摘要:
The invention relates to a functional installation which consumes electrical power and which uses a fuel cell. The inventive installation includes: an electrical power consuming member (2); a fuel cell (3) which is connected to the consuming member (4) in order to supply same with electrical power, said fuel cell (3) being of the type that uses gas fuel, particularly gaseous hydrogen; and a first reserve (4) of gas fuel which is stored under pressure and which is intended to supply the cell (3) by default. The invention is characterised in that the installation also includes: a second reserve (5) of gas fuel which is stored under pressure and which is intended for the cell (3); means (6) for selectively distributing fuel to the cell from the first (4) or second (5) reserve, whereby said distribution means (6) can detect a supply fault or an insufficient supply from the first reserve (4); and means for automatically switching to the second reserve (5) for fuel distribution in the event of an insufficient or faulty supply from the first reserve (4).
摘要:
A power generation type power supply for supplying electric power to a device includes a power generation module. The module includes a power generation portion for generating power by using supplied power generation fuel, a fuel pack accommodating section which can accommodate a plurality of fuel packs capable of packing the power generation fuel, and from which the plurality of fuel packs can be independently removed, and a control portion which performs control such that, while the power generation fuel is supplied from one of the plurality of fuel packs accommodated in the fuel pack accommodating section, the power generation fuel is not supplied from the other fuel pack of the plurality of fuel packs.
摘要:
A fuel cell system capable of preventing reaction efficiency from being reduced although, the activity of an oxidation catalyst bed is deteriorated due to continuous operation. The fuel cell system includes a reformer (10) which generates a fuel gas through a reforming reaction, a carbon monoxide purifier (20) which includes a reactor main body (21) having an inlet into which a reformed fuel gas is introduced and an outlet through which a purified fuel gas is discharged, and an oxidation catalyst bed (22) that is filled in the reactor main body, and reduces a concentration of carbon monoxide contained in the fuel gas generated from the reformer, at least one electricity generator (31) which is supplied with the fuel gas from the carbon monoxide purifier, and which generates electricity by means of a chemical reaction, and a catalyst supply (100) which generates catalyst particles from material and supplying the catalyst particles to the oxidation catalyst bed.
摘要:
A solid oxide fuel cell stack (57) generates power by an electrochemical reaction of oxygen with hydrogen or hydrogen and carbon monoxide in a reformed gas (27) which is produced from a natural gas (1) by a reformer (3), and supplies waste heat and an anode exhaust gas (61) containing steam to the reformer (3). The reformed gas (27) produced by the reformer (3) is reduced its CO concentration through a CO shift converter (4) and a CO selective oxidizer (5). A polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack (9) generates power by an electrochemical reaction of oxygen with hydrogen contained in a reformed gas (38) which is emitted through the CO selective oxidizer (5) with reduced CO concentration and with condensed moisture by a condenser (39).
摘要:
Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Brennstoffzellensystem (1), insbesondere in einem Kraftfahrzeug, mit einer Brennstoffzelle (2) zum Generieren von elektrischem Strom aus einem wasserstoffhaltigen Anodengas und einem sauerstoffhaltigen Kathodengas und mit einem einen Brennraum (4) aufweisenden Restgasbrenner (3) zum Verbrennen von wasserstoffhaltigem Anodenabgas der Brennstoffzelle (2) mit sauerstoffhaltigem Kathodenabgas der Brennstoffzelle (2). Um die Funktionssicherheit des Brennstoffzellensystems (1) zu verbessern, kann ein Bypass (36) zur Entnahme von Kathodenabgas stromauf des Brennraums (4) und zur Einspeisung des entnommenen Kathodenabgases stromab des Restgasbrenners (3) in Brennerabgas des Restgasbrenners (3) vorgesehen sein.
摘要:
A hybrid power generation system (10) for generating electrical power comprises a compressor (12) for producing a compressed oxidant and a recuperator (20) in flow communication with the compressor. The hybrid power generation system further comprises a fuel cell assembly (34) comprising a plurality of fuel cells in flow communication with the recuperator (20) to provide the compressed oxidant for the fuel cell assembly (34). The fuel cell assembly further comprises a cathode inlet (46) for receiving the compressed oxidant, an anode inlet (50) for receiving a fuel stream (58), an anode outlet (52) in flow communication with an anode exhaust stream (60) and a cathode outlet (48) in flow communication with a cathode exhaust stream (54), wherein at least a portion of the fuel reacts with the oxidant to produce electrical power. The hybrid power generation system further comprises a tail gas burner (38) in flow communication with the anode outlet (52) and the cathode outlet (48). The tail gas burner is configured for combusting a mixture of at least a portion of the anode exhaust stream (60) and at least a portion of the cathode exhaust stream (64) and producing a hot compressed gas. A control system is used for controlling the amount of the cathode exhaust stream (64) introduced in the tail gas burner (38) for stable combustion and reduction of fuel and carbon monoxide emission. The hot compressed gas from the tail gas burner is introduced to a turbine (14), where the hot compressed gas is expanded, thereby producing electrical power and an expanded gas.
摘要:
It is possible to rapidly start a fuel cell and perform temperature increase operation and temperature decrease operation at start/stop without providing a separate purge gas supply system. The solid oxide type fuel cell includes a reformer (21) or the reformer (21) together with a water vapor generator (22), and a heating device (24) for heating at least the reformer (21) which are arranged in a housing (20). In the fuel cell operation method, upon start or stop of the operation, the reformer (21) generates a reductive gas containing hydrogen by a partial oxidization reforming reaction or auto-thermal reforming reaction and supplies the reductive gas to the fuel electrode side of the generation cell, thereby increasing or decreasing the temperature of the fuel cell while maintaining the fuel electrode atmosphere in a reduction condition.
摘要:
A control device for controlling the operation of a fuel cell system is disclosed, including a microprocessor, a voltage detection circuit, a current detection circuit, a hydrogen pressure detection circuit, a temperature detection circuit, an air flow rate control circuit that is controlled in a pulse width modulation manner, and a pulse signal generation circuit. The air flow rate control circuit is controlled by the microprocessor for regulating the air flow rate through an air supply conduit in a pulse width modulation manner in accordance with output current of a fuel cell stack. The pulse signal generation circuit is controlled by the microprocessor to generate pulse signals for controlling hydrogen flow through a hydrogen supply conduit. The control device monitors the operation conditions of the fuel cell system and performs a preset control process to control the operation of the fuel cell stack so as to optimize the efficiency and overall performance of the fuel cell system.
摘要:
This invention provides a fuel cell device which is simple in structure and easy to detect a fuel residual amount and includes a fuel tank accommodating a plurality of hydrogen storage alloys having mutually different hydrogen desorbing characteristics, a power generating section that uses the hydrogen desorbed from the fuel tank to generate electric power, a pressure sensor that detects a pressure of the hydrogen supplied into the power generating section, and an output circuit that produces a pressure variation detected by the pressure sensor.
摘要:
A fuel cell system and an operating method thereof capable of reliably reducing fuel crossover and electrolyte film deterioration is provided. A fuel cell system (100) includes: a fuel cell (104) which includes an electrolyte film (104a); aqueous solution circulation means which provides circulatory supply of aqueous methanol solution to the fuel cell (104); fuel supply means which supplies the aqueous solution circulation means with methanol fuel that has a concentration not lower than that of the aqueous methanol solution; and a main switch (152). After the main switch (152) is turned OFF, a CPU (172) controls fuel supply operation of the fuel supply means so that the amount of fuel supply to the aqueous solution circulation means is decreased. Thereafter, power generation operation of the fuel cell (104) is controlled so that the power generation is stopped, with the concentration of aqueous methanol solution lower than before the main switch (152) was turned OFF. The produced energy during shutdown is stored in a secondary battery.