Fuel cell and method of producing electricity

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTICITY IN A FUEL CELL HAVING AN OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER AND A FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER, A GAS CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER, A GAS CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER, A SEPARATOR FORMING A WALL BETWEEN SAID CHAMBERS, SAID SEPARATOR BEING GAS IMPERMEABLE AND LIQUID PERMEABLE, AN OXIDIZER ELECTRODE IN THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER, A FUEL ELECTRODE IN THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER, LIQUID INLET MEANS AND LIQUID OUTLET MEANS; COMPRISNG PERMEATING THE SEPARATOR WITH ELECTROLYTE, PARTIALLY FILLING THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE AND FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBERS WITH ELECTROLYTE, INTRODUCING UNDER PRESSURE A REDUCING GAS FROM THE OXIDIZER CHAMBER TO SUPPLY A REDUCING GAS TO THE FUEL ELECTRODE AND TO CAUSE ELECTROLYTE TO FLOW FROM THE FUEL ELECTODE CHAMBER TO THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER THROUGH THE SEPARATOR TO LOWER THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL IN THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO A LEVEL SHORT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL ELECTRODE AND RAISE THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL IN THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO A LEVEL SHORT OF THE TOP OF THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE, THEN INTRODUCING UNDER PRESSURE AN OXIDIZING GAS INTO THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER WHILE EXHAUSTING GAS FROM THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO SUPPLY AN OXIDIZING GAS TO THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE AND TO CAUSE ELECTROLYTE TO FLOW FROM THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER THROUGH THE SEPARATOR TO THE LOWER THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL IN THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO A LEVEL SHORT OF THE BOTTOM OF HTE OXIDIZER ELECTORDE AND RAISE THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL IN THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO A LEVEL SHORT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL ELECTRODE AND CONTINUOUSLY REPEATING THE STEPS OF INTRODUCING THE REDUCING AND OXIDIZING GASES.

Claim 2

THE METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTICITY IN A FUEL CELL HAVING AN OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER AND A FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER, A GAS CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER, A GAS CONDUIT CONNECTED TO THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER, A SEPARATOR FORMING A WALL BETWEEN SAID CHAMBERS, SAID SEPARATOR BEING GAS IMPERMEABLE AND LIQUID PERMEABLE, AN OXIDIZER ELECTRODE IN THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER, A FUEL ELECTRODE IN THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER, LIQUID INLET MEANS AND LIQUID OUTLET MEANS; COMPRISNG PERMEATING THE SEPARATOR WITH ELECTROLYTE, PARTIALLY FILLING THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE AND FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBERS WITH ELECTROLYTE, INTRODUCING UNDER PRESSURE A REDUCING GAS FROM THE OXIDIZER CHAMBER TO SUPPLY A REDUCING GAS TO THE FUEL ELECTRODE AND TO CAUSE ELECTROLYTE TO FLOW FROM THE FUEL ELECTODE CHAMBER TO THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER THROUGH THE SEPARATOR TO LOWER THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL IN THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO A LEVEL SHORT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL ELECTRODE AND RAISE THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL IN THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO A LEVEL SHORT OF THE TOP OF THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE, THEN INTRODUCING UNDER PRESSURE AN OXIDIZING GAS INTO THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER WHILE EXHAUSTING GAS FROM THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO SUPPLY AN OXIDIZING GAS TO THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE AND TO CAUSE ELECTROLYTE TO FLOW FROM THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER THROUGH THE SEPARATOR TO THE LOWER THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL IN THE OXIDIZER ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO A LEVEL SHORT OF THE BOTTOM OF HTE OXIDIZER ELECTORDE AND RAISE THE ELECTROLYTE LEVEL IN THE FUEL ELECTRODE CHAMBER TO A LEVEL SHORT OF THE TOP OF THE FUEL ELECTRODE AND CONTINUOUSLY REPEATING THE STEPS OF INTRODUCING THE REDUCING AND OXIDIZING GASES.