Extremum seeking algorithm in a variable time interval to detect anode pressure sensor stuck failure in a fuel cell system
    1.
    发明授权
    Extremum seeking algorithm in a variable time interval to detect anode pressure sensor stuck failure in a fuel cell system 有权
    极值寻求算法在可变时间间隔内检测燃料电池系统中的阳极压力传感器卡死故障

    公开(公告)号:US09080938B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-14

    申请号:US13560352

    申请日:2012-07-27

    IPC分类号: G01L27/00 H01M8/04 G01N27/00

    摘要: A system and method for detecting an anode pressure sensor failure in a fuel cell system. The system and method include a controller that sets an initial minimum anode pressure sensor value and an initial maximum anode pressure sensor value. The controller determines a desired time interval for sampling anode pressure measurements and determines a total number of samples of anode pressure measurements to be collected by the controller from an anode pressure sensor. The controller also compares a pressure difference between the initial or a measured minimum anode pressure and the initial or a measured maximum anode pressure to a predetermined pressure difference threshold and sets a pressure sensor fault if the pressure difference between the initial or measured minimum anode pressure and the initial or maximum anode pressure is less than the predetermined pressure difference threshold.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测燃料电池系统中的阳极压力传感器故障的系统和方法。 该系统和方法包括设置初始最小阳极压力传感器值和初始最大阳极压力传感器值的控制器。 控制器确定用于采样阳极压力测量值的期望时间间隔,并确定由控制器从阳极压力传感器收集的阳极压力测量的样本总数。 控制器还将初始或测量的最小阳极压力与初始或测量的最大阳极压力之间的压力差与预定的压力差阈值进行比较,并设定压力传感器故障,如果初始或测量的最小阳极压力与 初始或最大阳极压力小于预定的压力差阈值。

    EXTREMUM SEEKING ALGORITHM IN A VARIABLE TIME INTERVAL TO DETECT ANODE PRESSURE SENSOR STUCK FAILURE IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    2.
    发明申请
    EXTREMUM SEEKING ALGORITHM IN A VARIABLE TIME INTERVAL TO DETECT ANODE PRESSURE SENSOR STUCK FAILURE IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    检测燃料电池系统中阳极压力传感器故障的可变时间间隔中的极限寻找算法

    公开(公告)号:US20140026633A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-30

    申请号:US13560352

    申请日:2012-07-27

    IPC分类号: G01L27/00 H01M8/06

    摘要: A system and method for detecting an anode pressure sensor failure in a fuel cell system. The system and method include a controller that sets an initial minimum anode pressure sensor value and an initial maximum anode pressure sensor value. The controller determines a desired time interval for sampling anode pressure measurements and determines a total number of samples of anode pressure measurements to be collected by the controller from an anode pressure sensor. The controller also compares a pressure difference between the initial or a measured minimum anode pressure and the initial or a measured maximum anode pressure to a predetermined pressure difference threshold and sets a pressure sensor fault if the pressure difference between the initial or measured minimum anode pressure and the initial or maximum anode pressure is less than the predetermined pressure difference threshold.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于检测燃料电池系统中的阳极压力传感器故障的系统和方法。 该系统和方法包括设置初始最小阳极压力传感器值和初始最大阳极压力传感器值的控制器。 控制器确定用于采样阳极压力测量值的期望时间间隔,并确定由控制器从阳极压力传感器收集的阳极压力测量的样本总数。 控制器还将初始或测量的最小阳极压力与初始或测量的最大阳极压力之间的压力差与预定的压力差阈值进行比较,并设定压力传感器故障,如果初始或测量的最小阳极压力与 初始或最大阳极压力小于预定的压力差阈值。

    Anode purge and drain valve strategy for fuel cell system
    3.
    发明授权
    Anode purge and drain valve strategy for fuel cell system 有权
    燃料电池系统的阳极吹扫和排水阀策略

    公开(公告)号:US09105888B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-11

    申请号:US13268043

    申请日:2011-10-07

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06 H01M8/04 H01M8/10

    摘要: A combined water drain and diluent gas purge valve routes fluid from the anode side of a fuel cell to the cathode inlet. When a purge of diluent gas is requested, the valve opens, draining any liquid present in the sump of a water separation device, for example. After the liquid has drained, the diluent gas is purged. An anode bleed model using fuel injector feedback can determine the amount of gas exiting the valve, and can request the valve to close once the required amount of diluent is purged. During operation, an amount of hydrogen may exit the valve. Hydrogen passing through the valve can be catalytically consumed once it reaches the cathode electrode, causing the cathode exhaust, and the fuel cell exhaust to have a reduced hydrogen content.

    摘要翻译: 组合的排水和稀释气体吹扫阀将流体从燃料电池的阳极侧引导到阴极入口。 当要求吹扫稀释气体时,例如,阀打开,排出存在于水分离装置的贮槽中的任何液体。 液体排出后,稀释气体被清除。 使用燃料喷射器反馈的阳极排放模型可以确定离开阀的气体的量,并且一旦清除了所需量的稀释剂就可以要求阀关闭。 在运行期间,一定量的氢气可能会离开阀门。 一旦达到阴极电极,通过阀门的氢气就可以被催化消耗,导致阴极排气,并且燃料电池排气管的氢含量降低。

    ANODE PURGE AND DRAIN VALVE STRATEGY FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请
    ANODE PURGE AND DRAIN VALVE STRATEGY FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    燃料电池系统的阳极泵和排水阀策略

    公开(公告)号:US20130089797A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-11

    申请号:US13268043

    申请日:2011-10-07

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06

    摘要: A combined water drain and diluent gas purge valve routes fluid from the anode side of a fuel cell to the cathode inlet. When a purge of diluent gas is requested, the valve opens, draining any liquid present in the sump of a water separation device, for example. After the liquid has drained, the diluent gas is purged. An anode bleed model using fuel injector feedback can determine the amount of gas exiting the valve, and can request the valve to close once the required amount of diluent is purged. During operation, an amount of hydrogen may exit the valve. Hydrogen passing through the valve can be catalytically consumed once it reaches the cathode electrode, causing the cathode exhaust, and the fuel cell exhaust to have a reduced hydrogen content.

    摘要翻译: 组合的排水和稀释气体吹扫阀将流体从燃料电池的阳极侧引导到阴极入口。 当要求吹扫稀释气体时,例如,阀打开,排出存在于水分离装置的贮槽中的任何液体。 液体排出后,稀释气体被清除。 使用燃料喷射器反馈的阳极排放模型可以确定离开阀的气体的量,并且一旦清除了所需量的稀释剂就可以要求阀关闭。 在运行期间,一定量的氢气可能会离开阀门。 一旦达到阴极电极,通过阀门的氢气就可以被催化消耗,导致阴极排气,并且燃料电池排气管的氢含量降低。

    Injector flow measurement for fuel cell applications
    5.
    发明授权
    Injector flow measurement for fuel cell applications 有权
    燃料电池应用的喷射器流量测量

    公开(公告)号:US08387441B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-05

    申请号:US12636276

    申请日:2009-12-11

    IPC分类号: G01M3/26

    摘要: A method for determining the amount of fuel flow from a high pressure gas tank to the anode side of a fuel cell stack through pulsed injector. The anode sub-system pressure is measured just before the injector pulse and just after injector pulse and a difference between the pressures is determined. The difference between the pressures, the volume of the anode sub-system, the ideal gas constant, the anode sub-system temperature, the fuel consumed from the reaction in the fuel cell stack during the injection event and the fuel cross-over through membranes in the fuel cells of the fuel cell stack are used to determine the amount of hydrogen gas injected by the injector.

    摘要翻译: 一种通过脉冲喷射器确定从高压气罐到燃料电池堆的阳极侧的燃料流量的方法。 在喷射器脉冲之前和刚好在喷射器脉冲之后测量阳极子系统压力,并确定压力之间的差。 在喷射事件期间,压力,阳极子系统的体积,理想气体常数,阳极子系统温度,燃料电池堆中的反应消耗的燃料和通过膜的燃料交叉之间的差异 在燃料电池堆的燃料电池中用于确定由喷射器喷射的氢气的量。

    Diagnosing injector failure via stack voltage response analysis
    6.
    发明授权
    Diagnosing injector failure via stack voltage response analysis 有权
    通过堆叠电压响应分析诊断注射器故障

    公开(公告)号:US09018961B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-28

    申请号:US13564333

    申请日:2012-08-01

    摘要: A system and method for determining whether an anode injector that injects hydrogen gas into an anode side of a fuel cell stack has failed. The method includes monitoring a voltage of the fuel cell stack and performing spectral analysis of the stack voltage to identify amplitude peaks in the stack voltage. The method further includes determining whether the spectral analysis of the stack voltage has identified an amplitude peak at a location where an amplitude peak should occur if the injector is operating properly. If no amplitude peak is identified at that location, then the method determines that the injector is not operating properly. If an amplitude peak is identified at that location, then the method compares the amplitude peak to the desired amplitude peak to identify if it is within a threshold to determine if the injector is operating properly.

    摘要翻译: 用于确定将氢气注入燃料电池堆的阳极侧的阳极喷射器是否失效的系统和方法。 该方法包括监测燃料电池堆的电压并执行堆叠电压的光谱分析以识别堆叠电压中的幅度峰值。 该方法还包括确定堆叠电压的光谱分析是否已经在如果喷射器正常工作的情况下在振幅峰值应该发生的位置处确定了振幅峰值。 如果在该位置没有识别到​​振幅峰值,则该方法确定喷射器不能正常工作。 如果在该位置识别振幅峰值,则该方法将振幅峰值与期望振幅峰值进行比较,以识别其是否在阈值内以确定喷射器是否正常工作。

    MEMBRANE PERMEATION ADJUSTMENT IN PEM FUEL CELL
    7.
    发明申请
    MEMBRANE PERMEATION ADJUSTMENT IN PEM FUEL CELL 有权
    PEM燃料电池膜渗透调整

    公开(公告)号:US20120052408A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-01

    申请号:US12868487

    申请日:2010-08-25

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 G06G7/58

    摘要: A system and method for correcting an estimation of nitrogen in an anode side of a fuel cell stack. The system includes a fuel cell stack and a pressure sensor for measuring pressure in an anode sub-system. The system also includes a controller configured to control the estimation of nitrogen permeation from the cathode side to the anode side of the stack, where the controller determines if the pressure in the anode sub-system equilibrates with atmospheric pressure in a shorter period of time after shutdown compared to the time necessary for the anode sub-system to reach approximately atmospheric pressure after a previous shutdown or calibrated time value, and corrects the estimation of nitrogen in the anode side of the stack if the pressure equilibrates in a shorter period of time.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于校正燃料电池堆的阳极侧的氮的估计的系统和方法。 该系统包括用于测量阳极子系统中的压力的​​燃料电池堆和压力传感器。 该系统还包括控制器,其被配置为控制从堆的阴极侧到阳极侧的氮气渗透的估计,其中控制器确定阳极子系统中的压力是否在大气压力之后在更短的时间段内平衡 与阳极子系统在先前停机或校准时间值之后达到大致压力所需的时间相比,如果压力在更短的时间内平衡,则校正堆叠阳极侧的氮气的估计。

    Fuel cell operation with a failed open injector
    8.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell operation with a failed open injector 有权
    燃料电池操作失败的开放式注射器

    公开(公告)号:US08785071B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-22

    申请号:US13288482

    申请日:2011-11-03

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

    摘要: A system and method for controlling hydrogen gas flow to an anode side of a fuel cell stack using a pressure regulator in the event that an injector that normally injects the hydrogen gas into the fuel cell stack has failed in a stuck open position. During normal operation, the control of the injector is determined based on the pressure of an anode sub-system and the position of the pressure regulator is determined based on a supply pressure between the pressure regulator and the injector. If it is determined that the injector is stuck in an open position, then the position of the pressure regulator is controlled to the anode pressure instead of the supply pressure. If the pressure regulator is an electrical pressure regulator, then it is pulsed to mimic normal system operation. Alternately, another valve, such as a shut-off valve, can be employed to provide the flow pulsing.

    摘要翻译: 在通常将氢气注入到燃料电池堆中的喷射器处于卡住打开位置的情况下,使用压力调节器控制向燃料电池堆的阳极侧的氢气流动的系统和方法。 在正常操作期间,基于阳极子系统的压力来确定喷射器的控制,并且基于压力调节器和喷射器之间的供应压力来确定压力调节器的位置。 如果确定喷射器被卡在打开位置,则压力调节器的位置被控制到阳极压力而不是供应压力。 如果压力调节器是电压调节器,则它被脉冲以模拟正常的系统操作。 或者,可以使用另一个阀,例如截止阀来提供流动脉冲。

    DIAGNOSING INJECTOR FAILURE VIA STACK VOLTAGE RESPONSE ANALYSIS
    9.
    发明申请
    DIAGNOSING INJECTOR FAILURE VIA STACK VOLTAGE RESPONSE ANALYSIS 有权
    诊断注射器故障通过堆叠电压响应分析

    公开(公告)号:US20140033801A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-06

    申请号:US13564333

    申请日:2012-08-01

    IPC分类号: G01M3/04

    摘要: A system and method for determining whether an anode injector that injects hydrogen gas into an anode side of a fuel cell stack has failed. The method includes monitoring a voltage of the fuel cell stack and performing spectral analysis of the stack voltage to identify amplitude peaks in the stack voltage. The method further includes determining whether the spectral analysis of the stack voltage has identified an amplitude peak at a location where an amplitude peak should occur if the injector is operating properly. If no amplitude peak is identified at that location, then the method determines that the injector is not operating properly. If an amplitude peak is identified at that location, then the method compares the amplitude peak to the desired amplitude peak to identify if it is within a threshold to determine if the injector is operating properly.

    摘要翻译: 用于确定将氢气注入燃料电池堆的阳极侧的阳极喷射器是否失效的系统和方法。 该方法包括监测燃料电池堆的电压并执行堆叠电压的光谱分析以识别堆叠电压中的幅度峰值。 该方法还包括确定堆叠电压的光谱分析是否已经在如果喷射器正常工作的情况下在振幅峰值应该发生的位置处确定了振幅峰值。 如果在该位置没有识别到​​振幅峰值,则该方法确定喷射器不能正常工作。 如果在该位置识别振幅峰值,则该方法将振幅峰值与期望振幅峰值进行比较,以识别其是否在阈值内以确定喷射器是否正常工作。

    Membrane permeation adjustment in PEM fuel cell
    10.
    发明授权
    Membrane permeation adjustment in PEM fuel cell 有权
    PEM燃料电池膜渗透调节

    公开(公告)号:US08507141B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-13

    申请号:US12868487

    申请日:2010-08-25

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A system and method for correcting an estimation of nitrogen in an anode side of a fuel cell stack. The system includes a fuel cell stack and a pressure sensor for measuring pressure in an anode sub-system. The system also includes a controller configured to control the estimation of nitrogen permeation from the cathode side to the anode side of the stack, where the controller determines if the pressure in the anode sub-system equilibrates with atmospheric pressure in a shorter period of time after shutdown compared to the time necessary for the anode sub-system to reach approximately atmospheric pressure after a previous shutdown or calibrated time value, and corrects the estimation of nitrogen in the anode side of the stack if the pressure equilibrates in a shorter period of time.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于校正燃料电池堆的阳极侧的氮的估计的系统和方法。 该系统包括用于测量阳极子系统中的压力的​​燃料电池堆和压力传感器。 该系统还包括控制器,其被配置为控制从堆的阴极侧到阳极侧的氮气渗透的估计,其中控制器确定阳极子系统中的压力是否在大气压力之后在更短的时间段内平衡 与阳极子系统在先前停机或校准时间值之后达到大致压力所需的时间相比,如果压力在更短的时间内平衡,则校正堆叠阳极侧的氮气的估计。