Patent ID: 10260459

Abstract:
The invention relates to an environmentally friendly motor vehicle based on the use of energy-accumulating substances (EAS) and can be used not only in transportation engineering, but also in power engineering to produce electric power with the aid of thermal engines run on hydrogen that is produced from aluminum composites in reaction with water.The object of the invention is to provide an environmentally friendly motor vehicle powered by hydrogen that is produced from EAS, comprising a closed water supply system to supply a reactor of a hydrogen generator with water obtained by condensing water vapors from exhaust gases, and quick change cartridges composed of a cylinder casing and a cover with hydrogen-generating elements in the form of plates of aluminum composites mounted inside the casing.The object is attained in the following way. A motor vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine provided with a liquid cooling system with a primary radiator mounted in front of the engine, and a hydrogen generator accommodated in a trunk and operating on the reaction of aluminum composites with water, further comprises an exhaust gas cooling system to autonomously supply the generator with water by condensing water vapors in exhaust gases. The exhaust gas cooling system is connected to an exhaust manifold of the engine and consists of an expander, a condenser in the form of a gas/air heat exchanger and a storage tank for collecting water condensate and discharging uncondensed gases. The storage tank is connected by means of conduits to the hydrogen generator, wherein the supply of water to the latter and circulation of water in order to intensify the hydrogen release process are performed by a pump mounted inside the storage tank, and drainage of water from the generator into the storage tank is performed through a filter mounted in the generator housing.