Fuel cell system and method for operating fuel cell system

    公开(公告)号:US11367887B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-21

    申请号:US16976205

    申请日:2019-03-06

    摘要: Provided is a fuel cell system capable of further increasing electric power generation efficiency, compared to the current circumstances, with respect to a fuel cell SOFC that generates electric power by supplying a reformed gas obtained by steam reforming to a fuel electrode. A steam reformer that reforms a hydrocarbon fuel by a steam reforming reaction; a fuel cell that operates by introducing a reformed gas to a fuel electrode; and an anode off-gas circulation path that removes condensed water while cooling an anode off-gas, and introduces the anode off-gas to the steam reformer are provided. A condensation temperature in a condensing device is controlled by a control unit that controls a steam partial pressure of the anode off-gas circulated to the steam reformer, and S/C adjustment is adapted to high-efficiency electric power generation.

    Method for Hydrogen Production, and Hydrogen Production Device

    公开(公告)号:US20220169501A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17440500

    申请日:2020-03-27

    IPC分类号: C01B3/38 C01B3/56 B01D53/053

    摘要: When the product gas producing operation is stopped, a stand-by operation is executed in which a product gas filling up a reforming processing unit is circulated, in a state in which an adsorbent of adsorption towers is maintained in a state in which adsorption target components are desorbed, and the heating of a reformer by a heating burner is maintained, and when the stand-by operation is stopped and the product gas producing operation is started, initial operation processing is executed in which immediately after the start, a source gas and steam are supplied to the reformer to produce a reformed gas, and the reformed gas from the reforming processing unit supplied to the adsorption towers to produce the product gas, and then the product gas producing operation in which the product gas is collected in a product gas tank is executed.

    Electrochemical Element Stack, Electrochemical Element, Electrochemical Module, Electrochemical Device, and Energy System

    公开(公告)号:US20210111415A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-15

    申请号:US17043810

    申请日:2019-03-29

    摘要: An electrochemical element stack that includes a plurality of stacked electrochemical elements, each of the electrochemical elements including a plate-like support provided with an internal passage. The plate-like support includes: a gas-permeable portion through which gas passes between the internal passage located inside the plate-like support and the outside; an electrochemical reaction portion covering the gas-permeable portion; and a first penetrated portion forming a supply passage through which fuel gas flows from the outside of the plate-like support to the internal passage. The plate-like supports of two adjacent electrochemical elements are opposed, an outer face of the first electrochemical element on which the electrochemical reaction portion is arranged is electrically connected to an outer face of the second electrochemical element on which the electrochemical reaction portion is not arranged, and a flowing portion through which air flows along the two adjacent outer faces is formed between the two outer faces.

    Fuel Cell Device and Method for Operating Fuel Cell Device

    公开(公告)号:US20210028475A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US17040450

    申请日:2019-03-29

    摘要: A fuel cell single unit including: a fuel cell element in which an anode layer and a cathode layer are formed so as to sandwich an electrolyte layer; a reducing gas supply path for supplying a gas containing hydrogen to the anode layer; an oxidizing gas supply path for supplying a gas containing oxygen to the cathode layer; and an internal reforming catalyst layer, which has a reforming catalyst for steam-reforming a fuel gas, in at least a part of the reducing gas supply path is provided. An external reformer, which has a reforming catalyst for steam-reforming the fuel gas, is provided upstream of the reducing gas supply path, and the fuel gas partially reformed by the external reformer is supplied to the reducing gas supply path.

    Cooling device for internal combustion engine

    公开(公告)号:US10428724B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-01

    申请号:US15927593

    申请日:2018-03-21

    摘要: A cooling device for an internal combustion engine includes a circulation path, a coolant temperature sensor, a coolant pump, and an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to execute processing for performing feedback control on power of the coolant pump such that the output of the coolant temperature sensor becomes a target temperature, micelle determination processing for determining whether or not micelles are added to a coolant based on pump work of the coolant pump and the flow rate of the coolant flowing through the circulation path, Toms determination processing for determining whether or not the flow rate of the coolant satisfies a Toms effect expression condition, and correction processing for increasing a relative value of the output of the coolant temperature sensor with respect to the target temperature when the micelles is added and the Toms effect expression condition is established.

    GAS ALARM DEVICE AND GAS DETECTION METHOD
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190154609A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-23

    申请号:US16253086

    申请日:2019-01-21

    IPC分类号: G01N27/12 G08B17/10

    摘要: A gas alarm device is provided, where a heating control section extends a heating period of time of a heater section if a first determination section determines that electrical characteristics of a sensing section of a gas sensor satisfy a first condition, and continues extension of the heating period of time of the heater section according to a determination result, by a second determination section, of whether or not the electrical characteristics upon lapse of extension of the heating period of time satisfy a second condition, and a gas detection section determines, according to the electrical characteristics upon lapse of extension time, that detection target gas is detected.