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

    公开(公告)号:US08962199B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-24

    申请号:US13382385

    申请日:2010-07-08

    摘要: A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a reformer (1) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing fuel gas from a material gas and steam; a fuel cell (101) configured to generate electric power by using a fuel gas supplied from the reformer (1); a water tank (3) configured to store water; a water utilizing device configured to utilize the water supplied from the water tank (3); a first water supply unit (5) disposed on a water passage (30) extending from the water tank (3) to the water utilizing device and configured to supply the water in the water tank (3) to the water utilizing device; and a purifier (4) disposed on the water passage (30) and configured to purify the water flowing through the water passage (30), and the purifier (4) is provided such that when a water level of the water tank (3) is a full water level, the purifier (4) is filled with the water by the weight of the water.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池系统包括:重构器(1),被配置为从原料气体和蒸汽产生含氢燃料气体; 燃料电池(101),被配置为通过使用从所述重整器(1)供给的燃料气体来发电; 水箱(3),用于储存水; 水利用装置,其构造成利用从所述水箱(3)供给的水; 第一供水单元(5),设置在从水箱(3)延伸到水利用装置的水通道(30)上,并被配置为将水箱(3)中的水供应到水利用装置; 和净化器(4),其设置在所述水通道(30)上并且构造成净化通过所述水通道(30)的水,并且所述净化器(4)设置成使得当所述水箱(3) 是一个完整的水位,净化器(4)用水的重量填充水。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    2.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    燃油电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120107703A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-03

    申请号:US13382385

    申请日:2010-07-08

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06

    摘要: A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a reformer (1) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing fuel gas from a material gas and steam; a fuel cell (101) configured to generate electric power by using a fuel gas supplied from the reformer (1); a water tank (3) configured to store water; a water utilizing device configured to utilize the water supplied from the water tank (3); a first water supply unit (5) disposed on a water passage (30) extending from the water tank (3) to the water utilizing device and configured to supply the water in the water tank (3) to the water utilizing device; and a purifier (4) disposed on the water passage (30) and configured to purify the water flowing through the water passage (30), and the purifier (4) is provided such that when a water level of the water tank (3) is a full water level, the purifier (4) is filled with the water by the weight of the water.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池系统包括:重构器(1),被配置为从原料气体和蒸汽产生含氢燃料气体; 燃料电池(101),被配置为通过使用从所述重整器(1)供给的燃料气体来发电; 水箱(3),用于储存水; 水利用装置,其构造成利用从所述水箱(3)供给的水; 第一供水单元(5),设置在从水箱(3)延伸到水利用装置的水通道(30)上,并被配置为将水箱(3)中的水供应到水利用装置; 和净化器(4),其设置在所述水通道(30)上并且构造成净化通过所述水通道(30)的水,并且所述净化器(4)设置成使得当所述水箱(3) 是一个完整的水位,净化器(4)用水的重量填充水。

    Hydrogen generator, fuel cell system, and method for operating hydrogen generator
    4.
    发明授权
    Hydrogen generator, fuel cell system, and method for operating hydrogen generator 有权
    氢发生器,燃料电池系统和操作氢发生器的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08906564B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US13142525

    申请日:2010-03-30

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06 C01B3/38

    摘要: The possibility of carbon deposition from a raw material gas is made lower than before in a pressure compensating operation carried out after stopping the stop process of a hydrogen generator and a fuel cell system including the hydrogen generator.The hydrogen generator includes: a raw material supply unit (102, 103) configured to function to block supply of a raw material; a steam supply unit (104, 105) configured to function to block supply of steam; a reformer 108 including a reforming catalyst 109 and configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using the raw material supplied from the raw material supply unit and the steam supplied from the steam supply unit; a closing unit 116 configured to block at least a gas passage provided downstream of the reformer; and a controller 140 configured to execute a pressure compensating operation in which: during stop of the hydrogen generator, with hydrogen contained in the reformer, the supply of the raw material from the raw material supply unit and the supply of the steam from the steam supply unit are blocked, and the closing unit is closed; and to compensate a pressure decrease in the reformer due to a temperature decrease in the reformer after the closing of the closing unit, with the hydrogen contained in the reformer, the steam is supplied from the steam supply unit to the reformer.

    摘要翻译: 在停止氢发生器和包括氢发生器的燃料电池系统的停止处理之后执行的压力补偿操作中,从原料气体中进行碳沉积的可能性比以前低。 氢发生器包括:原料供给单元(102,103),其被配置为阻止原料的供给; 蒸汽供应单元(104,105),其构造成用于阻止蒸汽的供应; 重整器108,其包括重整催化剂109,其构造为通过使用从原料供给单元供给的原料和从蒸汽供给单元供给的蒸汽来生成含氢气体; 闭合单元116,其构造成阻挡设置在重整器的下游的至少一个气体通道; 以及控制器140,被配置为执行压力补偿操作,其中:在氢发生器停止期间,包含在重整器中的氢,来自原料供应单元的原料的供应和来自蒸汽供应源的蒸汽的供应 单元被封闭,关闭单元关闭; 并且为了补偿由于在关闭单元关闭之后重整器中的温度降低导致的重整器中的压力降低,包含在重整器中的氢气将蒸汽从蒸汽供应单元供应到重整器。

    HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING HYDROGEN GENERATOR
    5.
    发明申请
    HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING HYDROGEN GENERATOR 有权
    氢发生器,燃料电池系统和氢发生器运行方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110269038A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-03

    申请号:US13142525

    申请日:2010-03-30

    IPC分类号: H01M8/06 C01B3/02 B01J19/00

    摘要: The possibility of carbon deposition from a raw material gas is made lower than before in a pressure compensating operation carried out after stopping the stop process of a hydrogen generator and a fuel cell system including the hydrogen generator.The hydrogen generator includes: a raw material supply unit (102, 103) configured to function to block supply of a raw material; a steam supply unit (104, 105) configured to function to block supply of steam; a reformer 108 including a reforming catalyst 109 and configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by using the raw material supplied from the raw material supply unit and the steam supplied from the steam supply unit; a closing unit 116 configured to block at least a gas passage provided downstream of the reformer; and a controller 140 configured to execute a pressure compensating operation in which: during stop of the hydrogen generator, with hydrogen contained in the reformer, the supply of the raw material from the raw material supply unit and the supply of the steam from the steam supply unit are blocked, and the closing unit is closed; and to compensate a pressure decrease in the reformer due to a temperature decrease in the reformer after the closing of the closing unit, with the hydrogen contained in the reformer, the steam is supplied from the steam supply unit to the reformer.

    摘要翻译: 在停止氢发生器和包括氢发生器的燃料电池系统的停止处理之后执行的压力补偿操作中,从原料气体中进行碳沉积的可能性比以前低。 氢发生器包括:原料供给单元(102,103),其被配置为阻止原料的供给; 蒸汽供应单元(104,105),其构造成用于阻止蒸汽的供应; 重整器108,其包括重整催化剂109,其构造为通过使用从原料供给单元供给的原料和从蒸汽供给单元供给的蒸汽来生成含氢气体; 闭合单元116,其构造成阻挡设置在重整器的下游的至少一个气体通道; 以及控制器140,被配置为执行压力补偿操作,其中:在氢发生器停止期间,包含在重整器中的氢,来自原料供应单元的原料的供应和来自蒸汽供应源的蒸汽的供应 单元被封闭,关闭单元关闭; 并且为了补偿由于在关闭单元关闭之后重整器中的温度降低导致的重整器中的压力降低,包含在重整器中的氢气将蒸汽从蒸汽供应单元供应到重整器。

    POWER GENERATION SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请
    POWER GENERATION SYSTEM 审中-公开
    发电系统

    公开(公告)号:US20120237840A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-09-20

    申请号:US13513046

    申请日:2010-11-30

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/06

    摘要: Included are: a power generation unit configured to generate electric power by consuming a raw material gas that has passed through a gas meter, the gas meter being configured to, if a state where continuously stopping a flow of the raw material gas for a reset period or longer is not performed has continued for a first upper limit period or longer, exert at least one of a function of outputting an abnormality indication signal and a function of blocking the flow of the raw material gas; a raw material gas supply device configured to supply the raw material gas to the power generation unit; and a controller. The controller is configured to: perform a raw material gas supply operation of supplying the raw material gas from the raw material gas supply device to the power generation unit in a case of performing normal stopping of a power generation operation; and stop the power generation operation, and stop the raw material gas supply operation until at least the reset period elapses, in a case where gas supply abnormality in which said state continues for a second upper limit period or longer has occurred, the second upper limit period being shorter than the first upper limit period.

    摘要翻译: 包括:发电单元,其被配置为通过消耗已经通过燃气表的原料气体发电,如果在原料气体连续停止复位期间的状态下, 不再进行第一上限期间或更长时间,施加输出异常指示信号的功能和阻止原料气体流动的功能中的至少一个; 原料气体供给装置,其将原料气体供给到发电单元; 和控制器。 所述控制器构成为:在进行发电运转的正常停止的情况下,进行从所述原料气体供给装置向所述发电单元供给原料气体的原料气体供给动作; 停止发电运转,停止原料气体供给运转,至少经过了复位期间,在发生了上述状态持续第二上限期间的供气异常的情况下,第二上限 周期比第一上限周期短。

    Fuel cell system, method of starting fuel cell system
    7.
    发明申请
    Fuel cell system, method of starting fuel cell system 有权
    燃料电池系统,燃料电池系统启动方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070099040A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-05-03

    申请号:US10561386

    申请日:2004-08-24

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: Problems of acceleration of drying of electrolyte membrane and local reaction, etc. can be properly coped with to attain the stabilization of performance of fuel cell. There are provided a fuel cell 121 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas, a fuel gas feed pipe 161 and a first switch valve 129 as fuel gas supplying unit which supplies the said fuel gas into the said fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing gas supplying pipe 162 and a second cut-off valve 131 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit which supplies the said oxidizing agent into the said fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas supplying pipe 151 and a third switch valve 143 as raw material gas supplying unit which supplies raw material of the said fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 127 which controls the supply of the said fuel gas, the supply of the said oxidizing agent and the supply of the said raw material and the control portion 127 controls during the starting of electricity generation of the fuel cell 121 such that the said raw material gas supplying unit purges the fuel cell 121 at least on the cathode side thereof with the said raw material gas before the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit and the fuel gas supplying unit supply the fuel gas and the said oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell 121, respectively.

    摘要翻译: 可以适当应对电解质膜干燥加速和局部反应等问题,以达到燃料电池性能的稳定。 设置有从燃料气体和氧化剂气体产生电力的燃料电池121,作为燃料气体供给单元的燃料气体供给管161和第一切换阀129,将燃料气体供给到所述燃料电池中 其阳极侧,氧化剂气体供给管162和作为氧化剂气体供给单元的第二截止阀131,其将所述氧化剂供给到阴极侧的所述燃料电池中,原料气体供给管151和 作为将燃料气体的原料供给燃料电池的原料气体供给部的第三切换阀143以及控制部127,控制部127控制所述燃料气体的供给,所述氧化剂的供给和供给 所述原料和控制部127在燃料电池121的发电开始期间进行控制,使得所述原料气体供给单元至少在阴极上清除燃料电池121 在氧化剂气体供给单元和燃料气体供给单元之间分别将燃料气体和所述氧化剂气体供应到燃料电池121中的同时与所述原料气体一起。

    Fuel cell system and method for stopping operation of fuel cell system
    8.
    发明申请
    Fuel cell system and method for stopping operation of fuel cell system 失效
    燃料电池系统及燃料电池系统停机运行方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070003805A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-04

    申请号:US10556466

    申请日:2004-08-24

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: The deterioration of the catalyst can occur during prolonged storage, occasionally causing the deterioration of the durability of the fuel cell. There are provided a stack 38 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent, a fuel gas pipe 37 and an on-off valve 49 as fuel gas supplying unit of supplying the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing agent supplying unit an oxidizing agent gas pipe 40a and an on-off valve 57 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit of supplying the oxidizing agent into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas pipe 33, a bypass pipe 55 and dispensing valves 56, 60 as raw material gas supplying unit of supplying the raw material of the fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 44 of controlling the supply of the fuel gas, the supply of the oxidizing agent and the supply of the raw material, wherein after the switching-off of the output of electric power of the fuel cell, the fuel gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the fuel gas into the fuel cell on the anode side thereof, the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit suspends the supply of the oxidizing agent into the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof and the raw material gas supplying unit supplies the raw material into the fuel cell from the inlet side of the cathode to purge the fuel cell on the cathode side thereof.

    摘要翻译: 催化剂的劣化可以在长时间储存​​期间发生,有时会导致燃料电池的耐久性恶化。 设置有从燃料气体和氧化剂产生电力的堆叠件38,作为将燃料气体供给到其阳极侧的燃料电池的燃料气体供给单元的燃料气体管37和开关阀49 氧化剂供给部,氧化剂气体配管40a和开闭阀57,作为将氧化剂供给到阴极侧的燃料电池的氧化剂气体供给部,原料气体管33,旁路 作为将燃料气体的原料供给到燃料电池的原料气体供给部的管55和分配阀56,60以及控制燃料气体的供给,氧化剂的供给和供给的控制部44 所述燃料气体供给部在所述燃料电池的电力输出切断后,将所述燃料气体的供给暂停在所述燃料电池的阳极侧,所述氧化剂气体供给部 怀疑 将氧化剂供给到阴极侧的燃料电池中,原料气体供给单元从阴极的入口侧将原料供给燃料电池,以在其阴极侧吹扫燃料电池。

    Fuel cell system, method of starting fuel cell system
    10.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system, method of starting fuel cell system 有权
    燃料电池系统,燃料电池系统启动方法

    公开(公告)号:US08039154B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-18

    申请号:US10561386

    申请日:2004-08-24

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: Problems of acceleration of drying of electrolyte membrane and local reaction, etc. can be properly coped with to attain the stabilization of performance of fuel cell.There are provided a fuel cell 121 which generates electric power from a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas, a fuel gas feed pipe 161 and a first switch valve 129 as fuel gas supplying unit which supplies the said fuel gas into the said fuel cell on the anode side thereof, an oxidizing gas supplying pipe 162 and a second cut-off valve 131 as oxidizing agent gas supplying unit which supplies the said oxidizing agent into the said fuel cell on the cathode side thereof, a raw material gas supplying pipe 151 and a third switch valve 143 as raw material gas supplying unit which supplies raw material of the said fuel gas into the fuel cell and a control portion 127 which controls the supply of the said fuel gas, the supply of the said oxidizing agent and the supply of the said raw material and the control portion 127 controls during the starting of electricity generation of the fuel cell 121 such that the said raw material gas supplying unit purges the fuel cell 121 at least on the cathode side thereof with the said raw material gas before the oxidizing agent gas supplying unit and the fuel gas supplying unit supply the fuel gas and the said oxidizing agent gas into the fuel cell 121, respectively.

    摘要翻译: 可以适当应对电解质膜干燥加速和局部反应等问题,以达到燃料电池性能的稳定。 设置有从燃料气体和氧化剂气体产生电力的燃料电池121,作为燃料气体供给单元的燃料气体供给管161和第一切换阀129,将燃料气体供给到所述燃料电池中 其阳极侧,氧化剂气体供给管162和作为氧化剂气体供给单元的第二截止阀131,其将所述氧化剂供给到阴极侧的所述燃料电池中,原料气体供给管151和 作为将燃料气体的原料供给燃料电池的原料气体供给部的第三切换阀143以及控制部127,控制部127控制所述燃料气体的供给,所述氧化剂的供给和供给 所述原料和控制部127在燃料电池121的发电开始期间进行控制,使得所述原料气体供给单元至少在阴极上清除燃料电池121 在氧化剂气体供给单元和燃料气体供给单元之间分别将燃料气体和所述氧化剂气体供应到燃料电池121中的同时与所述原料气体一起。