摘要:
A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a hydrogen discharge valve for discharging hydrogen from the fuel cell under a predetermined condition, a hydrogen concentration reduction device for reducing the concentration of hydrogen discharged from the hydrogen discharge valve, a hydrogen sensor for detecting an instantaneous hydrogen concentration of a gas processed by the hydrogen concentration reduction device and an average hydrogen concentration calculating unit for calculating an average hydrogen concentration per hour of a gas processed by the hydrogen concentration reduction device, wherein a hydrogen discharge from the fuel cell by the hydrogen discharge valve is prohibited in the event that an instantaneous hydrogen concentration detected by the hydrogen sensor exceeds a first threshold, or in the event that an average hydrogen concentration calculated by the average hydrogen concentration calculating unit exceeds a second threshold which is lower than the first threshold.
摘要:
A reaction gas supply apparatus for a fuel cell is able to adapt to various kinds of operating states, and can provide improved responsiveness with respect to a required output. The apparatus has: a compressor 2 that supplies pressurized air to a cathode electrode of a fuel cell 1; a hydrogen supply device 30 that supplies hydrogen to an anode electrode of the fuel cell 1; a control device 10 that regulates the pressure of the cathode electrode by controlling the compressor 2 according to an operating state of the fuel cell 1; and a regulator 5 that is applied with the air pressure of the cathode electrode as a reference pressure, and regulates the supply pressure to the anode electrode based on this air pressure. Moreover there is provided a pressure regulator 39 that is capable of regulating the reference pressure that is applied to the regulator 5, by discharging air from an air flow passage for the air pressure that is applied to the regulator 5.
摘要:
A reaction gas supply apparatus for a fuel cell is able to adapt to various kinds of operating states, and can provide improved responsiveness with respect to a required output. The apparatus has: a compressor 2 that supplies pressurized air to a cathode electrode of a fuel cell 1; a hydrogen supply device 30 that supplies hydrogen to an anode electrode of the fuel cell 1; a control device 10 that regulates the pressure of the cathode electrode by controlling the compressor 2 according to an operating state of the fuel cell 1; and a regulator 5 that is applied with the air pressure of the cathode electrode as a reference pressure, and regulates the supply pressure to the anode electrode based on this air pressure. Moreover there is provided a pressure regulator 39 that is capable of regulating the reference pressure that is applied to the regulator 5, by discharging air from an air flow passage for the air pressure that is applied to the regulator 5.
摘要:
A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell in which electrical power generation is performed through chemical reactions of reaction gases being supplied thereto; a discharge path through which the reaction gases are discharged; a discharge valve provided on the discharge path and operated for discharging the reaction gases through the discharge path; an opening condition monitoring device for continuously monitoring a demanded opening condition of the discharge valve; and an opening condition renewing device for renewing the demanded opening condition of the discharge valve depending on the demanded opening condition of the discharge valve detected by the opening condition monitoring device when opening of the discharge valve is demanded. Opening of the discharge valve is controlled depending on the latest demanded opening condition which has been renewed by the opening condition renewing device.
摘要:
A control device for a fuel cell including a transient state determination unit which determines whether changes in generated output of the fuel cell are within a predetermined range; a hydrogen purge detection unit which detects the presence/absence of a purge command to a hydrogen purge valve; a failure determination unit which determines, if the transient state determination unit determined that it is not a transient state, failure in the hydrogen purge valve based on an actual hydrogen pressure value at an inlet portion of the fuel cell and a target hydrogen pressure value, which is set in accordance with the presence/absence of the purge command detected by the hydrogen purge detection unit; and an alarm unit which generates an alarm when failure in the hydrogen purge valve is determined by the failure determination unit.
摘要:
A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell which generates electricity by supplying hydrogen to an anode electrode, and a reaction gas to a cathode electrode, an anode gas supply device which supplies hydrogen to the anode electrode, and a cathode gas supply device which drives a compressor using electric power generated by the fuel cell, and supplies pressurized reaction gas to the cathode electrode. The fuel cell system further includes a target pressure setting device which sets a target value for cathode pressure of the fuel cell, a correction device which corrects the target value in accordance with atmospheric pressure, and a control device which controls the cathode pressure of the fuel cell to the corrected target value. Efficient electric power generation can be performed in accordance with the ambient environment.
摘要:
The fuel cell system is equipped with a fuel cell for generating power by a reaction of fuel and oxidizer gases, a fuel gas flow passage for passing the fuel gas, an oxidizer gas flow passage for passing the oxidizer gas, a sweeping gas supply mechanism for sweeping any of the fuel and oxidizer gas flow passages by a sweeping gas, a sweeping determination mechanism for determining whether to perform sweeping by the sweeping gas supply mechanism, when receiving a stop request for stopping the fuel cell system, a pressure reduction mechanism for reducing a pressure within one of the flow passages lower than when determined not to perform the sweeping, when determined to perform the sweeping by the sweeping determination mechanism, and an actuation mechanism for actuating the sweeping gas supply mechanism after the pressure within the flow passage is reduced by the pressure reduction mechanism.
摘要:
A fuel cell system has a fuel cell, a fuel supply device, a gas discharge valve, a voltage detecting device and a control device. The fuel supply device supplies a fuel gas to the fuel cell. The gas discharge valve discharges the fuel gas into an external environment. The voltage detecting device detects an output voltage of the fuel cell. The control device controls a discharging process when a request for starting the fuel cell is given. The discharging process includes introducing the fuel gas from the fuel supply device into a predetermined passage, opening the gas discharge valve and discharging residuals staying in the passage into the external environment. When the control device receives the request and determines that the output voltage has reached a first threshold before the discharging process has not been completed, the control device starts power generation irrespective of completion of the discharging process.
摘要:
A hydrogen purge control apparatus includes a fuel cell stack from which hydrogen is purged as necessary, a purged hydrogen dilution device which is disposed downstream of the fuel cell stack, and which has a chamber formed therein, a first inlet for purged hydrogen, a second inlet for air, and an outlet for diluted hydrogen, a regulator which is disposed between the fuel cell stack and the first inlet, and which is provided for regulating an amount of the purged hydrogen flowing into the purged hydrogen dilution device, and a control unit having a hydrogen concentration estimating section that is configured to estimate the hydrogen concentration at the outlet of the purged hydrogen dilution device based on an operating state of the fuel cell stack. The regulator is operated by the control unit depending on the hydrogen concentration estimated by the hydrogen concentration estimating section.
摘要:
The fuel cell system is equipped with a fuel cell for generating power by a reaction of fuel and oxidizer gases; a fuel gas flow passage for passing the fuel gas; an oxidizer gas flow passage for passing the oxidizer gas; a sweeping gas supply mechanism for sweeping any of the fuel and oxidizer gas flow passages by a sweeping gas; a sweeping determination mechanism for determining whether to perform sweeping by the sweeping gas supply mechanism, when receiving a stop request for stopping the fuel cell system; a pressure reduction mechanism for reducing a pressure within one of the flow passages lower than when determined not to perform the sweeping, when determined to perform the sweeping by the sweeping determination mechanism; and an actuation mechanism for actuating the sweeping gas supply mechanism after the pressure within the flow passage is reduced by the pressure reduction mechanism.