Adaptive limitation of standby mode to enhance fuel cell system life
    1.
    发明授权
    Adaptive limitation of standby mode to enhance fuel cell system life 有权
    备用模式的自适应限制,以提高燃料电池系统的使用寿命

    公开(公告)号:US08945785B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-03

    申请号:US13345288

    申请日:2012-01-06

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    CPC分类号: H01M8/04955 H01M8/04559

    摘要: A system and method for reducing the frequency of stack stand-by mode events, if necessary, as a fuel cell stack ages and experiences lower performance. The method determines an irreversible voltage loss of the fuel cell stack at predetermined time intervals and determines a stack voltage degradation variable based on the irreversible voltage loss. The method also determines if the stack voltage degradation variable indicates that the fuel cell stack will not meet predetermined stack end-of-life voltage requirements and calculates a maximum allowed voltage degradation rate of the fuel cell stack. The method calculates a maximum number of stand-by mode events per unit time that can be allowed to prevent the stack from exceeding the maximum allowed degradation rate and controls the number of stand-by mode events based on the calculated maximum number of stand-by mode events.

    摘要翻译: 如果需要,当燃料电池堆老化并且经历较低的性能时,用于降低堆叠待机模式事件的频率的系统和方法。 该方法以预定的时间间隔确定燃料电池堆的不可逆电压损失,并且基于不可逆的电压损耗确定堆电压劣化变量。 该方法还确定堆叠电压劣化变量是否表明燃料电池堆不能满足预定的堆积寿命电压要求并且计算燃料电池堆的最大允许电压降低率。 该方法计算出每单位时间的待机模式事件的最大次数,可以被允许以防止堆栈超过允许的最大降级率,并根据计算的最大待机数量控制待机模式事件的数量 模式事件。

    Subzero ambient shutdown purge operating strategy for PEM fuel cell system
    2.
    发明授权
    Subzero ambient shutdown purge operating strategy for PEM fuel cell system 有权
    PEM燃料电池系统的零度环境关闭清洗操作策略

    公开(公告)号:US09070921B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-30

    申请号:US13431703

    申请日:2012-03-27

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06 H01M16/00 H01M8/04

    摘要: A method for purging water from a fuel cell stack at fuel cell system shutdown. The method includes determining a stack water generation request to control the rate of drying of membranes in the stack and determining a cathode catalytic heating water generation request. A maximum charge a battery in the fuel cell system can accept is also determined. An ancillary power request for powering components of the fuel cell system during shutdown is determined. The method allocates how much of the water generation request will be fulfilled by operating the fuel cell stack to charge the battery and to provide the power needed for the ancillary power request, and how much of the water generation request will be fulfilled by cathode catalytic heating that produces water and heat in a cathode side of the fuel cell stack.

    摘要翻译: 一种在燃料电池系统关闭时从燃料电池堆排出水的方法。 该方法包括确定堆积水生成请求以控制堆叠中的膜的干燥速率并确定阴极催化加热水产生请求。 也可以确定燃料电池系统中可以接受的电池的最大充电量。 确定在关闭期间为燃料电池系统的组件供电的辅助功率请求。 该方法通过操作燃料电池堆来对电池进行充电并提供辅助电力需求所需的功率,并通过阴极催化加热达到多少水分产生要求, 其在燃料电池堆的阴极侧产生水和热。

    SUBZERO AMBIENT SHUTDOWN PURGE OPERATING STRATEGY FOR PEM FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    3.
    发明申请
    SUBZERO AMBIENT SHUTDOWN PURGE OPERATING STRATEGY FOR PEM FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    用于PEM燃料电池系统的辅助关闭冲程运行策略

    公开(公告)号:US20130260185A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-03

    申请号:US13431703

    申请日:2012-03-27

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06 H01M16/00

    摘要: A method for purging water from a fuel cell stack at fuel cell system shutdown. The method includes determining a stack water generation request to control the rate of drying of membranes in the stack and determining a cathode catalytic heating water generation request. A maximum charge a battery in the fuel cell system can accept is also determined. An ancillary power request for powering components of the fuel cell system during shutdown is determined. The method allocates how much of the water generation request will be fulfilled by operating the fuel cell stack to charge the battery and to provide the power needed for the ancillary power request, and how much of the water generation request will be fulfilled by cathode catalytic heating that produces water and heat in a cathode side of the fuel cell stack.

    摘要翻译: 一种在燃料电池系统关闭时从燃料电池堆排出水的方法。 该方法包括确定堆积水生成请求以控制堆叠中的膜的干燥速率并确定阴极催化加热水产生请求。 也可以确定燃料电池系统中可以接受的电池的最大充电量。 确定在关闭期间为燃料电池系统的组件供电的辅助功率请求。 该方法通过操作燃料电池堆来对电池进行充电并提供辅助电力需求所需的功率,并通过阴极催化加热达到多少水分产生要求, 其在燃料电池堆的阴极侧产生水和热。

    REACTANT CONTROL METHOD FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM IN IDLE-STOP MODE
    5.
    发明申请
    REACTANT CONTROL METHOD FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM IN IDLE-STOP MODE 审中-公开
    空闲模式下燃料电池系统的反应控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130209906A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-15

    申请号:US13372129

    申请日:2012-02-13

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A system and method for controlling the reactants in anode and cathode compartments of a fuel cell stack while the fuel cell stack is in a stand-by or idle-stop mode. The method includes identifying a voltage set-point for an average voltage of the fuel cells in the fuel cell stack or an overall stack voltage that is a minimum voltage acceptable for the idle-stop mode. The actual cell voltage average or stack voltage is compared to the voltage set-point to generate a voltage error. The voltage error is provided to a controller that does one or both of providing hydrogen gas to the anode compartment of the stack to increase the anode compartment pressure, which decreases the voltage error if the voltage is above the voltage set-point, or providing more cathode air to the cathode compartment of the fuel cell stack if the voltage error is below the voltage set-point.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在燃料电池堆处于待机或怠速停止模式的同时控制燃料电池堆的阳极和阴极室中的反应物的系统和方法。 该方法包括识别用于燃料电池堆中的燃料电池的平均电压的电压设定点或作为怠速停止模式可接受的最小电压的整体电池电压。 将实际电池电压平均或电池电压与电压设定点进行比较,以产生电压误差。 将电压误差提供给控制器,控制器执行一个或两个向堆叠的阳极室提供氢气以增加阳极室压力,这降低了当电压高于电压设定点时的电压误差,或提供更多 如果电压误差低于电压设定点,阴极空气到燃料电池堆的阴极室。

    LEAKAGE DIAGNOSTIC FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM IN IDLE-STOP MODE
    7.
    发明申请
    LEAKAGE DIAGNOSTIC FOR A FUEL CELL SYSTEM IN IDLE-STOP MODE 审中-公开
    空闲模式下燃料电池系统的泄漏诊断

    公开(公告)号:US20130017465A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-17

    申请号:US13180270

    申请日:2011-07-11

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A method for determining if more hydrogen has been added to a fuel cell system than a predetermined threshold amount to detect leaks in an anode subsystem or a cathode subsystem of a fuel cell system. The method includes determining a quantity of hydrogen added to the fuel cell system for a given period of time during a predetermined operating condition of the fuel cell system and determining whether the quantity of hydrogen added is more than the predetermined threshold amount. The method also includes adapting an anode subsystem reactant gas concentration model if the quantity of hydrogen added to the fuel cell system is more than the predetermined threshold amount to provide precise control of pressure in the anode subsystem and the cathode subsystem of the fuel cell system.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于确定燃料电池系统中是否已经添加了比预定阈值量更多的氢以检测燃料电池系统的阳极子系统或阴极子系统中的泄漏的方法。 该方法包括在燃料电池系统的预定操作条件期间确定添加到燃料电池系统中的给定时间的氢气量,并确定所加氢的量是否大于预定阈值量。 该方法还包括如果添加到燃料电池系统中的氢气量大于预定阈值量来适应阳极子系统反应气体浓度模型,以提供对燃料电池系统的阳极子系统和阴极子系统中的压力的​​精确控制。

    RAPID LIGHT-OFF CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE
    9.
    发明申请
    RAPID LIGHT-OFF CATALYTIC COMBUSTOR FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE 有权
    用于燃料电池车的快速熄灭催化燃烧器

    公开(公告)号:US20110039168A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-17

    申请号:US12912939

    申请日:2010-10-27

    申请人: Daniel I. Harris

    发明人: Daniel I. Harris

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A catalytic combustion unit for a fuel cell system is provided. The catalytic combustion unit includes a reactor having a porous medium with a catalyst deposited thereon. The reactor is disposed adjacent a heat exchanger and adapted to receive an air stream and a hydrogen stream. The reactor is further adapted to promote an exothermic reaction and modulate a temperature of a fuel cell stack. A fuel cell system and method employing the catalytic combustion unit are also provided.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于燃料电池系统的催化燃烧单元。 催化燃烧单元包括具有沉积在其上的催化剂的多孔介质的反应器。 反应器设置在热交换器附近并适于接收空气流和氢气流。 反应器还适于促进放热反应并调节燃料电池堆的温度。 还提供了一种使用催化燃烧单元的燃料电池系统和方法。