公开(公告)号：US08367264B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US12594991

申请日：2009-02-20

Applicant: Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshio Tamura ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda

Inventor： Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshio Tamura ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/10

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  C01B3/34 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/04589 ,  H01M8/04947 ,  H01M8/04955 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: 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).

Abstract translation: 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。

公开(公告)号：US08287609B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12375646

申请日：2008-04-07

Applicant: Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Naoki Muro

Inventor： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Naoki Muro

IPC: B01J7/00 ,  H01M8/06

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/583 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0244 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1288 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/169 ,  H01M8/0625 ,  H01M8/0631

Abstract: A hydrogen generating apparatus including a reformer which performs a reforming reaction using a material and steam to generate hydrogen-containing gas; a water evaporator which generates the steam supplied to the reformer; a first water pathway through which reforming water to be supplied to the water evaporator flows; a pump which supplies the reforming water to the water evaporator 1a; a second water pathway 7 branching from the first water pathway on the downstream side of the pump; a first water tank to which the water flowing through the second water pathway flows; a first flow rate controller provided on the second water pathway; and a controller which operates the pump and controls the first flow rate controller so that water flows through the second water pathway, thereby stably generating hydrogen and preventing degradation of the reformer thereof is realized.

Abstract translation: 一种氢生成装置，包括：重整器，其使用原料和蒸汽进行重整反应以产生含氢气体; 产生供给重整器的蒸汽的水蒸发器; 供给水蒸发器的重整水流过的第一水通道; 将重整水供给到水蒸发器1a的泵; 在泵的下游侧从第一水路径分支的第二水路7; 流过第二水通道的水流过的第一个水箱; 设置在第二水路上的第一流量控制器; 以及控制器，其操作泵并控制第一流量控制器，使得水流过第二水路径，由此稳定地产生氢气并防止其重整器的劣化。

公开(公告)号：US20110318659A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US13254407

申请日：2010-11-01

Applicant: Hiroshi Tatsui ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

Inventor： Hiroshi Tatsui ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

IPC: H01M8/06

CPC classification number: H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/04228 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0668 ,  H01M2008/1095

Abstract: A fuel cell system of the present invention comprises a fuel cell (1), a fuel processor; a burner (2a) configured to combust at least one of off-gas containing hydrogen which has not been consumed in power generation in the fuel cell (1), the material gas, and the fuel gas, a first gas passage connecting the fuel processor to the fuel cell (1); a second gas passage connecting the fuel cell (1) to the burner (2a); a third gas passage connecting the first gas passage to the second gas passage such that the fuel cell (1) is bypassed; a passage switching means configured to switch a destination of gas flowing through the first gas passage to at least one of the fuel cell (1) and the third gas passage; and a controller (101) configured to control the passage switching means such that the fuel gas is supplied to the first gas passage discontinuously and the fuel gas is supplied to the third gas passage discontinuously or continuously, when supplying of the fuel gas to the fuel cell (1) starts.

Abstract translation: 本发明的燃料电池系统包括燃料电池（1），燃料处理器; 燃烧器（2a），其构造为燃烧在所述燃料电池（1），所述原料气体和所述燃料电池（1）中发电时未消耗的含氢的废气中的至少一种，连接所述燃料处理器 到燃料电池（1）; 将燃料电池（1）连接到燃烧器（2a）的第二气体通道; 第三气体通道，其将所述第一气体通道连接到所述第二气体通道，使得所述燃料电池（1）被旁路; 通道切换装置，被配置为将流过第一气体通道的气体的目的地切换到燃料电池（1）和第三气体通道中的至少一个; 以及控制器（101），其被配置为控制所述通道切换装置，使得燃料气体不连续地供应到所述第一气体通道，并且当将所述燃料气体供应到所述燃料时，所述燃料气体被不间断地或连续地供应到所述第三气体通道 单元格（1）启动。

公开(公告)号：US08048577B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US12302400

申请日：2007-06-15

Applicant: Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki

Inventor： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki

IPC: H01M8/06

CPC classification number: F23N5/20 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0816 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/0894 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  F23C2900/03002 ,  F23N2027/02 ,  F23N2037/10 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: A hydrogen generator (1) includes: a reformer which generates a hydrogen-containing gas from a raw material and steam; a combustor (4) which heats the reformer; an evaporator (2) which generates the steam by utilizing heat of a combustion gas after the reformer is heated by the combustion gas; and a control unit (20), the hydrogen generator (1) is controlled such that ON and OFF of a combustion operation of the combustor (4) are repeated in a start-up operation of the hydrogen generator (1) and a temperature of the reformer is kept to a predetermined temperature or lower, and the control unit (20) controls the combustion operation such that a heat amount per unit time by the combustor (4) in a first combustion operation is larger than the heat amount per unit time in k-th (k>1) and following combustion operations.

Abstract translation: 氢发生器（1）包括：从原料和蒸汽产生含氢气体的重整器; 燃烧器（4），其加热重整器; 蒸发器（2），其在重整器被燃烧气体加热之后通过利用燃烧气体的热量产生蒸汽; 和控制单元（20），氢发生器（1）被控制成使得在氢发生器（1）的启动操作中重复燃烧器（4）的燃烧操作的ON和OFF以及 重整器保持在规定的温度以下，控制单元（20）控制燃烧运转，使得燃烧器（4）在第一燃烧运转中的每单位时间的热量大于单位时间的热量 在第k（k> 1）和随后的燃烧操作。

公开(公告)号：US20110195322A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-11

申请号：US13122869

申请日：2009-10-09

Applicant: Kunihiro Ukai ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshio Tamura ,  Seiji Fujihara ,  Tomonori Aso

Inventor： Kunihiro Ukai ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshio Tamura ,  Seiji Fujihara ,  Tomonori Aso

IPC: H01M8/06 ,  C01B3/04 ,  C25B1/04

CPC classification number: H01M8/0675 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B13/0207 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/1064 ,  C01B2203/1076 ,  C01B2203/1241 ,  C01B2203/127 ,  C01B2203/148 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B15/08 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04126 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/04302 ,  H01M8/04955 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/0656 ,  Y02E60/364 ,  Y02E60/366 ,  Y02E70/10 ,  Y02E70/20

Abstract: A hydrogen generator (100) of the present invention includes: a raw material supplying device (4) configured to supply a raw material containing a sulfur constituent; a hydrogen supplying device (7) configured to generate hydrogen by electrolysis of water; a hydro-desulfurizer (5) configured to remove the sulfur constituent of the raw material by using the hydrogen generated by the hydrogen supplying device (7), the raw material being supplied from the raw material supplying device (4); and a reformer (1) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by a reforming reaction of the raw material from which the sulfur constituent is removed by the hydro-desulfurizer (5).

Abstract translation: 本发明的氢发生器（100）包括：原料供给装置（4），其配置为供给含有硫成分的原料; 配置为通过电解电解产生氢的氢供给装置（7） 原料供给装置（4）供给的原料，通过使用由氢供给装置（7）生成的氢来除去原料的硫成分的加氢脱硫装置（5）。 以及重构器（1），其经由所述加氢脱硫器（5）从所述硫成分除去的原料的重整反应生成含氢气体。

公开(公告)号：US20110151341A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US13057668

申请日：2010-05-07

Applicant: Hiroshi Tatsui ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

Inventor： Hiroshi Tatsui ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

IPC: H01M8/06

CPC classification number: H01M8/04701 ,  B01J8/0465 ,  B01J8/0492 ,  B01J2208/00061 ,  B01J2208/00407 ,  B01J2208/00415 ,  B01J2208/00504 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0816 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1052 ,  C01B2203/1064 ,  C01B2203/107 ,  C01B2203/1258 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1619 ,  C01B2203/82 ,  H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/04373 ,  H01M8/04425 ,  H01M8/0444 ,  H01M8/04738 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0631 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/0668 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a reforming unit, a carbon monoxide decreasing unit, a fuel cell, a burner unit, a raw gas supply device, and a heating unit. The heating unit is controlled at a start-up operation of the fuel cell system, so as to adjust an amount of a desorbed raw gas desorbed out of components of the raw gas adsorbed to at least one of a reforming catalyst and a carbon monoxide decreasing catalyst such that a ratio of an amount of combustion air to an amount of a raw gas in the burner unit falls within a predetermined range.

Abstract translation: 燃料电池系统包括重整单元，一氧化碳减少单元，燃料电池，燃烧器单元，原料气体供应装置和加热单元。 控制在燃料电池系统的启动运转中的加热单元，以便调节吸附在重整催化剂和一氧化碳中的至少一种的原料气体的成分中解吸的解吸原气的量减少 催化剂，使得燃烧空气量与燃烧器单元中的原料气体的量的比率落在预定范围内。

公开(公告)号：US20110143230A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US13057657

申请日：2010-03-24

Applicant: Hiroshi Tatsui ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

Inventor： Hiroshi Tatsui ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

IPC: H01M8/06

CPC classification number: C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1058 ,  C01B2203/1064 ,  C01B2203/107 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/1619 ,  C01B2203/1685 ,  C01B2203/1695 ,  C01B2203/82 ,  H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/04373 ,  H01M8/04432 ,  H01M8/04738 ,  H01M8/0668 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a fuel cell system capable of performing a stable start-up operation with stable combustion in a burner unit. At the star-up operation of the fuel cell system, an amount of combustion air delivered to a burner unit 12 by an air blower is adjusted according to a total amount of a raw gas supplied from a raw gas supply device 6 to the burner unit 12 and an estimated amount of a raw gas of raw gas components adsorbed to catalysts in a fuel processor 3 and desorbed and supplied to the burner unit 12 due to a temperatures rise of the catalysts.

Abstract translation: 本发明的目的是提供一种燃料电池系统，其能够在燃烧器单元中以稳定的燃烧进行稳定的启动操作。 在燃料电池系统的恒星操作时，根据从原料气体供给装置6向燃烧器单元供给的原料气体的总量，调节通过鼓风机输送到燃烧器单元12的燃烧空气量 12以及燃料处理器3中吸附到催化剂上的原料气体组分的原始气体的估计量，并且由于催化剂的温度升高而被解吸并供应到燃烧器单元12。

公开(公告)号：US20100297513A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-25

申请号：US12516950

申请日：2008-10-08

Applicant: Shigeki Yasuda ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

Inventor： Shigeki Yasuda ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

IPC: H01M8/06

CPC classification number: H01M8/04291 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04044 ,  H01M8/04097 ,  H01M8/04164 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/04228 ,  H01M8/04768 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0668

Abstract: 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).

Abstract translation: 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）。

公开(公告)号：US20100285377A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-11

申请号：US12863736

申请日：2009-11-20

Applicant: Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda

Inventor： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda

IPC: H01M8/06 ,  G05B1/00 ,  G05D23/00

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0205 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/0872 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02P20/123 ,  Y02P20/124 ,  Y02P20/128 ,  Y02P20/129

Abstract: 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

Abstract translation: 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

公开(公告)号：US20100068573A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-18

申请号：US12528921

申请日：2009-01-09

Applicant: Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara

Inventor： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara

IPC: C01B3/32 ,  H01M8/18 ,  C01B3/38 ,  G05D16/00

CPC classification number: H01M8/04089 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1247 ,  C01B2203/127 ,  C01B2203/1288 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/1628 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: A hydrogen generator (100) includes: a reformer (1) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas using a raw material and steam; a water evaporator (4) configured to supply the steam to the reformer (1); a sealing device (10) provided on a passage located downstream of the reformer (1) and configured to block a gas in the passage from flowing to the atmosphere; and a depressurizer (3) provided on a passage located upstream of the reformer (1) and configured to release to the atmosphere, pressure in the hydrogen generator (100) which pressure is increased by water evaporation in the water evaporator (4) after the sealing device (10) is closed.

Abstract translation: 氢发生器（100）包括：重构器（1），其被配置为使用原料和蒸汽产生含氢气体; 水蒸发器（4），其构造成将蒸汽供应到重整器（1）; 密封装置（10），其设置在位于所述重整器（1）下游的通道上并被构造成阻挡所述通道中的气体流向大气; 以及减压器（3），其设置在位于重整器（1）上游的通道上并被构造成释放到大气中，在氢气发生器（100）中的压力在水蒸发器（4）中的水分蒸发之后增加压力 密封装置（10）关闭。