Abstract:
The present application concerns a purge circuit (40) of an anode compartment (14) of a cell (2) of a fuel cell (1), said circuit comprising: - means (20), forming an associated volume at least equal to 500 ml, in order to contain and homogenise a waste gas, comprising a first inlet (24A) and a first outlet (24B); - a first non-return valve (42) connected to the first outlet (24B) to contain a waste gas, in order to prevent a gas from entering said means (20) via the first outlet (24B) and allow a portion of a gas to flow from the first outlet (24B) towards an inlet of the compartment (14); - a second non-return valve (44) connected to the first inlet (24A), in such a way as to prevent a gas from being discharged from said means (20), via the first inlet (24A); - a pressure sensor (50) designed to measure the pressure of a fluid present in said circuit; - means (48) allowing or preventing the flow of a feed gas of said compartment (14) to the inlet of same, depending on data from said sensor (50), and allowing gas to flow from the first non-return valve (42) to an inlet of the compartment (14).
Abstract:
A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell, a first combustor, a first heating gas return channel and a gas supplier. The fuel cell includes a solid electrolyte cell with an anode and a cathode. The fuel cell generates power by reacting a hydrogen-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas. The first combustor selectively supplies a heating gas to the cathode of the fuel cell. The first heating gas return channel mixes at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas of the first combustor such that a mixed heating gas of the exhaust gas and the heating gas is supplied to the cathode. The gas supplier connected to the first heating gas return channel for supplying the exhaust gas from the cathode to mix with the heating gas of the first combustor.
Abstract:
There is provided a fuel cell system, wherein a controller configured to set the flow volume of a fluid in an anode flow path at an outlet of an anode of the fuel cell to a first flow volume, then set thereafter the flow volume of the fluid in the anode flow path at the outlet of the anode to a second flow volume which is smaller than the first flow volume, and discharge the water in the hydrogen discharge flow path by opening an exhaust and drain valve while the fluid is flowing at the second flow volume.
Abstract:
A fuel cell system is provided with a fuel cell, a first combustor, a first heating gas return channel and a gas supplier. The fuel cell includes a solid electrolyte cell with an anode and a cathode. The fuel cell generates power by reacting a hydrogen-containing gas and an oxygen-containing gas. The first combustor selectively supplies a heating gas to the cathode of the fuel cell. The first heating gas return channel mixes at least some exhaust gas discharged from the cathode with the heating gas of the first combustor such that a mixed heating gas of the exhaust gas and the heating gas is supplied to the cathode. The gas supplier connected to the first heating gas return channel for supplying the exhaust gas from the cathode to mix with the heating gas of the first combustor.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell that generates power with fuel gas and oxidant gas; a hydrogen supply flow channel (2a) that is connected between a hydrogen tank (2) and the fuel cell and through which hydrogen supplied to the fuel cell flows; a hydrogen supply control valve (5) installed on the hydrogen supply flow channel (2a) that is for adjusting an amount of hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen tank (2); an air emission flow channel (3b); a fuel exhaust line (2b) that is connected to the fuel cell (1) and which merges upstream of an air regulator (9) provided on air emission flow channel (3b) with air emission flow channel (3b) at the downstream side of a purge valve (8) installed on the fuel exhaust line (2b) so as to exhaust the fuel gas to the outside of the fuel cell (1); and through which fuel gas exhausted from the fuel cell (1) flows; a bypass line (6) that connects the hydrogen supply flow channel (2a) with the fuel exhaust line (2b); a circulating pump (7) provided with a revolution speed sensor, installed on the bypass line (6) so as to circulate the fuel gas exhausted from the fuel cell (1) so that it travels from the fuel exhaust line (2b) to the hydrogen supply flow channel (2a); an oxygen concentration sensor (31) at the anode inlet and a controller (20) configured to perform a start-up control when oxidant is detected in an anode of the fuel cell when the fuel cell starts up from an unloaded state in which the fuel cell is not generating an electrical output, wherein the controller (20) is configured to first close the purge valve (8) and to then start the operation of the circulating pump (7) and to then control the circulating pump (7) to the maximum revolution speed that can be controlled in a stable manner, said maximum revolution speed being determined based on the values of the revolution speed sensor, and to then narrow the opening of the air regulator (9) and to then open hydrogen supply control valve (5) and to further control the circulating pump (7) while the purge valve (8) is closed to recirculate the fuel gas exhausted from the fuel cell (1) back to the hydrogen supply flow channel (2a) such that the oxygen concentration determined by the oxygen concentration sensor (31) reaches a predetermined value or less and to then lower the revolution speed of the circulating pump (7) to a revolution speed that corresponds to the idle state and to then start power generation and open the purge valve (8).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell that generates power with fuel gas and oxidant gas; a hydrogen supply flow channel (2a) that is connected between a hydrogen tank (2) and the fuel cell and through which hydrogen supplied to the fuel cell flows; a hydrogen supply control valve (5) installed on the hydrogen supply flow channel (2a) that is for adjusting an amount of hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen tank (2); an air emission flow channel (3b); a fuel exhaust line (2b) that is connected to the fuel cell (1) and which merges upstream of an air regulator (9) provided on air emission flow channel (3b) with air emission flow channel (3b) at the downstream side of a purge valve (8) installed on the fuel exhaust line (2b) so as to exhaust the fuel gas to the outside of the fuel cell (1); and through which fuel gas exhausted from the fuel cell (1) flows; a bypass line (6) that connects the hydrogen supply flow channel (2a) with the fuel exhaust line (2b); a circulating pump (7) provided with a revolution speed sensor, installed on the bypass line (6) so as to circulate the fuel gas exhausted from the fuel cell (1) so that it travels from the fuel exhaust line (2b) to the hydrogen supply flow channel (2a); an oxygen concentration sensor (31) at the anode inlet and a controller (20) configured to perform a start-up control when oxidant is detected in an anode of the fuel cell when the fuel cell starts up from an unloaded state in which the fuel cell is not generating an electrical output, wherein the controller (20) is configured to first close the purge valve (8) and to then start the operation of the circulating pump (7) and to then control the circulating pump (7) to the maximum revolution speed that can be controlled in a stable manner, said maximum revolution speed being determined based on the values of the revolution speed sensor, and to then narrow the opening of the air regulator (9) and to then open hydrogen supply control valve (5) and to further control the circulating pump (7) while the purge valve (8) is closed to recirculate the fuel gas exhausted from the fuel cell (1) back to the hydrogen supply flow channel (2a) such that the oxygen concentration determined by the oxygen concentration sensor (31) reaches a predetermined value or less and to then lower the revolution speed of the circulating pump (7) to a revolution speed that corresponds to the idle state and to then start power generation and open the purge valve (8).