公开(公告)号：US08546030B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-01

申请号：US12856284

申请日：2010-08-13

Applicant: Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka

Inventor： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka

IPC: H01M8/06 ,  C01B3/02

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1294 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/1628 ,  C01B2203/169 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04302 ,  H01M8/04303 ,  H01M8/0631 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: A hydrogen generator comprises a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas through a reforming reaction in an internal space thereof using a material gas and steam; a material gas supply passage through which the material gas is supplied to the reformer; a material gas supplier which is provided at the material gas supply passage to supply the material gas to the reformer; a first valve configured to open and close the material gas supply passage; an evaporator configured to generate a steam supplied to the reformer; a water supplier configured to supply water to the evaporator; a communicating passage for allowing the reformer to communicate with atmosphere; a second valve configured to open and close the communicating passage; and a controller configured to stop the material gas supplier and the water supplier and close the first valve and the second valve at shutdown of the hydrogen generator; and open the second valve prior to opening the first valve when the material gas supplier resumes supply of the material gas to the reformer after the shutdown.

Abstract translation: 氢气发生器包括：重整器，其配置成使用材料气体和蒸汽在其内部空间中通过重整反应产生含氢气体; 材料气体供给通道，材料气体通过该材料气体供应到重整器; 原料气体供给器，其设置在所述原料气体供给路径处，供给所述重整器的原料气体; 构造成打开和关闭所述原料气体供给通道的第一阀; 蒸发器，其构造成产生供应给所述重整器的蒸汽; 供水器，配置成向蒸发器供水; 改造者与大气沟通的沟通通道; 构造成打开和关闭所述连通通道的第二阀; 以及控制器，其构造成在所述氢发生器关闭时停止所述原料气体供给器和所述供水器并关闭所述第一阀和所述第二阀; 并且在原料气体供应器在关闭后恢复向重整器供应原料气体之前，打开第一阀之前打开第二阀。

公开(公告)号：US08280237B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12602133

申请日：2008-05-28

Applicant: Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

Inventor： Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

IPC: F28D7/00 ,  A47J31/00 ,  F24H1/18

CPC classification number: F24D19/1051 ,  F24D12/02 ,  F24D17/0057 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2200/19 ,  F24H9/2021 ,  F24H2240/10 ,  Y02B10/70 ,  Y02B30/14 ,  Y02P80/15

Abstract: A cogeneration system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electricity and heat; a hot water tank (2) configured to store hot water having recovered the heat generated by the fuel cell (1); a heat exchanger (7) configured to transfer the heat generated by the fuel cell (1) to the hot water; a hot water passage (8) that is a first heat medium passage configured such that the heat is transferred to the hot water by the heat exchanger (7) and the hot water flows into the hot water tank (2); a heat medium supplier (9) configured to cause the heat medium to flow through the first heat medium passage (8); a hot water supplying passage (11) through which the hot water stored in the hot water tank (2) is supplied to the heat load; an electric power consuming heater (12) configured to heat the hot water flowing through the hot water supplying passage (11) toward the heat load by consuming surplus electric power of the fuel cell (1) and commercial electric power; and a second heat medium passage (A) configured such that the hot water is heated by the electric power consuming heater (12) and flows into the hot water tank (2).

Abstract translation: 本发明的热电联产系统包括：燃料电池（1），被配置为产生电和热; 一个热水箱（2），用于储存已经回收了由燃料电池（1）产生的热量的热水; 被配置为将由所述燃料电池（1）产生的热量传递到所述热水的热交换器（7）; 热水通道（8），其是通过热交换器（7）将热量传递到热水并且热水流入热水箱（2）的第一热介质通道; 配置为使所述热介质流过所述第一热介质通路（8）的热介质供给体（9）。 热水供给通道（11），将储存在热水箱（2）中的热水供给到热负荷; 电力消耗加热器（12），其被构造成通过消耗燃料电池（1）的剩余电力和商用电力来将流过所述热水供给通道（11）的热水朝向所述热负荷加热; 以及第二热介质通道（A），其被配置为使得热水被电力消耗加热器（12）加热并流入热水箱（2）。

公开(公告)号：US08262756B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-11

申请号：US10586530

申请日：2005-07-20

Applicant: Kunihiro Ukai ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hidenobu Wakita ,  Seiji Fujihara ,  Yukimune Kani ,  Yumi Kondo

Inventor： Kunihiro Ukai ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hidenobu Wakita ,  Seiji Fujihara ,  Yukimune Kani ,  Yumi Kondo

IPC: H01M8/06 ,  C01B3/36

CPC classification number: H01M8/0612 ,  C01B3/38 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/1623 ,  C01B2203/168 ,  H01M8/04164 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04302 ,  H01M8/04373 ,  H01M8/04447 ,  H01M8/04738 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/04798 ,  H01M8/0668

Abstract: A hydrogen generator that is able to maintain an ability to supply a reformed gas containing less CO for a long time period while dealing with degradation of a catalytic activity of a shift reaction by a reliable and simple method, an operation method thereof, and a fuel cell system are provided. In a hydrogen generator (50) comprising a reformer (1), a shift converter (6), a water supply device (3A), a material feed device (2A), and a controller (12), the controller (12) is configured to count the number of times of start-up and/or stop of said hydrogen generator (50) and to increase a temperature or a S/C ratio of the reformed gas flowing in said shift converter (6) according to the counted number of times of start-up and/or stop.

Abstract translation: 一种氢发生器，其能够通过可靠且简单的方法，其操作方法和燃料来维持长时间供应含有较少CO的重整气体的能力，同时处理换档反应的催化活性的降解 提供电池系统。 在包括重整器（1），变换器（6），供水装置（3A），送料装置（2A）和控制器（12）的氢发生器（50）中，控制器 被配置为对所述氢生成器（50）的启动次数和/或停止次数进行计数，并且根据所计数的数量增加在所述变换器（6）中流动的重整气体的温度或S / C比 的启动和/或停止的时间。

公开(公告)号：US20120021315A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US13258978

申请日：2010-03-26

Applicant: Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Koichi Kusumura ,  Shigeki Yasuda

Inventor： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Koichi Kusumura ,  Shigeki Yasuda

IPC: H01M8/06

CPC classification number: H01M8/0618 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1217 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04686 ,  H01M8/04955 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: A fuel cell system (100) according to the present invention includes: a hydrogen generator (1) configured to generate a fuel gas through a reforming reaction by using a raw fuel; a fuel cell (7) configured to generate power by using the fuel gas; a combustor (2) configured to heat the hydrogen generator (1); at least one on-off valve (9A, 9B) configured to open/block a gas passage (9) through which the gas that is sent out from the hydrogen generator (1) is supplied to the combustor (2); and a combustion air supply device (4) configured to supply combustion air to the combustor (2); an ignition device (5) provided at the combustor (2), and a controller (30). The combustor (2) is configured to perform combustion during power generation of the fuel cell (7) by using the gas supplied through the gas passage (9). In a case where accidental flame extinction has occurred at the combustor (2) during the power generation of the fuel cell (7), the controller (30) performs an ignition operation of the ignition device (5) with the on-off valve (9A, 9B) kept opened.

Abstract translation: 根据本发明的燃料电池系统（100）包括：氢发生器（1），其通过使用原燃料通过重整反应产生燃料气体; 配置为通过使用所述燃料气体来发电的燃料电池（7） 构造成加热氢生成器（1）的燃烧器（2）; 至少一个开关阀（9A，9B），其构造成打开/阻塞从所述氢发生器（1）输出的气体通过所述气体通道供应到所述燃烧器（2）; 和燃烧空气供给装置（4），其构造成向燃烧器（2）供给燃烧空气; 设置在燃烧器（2）的点火装置（5）和控制器（30）。 燃烧器（2）构造成通过使用通过气体通道（9）供给的气体在燃料电池（7）的发电期间进行燃烧。 在燃料电池（7）的发电期间在燃烧器（2）处发生意外的火焰熄灭的情况下，控制器（30）利用开闭阀（3）进行点火装置（5）的点火操作 9A，9B）保持打开。

公开(公告)号：US08097371B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-17

申请号：US12296795

申请日：2007-04-11

Applicant: Masanori Suehiro ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

Inventor： Masanori Suehiro ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

IPC: H01M8/06

CPC classification number: H01M8/0668 ,  C01B3/0057 ,  C01B3/34 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/583 ,  C01B2203/0227 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0816 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1619 ,  C01B2203/1647 ,  C01B2203/1657 ,  C01B2203/1695 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/0631 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02E60/327 ,  Y02P20/128

Abstract: A hydrogen generator comprises a reformer which generates a hydrogen-containing gas from a steam and a material gas, a first gas supply device which supplies the material gas, a combustor which combusts an exhaust gas exhausted from the reformer to heat the reformer, a combustion air supply device which supplies air to the combustor, a second gas supply device which supplies another gas different from the material gas to the reformer or to a passage connecting the reformer to the combustor, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the combustion air supply device to increase an amount of the air supplied to the combustor (S103), in association with start of supply of the another gas from the second gas supply device (S104), in a state where the material gas is supplied from the first gas supply device to the reformer and the exhaust gas is combusted in the combustor (S101).

Abstract translation: 氢发生器包括从蒸汽和材料气体产生含氢气体的重整器，供应原料气体的第一气体供应装置，燃烧从重整器排出的排气以加热重整器的燃烧器，燃烧 向燃烧器供给空气的空气供给装置，将不同于原料气体的其他气体供给到重整器的第二气体供给装置，以及将重整器连接到燃烧器的通路，以及控制器。 控制器被配置为控制燃烧空气供应装置，以在与来自第二气体供应装置的另一种气体的供应开始相关联的情况下增加供应到燃烧器的空气量（S103）（S104），在 原料气体从第一气体供给装置供给到重整器，并且废气在燃烧器中燃烧（S101）。

公开(公告)号：US20100291451A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-18

申请号：US12863546

申请日：2009-11-20

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

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

IPC: H01M8/04

CPC classification number: H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04052 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/04228 ,  H01M8/04231 ,  H01M8/0432 ,  H01M8/04664 ,  H01M8/04686 ,  H01M8/04768 ,  H01M8/04955 ,  H01M8/2425 ,  Y02E60/50

Abstract: 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.

Abstract translation: 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。

公开(公告)号：US20100178043A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-15

申请号：US12602133

申请日：2008-05-28

Applicant: Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

Inventor： Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

IPC: F24H1/00

CPC classification number: F24D19/1051 ,  F24D12/02 ,  F24D17/0057 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2200/19 ,  F24H9/2021 ,  F24H2240/10 ,  Y02B10/70 ,  Y02B30/14 ,  Y02P80/15

Abstract: A cogeneration system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electricity and heat; a hot water tank (2) configured to store hot water having recovered the heat generated by the fuel cell (1); a heat exchanger (7) configured to transfer the heat generated by the fuel cell (1) to the hot water; a hot water passage (8) that is a first heat medium passage configured such that the heat is transferred to the hot water by the heat exchanger (7) and the hot water flows into the hot water tank (2); a heat medium supplier (9) configured to cause the heat medium to flow through the first heat medium passage (8); a hot water supplying passage (11) through which the hot water stored in the hot water tank (2) is supplied to the heat load; an electric power consuming heater (12) configured to heat the hot water flowing through the hot water supplying passage (11) toward the heat load by consuming surplus electric power of the fuel cell (1) and commercial electric power; and a second heat medium passage (A) configured such that the hot water is heated by the electric power consuming heater (12) and flows into the hot water tank (2).

Abstract translation: 本发明的热电联产系统包括：燃料电池（1），被配置为产生电和热; 一个热水箱（2），用于储存已经回收了由燃料电池（1）产生的热量的热水; 被配置为将由所述燃料电池（1）产生的热量传递到所述热水的热交换器（7）; 热水通道（8），其是通过热交换器（7）将热量传递到热水并且热水流入热水箱（2）的第一热介质通道; 配置为使所述热介质流过所述第一热介质通路（8）的热介质供给体（9）。 热水供给通道（11），将储存在热水箱（2）中的热水供给到热负荷; 电力消耗加热器（12），其通过消耗燃料电池（1）的剩余电力和商用电力来将流过所述热水供给通道（11）的热水朝向所述热负荷加热; 以及第二热介质通道（A），其被配置为使得热水被电力消耗加热器（12）加热并流入热水箱（2）。

公开(公告)号：US07713318B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-11

申请号：US12348831

申请日：2009-01-05

Applicant: Seiji Fujihara ,  Yukimune Kani ,  Kunihiro Ukai ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hidenobu Wakita

Inventor： Seiji Fujihara ,  Yukimune Kani ,  Kunihiro Ukai ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hidenobu Wakita

IPC: H01M8/04 ,  C01B3/12

CPC classification number: B01J19/0013 ,  B01J8/0492 ,  B01J8/0496 ,  B01J2208/00061 ,  B01J2208/00415 ,  B01J2208/00504 ,  B01J2208/00637 ,  B01J2208/00646 ,  B01J2219/002 ,  B01J2219/00213 ,  B01J2219/00225 ,  B01J2219/00231 ,  C01B3/323 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0805 ,  C01B2203/085 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/1619 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/0662

Abstract: The hydrogen generator includes: a reformer 101 having a reforming catalyst configured to cause a source material and water to react with each other to generate a hydrogen-rich reformed gas; a reformer heater 104 configured to heat the reformer; a carbon monoxide reducing portion 111,121 having a carbon monoxide reducing catalyst configured to reduce carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas; a carbon monoxide reduction heater 112,123 configured to heat at least one of the carbon monoxide reducing portion, the carbon monoxide reducing catalyst and the reformed gas passing through the carbon monoxide reducing portion; and a controller 200 capable of control such that the carbon monoxide reduction heater is caused to operate in a stop operation period.

Abstract translation: 氢发生器包括：重整器101，其具有重构催化剂，其被配置为使源材料和水彼此反应以产生富氢重整气体; 构造成加热重整器的重整器加热器104; 具有一氧化碳还原催化剂的一氧化碳减少部分111,121，其被配置为减少重整气体中所含的一氧化碳; 一氧化碳还原加热器112,123，被配置为加热一氧化碳还原部分，一氧化碳还原催化剂和通过一氧化碳减少部分的重整气体中的至少一个; 以及控制器200，其能够控制使得一氧化碳还原加热器在停止操作时段内操作。

公开(公告)号：US20100081021A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-01

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: H01M8/18

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：US20090136795A1

公开(公告)日：2009-05-28

申请号：US12360150

申请日：2009-01-27

Applicant: Kunihiro UKAI ,  Kiyoshi TAGUCHI ,  Hidenobu WAKITA ,  Seiji FUJIHARA

Inventor： Kunihiro UKAI ,  Kiyoshi TAGUCHI ,  Hidenobu WAKITA ,  Seiji FUJIHARA

IPC: H01M8/04

CPC classification number: H01M8/04156 ,  H01M8/0612

Abstract: A method for operating a fuel cell system having a fuel cell equipped with an anode and a cathode includes the steps of generating electric power by allowing hydrogen gas supplied to the anode and oxygen gas supplied to the cathode to react electrochemically with each other, recovering water from water vapor discharged from at least one of the anode and cathode, storing recovered water in a water storing portion equipped with a tank having a closable drain opening, through which opening water stored in the tank is dischargeable to outside the fuel cell system, supplying water stored in the tank to a water utilizing means by a water supply portion, and making a decision whether or not to discharge the stored water to outside the fuel cell system through the drain opening in view of an increase in an amount of undesirable germs contained in water stored in the water storing portion.

Abstract translation: 一种具有装有阳极和阴极的燃料电池的燃料电池系统的方法包括以下步骤：通过供给阳极的氢气和供给阴极的氧气彼此电化学反应来产生电力，回收水 从阳极和阴极中的至少一个排出的水蒸气，将回收的水储存在具有可关闭的排水开口的储水部分中，储存在罐中的开放水可通过该容器排放到燃料电池系统的外部，供给 考虑到所含的不希望的细菌数量的增加，存储在罐中的水通过供水部分使用装置，并且决定是否通过排水口将储存的水排放到燃料电池系统外部 在存储在储水部分中的水中。