Archive for July, 2009

Posted on July 20, 2009 - by Richard

HHO Computer

This HHO computer is a follow up from my last 2 posts. As I have mentioned already, hho cell gas production can be controlled using a computer which is attached with your engine computer. I have a feeling that most hho enthusiasts will be thrilled by this new development. However, let me caution everybody that as a mechanic, I have not seen it worked yet because I am still waiting for the results of the latest installation pioneered by 2 hho technological companies. Once I have seen their data that they have ironed out the minor bugs, I will announce it here in my blog.

We need this HHO computer to automatically monitor the hho gas production when it is introduced in the engine combustion chamber. Based on what I have seen so far on the latest installation, it looks promising especially when the oxyhydrogen gases can be controlled at different engine rpm. I was hoping that in the final analysis, this HHO computer will prevent damage in your engine.

NOTES:

I came across some hho videos last week accusing hho vendors as scammers which I found counter productive. Any potential buyers of HHO should look at the fact: although there are lots of talks about HHO scams, there is no harm in reading about this HHO experiment. All you have to do is get as much information as you can before investing on such product and make sure you have a licensed mechanic to help you install it. You should not put it in your engine if the vendor will not guaranty it and your mechanic has to agree that it will work. Most problem here is coming from folks who are to eager to install it without really studying the over-all effect of HHO system. And when you consider also the hype being used to sell this product, it is no wonder that the suspicion of scam is always coming out.

If you notice also, this HHO computer is another tool that worth waiting for to realize the full potential of having a workable HHO system. But unless I see the actual proven results in saving gas and emission, this blog will not be used to propagate a HHO system that does not work.

Thanks,

Richard

Not Yet Sold on HHO? Convert Your Car To Electric and Save Gas!

Posted on July 12, 2009 - by Richard

HHO Control

This is part 2 HHO control blog for those gas saving driver enthusiasts.

When automatic HHO control was introduced early last year by Hydroxy Technologies Corporation (HTC), it caught everybody by surprise including myself. Up to that time a year ago, almost everybody was using a remote scan gauge and manually adjusting the sensor enhancer settings using their sensor enhancer adjusting knobs. This means, if you happened to forget to set your PMW properly and it happens that your HHO cell is overheating then you can say goodbye to your HHO cell. The same case can occur if the oxygen sensor is allowed to run in an open loop because the HHO EFIE setting is not set up accurately. This is true if the fuel mixture is lean and there is a big chance that you might damage your engine.

The main advantage of this automatic HHO control is the ability of the HHO cell to produce the right amount of oxyhydrogen gases for your engine. This is done by automatically adjusting all the sensor parameters at HHO cell start ups and set according to the vehicle driving conditions. Example: if the engine is idling, the HHO cell production is not needed and the PWM is set to limit hho gas entry to the combustion chamber. On the other hand, if the engine is revving high and running under load, the HHO cell gas production must be set high by the PWM device at a higher rate.

How does automatic HHO control works?

Instead of using a scan gage to monitor engine performance, a remote engine controller is mounted in your dash for you to monitor. Using transistors and electronic circuit board, all the sensor enhancer devices are hooked up into this controller including the engine rpm, hho unit temperature and OBD2 engine configuration of the ecm thru a wiring harness plugin. Using this system, one can set the HHO enhancer parameter reading/s at one sitting and there is no need to do any adjustment anymore unless the controller gives a signal for you to do otherwise. This means, a trouble free operation that will not damaged your engine including less HHO cell maintenance.

Note:

Sine the HHO cell hho gas production is controlled, less contaminants are produced inside the hho cell unit.

This HHO control device is called Vehicle Management Unit or VMU by HTC and shown below is a UTube video on how it works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvIUNE87PCI&feature=channel_page

Feel free to ask ATS for wiring diagram for your engine if it is applicable to use this HHO control system for your vehicle.

Thanks!

Richard

Posted on July 12, 2009 - by Richard

HHO Control To Save Gas

This HHO Control blog is dedicated for those adventurous HHO gas pioneers,  HHO diys who advocate saving engine fuel using HHO concept and help cut vehicle emission.

The HHO control came about as soon as HHO cell started producing oxyhydrogen gas on demand to interract with the vehicle’s engine control module (ECM) or your engine computer. If you recall last year, when the HHO cell introduced these gases into your combustion chamber; the engine computer will react to the leaning effect of the hho gas to your engine fuel mixture. At the same time, it has to contend also to the higher temperature levels brought about by the oxygenhydrogen gases to both the HHO cell unit and your engine combustion chamber.

Without HHO control, higher HHO cell temperature results in early deterioration of the HHO cell plate wiring terminals and discoloration of the HHO cell fluids. This was corrected by using the PMW device to control the cell amperage and converting it to “dry type cell” system which allowed more metal plates without raising the cell housing temperature. A user friendly hho cell additive like soda was added to the” wet type”  HHO cell fluid to improve HHO cell production and improve maintenance since it minimizes the cleaning time to flush dirty contaminants inside the HHO cell. These strategies have allowed a much lower operating temperature for the HHO cell and at the same time, allowed a higher HHO cell flow rate production.

The same technique was also used to control the HHO gases in the combustion chamber by using the following engine sensor enhancement devices which you probably know are already being used extensively:

EFIE enhancer which controls the oxygen gas content of the combustion gas to prevent the engine ecm from going open loop when the fuel mixture becomes lean as a result of hho gas injection.

Map/Maf sensor enhancer which control the sensor frequency output and map sensor load voltage at a level tolerable to the ecm management specs again to prevent the fuel mixture control system into going open loop.

Finally, a scan gauge is used to monitor the engine performance when oxy hydrogen gases are introduced. However, HHO control is done by adjusting the PWM, EFIE and MAP/MAF settings using the adjuster knobs that came with these enhancement devices.

As you will see in my next blog, there is no automatic HHO control in this above method. A better electronic controller is needed so that the HHO cell gas production is optimized based on the existing condition of the vehicle engine.

Thanks,

Richard

Posted on July 10, 2009 - by Richard

L2 Hybrids Conversion Generating HHO in Demand

Using the L2 hybrids conversion is the latest technique for generating hho in demand for your vehicle to save gas.

It has been a while since I wrote about installing hho generator in vehicles to save fuel. The landscape for installing hho generator has been improved again in early 2009 when L2 HYBRIDS company from California sold 2 hho kits to a public works department in Beloit City, Wisconsin. This happened after the department installed a wet cell hydrogen units from Oklahoma-based Protium Fuel Systems on three department vehicles which did not work properly.

With the newer dry cell system, a plastic reservoir is filled with distilled water. The water circulates through the booster, where an electric current breaks it into hydrogen and oxygen gas. The hydrogen gas then is injected into the engine to help gasoline burn more efficiently. Initial results were promising although some bugs still need sorting out.

Since gasoline engines are only about 20 percent efficient, it means the engine is burning only 1/5 of the gasoline injected into the vehicle and the rest leaves as carbon exhaust through the tailpipe. The introduction of hydrogen gas makes engines burn 100 percent efficient. Hydrogen is a volatile gas, and when it’s added to the combustion cycle, it induces everything to burn. That means more savings per gallon and fewer carbon emissions.

The L2 hybrid conversion is a dry cell generator which more metal plates to be used to generate hho gas without causing heat. Furthermore, since it is dry type, less corrosion build up is gained inside the hho generator housing itself.

Shown below is the video showing the Beloit public works department pioneering the hho fuel saving campaign:

http://www.youtube.com/user/leolebel#play/uploads/0/wE-r3-TBnL8

If the L2 Hybrids company kit works, it would save the public work department thousands of dollars in fuel cost which totals almost 3 quarter million dollars a year. This is a welcome news to hho installer enthusiast who can really improve their success odds instead of buying those expensive hybrid vehicles. I will examine this newest hho on demand generator some more and hope to give you more updates later on.

Thanks,

Richard