FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SAME
    11.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SAME 审中-公开
    燃油电池系统和控制系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120070753A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-22

    申请号:US13321639

    申请日:2011-03-16

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06 H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell system including: a fuel cell; a fuel processor including a reformer and a selective oxidizer configured to cause a reaction between carbon monoxide contained in a reformed gas and oxygen in air, an air blower configured to send air for use in power generation to a cathode of the fuel cell and to send air for use in a selective oxidation reaction to the selective oxidizer; a cathode air passage, one end of which is connected to the cathode of the fuel cell and the other end of which is connected to the air blower; a selective oxidation air passage, one end of which is connected to a branching point, on the cathode air passage, at which the selective oxidation air passage branches off from the cathode air passage, and the other end of which is connected to the selective oxidizer; a selective oxidation air meter configured to measure the flow rate of air supplied to the selective oxidizer; and a controller configured to control the air blower. The cathode air passage and the selective oxidation air passage are formed such that the flow rate of the air sent to the selective oxidizer is less than the flow rate of the air sent to the cathode. While the fuel cell is generating power, the controller performs feedback control of controlling the supply performance of the air blower based on the air flow rate measured by the selective oxidation air meter, such that the flow rate of the air sent to the selective oxidizer becomes a target value.

    摘要翻译: 一种燃料电池系统,包括:燃料电池; 包括重整器和选择性氧化器的燃料处理器,其被配置为引起重整气体中包含的一氧化碳与空气中的氧气之间的反应;被配置为将用于发电的空气发送到燃料电池的阴极的鼓风机,并且发送 用于选择性氧化反应的空气; 一个阴极空气通道,其一端连接到燃料电池的阴极,另一端与鼓风机连接; 一个选择性氧化空气通道,其一端连接到分支点,在阴极空气通道上,选择性氧化空气通道从阴极空气通道分支,另一端连接到选择性氧化剂 ; 选择性氧化空气计,被配置为测量供应到所述选择性氧化剂的空气的流量; 以及控制器,其构造成控制所述鼓风机。 阴极空气通道和选择性氧化空气通道形成为使得送到选择性氧化器的空气的流量小于送到阴极的空气的流量。 当燃料电池正在发电时,控制器基于由选择性氧化空气计测量的空气流量来执行控制鼓风机的供应性能的反馈控制,使得送到选择性氧化器的空气的流量变为 一个目标值。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF
    12.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF 审中-公开
    燃料电池系统及其运行方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120328964A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-27

    申请号:US13582668

    申请日:2011-03-02

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell unit 50; a first water tank 41 configured to store at least one of condensation water, cooling water, and stored hot water; a second water tank 43 configured to store at least one of the condensation water, the cooling water, and the stored hot water; a first water amount sensor 42 configured to detect the amount of water in the first water tank; a second water amount sensor 44 configured to detect the amount of water in the second water tank; a first water moving mechanism 60 configured to move water in the first water tank to the second water tank; and a controller 40 configured to perform control of the first water moving mechanism. The controller performs control of the first water moving mechanism and thereafter performs an abnormality handling operation in at least one of the following cases: a case where the amount of water detected by the first water amount sensor has not decreased as compared to before starting to perform the control of the first water control mechanism; and a case where the amount of water detected by the second water amount sensor has not increased as compared to before starting to perform the control of the first water control mechanism, the abnormality handling operation including at least one of a determination operation to determine that there is an abnormality, outputting of an abnormality signal, and stopping of the system's operation.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统包括:燃料电池单元50; 第一水箱41,其配置为存储冷凝水,冷却水和储存的热水中的至少一种; 第二水箱43,其构造为存储冷凝水,冷却水和所存储的热水中的至少一个; 第一水量传感器42,被配置为检测第一水箱中的水量; 第二水量传感器44,被配置为检测第二水箱中的水量; 第一水移动机构60,被配置为将第一水箱中的水移动到第二水箱; 以及控制器40,被配置为执行第一水移动机构的控制。 控制器执行第一水移动机构的控制,然后在以下情况中的至少一个中执行异常处理操作:与开始执行之前相比,第一水量传感器检测到的水量没有减少的情况 控制第一个水控机构; 以及与开始执行第一水控制机构的控制之前的第二水量传感器检测出的水量没有增加的情况,异常处理操作包括确定操作中的至少一个 异常,输出异常信号,停止系统的动作。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    13.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEM 审中-公开
    燃料电池系统和操作燃料电池系统的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120021320A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-01-26

    申请号:US13259592

    申请日:2010-03-09

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell system (100) includes: a first circulation passage (2) through which circulates a primary cooling medium to recovery the exhaust heat of the fuel cell system (100); a heat storage unit (5) configured to store a secondary cooling medium which has recovered heat from the primary cooling medium; a heat exchanger (4) where heat exchange takes place between the primary cooling medium and the secondary cooling medium; a second circulation passage (30A), not passing through the heat storage unit (5), through which circulates the secondary cooling medium to exchange heat with the primary cooling medium; a first circulator (6) configured to cause the primary cooling medium to circulate through the first circulation passage (2); a second circulator (8) configured to cause the secondary cooling medium to circulate through the second circulation passage (30A); a heater (200) configured to heat the secondary cooling medium; and a controller (40) configured to perform, for inhibiting freezing of the primary cooling medium, a first process so that the heater (200) is operated and the first and the second circulators (6) and (8) are operated.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统(100)包括:第一循环通道(2),循环主冷却介质以回收燃料电池系统(100)的排热; 蓄热单元(5),其构造为存储从所述一次冷却介质回收了热量的二次冷却介质; 热交换器(4),其在主冷却介质和第二冷却介质之间进行热交换; 第二循环通道(30A),其不通过所述蓄热单元(5),所述第二循环通道使所述第二冷却介质与所述主冷却介质交换热量; 第一循环器(6),其构造成使所述主冷却介质循环通过所述第一循环通道(2); 第二循环器(8),其构造成使所述第二冷却介质通过所述第二循环通道(30A)循环; 配置为加热所述二次冷却介质的加热器(200) 以及控制器(40),其被配置为执行用于抑制所述一次冷却介质的冻结的第一处理,使得所述加热器(200)被操作并且所述第一和第二循环器(6)和(8)被操作。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    15.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM 审中-公开
    燃油电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20100297513A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-25

    申请号:US12516950

    申请日:2008-10-08

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06

    摘要: A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electric power using a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas; a hydrogen generator (2) having a reformer (71) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing fuel gas from a raw material and steam; a cooling water passage (4) through which cooling water for cooling down the fuel cell (1) flows; a cooling water tank (5) configured to store the cooling water; a recovered water tank (7) configured to store water recovered from the fuel gas and the oxidizing gas discharged from the fuel cell (1); a first water passage (8) connecting the recovered water tank (7) and the reformer (71); a purifier (10) disposed on the first water passage (8); a second water passage (11) branching from the first water passage (8) located downstream of the purifier (10) and connected to the cooling water tank 85); and a first pump (9) configured to feed the water from the recovered water tank (7) to the first water passage (8).

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池系统包括:燃料电池(1),被配置为使用燃料气体和氧化气体发电; 具有重构器(71)的氢发生器(2),其构造成从原料和蒸汽产生含氢燃料气体; 冷却水通道(4),用于冷却燃料电池(1)的冷却水通过该冷却水通道(4)流动; 冷却水箱(5),其构造为储存所述冷却水; 回收水箱(7),其构造为储存从所述燃料气体回收的水和从所述燃料电池(1)排出的氧化气体; 连接回收水箱(7)和重整器(71)的第一水通道(8); 设置在第一水通道(8)上的净化器(10); 从位于净化器(10)下游的第一水通道(8)分支并连接到冷却水箱85的第二水通道(11); 以及构造成将水从回收水箱(7)供给到第一水通道(8)的第一泵(9)。

    Hydrogen generator and fuel cell system including same
    17.
    发明授权
    Hydrogen generator and fuel cell system including same 有权
    氢发生器和燃料电池系统包括相同

    公开(公告)号:US08916304B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-23

    申请号:US12863736

    申请日:2009-11-20

    摘要: A hydrogen generator includes: a reformer (102) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by a reforming reaction using a raw material; a combustor (104) configured to heat the reformer; an air supplying device (106) configured to supply combustion air to the combustor; a first heat exchanger (108) configured to recover heat from a flue gas discharged from the combustor; a first heat medium passage (110) through which a first heat medium flows, the first heat medium receiving the heat recovered from the flue gas in the first heat exchanger; a first pump (112) configured to cause the first heat medium in the first heat medium passage to flow; a heat accumulator (140) configured to store the heat recovered by the first heat medium; and a controller (114) configured to cause the first pump to operate in a cooling step that is a step of cooling down at least the reformer by supplying the air from the air supplying device to the combustor in a state where the combustor is not carrying out combustion during a stop processing

    摘要翻译: 氢发生器包括:重构器(102),其通过使用原料的重整反应产生含氢气体; 构造成加热重整器的燃烧器(104); 空气供给装置(106),其构造成向燃烧器供给燃烧空气; 第一热交换器(108),其构造成从燃烧器排出的废气中回收热量; 第一热介质通道(110),第一热介质流过该第一热介质通道,第一热介质接收在第一热交换器中从烟道气回收的热量; 构造成使所述第一热介质通道中的所述第一热介质流动的第一泵(112) 蓄热器(140),其被配置为存储由所述第一热介质回收的热量; 以及控制器(114),其被配置为使得所述第一泵在所述冷却步骤中操作,所述冷却步骤是通过在所述燃烧器不携带的状态下将来自所述供气装置的空气供给到所述燃烧器的至少冷却所述重整器的步骤 在停止处理期间燃烧

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    18.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    燃油电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20100291451A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-18

    申请号:US12863546

    申请日:2009-11-20

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell system of the present invention comprises a fuel cell (101); a first heat medium path through which a first heat medium for cooling the fuel cell (101) flows; a first flow control device (107) configured to flow the first heat medium in the first heat medium path; an abnormality detector configured to detect an abnormality; and a controller (110) configured to control the first flow control device (107) such that the fuel cell (101) after shut-down of power generation is cooled with a higher rate in an abnormal shut-down process performed after the abnormality detector detects the abnormality, than in a normal shut-down process.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池系统包括燃料电池(101); 用于冷却燃料电池(101)的第一热介质流经的第一热介质路径; 第一流量控制装置(107),其构造成使所述第一热介质在所述第一热介质路径中流动; 异常检测器,被配置为检测异常; 以及控制器(110),其被配置为控制所述第一流量控制装置(107),使得在所述异常检测器之后执行的异常关闭处理中,在发电停止之后所述燃料电池(101)以更高的速率被冷却 检测异常情况,而不是正常关机。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    19.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM 失效
    燃油电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20100081021A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-01

    申请号:US12594991

    申请日:2009-02-20

    IPC分类号: H01M8/18

    摘要: A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a hydrogen generator (1) having a reformer (1a) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by a reforming reaction using a raw material; a fuel cell (2) configured to generate electric power using the hydrogen-containing gas supplied from the hydrogen generator (1); a combustor (3) configured to combust an anode off gas discharged from the fuel cell (2) to heat the reformer (1a); a CO detector (7) configured to detect a carbon monoxide concentration of a flue gas discharged from the combustor (3); an electric heater (8) configured to heat the CO detector (7); and a controller (19), and the controller (19) is configured to increase an amount of energization to the electric heater (8) in accordance with an increase in an amount of electric power generated by the fuel cell (2).

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池系统包括:具有通过使用原料的重整反应产生含氢气体的重整器(1a)的氢发生器(1) 燃料电池(2),被配置为使用从所述氢生成器(1)供给的含氢气体发电; 燃烧器(3),其构造为燃烧从所述燃料电池(2)排出的阳极废气以加热所述重整器(1a); CO检测器(7),其被配置为检测从所述燃烧器(3)排出的烟道气的一氧化碳浓度; 配置为加热所述CO检测器(7)的电加热器(8)。 和控制器(19),并且所述控制器(19)被配置为根据由所述燃料电池(2)产生的电力的量的增加来增加对所述电加热器(8)的通电量。