公开(公告)号：US09640820B2

公开(公告)日：2017-05-02

申请号：US13821280

申请日：2011-12-09

申请人： Hiroshi Tatsui ,  Junji Morita ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Akinori Yukimasa ,  Atsutaka Inoue

发明人： Hiroshi Tatsui ,  Junji Morita ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Akinori Yukimasa ,  Atsutaka Inoue

IPC分类号： H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  F23J11/02 ,  F23N3/08 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/0438 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  F24H9/00 ,  F24D17/00 ,  F24D19/10

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  F23J11/02 ,  F23N3/082 ,  F24D17/0052 ,  F24D19/1006 ,  F24D2200/04 ,  F24D2200/19 ,  F24H9/0084 ,  F24H2240/10 ,  H01M8/04067 ,  H01M8/04425 ,  H01M8/04761 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M2250/10 ,  Y02B10/70 ,  Y02B90/14

摘要： A power generation system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell unit (101) including a fuel cell (11) and a case (12); a controller (102); a combustion unit (103) provided outside the case (12) and configured to combust a combustible gas to supply heat; and a discharge passage (70) configured to cause the fuel cell unit (101) and the combustion unit (103) to communicate with each other, wherein in a case where an exhaust gas is being discharged to the discharge passage (70) from one of the fuel cell unit (101) and the combustion unit (103) and the controller (102) changes the flow rate of the exhaust gas discharged from the other unit, the controller (102) controls at least the flow rate of the exhaust gas discharged from the other unit such that the flow rate of the exhaust gas discharged from the one unit becomes constant.

公开(公告)号：US09478813B2

公开(公告)日：2016-10-25

申请号：US13993626

申请日：2011-12-13

申请人： Akinori Yukimasa ,  Junji Morita ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Atsutaka Inoue ,  Hiroshi Tatsui

发明人： Akinori Yukimasa ,  Junji Morita ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Atsutaka Inoue ,  Hiroshi Tatsui

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/24 ,  F23L17/00 ,  F23N3/08 ,  F23N5/24

CPC分类号： H01M8/04014 ,  F23J2211/20 ,  F23L17/005 ,  F23N3/082 ,  F23N5/242 ,  F23N2027/02 ,  F23N2033/04 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M2250/10 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  Y02B90/14 ,  Y02B90/16 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02P80/15

摘要： A power generation system has a power generation unit (1), a casing (2) accommodating the power generation unit (1), a ventilator (3) configured to ventilate the interior of the casing (2), and a first exhaust gas passage (4) configured to pass therethrough an exhaust gas from the ventilator (3) which is discharged out of the casing (2). The first exhaust gas passage (4) merges with a second exhaust gas passage (6) connected to a duct (11) open to outside air before the second exhaust gas passage (6) is connected to the duct (11), the second exhaust gas passage (6) being configured to pass a combustion exhaust gas from a combustion device (5) configured to generate heat to be supplied to a heat load.

摘要翻译： 发电系统具有发电单元（1），容纳发电单元（1）的壳体（2），构造成使壳体（2）的内部通风的通气机（3），以及第一排气通路 （4），其构造成从排气出壳体（2）的通气机（3）通过排气。 第一废气通道（4）与在与第二排气通道（6）连接到管道（11）之前连接到与外部空气开放的管道（11）连接的第二废气通道（6）合并，第二排气通道 气体通道（6）构造成使来自燃烧装置（5）的燃烧废气通过被配置为产生供给热负荷的热量。

公开(公告)号：US08673222B2

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US13128737

申请日：2010-05-18

申请人： Akinari Nakamura ,  Takayuki Urata ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Akinori Yukimasa

发明人： Akinari Nakamura ,  Takayuki Urata ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Akinori Yukimasa

IPC分类号： G05D7/00 ,  B01J8/00

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/085 ,  C01B2203/1058 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1614 ,  C01B2203/1619 ,  C01B2203/1623 ,  H01M8/04373 ,  H01M8/04738 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： A hydrogen generator of the present invention includes: a reformer (1) including a reforming catalyst (1A) containing nickel and configured to generate a hydrogen-rich fuel gas by using a raw material and steam; a temperature detector (12) configured to detect a temperature of the reforming catalyst (1A); a purge gas supplying device (7) configured to supply a purge gas to the reformer (1); and a controller (13). When the temperature detected by the temperature detector (12) is a first predetermined temperature or higher, the controller (13) purges the reformer (1) with the purge gas supplied from the purge gas supplying device (7).

摘要翻译： 本发明的氢发生器包括：重整器（1），包括含有镍的重整催化剂（1A），其被配置为通过使用原料和蒸汽产生富氢燃料气体; 配置为检测重整催化剂（1A）的温度的温度检测器（12）; 净化气体供给装置（7），其构造成向所述重整器（1）供给净化气体; 和控制器（13）。 当由温度检测器（12）检测到的温度为第一预定温度或更高温度时，控制器（13）用从净化气体供应装置（7）供应的净化气体清洗重整器（1）。

公开(公告)号：US20130115538A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-09

申请号：US13810395

申请日：2011-12-08

申请人： Shigeki Yasuda ,  Akinori Yukimasa ,  Atsutaka Inoue ,  Junji Morita ,  Hiroshi Tatsui

发明人： Shigeki Yasuda ,  Akinori Yukimasa ,  Atsutaka Inoue ,  Junji Morita ,  Hiroshi Tatsui

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  F23J2211/20 ,  F23J2211/30 ,  F23L17/005 ,  F24D2200/04 ,  F24D2200/19 ,  F24H9/0084 ,  F24H9/2035 ,  F24H2240/10 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04313 ,  H01M8/04335 ,  H01M8/04365 ,  H01M8/04425 ,  H01M8/04761 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/2475 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  Y02B10/70 ,  Y02B90/16

摘要： A power generation system according to the present invention includes: a fuel cell system (101) including a fuel cell (11) and a case (12); a ventilation fan (13); a controller (102); a combustion device (103); and a discharge passage (70) formed to cause the case (12) and an exhaust port (103A) of the combustion device (103) to communicate with each other and configured to discharge an exhaust gas from the fuel cell system (101) and the combustion device (103) to an atmosphere from an opening of the discharge passage (70), the opening being open to the atmosphere. The ventilation fan (13) is configured to ventilate an inside of the case (12). In a case where the controller (102) determines that the combustion device (103) has operated when the ventilation fan (13) is operating, the controller (102) increases the operation amount of the ventilation fan (13).

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的发电系统包括：燃料电池系统（101），包括燃料电池（11）和壳体（12）; 通风扇（13）; 控制器（102）; 燃烧装置（103）; 以及形成为使燃烧装置（103）的壳体（12）和排气口（103A）彼此连通并且被配置为从燃料电池系统（101）排出废气的排出通道（70）和 所述燃烧装置（103）从所述排出通道（70）的开口到大气中，所述开口向大气开放。 通风扇（13）构造成使壳体（12）的内部通风。 在通风扇（13）运转时，控制器（102）判定燃烧装置（103）运转的情况下，控制器（102）增加通风扇（13）的运转量。

公开(公告)号：US08906564B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-09

申请号：US13142525

申请日：2010-03-30

申请人： Akinori Yukimasa ,  Junji Morita ,  Akinari Nakamura

发明人： Akinori Yukimasa ,  Junji Morita ,  Akinari Nakamura

IPC分类号： H01M8/06 ,  C01B3/38

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/1058 ,  C01B2203/1064 ,  C01B2203/12 ,  C01B2203/1288 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/1619 ,  C01B2203/1685 ,  C01B2203/169 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： The possibility of carbon deposition from a raw material gas is made lower than before in a pressure compensating operation carried out after stopping the stop process of a hydrogen generator and a fuel cell system including the hydrogen generator.The hydrogen generator includes: a raw material supply unit (102, 103) configured to function to block supply of a raw material; a steam supply unit (104, 105) configured to function to block supply of steam; a reformer 108 including a reforming catalyst 109 and configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using the raw material supplied from the raw material supply unit and the steam supplied from the steam supply unit; a closing unit 116 configured to block at least a gas passage provided downstream of the reformer; and a controller 140 configured to execute a pressure compensating operation in which: during stop of the hydrogen generator, with hydrogen contained in the reformer, the supply of the raw material from the raw material supply unit and the supply of the steam from the steam supply unit are blocked, and the closing unit is closed; and to compensate a pressure decrease in the reformer due to a temperature decrease in the reformer after the closing of the closing unit, with the hydrogen contained in the reformer, the steam is supplied from the steam supply unit to the reformer.

摘要翻译： 在停止氢发生器和包括氢发生器的燃料电池系统的停止处理之后执行的压力补偿操作中，从原料气体中进行碳沉积的可能性比以前低。 氢发生器包括：原料供给单元（102,103），其被配置为阻止原料的供给; 蒸汽供应单元（104,105），其构造成用于阻止蒸汽的供应; 重整器108，其包括重整催化剂109，其构造为通过使用从原料供给单元供给的原料和从蒸汽供给单元供给的蒸汽来生成含氢气体; 闭合单元116，其构造成阻挡设置在重整器的下游的至少一个气体通道; 以及控制器140，被配置为执行压力补偿操作，其中：在氢发生器停止期间，包含在重整器中的氢，来自原料供应单元的原料的供应和来自蒸汽供应源的蒸汽的供应 单元被封闭，关闭单元关闭; 并且为了补偿由于在关闭单元关闭之后重整器中的温度降低导致的重整器中的压力降低，包含在重整器中的氢气将蒸汽从蒸汽供应单元供应到重整器。

公开(公告)号：US20100183934A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-22

申请号：US12439972

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Akinori Yukimasa ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura

发明人： Akinori Yukimasa ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04029 ,  F24D11/005 ,  F24H2240/10 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04358 ,  H01M8/04723 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  Y02B90/16

摘要： A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electric power by a reaction between fuel and an oxidizing agent; a cooling passage (3) through which a first heat medium for cooling down the fuel cell (1) flows; a heat exchanger (5) disposed on the cooling passage (3); and an exhaust heat recovery passage (7) through which a second heat medium which exchanges heat with the first heat medium by the heat exchanger (5) flows, wherein a deceleration portion (7c) configured to reduce a flow velocity of the second heat medium and a bubble release portion (7d) configured to discharge bubbles in the deceleration portion (7c) to an outside of the exhaust heat recovery passage (7) are disposed on the exhaust heat recovery passage (7).

摘要翻译： 燃料电池系统包括：燃料电池（1），被配置为通过燃料和氧化剂之间的反应产生电力; 用于冷却燃料电池（1）的第一热介质流过的冷却通道（3） 设置在所述冷却通路（3）上的热交换器（5） 和排气热回收通路（7），利用热交换器（5）与第一热介质进行热交换的第二热介质流过的排气热回收通路（7），其中，减速部（7c）构成为使第二热介质 在排气热回收通路（7）上配置有将减速部（7c）中的气泡排出到排气热回收通路（7）的外部的气泡释放部（7d）。

公开(公告)号：US08481219B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-09

申请号：US11883813

申请日：2006-02-16

申请人： Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Akinori Yukimasa

发明人： Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Akinori Yukimasa

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04228 ,  H01M8/04231 ,  H01M8/04303 ,  H01M8/04358 ,  H01M8/04373 ,  H01M8/0438 ,  H01M8/04425 ,  H01M8/04664 ,  H01M8/04679 ,  H01M8/04731 ,  H01M8/04738 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/04783 ,  H01M8/04955 ,  H01M8/0606 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： A fuel cell system and an operation method thereof are provided, which are capable of properly executing special shutdown of the fuel cell system in the event of a trouble in purge operation by use of material gas. In the fuel cell system (100), if an abnormality occurs in a purge process by use of material gas during shutdown of the fuel cell system (100), the controller (11) brings, according to the contents of the abnormality, the opening/closing state of fuel electrode opening/closing devices (26, 23, 24) for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of a fuel electrode (13a), oxidant electrode opening/closing devices (25, 28, 20, 27) for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of an oxidant electrode (13c) or hydrogen generator opening/closing devices (21, 23, 22) for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of a hydrogen generator (12) into a state that is different from their opening/closing state when the purge process by use of the material gas is performed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种燃料电池系统及其操作方法，其能够在通过使用原料气体进行清洗操作的情况下能够适当地执行燃料电池系统的特别关闭。 在燃料电池系统（100）中，如果在燃料电池系统（100）的停止时通过使用原料气体进行吹扫处理发生异常，则控制器（11）根据异常的内容， /用于打开和关闭燃料电极（13a）的出口/入口的燃料电极打开/关闭装置（26,23,24）的关闭状态，用于打开的氧化剂电极打开/关闭装置（25,28,20,27） 并关闭用于打开和关闭氢气发生器（12）的出口/入口的氧化剂电极（13c）或氢气发生器开/关装置（21,23,22）的出口/入口，使其不同于 进行使用原料气体的吹扫处理时的开闭状态。

公开(公告)号：US09023542B2

公开(公告)日：2015-05-05

申请号：US13583895

申请日：2011-03-11

申请人： Hiroaki Kaneko ,  Koichi Kusumura ,  Akinori Yukimasa

发明人： Hiroaki Kaneko ,  Koichi Kusumura ,  Akinori Yukimasa

IPC分类号： H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/10 ,  H01M8/04 ,  C01B3/32 ,  C01B3/38 ,  C01B3/54 ,  C01C1/12

CPC分类号： H01M8/0662 ,  C01B3/32 ,  C01B3/38 ,  C01B3/54 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0244 ,  C01B2203/025 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/0415 ,  C01B2203/0445 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/16 ,  C01C1/12 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04761 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/10

摘要： A fuel cell system 100 includes: a reformer 1 configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using a raw material; a fuel cell 6 configured to generate electric power by using the hydrogen-containing gas; an ammonia remover 5 configured to remove ammonia from the hydrogen-containing gas generated in the reformer before the hydrogen-containing gas is supplied to the fuel cell; a fluid passage configured to allow the ammonia remover to be in communication with the atmosphere; an on-off valve 8 provided on the fluid passage and configured to allow and block the communication between the ammonia remover and the atmosphere; and a controller 80 configured to open the on-off valve in at least one of a water draining process and a water loading process of the ammonia remover.

摘要翻译： 燃料电池系统100包括：重构器1，其被配置为通过使用原料产生含氢气体; 配置为通过使用含氢气体发电的燃料电池单元6; 氨脱除器5，其构造为在将含氢气体供给到燃料电池之前，从重整器中产生的含氢气体除去氨; 流体通道，其构造成允许氨去除器与大气连通; 设置在流体通道上的开关阀8，其构造成允许和阻止氨去除器与大气之间的连通; 以及控制器80，被配置为以氨去除器的排水过程和水装载过程中的至少一个来打开开关阀。

公开(公告)号：US20130004864A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-03

申请号：US13583895

申请日：2011-03-11

申请人： Hiroaki Kaneko ,  Koichi Kusumura ,  Akinori Yukimasa

发明人： Hiroaki Kaneko ,  Koichi Kusumura ,  Akinori Yukimasa

IPC分类号： H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/0662 ,  C01B3/32 ,  C01B3/38 ,  C01B3/54 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0244 ,  C01B2203/025 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/0415 ,  C01B2203/0445 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/16 ,  C01C1/12 ,  H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04761 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/10

摘要： A fuel cell system 100 includes: a reformer 1 configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using a raw material; a fuel cell 6 configured to generate electric power by using the hydrogen-containing gas; an ammonia remover 5 configured to remove ammonia from the hydrogen-containing gas generated in the reformer before the hydrogen-containing gas is supplied to the fuel cell; a fluid passage configured to allow the ammonia remover to be in communication with the atmosphere; an on-off valve 8 provided on the fluid passage and configured to allow and block the communication between the ammonia remover and the atmosphere; and a controller 80 configured to open the on-off valve in at least one of a water draining process and a water loading process of the ammonia remover.

摘要翻译： 燃料电池系统100包括：重构器1，其被配置为通过使用原料产生含氢气体; 配置为通过使用含氢气体发电的燃料电池单元6; 氨脱除器5，其构造为在将含氢气体供给到燃料电池之前，从重整器中产生的含氢气体除去氨; 流体通道，其构造成允许氨去除器与大气连通; 设置在流体通道上的开关阀8，其构造成允许和阻止氨去除器与大气之间的连通; 以及控制器80，被配置为以氨去除器的排水过程和水装载过程中的至少一个来打开开关阀。

公开(公告)号：US08241807B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-14

申请号：US12439972

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Akinori Yukimasa ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura

发明人： Akinori Yukimasa ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M2/12

CPC分类号： H01M8/04029 ,  F24D11/005 ,  F24H2240/10 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04358 ,  H01M8/04723 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  Y02B90/16

摘要： A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electric power by a reaction between fuel and an oxidizing agent; a cooling passage (3) through which a first heat medium for cooling down the fuel cell (1) flows; a heat exchanger (5) disposed on the cooling passage (3); and an exhaust heat recovery passage (7) through which a second heat medium which exchanges heat with the first heat medium by the heat exchanger (5) flows, wherein a deceleration portion (7c) configured to reduce a flow velocity of the second heat medium and a bubble release portion (7d) configured to discharge bubbles in the deceleration portion (7c) to an outside of the exhaust heat recovery passage (7) are disposed on the exhaust heat recovery passage (7).

摘要翻译： 燃料电池系统包括：燃料电池（1），被配置为通过燃料和氧化剂之间的反应产生电力; 用于冷却燃料电池（1）的第一热介质流过的冷却通道（3） 设置在所述冷却通路（3）上的热交换器（5） 和排气热回收通路（7），利用热交换器（5）与第一热介质进行热交换的第二热介质流过的排气热回收通路（7），其中，减速部（7c）构成为减少第二热介质的流速 在排气热回收通路（7）上配置有将减速部（7c）中的气泡排出到排气热回收通路（7）的外部的气泡释放部（7d）。