Fuel cell system
    1.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system 有权
    燃料电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US08486577B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-16

    申请号:US11994659

    申请日:2006-07-26

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: In a fuel cell system of the invention, a hydrogen leakage detection process closes a shutoff valve, which shuts off a supply of hydrogen from a hydrogen supply unit into a hydrogen supply flow path, and opens a pressure regulator, which reduces a pressure of hydrogen in the hydrogen supply flow path, so as to keep the hydrogen supply flow path in a state with no pressure regulation and make the fuel cell system in a leakage detectable state. In this leakage detectable state, the hydrogen leakage detection process measures at least one of a pressure and a flow rate as a state quantity of hydrogen in the hydrogen supply flow path that feeds the supply of hydrogen to fuel cells. The hydrogen leakage detection process analyzes a detected behavior of the state quantity in the leakage detectable process and specifies the occurrence of a hydrogen leakage in the downstream of the hydrogen supply unit. This arrangement enables highly accurate detection of a hydrogen leakage in the fuel cell system with the pressure regulator provided in the hydrogen supply flow path.

    摘要翻译: 在本发明的燃料电池系统中,氢泄漏检测过程关闭截止阀,该截止阀将氢气从氢气供应单元供应到氢气供应流路中,并打开压力调节器,其降低氢气压力 在氢供给流路中,为了使氢供给流路保持在没有压力调节的状态,并使燃料电池系统处于泄漏检测状态。 在该泄漏可检测状态下,氢泄漏检测处理将氢气供应流路中的氢气的状态量作为氢供给流向燃料电池供给的压力和流量中的至少一个进行测量。 氢泄漏检测过程分析在泄漏可检测过程中检测到的状态量的行为,并指定在氢气供应单元的下游发生氢泄漏。 这种布置使得能够利用设置在氢气供应流动路径中的压力调节器来高精度地检测燃料电池系统中的氢气泄漏。

    Fuel cell system and gas leakage detection device
    2.
    发明申请
    Fuel cell system and gas leakage detection device 有权
    燃料电池系统和气体泄漏检测装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100151343A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-17

    申请号:US11989579

    申请日:2006-07-26

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell system according to one aspect of the invention is operated in an ordinary mode and in a gas leakage detection mode. The fuel cell system includes fuel cells, a fuel gas supplier configured to supply a fuel gas to the fuel cells, a shutoff valve provided in a flow path for leading a flow of the fuel gas supply from the fuel gas supplier to the fuel cells and configured to shut off the fuel gas supply, and a variable pressure regulator provided in the flow path between the shutoff valve and the fuel cells to regulate a pressure of the fuel gas in a downstream in a flow direction of the fuel gas supply to a variable pressure value. In the ordinary mode, the fuel cell system sets the pressure value of the variable pressure regulator to an ordinary power generation pressure value for ordinary power generation. In the gas leakage detection mode, on the other hand, the fuel cell system closes the shutoff valve, sets the pressure value of the variable pressure regulator to a higher value than the ordinary power generation pressure value, and performs leakage detection of the fuel gas from the shutoff valve. Such setting of the pressure value in the variable pressure regulator desirably enables high-speed reduction of the fuel gas pressure in the flow path between the shutoff valve and the variable pressure regulator.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个方面的燃料电池系统以普通模式和气体泄漏检测模式操作。 燃料电池系统包括燃料电池,燃料气体供给器,被配置为向燃料电池供应燃料气体;截流阀,设置在流路中,用于引导燃料气体供给到燃料电池的燃料气体供应; 配置为关闭燃料气体供应;以及可变压力调节器,设置在截止阀和燃料电池之间的流动路径中,以将燃料气体供应的流动方向上的下游的燃料气体的压力调节到变量 压力值。 在普通模式中,燃料电池系统将可变压力调节器的压力值设定为用于普通发电的普通发电压力值。 另一方面,在气体泄漏检测模式中,燃料电池系统关闭截止阀,将可变压力调节器的压力值设定为比普通发电压力值更大的值,并对燃料气体进行泄漏检测 从截流阀。 这种可变压力调节器中的压力值的设定,能够高速地降低截止阀和可变压力调节器之间的流路中的燃料气体压力。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    3.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    燃油电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090035612A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-05

    申请号:US11994659

    申请日:2006-07-26

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: In a fuel cell system of the invention, a hydrogen leakage detection process closes a shutoff valve, which shuts off a supply of hydrogen from a hydrogen supply unit into a hydrogen supply flow path, and opens a pressure regulator, which reduces a pressure of hydrogen in the hydrogen supply flow path, so as to keep the hydrogen supply flow path in a state with no pressure regulation and make the fuel cell system in a leakage detectable state. In this leakage detectable state, the hydrogen leakage detection process measures at least one of a pressure and a flow rate as a state quantity of hydrogen in the hydrogen supply flow path that feeds the supply of hydrogen to fuel cells. The hydrogen leakage detection process analyzes a detected behavior of the state quantity in the leakage detectable process and specifies the occurrence of a hydrogen leakage in the downstream of the hydrogen supply unit. This arrangement enables highly accurate detection of a hydrogen leakage in the fuel cell system with the pressure regulator provided in the hydrogen supply flow path.

    摘要翻译: 在本发明的燃料电池系统中,氢泄漏检测过程关闭截止阀,该截止阀将氢气从氢气供应单元供应到氢气供应流路中,并打开压力调节器,其降低氢气压力 在氢供给流路中,为了使氢供给流路保持在没有压力调节的状态,并使燃料电池系统处于泄漏检测状态。 在该泄漏可检测状态下,氢泄漏检测处理将氢气供应流路中的氢气的状态量作为氢供给流向燃料电池供给的压力和流量中的至少一个进行测量。 氢泄漏检测过程分析在泄漏可检测过程中检测到的状态量的行为,并指定在氢气供应单元的下游发生氢泄漏。 这种布置使得能够利用设置在氢气供应流动路径中的压力调节器来高精度地检测燃料电池系统中的氢气泄漏。

    Confocal microscopic equipment
    4.
    发明授权
    Confocal microscopic equipment 失效
    共焦显微镜设备

    公开(公告)号:US06248995B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-06-19

    申请号:US09080158

    申请日:1998-05-15

    IPC分类号: G01B904

    摘要: Confocal microscopic equipment that can photograph confocal images at high speed and with good signal to noise ratio, wherein the equipment obtains confocal images by rotating a disk having a plurality of apertures and by scanning a sample on which light beams passing through the apertures are focused; and comprising a light source, an optical microscope, a high speed camera that photographs confocal images, a high speed confocal scanner that scans a sample with an output light beam from the light source via the optical microscope, and outputs the return light from the sample to the high speed camera, and a memory that stores confocal images photographed with the high speed camera on a real time basis.

    摘要翻译: 可以高速,高信噪比拍摄共焦图像的共聚焦显微镜设备,其中设备通过旋转具有多个孔的盘并通过扫描通过孔的光束聚焦的样品获得共焦图像; 并且包括光源,光学显微镜,拍摄共焦图像的高速摄像机,经由光学显微镜从来自光源的输出光束扫描样本的高速共焦扫描器,并输出来自样品的返回光 高速摄像机,以及存储器,用于存储利用高速摄像机实时拍摄的共焦图像。

    FUEL CELL EVALUATOR AND FUEL CELL EVALUATION METHOD
    5.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL EVALUATOR AND FUEL CELL EVALUATION METHOD 有权
    燃料电池评估和燃料电池评估方法

    公开(公告)号:US20120145564A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-14

    申请号:US13314795

    申请日:2011-12-08

    IPC分类号: G01N27/12

    摘要: In one embodiment, there is provided a fuel cell evaluator for evaluating a characteristic of a fuel cell based on a frequency characteristic of impedance of the fuel cell. The evaluator includes: an impedance acquisition unit configured to acquire impedances of the fuel cell for a certain current value in a Tafel region by changing a measurement frequency; an extraction unit configured to extract a reaction resistance from the acquired impedances; a calculator configured to calculate the product of the reaction resistance and the certain current value; and an indicator configured to indicate the product calculated by the calculator as the frequency characteristic of the impedance of the fuel cell.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,提供了一种用于基于燃料电池的阻抗的频率特性来评估燃料电池的特性的燃料电池评估器。 评估器包括:阻抗获取单元,被配置为通过改变测量频率来获取Tafel区域中的一定电流值的燃料电池的阻抗; 提取单元,被配置为从获取的阻抗中提取反应电阻; 计算器,其被配置为计算反应电阻和一定电流值的乘积; 以及指示器,其被配置为将由所述计算器计算出的乘积指示为所述燃料电池的阻抗的频率特性。

    Gas leak detection device and fuel cell system
    6.
    发明授权
    Gas leak detection device and fuel cell system 有权
    气体泄漏检测装置和燃料电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US07648787B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-19

    申请号:US11597806

    申请日:2005-11-28

    摘要: In a fuel cell system (100), the amount of fuel gas supplied through an fuel gas supply passage (24) and the amount of fuel gas consumed by a fuel cell (10) are detected. A difference between the amount of supplied fuel gas and the amount of consumed fuel gas is calculated by subtracting the amount of consumed fuel gas from the amount of supplied fuel gas. The pressure of the fuel gas in a leak detection passage (Cx), the change in the pressure of the detected fuel gas can be detected, and the change in the amount of fuel gas in the gas leak detection passage (Cx) due to the change in the pressure of the fuel gas can thus be detected. The difference is corrected by subtracting the change in the amount of fuel gas in the gas leak detection passage from the difference. When the corrected difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, a fuel gas leak is detected in the leak detection passage (Cx).

    摘要翻译: 在燃料电池系统(100)中,检测通过燃料气体供给通路(24)供给的燃料气体量和燃料电池(10)所消耗的燃料气体量。 供给燃料气体量与消耗的燃料气体的量之差通过从供给燃料气体量中减去消耗的燃料气体量来计算。 在泄漏检测通道(Cx)中的燃料气体的压力可以检测检测到的燃料气体的压力的变化,并且由于气体泄漏检测通道(Cx)的燃料气体量的变化 因此可以检测燃料气体的压力的变化。 通过从差值减去气体泄漏检测通道中的燃料气体量的变化来校正差异。 当校正差异等于或大于预定值时,在泄漏检测通道(Cx)中检测到燃料气体泄漏。

    Gas Leak Detection Device and Fuel Cell System
    7.
    发明申请
    Gas Leak Detection Device and Fuel Cell System 有权
    气体泄漏检测装置和燃料电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20070224473A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-09-27

    申请号:US11597806

    申请日:2005-11-28

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/00

    摘要: In a fuel cell system (100), the amount of fuel gas supplied through an fuel gas supply passage (24) and the amount of fuel gas consumed by a fuel cell (10) are detected. A difference between the amount of supplied fuel gas and the amount of consumed fuel gas is calculated by subtracting the amount of consumed fuel gas from the amount of supplied fuel gas. The pressure of the fuel gas in a leak detection passage (Cx), the change in the pressure of the detected fuel gas can be detected, and the change in the amount of fuel gas in the gas leak detection passage (Cx) due to the change in the pressure of the fuel gas can thus be detected. The difference is corrected by subtracting the change in the amount of fuel gas in the gas leak detection passage from the difference. When the corrected difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, a fuel gas leak is detected in the leak detection passage (Cx).

    摘要翻译: 在燃料电池系统(100)中,检测通过燃料气体供给通路(24)供给的燃料气体量和燃料电池(10)所消耗的燃料气体量。 供给燃料气体量与消耗的燃料气体的量之差通过从供给燃料气体量中减去消耗的燃料气体量来计算。 在泄漏检测通道(Cx)中的燃料气体的压力可以检测检测到的燃料气体的压力的变化,并且由于气体泄漏检测通道(Cx)的燃料气体量的变化 因此可以检测燃料气体的压力的变化。 通过从差值减去气体泄漏检测通道中的燃料气体量的变化来校正差异。 当校正差异等于或大于预定值时,在泄漏检测通道(Cx)中检测到燃料气体泄漏。

    Fuel cell system and gas leakage detection device
    10.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system and gas leakage detection device 有权
    燃料电池系统和气体泄漏检测装置

    公开(公告)号:US08563191B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-22

    申请号:US11989579

    申请日:2006-07-26

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/24

    摘要: A fuel cell system according to one aspect of the invention is operated in an ordinary mode and in a gas leakage detection mode. The fuel cell system includes fuel cells, a fuel gas supplier configured to supply a fuel gas to the fuel cells, a shutoff valve provided in a flow path for leading a flow of the fuel gas supply from the fuel gas supplier to the fuel cells and configured to shut off the fuel gas supply, and a variable pressure regulator provided in the flow path between the shutoff valve and the fuel cells to regulate a pressure of the fuel gas in a downstream in a flow direction of the fuel gas supply to a variable pressure value. In the ordinary mode, the fuel cell system sets the pressure value of the variable pressure regulator to an ordinary power generation pressure value for ordinary power generation. In the gas leakage detection mode, on the other hand, the fuel cell system closes the shutoff valve, sets the pressure value of the variable pressure regulator to a higher value than the ordinary power generation pressure value, and performs leakage detection of the fuel gas from the shutoff valve. Such setting of the pressure value in the variable pressure regulator desirably enables high-speed reduction of the fuel gas pressure in the flow path between the shutoff valve and the variable pressure regulator.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个方面的燃料电池系统以普通模式和气体泄漏检测模式操作。 燃料电池系统包括燃料电池,燃料气体供给器,被配置为向燃料电池供应燃料气体;截流阀,设置在流路中,用于引导燃料气体供给到燃料电池的燃料气体供应; 配置为关闭燃料气体供应;以及可变压力调节器,设置在截止阀和燃料电池之间的流动路径中,以将燃料气体供应的流动方向上的下游的燃料气体的压力调节到变量 压力值。 在普通模式中,燃料电池系统将可变压力调节器的压力值设定为用于普通发电的普通发电压力值。 另一方面,在气体泄漏检测模式中,燃料电池系统关闭截止阀,将可变压力调节器的压力值设定为比普通发电压力值更大的值,并对燃料气体进行泄漏检测 从截流阀。 这种可变压力调节器中的压力值的设定,能够高速地降低截止阀和可变压力调节器之间的流路中的燃料气体压力。