Fixed IDC operation of fuel cell power plant
    1.
    发明授权
    Fixed IDC operation of fuel cell power plant 有权
    燃料电池发电厂固定IDC运行

    公开(公告)号:US07799476B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-21

    申请号:US10558982

    申请日:2004-02-25

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A method for operating a fuel cell power plant to supply power to an internal load and an external load, includes the steps of evaluating power needs of the internal and external loads to determine a fixed IDC value sufficient to supply the needs; providing auxiliary power to the internal load and output power to the external load so as to maintain operation of the fuel cell power plant at the fixed IDC value; and adjusting at least one of the auxiliary power to the internal load and output power to the external load so as to maintain operation of the fuel cell power plant at the fixed IDC value. Operation within a preselected voltage range is also provided.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于操作燃料电池发电厂以向内部负载和外部负载供电的方法,包括评估内部和外部负载的功率需求以确定足以提供需求的固定IDC值的步骤; 向内部负载提供辅助电力并向外部负载输出功率,以将燃料电池发电厂的运行维持在固定的IDC值; 并且调节至内部负载的辅助功率中的至少一个并向外部负载输出功率,以将燃料电池发电厂的运行维持在固定的IDC值。 还提供了在预选电压范围内的操作。

    Fuel cell voltage control
    3.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell voltage control 有权
    燃料电池电压控制

    公开(公告)号:US07041405B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-09

    申请号:US10681493

    申请日:2003-10-07

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: An auxiliary load (148) for a fuel cell stack (102) is alternatively connected and disconnected from the fuel cell external circuit (177, 178) by a switch (200) in response to a switch control (201), repetitively, during startup and shutdown. The switch may be an insulated gate bipolar transistor (208) which is turned on and off by hunting between an upper limit voltage (207) and a lower limit voltage (208), which may be performed by compare circuits (205, 206), by the controller (202), or by commercially available voltage responsive hysteresis switches. Schedules of duty cycle as a function of cell stack voltage for startup (212) and shutdown (213) control a pulse width modulator (215) which operates the switch. Controls (229, 231) may limit the modulation so that the auxiliary load does not overheat, in response to temperature (221) of the load or a voltage/power model (235). The auxiliary load may comprise a heater in a water accumulator (247), an air intake (257) or an enthalpy recovery device (262).

    摘要翻译: 用于燃料电池堆(102)的辅助负载(148)在启动期间重复地响应于开关控制(201)由开关(200)交替地连接和断开与燃料电池外部电路(177,178)的连接 和关机。 开关可以是绝缘栅双极晶体管(208),其通过在比较电路(205,206)之间的上限电压(207)和下限电压(208)之间的摆幅来接通和断开, 由控制器(202)或商业上可获得的电压响应迟滞开关。 作为启动(212)和停机(213)的电池堆电压的函数的占空比的调度控制操作开关的脉宽调制器(215)。 响应于负载的温度(221)或电压/功率模型(235),控制(229,231)可以限制调制以使辅助负载不过热。 辅助负载可以包括在蓄水器(247),进气口(257)或焓回收装置(262)中的加热器。

    Gas generating system and method
    4.
    发明授权
    Gas generating system and method 失效
    气体发生系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US5961928A

    公开(公告)日:1999-10-05

    申请号:US838118

    申请日:1997-04-15

    摘要: A system for generating a desired output gas from an input fuel for use in a downstream process is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of fuel processing units to generate the desired output gas, wherein each of the plurality of fuel processing units includes a reformer which uses waste gas output from the downstream process to facilitate the processing of the fuel. Each of the fuel processing units is operational over a range up to full capacity, wherein the plurality of fuel processing units are interconnected in an collective operating scheme to process the fuel. A control system is provided for controlling the plurality of fuel processing units in response to requirements of a dynamic load demand from the downstream operation. The control system is operative to adjust the operational level of each of the plurality of fuel processing units to produce individual responses from each of the fuel processing units. The individual responses are combined to produce a collective response for meeting the requirements of the dynamic load demand. A method for generating a desired output gas from an input fuel for use in a downstream process is also provided.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于从用于下游过程的输入燃料产生期望的输出气体的系统。 该系统包括多个燃料处理单元以产生期望的输出气体,其中多个燃料处理单元中的每个燃料处理单元包括使用从下游过程输出的废气促进燃料处理的重整器。 每个燃料处理单元在一直到满容量的范围内操作,其中多个燃料处理单元以集体操作方案相互连接以处理燃料。 提供控制系统,用于响应来自下游操作的动态负载需求的要求来控制多个燃料处理单元。 控制系统可操作以调整多个燃料处理单元中的每个燃料处理单元的操作水平,以产生来自每个燃料处理单元的各自的响应。 将各个响应组合起来以产生满足动态负载需求要求的集体响应。 还提供了用于从下游处理中使用的输入燃料产生期望输出气体的方法。

    Control system and method for controlling a gas generating system
    5.
    发明授权
    Control system and method for controlling a gas generating system 失效
    用于控制气体发生系统的控制系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US6051192A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-18

    申请号:US838119

    申请日:1997-04-15

    摘要: A control system and method for controlling a fuel processing system operational to produce a gas for a downstream process from a fuel, wherein the fuel processing system uses a plurality of fuel processing elements, a fuel input and a waste gas input, each of the fuel processing elements having an individual output and the plurality of fuel processing elements having a collective output, and wherein the downstream process has a waste gas output and a dynamic gas load demand. The control system includes a device for receiving communication from the downstream process indicative of the dynamic load demand and a device for controlling the collective output level of the gas in response to the dynamic load demand. The device for controlling is operative to at least one of substantially equally distribute the dynamic load demand among the plurality of fuel processing elements such that the individual outputs from each of the fuel processing elements are substantially equal to each other for forming the collective output and most efficiently distribute the dynamic load among the plurality of fuel processing elements such that at least one of the individual outputs contributes to the collective output.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于控制燃料处理系统的控制系统和方法,用于从燃料生产用于下游过程的气体,其中燃料处理系统使用多个燃料处理元件,燃料输入和废气输入,每个燃料 具有单独输出的处理元件和具有集体输出的多个燃料处理元件,并且其中下游处理具有废气输出和动态气体负载需求。 控制系统包括用于从下游处理接收指示动态负载需求的通信的装置和用于响应于动态负载需求来控制气体的集体输出电平的装置。 用于控制的装置可操作成基本上均等地分配多个燃料处理元件之间的动态负载需求中的至少一个,使得来自每个燃料处理元件的各个输出基本上彼此相等以形成集合输出,并且大部分 有效地分配多个燃料处理元件之间的动态负载,使得各个输出中的至少一个有助于集体输出。