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... requiringnatural gas orpropaneasasourceofheat;therebysavingvaluable and diminishingnaturalresources.Spaceheaters and furnacesareexcellentcandidates.Stoves and othercookingunitssuchasbarbecuegrillscanalsobefueledbythewater‐hybridsystem.Suchapplicationsrequireaseparatepowersupplytoconvertyourhomes120voltACpowerintothe12voltDCpowerrequiredbythewater‐hybridsystem.YoucanpurchaseaninexpensivepowersupplyatanyelectronicsstoresuchasRadioShack,orhavesomeonefamiliarwithelectronicsbuildoneforyousincethedesignisverysimple.Thecostofhomeelectricityusedbythewater‐hybridsystemisinsignificant,probablylessthan$3permonthinmostcases.IstheWaterhybridsystemdifficulttobuild?No,thewater‐hybridsystemisrelativelyeasytoassemble and veryeasytoinstall,especiallycomparedwithotherconversionplansonthemarket.Nospecialtoolsarerequired.Theusualtool and equipmentfoundinatypicalhomeworkshopwilldothejob.AssemblingtheHyTronicmoduletoachieveitsinherenthighlevelofreliabilityrequirescare and attentiontodetails,alongwithaverageelectronicsskills.Theonlyspecialpieceoftestequipmentyoumaywanttohaveaccesstouseisanoscilloscope.ItISNOTnecessary,butmayhelpyouobtainpeakefficiencyfromtheHyTronicsmodule.But,youshouldn’thaveanyproblemgettinghelpfromalocalelectronicsguruifyoudon’thaveanoscilloscope.Mostfolksaresofascinatedbyunusualelectronicsystems and devicesthattheywouldalmostbewillingtopayyoufortheprivilegeoftweakingyourHyTronicsmodule!CanIbuyareadytoinstallWaterhybridsystem?Rightnow,thisspecificwater‐hybridsystemisnotbeingcommerciallymanufactured,buttherearevariousdistributorsaroundthecountrywhoofferDIY(Doityourself)partsorfullyassembledkitsutilizingsimilartechnologies and principles.PlanningisintheinitialstagesforproducingWater‐hybridconversionkitsformostvehicles and eventuallymanufacturingtheentiresystem,oratleastitsmajorcomponents.We’rehopingtohavesomeprototypekitstestedsoon and deliveryofready‐to‐installkitsshouldbeginsometimebeforetheendof2008.However,you’llsoonbebuildingyourown!23RunaCaronWater2. ... Besurepetroleumjellycoatsonlytheendcapthreads.17RunaCaronWaterFigure5:GeneratorElectrodeCircuitSchematic18RunaCaronWaterThesquarewavepulseratiodeterminestheamountofcurrentsenttotheGeneratorelectrodesbythecircuitoffigure5.Iftheratioislow(1:1),verylittlecurrentarrivesattheelectrodes.So,verylittlehydrogen and oxygenareproducedbytheGenerator.Iftheratioishigh(10:1),maximumcurrentreachestheelectrodes and theGeneratorproducesmaximum gas volume.Varyingvoltageinputfromapotentiometerconnectedviaa10Kresistortopin3ofcomponentLM741causesthecircuittovarythepulseratio, and thereforecontrolstheamountofgasesproduced.Thepotentiometershaftconnectstothevehiclethrottlelinkage,enablingcontrolof gas volumeindirectresponsetovoltagechangescorrelatingwithrotationofthepotentiometershaftinrelationtothrottlepositioning.Atrimmingpotentiometerconnectspins2 and 6ofcomponentLM741,enablingpreciseadjustmentofthethrottleinputsignal.Asecondtrimmingpotentiometerconnectspins4 and 7ofcomponentNE555,enablingprecisepulsewidthadjustment.TheelectrodepairsofeachGeneratorexhibitauniquefrequencyofelectricalresonanceatwhichoptimum gas volumeiscreated.ThisfrequencyoftenvariesconsiderablyamongdifferentGenerators.Severalfactorsdetermineresonancefrequencysuchas:electrodesize and shape,Generatorchambersize and shape,spacingbetweenelectrodes,coilparameters and relativepositioning, and pulseamplitude(voltagelevel).Atrimmingpotentiometerconnectedbetweenpins1 and 2ofcomponentCD4069allowstheprecisefrequencytobeobtained.Byselectingvariouscombinationsofdipswitchconnectionstoabankoffourcapacitors,pulsefrequencycanbevariedbetweenapproximately8KHz and 260KHz. ... Usingyourfinger,applyaverythin,butunbroken,coatofepoxycompletelyaroundthebottomedge(rodend)oftheouterelectrode.Formabandexte4ndingabout¼”highfromthebottomedge,coatingboththeinside and outsidesurfacesoftheelectrode.NoteBesuretoinstalltheouterelectrodefirst.NoteTheprocedureofstep41centerstheinnerelectrodewithintheouterelectrode.Donotoverlaptapeendsifmoretapeisadded;simplybuttthetapeendsbeforecontinuingtowrap.12RunaCaronWaterForafewbriefmoments,onlymoreaccuratealignment and increasedpullingactionuponthewatermoleculesoccurs.But,theHyTronicssignalpulseskeepchargingthewatercapacitortohigher and highervoltagelevels;actuallyseveralthousandvolts.Suddenlytheelectricalforcesbecomesogreatthatthewatermoleculesburstapart(scientistscallthisactiondisassociation)intotheirgaseousformsofhydrogen and oxygen.IfyouwereabletolookintotheGenerator,thisactionwouldbeobviousbecauseoftheformationofmillionsoftinyhydrogen and oxygen gas bubbles.AslongastheHyTronicssignalisapplied,thewatercapacitorremainsfullycharged;continuouslycreatingorthohydrogen and oxygen.Anotherelectroniccircuitisformedbythegeneratorcoil.Thisisaninductivecircuit,meaningitcreatesamagneticfieldasopposedtothechargedfieldcreatedbythewatercapacitor.TheverylowfrequencyHyTronicssignal(actuallyashortpulse)activatesthemagneticfieldofthecoil.Assoonasthepulsestops,themagneticfieldcollapses.Thiscreatesanevenstrongermagneticfield,butafieldofoppositepolarity.Thatishowaninductivecircuitworks,anactioncommonlycalled“inductivekick.”Eachpulseispreciselytimedsothatalmostimmediatelyafterthemagneticfieldreverses,anothershortpulsearrives.Onceagainthecoilischarged and itsmagneticfieldcollapses.Butnowthecontinuallyreversingmagneticfieldbecomesevenstrongerduetoaddedenergyofeachnewpulse.Eventually(actuallywithinjustafewseconds)thecoilreachesitsmaximummagneticstrength,calleditssaturationpoint.Mostmoleculesareeffectedbymagneticfields.Thecoil’sreversingmagneticfieldsvibratethewatermoleculessovigorouslythattheydisassociateintogaseousformsofparahydrogen and oxygen.Disassociationobservablyoccurs,asseenbythecreationofmillionsoftinyhydrogen and oxygen gas bubblesaroundthecoil.Atthispoint,we’vecoveredtheconceptsneededtounderstandthebasicfunctioningofthegenerator.EveryothercomponentoftheWater‐hybridsystemissimplyusedtopreciselycontroltheactionofthegenerator.Byvaryingthestrength and frequencyoftheHyTronicsignals,theratebywhichhydrogen and oxygenarecreatedcanbevariedtomatchenginerequirementsatanyparticularmoment.Waterissuppliedbythetank and pump,whilewaterlevelwithintheGeneratoriscontrolledbyalevelsensor and switch.Forsafetypurposes,areliefvalveprotectsagainstexcesspressurebuildupwithinthegenerator.Separateportsareprovidedforattachinghosestoroute gas totheengine and toanoptionalgaugetomonitor gas pressurebuildupwithinthegenerator.Adrainvalveisinstalledtoallowperiodicflushingofaccumulatedminerals and contaminants.ThebottomendcapisthreadedsothattheGeneratorcaneasilybeopenedupforinspectionorrepair and foroccasionalcleaningoftheelectrodes and coil.Twopairsofstainlesssteel(copper,oranyconductivemetal)rodends19RunaCaronWaterFigure6:GeneratorCoilCircuitSchematicTheGeneratorcoilcircuitcreatesapulsedsignalverymuchsimilartothatoftheelectrodecircuitoffigure5;but,productionofparahydrogen and oxygenbythecoilentailstotallydifferentoperatingparametersthandoesorthohydrogen and oxygenproductionbytheelectrodes.Optimumoperatingfrequencyforthecoilismuchlower,withintherangeofapproximately16Hzto25Hz.Coilfrequencydirectlycorrelatestotheoptimumoperatingfrequencyoftheelectrodecircuitsinceitsinputsignalisreceiveddirectlyfrompin3ofelectrodecircuitcomponentNE555.Theelectrodecircuitsignalisreceivedviathe“DividebyN”logiccircuitwhichproducesoneoutputsignalinresponsetoaspecificnumberofinputsignals.Forexample,iftheoptimalfrequencyoftheelectrodecircuitis19KHz and the“DividebyN”logiccircuitcreatesoneoutputpulseforevery1,000inputpulses,theoutputfrequencyofthe“DividebyN”logiccircuitwouldbe19Hz.Thatsignalisreceivedviapin2ofcomponentNE555,whichcreatestherequiredsquarewavepulses.Thosepulsesaresentviapin3tothebaseoftransistor2N3055,wheretheyareamplified and transmittedtothecoil.11RunaCaronWatertoslowitsburningrate.Atbestthisisaninexactsciencesinceitdependsupontryingtoaveragetheoctanerequirementsformillionsofengines.Technicallyspeaking,theHydrogen/OxygenGeneratoritselfisanelectronic‐basedunit.Thetwoelectrodesformabasiccapacitor,thousandsoftimeslargerthancapacitorsusedintypicalcircuits,withwateractingasitsdielectric.Theinnerelectrodeisnegativelycharged, and theouterelectrodeispositivelycharged,bythehighfrequencyHyTronicssignal.Chemically,eachwatermolecule(H20)iscomposedoftwopositivelychargedatomsofhydrogen and onenegativelychargedatomofoxygen.Sinceoppositechargesattract,thepositivelychargedhydrogenatomsarepulledtowardtheinnerelectrode.But,atthesameinstant,thenegativelychargedoxygenatomsarepulledtowardtheouterelectrode.Thisactionalignseverywatermoleculebetweentheelectrodes,withtheendsofeachmoleculebeingpulledinoppositedirections.Inanutshell,thisisthehydrolysisprocesscentraltohydrogenextraction.Figure1:Hydrogen/OxygenGenerator22RunaCaronWaterLet’sBuildthewaterhybridsystem!:GeneratorConstructionElectrodesSinceenginerequirementsdictatethevolumeofhydrogen and oxygengasesthatthegeneratormustcreate, andgas volumeisvariable,Irecommendsizingitaslargeasispracticaltoallowreservecapacity.Maximumoutsidediameterof4.5”isalreadydeterminedbytheconstructionmaterialusedfortheGeneratorhousing:4”CPVCSchedule80pipe.Irecommendaminimumheightof10”.Maximumheightdependsuponavailablespacewithintheenginecompartmentbut,forstructuralintegrity,limitheightto18”.Carefullychecktheenginecompartmentofyourvehicletoensurethatadequatespaceexistsforgeneratorinstallation.Ifadequatespacedoesnotexisteitherlimitthegeneratorheight(butnotlessthan10”),orlocatethegeneratorwithinthetrunk,orasfarforwardaspossibleunderthedash.1....
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