摘要:
A plurality of fuel-cell stacks operated in electrically parallel connection are individually controlled for amounts of reaction gases fed thereto corresponding to ratios of allotment of load thereto such that each of the stacks can maintain standard gas utilization factor. Among the fuel-cell stacks operated in parallel connection, those stacks which have particularly small ratios of allotment of load are controlled so that their gas utilization factors are changed to be decreased, thus controlling the amounts of the reaction gases to be increased.
摘要:
Herein disclosed is a cell stack assembly structure for a fuel cell, comprising a plurality of units each of which is composed of a plurality of cell elements laminated in advance and which are stacked and fastened under a predetermined pressure to construct a cell stack assembly. Each of a plurality of end plates is interposed between any adjacent two of the units. Removable pressure means are provided for fastening under a predetermined pressure any two of the end plates, that are positioned at the two ends of a corresponding one of the units.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a fuel cell having separate plates acting as bipolar plates which are sandwiched between the two adjacent cell elements. A cell stack of a fuel cell is formed therein with tunnel-shaped cooling gas passages extending between and open at two opposite sides thereof. Reactive gas supply passages for fuel gases and air are isolated from the cooling gas passages and extend between and open at the two opposite sides thereof which are different from those of the cooling gas passages. Therefore, the separate plates have their reactive gas supply passages supplied through manifolds, which are arranged at the sides of the fuel cell in a manner to face the entrance and exit ports of the reactive gas supply passages. The reactive gases are supplied at rates sufficient to be consumed by the galvanic reaction. The cooling gas passages are supplied through manifolds, which are arranged at the other sides of the fuel cell, i.e. different from the sides of the reactive gas supply passages. The cooling gases take no part in the galvanic reaction at a proper flow rate, whereby the respective cell elements constructing the cell stack of the fuel cell is cooled uniformly without establishing a temperature difference between the cell elements.
摘要:
An excess air factor control device for an alcohol reformed gas engine comprises a primary air valve, a reformed gas supply device interlocked with the primary air valve, a primary air flow meter for measuring primary air flow rate, a gas flow meter for measuring reformed gas flow rate, a secondary air valve for a secondary air controlled by the reformed gas flow rate and an alcohol adding device controlled by the primary air flow rate and reformed gas flow rate, thereby supplying alcohol to the engine when the supply of the reformed gas becomes little or is stopped.
摘要:
When a seat belt 14 is unfastened, reactive force against treading pressure on the accelerator pedal is enhanced by a pedal reactive force enhancer 10 even if a driver tries to drive a vehicle by turning on an ignition switch 18 and pressing on the accelerator pedal. Thus, it is possible to prompt the driver to fasten the seat belt. When the seat belt is unfastened in an emergency, although the reactive force against treading pressure on the accelerator pedal is enhanced, the driver can drive the vehicle by pressing the accelerator pedal harder. In this way, the driver can deal with such emergency.
摘要:
A system constituted at a relatively large capacity and low output first battery such as a fuel cell, a smaller capacity and higher output second battery, and a current-limiting circuit for restricting the maximum discharge current of the first battery to a predetermined value slightly above the open-circuit voltage of the second battery, which circuit consists of a measuring circuit for measuring the discharge current, a signal generating circuit for providing a reference signal representing the predetermined current, a comparator for the comparison between the reference signal and the measured current and a current flow control circuit operated by the output of the comparator.
摘要:
A fuel cell cooling device includes a plurality of plate-like fuel cell units arranged in a vertical stack and having singly interspersed therein cooling plates. A main coolant pipe supplies coolant at a pressure above the saturation point thereof to the cooling plates through corresponding inlet cooling pipes. A throttle is provided in each inlet cooling pipe to produce a pressure drop such that coolant entering a cooling plate is at a pressure below the saturation point thereof.
摘要:
A fuel cell manifold mounted airtightly on the side walls of a fuel cell stack, the manifold comprising a seal layer covering the periphery of a wall of the fuel cell stack, a frame-shaped seal spacer having one side mounted airtightly on the seal layer and penetrated by a pipe carrying a cooling solution or electrolyte, and a box-shaped manifold cover mounted airtightly on the opposite side of the seal spacer. A second embodiment employs a hollow seal spacer that functions in place of the pipes carrying cooling solution or electrolyte.
摘要:
In a method and apparatus for starting an alcohol engine equipped with a starting motor, alcohol is converted into a high-temperature gaseous mixture containing a relatively highly volatile substance. The gas is cooled to provide a liquid condensate containing the relatively highly volatile substance. The liquid condensate is supplied to the engine as fuel when the starting motor is in operation.
摘要:
A child seat anchoring structure is provided that can prevent the seat belt webbing from getting caught in the components that secure the child seat to the vehicle. The child seat anchoring structure has child seat attachment part in which a child seat is installed by moving a locking part of the child seat from the forward direction of the vehicle so that the locking part approaches the rod-shaped attachment part of a child seat fixing striker that is mounted close to a seat belt anchor to which the webbing is fixed. The structure is provided with a webbing guide bar part that prevents the webbing from entering the region between the rod-shaped attachment part and the locking part of the child seat.