Fuel cell system
    62.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10038208B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-31

    申请号:US14935590

    申请日:2015-11-09

    摘要: When a current value is not greater than a reference value, a control unit estimates a discharge amount of a fuel gas based on a lost amount of the fuel gas and a consumed amount by electrical generation of the fuel gas, the lost amount being calculated based on a decrease rate of pressure in a supply passage during an opening period of a discharge valve, the consumed amount by electrical generation being calculated based on the current value during the opening period, and when the current value is greater than the reference value, the control unit estimates the discharge amount based on the differential pressure during the opening period.

    Method for controlling operation pressure of fuel cell system

    公开(公告)号:US09935325B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-03

    申请号:US14960355

    申请日:2015-12-05

    发明人: Ik Jae Son

    IPC分类号: H01M8/0438 H01M8/04746

    摘要: A control method of an operation pressure of a fuel cell system maintains a differential pressure between a hydrogen side and an air side of a fuel cell stack to minimize a crossover amount of hydrogen while allowing hydrogen purge and reduces an exhausted hydrogen amount when a purge valve is opened at the time of purging hydrogen using a differential pressure of an anode outlet and a cathode outlet to improve a hydrogen utilization rate and system efficiency. According to the control method, pressures of a cathode inlet and a cathode outlet of the fuel cell stack and a pressure of an anode outlet are controlled such that the pressure of the anode outlet of the fuel cell stack is lower than the pressure of the cathode inlet and higher than the pressure of the cathode outlet.

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20170352899A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-07

    申请号:US15504740

    申请日:2014-08-20

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes a supply unit configured to supply cathode gas to a fuel cell, a bypass valve configured to bypass the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell by the supply unit, a detection unit configured to detect a state of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell without being bypassed by the bypass valve, a pressure adjusting unit configured to adjust a pressure of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell, a calculation unit configured to calculate a target flow rate and a target pressure of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell according to an operating state of the fuel cell, an operating state control unit configured to control an operation amount of at least one of the pressure adjusting unit and the supply unit on the basis of a flow rate and the pressure of the cathode gas detected by the detection unit and the target flow rate and the target pressure calculated by the calculation unit, a bypass valve control unit configured to open and close the bypass valve on the basis of the flow rate of the cathode gas detected by the detection unit and the target flow rate calculated by the calculation unit, and a pressure compensation unit configured to compensate for the pressure of the cathode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell by increasing the at least one operation amount controlled by the operating state control unit or by decreasing an opening speed of the bypass valve when the bypass valve is opened.

    Method and apparatus for detecting defects of fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly

    公开(公告)号:US09653743B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-16

    申请号:US14550926

    申请日:2014-11-22

    摘要: Disclosed herein is a method of detecting defects of a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly which comprises a gas diffusion layer, a catalyst layer and an electrolyte membrane. The method includes steps of: supplying gas to a first side of the membrane-electrode assembly; deducing a pressure of the supplied gas and a permeation rate of the gas permeating to a second side of the membrane-electrode assembly and then deducing an interface pressure between the electrolyte membrane and the gas diffusion layer of the membrane-electrode assembly using the deduced pressure of the supplied gas and the permeation rate; calculating a gas permeability of the electrolyte membrane using the deduced values of the pressure of the supplied gas and the permeation rate and a predetermined outlet pressure at the second side of the membrane-electrode assembly; and determining a defect state of the electrolyte membrane using a variation in the calculated gas permeability according to a change in the pressure of the supplied gas.

    Fuel cell system and method of operating the same
    69.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system and method of operating the same 有权
    燃料电池系统及其运行方法

    公开(公告)号:US09184455B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-10

    申请号:US14240303

    申请日:2012-08-24

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/06

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes: a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas through a reforming reaction by using a raw material and steam; a raw material supply device configured to supply the raw material to the reformer; a steam supply device configured to supply the steam to the reformer; a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the reformer; a fuel cell configured to generate electric power by using the hydrogen-containing gas; a combustor configured to combust the hydrogen-containing gas discharged from the fuel cell to heat the reformer; and a controller configured to, while controlling the raw material supply device such that the temperature detected by the temperature detector becomes a target temperature, control the steam supply device such that a change rate of a steam supply amount to the reformer becomes less than a change rate of a raw material supply amount to the reformer.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统包括:重构器,其经配置以通过使用原料和蒸汽通过重整反应产生含氢气体; 原料供给装置,其将原料供给到重整器; 蒸汽供应装置,其构造成将蒸汽供应到重整器; 温度检测器,被配置为检测重整器的温度; 燃料电池,被配置为通过使用含氢气体产生电力; 燃烧器,其构造为燃烧从燃料电池排出的含氢气体以加热重整器; 以及控制器,被配置为在控制原料供应装置使得由温度检测器检测到的温度变为目标温度的同时,控制蒸汽供应装置,使得对重整器的蒸汽供应量的变化率变得小于变化 改性剂原料供应量的比例。

    Fuel cell
    70.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell 有权
    燃料电池

    公开(公告)号:US08999597B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-07

    申请号:US13697486

    申请日:2011-04-19

    IPC分类号: H01M8/02 H01M8/24 H01M8/10

    摘要: Disclosed is a fuel cell provided with a membrane electrode structure having a frame, two separators that sandwich the membrane electrode structure therebetween, and gas seals between the end portion of the frame and the end portions of respective separators, and diffuser sections for distributing a reacting gas to between the frame and respective separators. In the diffuser section on the cathode side, the frame is provided with a protruding section in contact with the separator, and in the diffuser section on the anode side, the frame and the separator are disposed by being spaced apart from each other, thereby excellently maintaining contact surface pressure between the membrane electrode structure and the separators, and preventing contact resistance from being increased.

    摘要翻译: 本发明公开了一种燃料电池,具备具有框架的膜电极结构,夹着膜电极结构的两个隔板和框架的端部与各隔板的端部之间的气体密封,以及扩散部, 气体到框架和各分离器之间。 在阴极侧的扩散器部分中,框架设置有与隔板接触的突出部分,并且在阳极侧的扩散器部分中,框架和隔板通过彼此间隔开设置,因此优异地 保持膜电极结构和分离器之间的接触表面压力,并防止接触电阻增加。