Abstract:
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a cathode supply flow passage which is connected to the fuel cell stack and through which cathode gas flows, a cathode off-gas flow passage which is connected to the fuel cell stack and discharges cathode off-gas, a bypass flow passage which is branched off from the cathode supply flow passage and through which a part of the cathode gas flows while bypassing the fuel cell stack, a bypass valve configured to regulate a bypass flow rate in the bypass flow passage and include an atmosphere communication hole, and an anode off-gas flow passage which is connected to the fuel cell stack and discharges anode off-gas. The anode off-gas flow passage joins the bypass flow passage at a side downstream of the cathode off-gas flow passage or the bypass valve, and the bypass valve is formed with a clearance configured to leak a predetermined quantity of gas even in a fully closed state.
Abstract:
Pile à combustible (1) à membrane échangeuse de protons pour équiper sous-marin, comportant : - un circuit d'alimentation (6) en gaz oxygéné de la cathode (3) relié à une source de gaz riche en oxygène (16) par l'intermédiaire d'un détendeur piloté (17) ; - un circuit d'évacuation (7) du gaz effluent de la cathode (3), qui est prolongé jusqu'au circuit d'alimentation en gaz oxygéné par un circuit de recyclage (8) pour permettre d'alimenter la cathode par un mélange d'oxygène et de gaz effluent recyclé, le circuit de recyclage (8) comportant un surpresseur (12) pilotable pour augmenter la pression du gaz effluent, le circuit d'alimentation en gaz oxygéné (6) comportant un dispositif (18) pour mesurer la teneur en oxygène du mélange gazeux alimentant la cathode et la pile comportant un module de commande et de régulation (19) pour la régulation de la teneur en oxygène du gaz alimentant la cathode (3).
Abstract:
A hydrogen generating apparatus is provided that further suppresses deterioration in capability of a modification catalyst in raw material purge in a shutdown operation. The hydrogen generating apparatus contains a raw material supplying device 101 that supplies a raw material; a reforming device 111 that contains a reformation catalyst and generates a hydrogen-containing gas from the raw material through reformation reaction with the reformation catalyst; a modifying device 121 that contains a modification catalyst and decreases carbon monoxide in the hydrogen-containing gas through shift reaction with the modification catalyst; a first temperature detector 123 that detects a temperature of the modification catalyst; and a controlling device 200, and the controlling device 200 controls the raw material supplying device 101 to purge an interior of the modifying device 121 with the raw material when a detected temperature of the first temperature detector 123 becomes a first threshold value, at which deterioration of the modification catalyst with the raw material is suppressed, or lower in a shutdown operation.
Abstract:
Included are: a power generation unit configured to generate electric power by consuming a raw material gas that has passed through a gas meter, the gas meter being configured to, if a state where continuously stopping a flow of the raw material gas for a reset period or longer is not performed has continued for a first upper limit period or longer, exert at least one of a function of outputting an abnormality indication signal and a function of blocking the flow of the raw material gas; a raw material gas supply device configured to supply the raw material gas to the power generation unit; and a controller. The controller is configured to: perform a raw material gas supply operation of supplying the raw material gas from the raw material gas supply device to the power generation unit in a case of performing normal stopping of a power generation operation; and stop the power generation operation, and stop the raw material gas supply operation until at least the reset period elapses, in a case where gas supply abnormality in which said state continues for a second upper limit period or longer has occurred, the second upper limit period being shorter than the first upper limit period.
Abstract:
A fuel cell device is equipped with an ECU 60 which executes a start-up control of a fuel cell stack 20, and executes a normal electric distribution control, after completion of the start-up control, for controlling a supply flow rate of a fuel gas to an anode electrode and a supply flow rate of an oxidant gas to a cathode electrode, so that a predetermined target current is supplied from the fuel cell stack 20 to an electric load 31. The ECU 60 makes a current adjustment element 30 to be in a state where a current larger than a minimum current necessary for the fuel cell stack 20 in the normal electric distribution control is supplied from the fuel cell stack 20 to the electric load 31, in the start-up control, during the period from starting of the supply of hydrogen to the anode electrode 22 until a gas channel of the anode electrode 22 is filled with hydrogen.
Abstract:
A fuel cell system (10) comprising: an anode gas flow path (21) supplied with an anode gas; a cathode gas flow path (22) supplied with a cathode gas; a fuel cell (11) generating electricity by the anode gas being supplied to the anode gas flow path (21) and the cathode gas being supplied to the cathode gas flow path (22); an anode gas supplying unit (23) supplying the anode gas to the anode gas flow path (21); a blowdown valve (51, 52) ejecting fluid from inside the anode gas flow path (21) towards an exterior; and a control unit (48) which controls the anode gas supplying unit (23) and the blowdown valve (51, 52), supplies the anode gas from the anode gas supplying unit (23) to the anode gas flow path (21), and performs a periodic fluid substitution by opening the blowdown valve (51, 52) periodically, wherein the control unit (48) comprises a low temperature condition determination unit.