is advantageous to dissipate heat.

Abstract: A hydrogen augmented crankcase ventilation system includes hydrogen injection to facilitate the combustion of crankcase fumes, for example blow-by, in the engine. The system preferably includes a hydrogen generation system as a hydrogen source and introduces the hydrogen into the engine through the engine's fuel injection system. A fumes hose connects the crankcase to the air intake, and a clean air hose connects a clean air source to the crankcase. An orifice or a vacuum regulator cooperates with the fumes hose and may be included to regulate crankcase vacuum. A filter resides inline with the fumes hose to capture solids or liquids which enter the fumes hose from the crankcase, and a drain hose drains captured liquid back into the engine. A back flow preventor may be included to cooperate with the clean air hose to prevent a back flow of crankcase fumes through the clean air hose.

Abstract: An electromechanical actuator includes a cylinder and piston for driving a load and defining a chamber in which is disposed a buffer gas, such as nitrogen, and a solid or water-based electrolyte, and electrodes for generating hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis that mixes with the buffer gas serving to control the combustion pressure profile, and into which chamber, above the electrolyte, is inserted an igniter for combusting the hydrogen and oxygen for creating high pressures in the chamber to move the piston and create efficient mechanical work.

Abstract: A system is provided that draws heat from an open-loop engine cycle into a closed-loop working fluid circulatory system that utilizes computer-aided feedback mechanisms. The closed-loop working fluid draws engine heat from multiple sources: exhaust stack gases, the engine block, the engine transmission, and the engine headers and exhaust manifold near the valves. Heat exchangers are arranged in an ascending pattern according to the temperature of the heat at each heat generating location of the open-loop engine cycle. A wankel or similar type engine receives the heated working fluid and rotates a shaft connected to a generator to generate electricity. An electrolysis unit is powered by the generated electricity and separates water into hydrogen and oxygen. A reformation unit receives fuel such as diesel and the generated hydrogen to reform the fuel prior to injection into the engine for combustion.

Abstract: The pollution control system includes a controller coupled to a sensor monitoring an operational characteristic of a combustion engine, such as engine RPM. A PCV valve having an inlet and an outlet is adapted to vent blow-by gas out from the combustion engine. A fluid regulator associated with the PCV valve and responsive to the controller selectively modulates engine vacuum pressure to adjustably increase or decrease a fluid flow rate of blow-by gas venting from the combustion engine. The controller selectively adjustably positions the fluid regulator to vary the degree of vacuum pressure to optimize the recycling of blow-by gases.

Abstract: A system for use with a combustion engine having an air intake, sensors and an engine control module, comprising a hydrogen cell capable of turning water into hydrogen and oxygen gases and a controller electrically connected to the sensors, the engine control module and the hydrogen cell, wherein the controller is programmed to ratiometrically skew one or more signal inputs to the engine control module to control the engine in response to predetermined signal levels, wherein the controller is programmed to activate the hydrogen cell in response to predetermined signal levels, wherein the hydrogen cell is fluidly connected to the engine through the air intake, and wherein the controller is programmed to cause the engine control module to reduce the rate of fuel flow to the engine and to activate the hydrogen cell simultaneously.

Abstract: A plant produces electrical energy from municipal solid waste without exhausting a carbon dioxide or other carbon based gas to the atmosphere. The plant includes a source of artificial light powered by electrical energy, and a reactor into which the municipal solid waste is fed and which is operated under temperature, pressure and flow rate conditions to produced a syngas. An electrical energy generating station at which the syngas is burned produces the electrical energy and a flue gas comprising carbon dioxide and other products of combustion. At least a portion of the electrical energy is used to power the artificial light source. A carbon dioxide collector separates the carbon dioxide from the other products of combustion in the flue gas to provide a clean carbon dioxide suitable as a nutrient for microorganisms, and a farm of the microorganisms is illuminated essentially constantly, alternately with sunlight and artificial light from said source.

Abstract: A hydrogen generating system operable with an engine of a vehicle including a turbocharger, the hydrogen generating system comprising: an electrolysis assembly including at least one anode and at least one cathode configured to be capable of generating hydrogen gas by application of an electrical current therethrough in an electrolyte and a gas delivery system for delivery of generated hydrogen gas to the engine; and a system for monitoring engine condition in respect of turbocharger condition, the system including a function for detecting an engine turbocharge status and a function for controlling the delivery of generated hydrogen gas to the engine of the vehicle in response to the detection of a selected engine turbocharge status.

Abstract: Modern ECU's control fuel flow and efficiency of high performance vehicles. Converting a standard fossil fuel vehicle or boat to oxy-hydrogen requires monitoring of additional factors such as oxy-hydrogen burn rates, oxy-hydrogen flow, oxy-hydrogen temperature, oxy-hydrogen production rates and overall factors such as barometric pressure, altitude, humidity, ambient temperatures etc. When a vehicle operating as a hybrid, experiences difficulties with oxy-hydrogen production, burn rate, fuel flow, or operating temperature, the ECU must compensate and revert back to fossil fuel operating status, or suffer engine failure and potentially costly mechanical damages.

Abstract: In an engine 10, oxygen, hydrogen serving as fuel, and argon gas serving as a working gas are supplied to a combustion chamber 21. An upstream condenser section 70 condenses water vapor contained in an exhaust gas to yield primary condensed water, through heat exchange of the exhaust gas from the combustion chamber with the ambient air, and discharges, as a primary-condensed-water-separated gas, a gas obtained by separating the primary condensed water from the exhaust gas. The primary condensed water is stored in a water storage tank 100. A downstream condenser section 80 further condenses water vapor contained in the primary-condensed-water-separated gas to yield secondary condensed water, through utilization of latent heat of vaporization of condensed water stored in the storage tank 100, and discharges a gas obtained by separating the secondary condensed water from the primary-condensed-water-separated gas. This avoids a significant drop in ratio of specific heats of the working gas.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine system includes a fuel tank containing ethanol, a fuel tank containing at least one of gasoline and GTL naphtha, a reforming device for reforming ethanol to obtain diethyl ether, a heat exchange device for heating a heating medium, an ethanol heater for heating ethanol, and a fuel supply controlling device for controlling a mixture ratio of the fuel. The internal combustion engine system further includes an intake air heater for heating intake air with the heating medium. The internal combustion engine system includes an adiabatic storage container for storing the heating medium during a halt of an internal combustion engine. A flow controlling device is provided for supplying the heating medium to the adiabatic storage container only when a temperature detected by a thermal detector is higher than a temperature detected by a thermal detector during an operation of the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: Representatively, a method of separating carbon from hydrocarbon molecules, the method including: heating hydrocarbon molecules beyond their boiling point; decomposing the heated hydrocarbon molecules to generate elemental or molecular carbon and hydrogen gas; separating at least some of the elemental or molecular carbon from the hydrogen gas; chemically reacting the hydrogen gas to produce heat; and applying some of the heat in carrying out said heating.

Abstract: A hydrogen engine system for driving an engine with hydrogen gases as a fuel comprises a hydrogenated liquid fuel tank, which holds a hydrogenated liquid fuel in a liquid phase, a preheater, to which the hydrogenated liquid fuel and a dehydrogenated fuel from the hydrogen feed unit are transported and which preheats the hydrogenated liquid fuel owing to heat exchange, an vaporizer, to which the hydrogenated liquid fuel as preheated and exhaust gases of the engine are transported and which heats the hydrogenated liquid fuel to put the same in a vapor phase, and a hydrogen feed unit, to which the hydrogenated liquid fuel as vaporized and exhaust gases of the engine are transported and which generates hydrogen gases owing to dehydrogenation to transport the same to the engine.

Abstract: An engine device for an oxyhydrogen vehicle includes an oxyhydrogen generator for electrolytically converting an electrolyte into oxyhydrogen gas, a fuel tank for storing combustible fuel, a first pipe unit connected to the oxyhydrogen generator, a second pipe unit connected to the fuel tank, and an engine unit. The engine unit includes a cylinder block, an intake manifold, and fuel injectors. The intake manifold is connected to the cylinder block, is provided with passages, and is further connected to the first pipe unit such that the oxyhydrogen gas generated by the oxyhydrogen generator is fed into the passages. The fuel injectors are connected to the intake manifold, are further connected to the second pipe unit, and serve to inject the combustible fuel in the fuel tank into the passages.

Abstract: A method includes mixing air and converted fuel from an on-board fuel converter in a fuel mixer to form an air-converted fuel mixture, the air-converted fuel mixture includes a short chain hydrocarbon; mixing the air-converted fuel mixture with a high specific heat diluent to form an air-diluent-converted fuel mixture; mixing the air-diluent-converted fuel mixture with a first amount of fuel to form a homogenous mixture. A system and article are included.

Abstract: The method consists of replacing the exhaust pipe directly below the exhaust manifold of an engine with an expanded exhaust pipe that encases the water dissociation device (9), consisting of a long, spirally formed super heater, preferably stainless steel tubing (7) to have vast area of contact to maximize heat transfer to the passing water. The spirally formed tubing causes the passing water to turbulently move in circular manner, superheat, exert great pressure on the inner wall of the superheater tubing, discharges and expands in the large dissociation chamber (9) into its constituents hydrogen and oxygen gases that are immediately sucked into the combustion chamber of the engine to cause efficient combustion of the fuel, reduce emission, add power and speed, increase mileage and release oxygen.

Abstract: A hydrogen generator for use with an engine is disclosed. The hydrogen generator has an exhaust duct situated to receive exhaust from the engine, and an SCR device located within the exhaust duct. The hydrogen generator also has a housing in fluid communication with the exhaust duct upstream of the SCR device, an electrolyte solution disposed within the housing, and a plurality of electrodes at least partially submerged in the electrolyte solution. The electrodes are electrically powered to produce hydrogen gas, and the hydrogen gas is directed to mix with the exhaust.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an engine block assembly, an air intake system coupled to the engine block assembly and a hydrogen delivery system coupled to the air intake system. The hydrogen delivery system includes a control module that monitors an air flow rate through the air intake system. The control module determines a desired volume or mass of hydrogen to be injected into the air intake system in response to the air flow rate to produce a hydrogen to air ratio. As the air flow rate changes, the control module 120 continually updates the desired amount of hydrogen to be injected into the air intake system to produce a predetermined hydrogen to air ratio. The control module controls the hydrogen injector to provide a flow rate of hydrogen fuel to the air intake system to deliver the desired volume or mass of hydrogen.

Abstract: Ammonia is used as precursor source of hydrogen fuel in an on-vehicle internal combustion engine. Ammonia is stored as, for example, a ligand in an on-vehicle transition metal composition. Upon demand for hydrogen by the vehicle's engine control system, ammonia is expelled as a gas from some of the composition and the ammonia gas is dissociated into a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen and delivered as a fuel-containing mixture to the engine. In a preferred embodiment, the hydrogen is used as a supplement to gasoline as a fuel for engine operation.

Abstract: A gas engine plant that includes a combustion engine adapted to combust gaseous fuel receives fuel containing hydrocarbons, reforms the fuel by cracking the heavier hydrocarbons in the fuel while minimizing cracking of methane, and feeds the reformed fuel in gaseous form to the combustion engine.

Abstract: A method of controlling an apparatus for generating electric power and apparatus for use in said method, the apparatus comprising a gasifier for biomass material, such as waste, wood chips, straw, etc., said gasifier being of the shaft and updraft fixed bed type, which from the top is charged with the raw material for gasification and into the bottom of which gasifying agent is introduced, and a gas engine driving an electrical generator for producing electrical power, said gas engine being driven by the fuel gas from the gasifier. By supplying the produced fuel gas directly from the gasifier to the gas engine and controlling the production of the fuel gas in the gasifier in order to maintain a constant electrical output power, the necessity of using a gas holder between the gasifier and the gas engine is avoided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for providing electrolyte to an electrolysis cell for producing hydrogen gas to inject into the intake of an internal combustion engine. The system includes an electrolysis cell having an electrolyte input port, an electrolyte output port and at least one working gas output port. The electrolyte output port communicates with a storage reservoir. A coolant liquid conduit is in thermal communication with the electrolyte solution and in fluid communication with a portion of the engine coolant system in which the coolant liquid has been heated by the engine when the engine is running. To heat up the electrolyte solution and improve the efficiency of electrolysis, the heated liquid coolant is diverted from the engine coolant system and circulated through the heating system to transfer heat to the liquid containing the electrolyte.

Abstract: An operating gas circulation type internal combustion engine that uses argon as the operating gas, for example, and includes a hydrogen and oxygen supply portion, an argon supply amount regulating portion, and an electric control unit. The electric control unit determines the amount of hydrogen and oxygen to be supplied to a combustion chamber based on a required torque, which is the torque required of the internal combustion engine, and supplies the determined amounts of hydrogen and oxygen to the combustion chamber using the hydrogen supply portion and the oxygen supply portion. Further, the electric control unit determines an amount of operating gas to be supplied to the combustion chamber according to the required torque, and controls the argon supply amount regulating portion such that the determined amount of operating gas is supplied to the combustion chamber.

Abstract: Systems and methods of operation for internal combustion engines which employ molecular sieve technology to provide enhanced oxygen content in the air-fuel mixture during operation.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine system, including a primary fuel tank that stores a fuel, a fuel reformer that reforms the fuel from the primary fuel tank, a secondary fuel tank that stores the fuel reformed by the fuel reformer, a fuel injection device that injects the fuel that is selectably supplied from either the primary fuel tank or secondary fuel tank into a combustion chamber, a sensor that detects the quantity of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank, and a control device that sets and outputs a load and revolution speed of the engine. The control device is configured to set the engine load and engine revolution speed according to a request output determined based upon an operation performed by an operator. The engine load and engine revolution speed when the quantity of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank is more than a predetermined value, are set different than when the quantity of fuel remaining in the secondary fuel tank is less than the predetermined value.

Abstract: A fuel vaporizer includes at least one surface and at least one glass coated thick film resistor applied to the at least one surface. The thick film resistor heats the surface and liquid fuel vaporizes on contact with the heated surface. By employing glass coated thick film, the fuel vaporizer provides a compact and economical solution for generating heat on a large heat transfer surface area. By integrating a temperature sensor into each heating area, the temperature of each heating area may be monitored and controlled individually. By providing multiple heated surface and multiple heater stages, rapid and complete fuel vaporization is provided. The generated fuel vapor may be used for any number of exhaust after-treatment processes, such as in exhaust fuel injection, diesel particulate filter burnout by igniting the vapor to perform fast warm-up of a nitrogen oxide absorber, or as an oxidation catalyst.

Abstract: A system for generating energy using the rotating wheels of a vehicle and for collecting such energy is provided. An alternative system for powering vehicle engines using relatively inexpensive fuel sources is also provided.

Abstract: Novel carbide supercells for dry acetylene generation are disclosed herein, along with methods of use and internal combustion engines incorporating the carbide supercells. A carbide supercell according to one embodiment includes an outer shell defining an interior gas chamber and a rotating basket positioned in the gas chamber. The basket defines a plurality of holes and is configured to contain at least one calcium carbide rock. An injector is adjacent the basket for spraying a liquid into the basket, and a controller is in data communication with the injector for actuating the injector. A chamber outlet is adjacent an upper end of the gas chamber.

Abstract: A method and device to optimize the cumulative beneficial effect of harvesting all available forms of lost energy, including energy that is lost while a vehicle is in motion (e.g., kinetic, inertia, friction, thermodynamic, and aerodynamic losses). The cumulative energy that is recovered is converted to electrical energy which powers the on-board electrolyzer to produce more hydrogen and oxygen while the system is in operation and stationary. Stationary, passive means of energy, solar, wind, hydro, etc. will also be available to power the electrolyzer. The system also contemplates utilizing passive means of energy to power a non-mobile system which incorporates an internal or external combustion engine in place of a fuel cell.