公开(公告)号：US08287609B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US12375646

申请日：2008-04-07

申请人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Naoki Muro

发明人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Naoki Muro

IPC分类号： B01J7/00 ,  H01M8/06

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/583 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0244 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1288 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/169 ,  H01M8/0625 ,  H01M8/0631

摘要： A hydrogen generating apparatus including a reformer which performs a reforming reaction using a material and steam to generate hydrogen-containing gas; a water evaporator which generates the steam supplied to the reformer; a first water pathway through which reforming water to be supplied to the water evaporator flows; a pump which supplies the reforming water to the water evaporator 1a; a second water pathway 7 branching from the first water pathway on the downstream side of the pump; a first water tank to which the water flowing through the second water pathway flows; a first flow rate controller provided on the second water pathway; and a controller which operates the pump and controls the first flow rate controller so that water flows through the second water pathway, thereby stably generating hydrogen and preventing degradation of the reformer thereof is realized.

摘要翻译： 一种氢生成装置，包括：重整器，其使用原料和蒸汽进行重整反应以产生含氢气体; 产生供给重整器的蒸汽的水蒸发器; 供给水蒸发器的重整水流过的第一水通道; 将重整水供给到水蒸发器1a的泵; 在泵的下游侧从第一水路径分支的第二水路7; 流过第二水通道的水流过的第一个水箱; 设置在第二水路上的第一流量控制器; 以及控制器，其操作泵并控制第一流量控制器，使得水流过第二水路径，由此稳定地产生氢气并防止其重整器的劣化。

公开(公告)号：US20090291337A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-26

申请号：US12375646

申请日：2008-04-07

申请人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Naoki Muro

发明人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Naoki Muro

IPC分类号： H01M8/18 ,  H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/583 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0244 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1288 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/169 ,  H01M8/0625 ,  H01M8/0631

摘要： A hydrogen generating apparatus including a reformer which performs a reforming reaction using a material and steam to generate hydrogen-containing gas; a water evaporator which generates the steam supplied to the reformer; a first water pathway through which reforming water to be supplied to the water evaporator flows; a pump which supplies the reforming water to the water evaporator 1a; a second water pathway 7 branching from the first water pathway on the downstream side of the pump; a first water tank to which the water flowing through the second water pathway flows; a first flow rate controller provided on the second water pathway; and a controller which operates the pump and controls the first flow rate controller so that water flows through the second water pathway, thereby stably generating hydrogen and preventing degradation of the reformer thereof is realized.

摘要翻译： 一种氢生成装置，包括：重整器，其使用原料和蒸汽进行重整反应以产生含氢气体; 产生供给重整器的蒸汽的水蒸发器; 供给水蒸发器的重整水流过的第一水通道; 将重整水供给到水蒸发器1a的泵; 在泵的下游侧从第一水路径分支的第二水路7; 流过第二水通道的水流过的第一个水箱; 设置在第二水路上的第一流量控制器; 以及控制器，其操作泵并控制第一流量控制器，使得水流过第二水路径，由此稳定地产生氢气并防止其重整器的劣化。

公开(公告)号：US08280237B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-02

申请号：US12602133

申请日：2008-05-28

申请人： Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

发明人： Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

IPC分类号： F28D7/00 ,  A47J31/00 ,  F24H1/18

CPC分类号： F24D19/1051 ,  F24D12/02 ,  F24D17/0057 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2200/19 ,  F24H9/2021 ,  F24H2240/10 ,  Y02B10/70 ,  Y02B30/14 ,  Y02P80/15

摘要： A cogeneration system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electricity and heat; a hot water tank (2) configured to store hot water having recovered the heat generated by the fuel cell (1); a heat exchanger (7) configured to transfer the heat generated by the fuel cell (1) to the hot water; a hot water passage (8) that is a first heat medium passage configured such that the heat is transferred to the hot water by the heat exchanger (7) and the hot water flows into the hot water tank (2); a heat medium supplier (9) configured to cause the heat medium to flow through the first heat medium passage (8); a hot water supplying passage (11) through which the hot water stored in the hot water tank (2) is supplied to the heat load; an electric power consuming heater (12) configured to heat the hot water flowing through the hot water supplying passage (11) toward the heat load by consuming surplus electric power of the fuel cell (1) and commercial electric power; and a second heat medium passage (A) configured such that the hot water is heated by the electric power consuming heater (12) and flows into the hot water tank (2).

摘要翻译： 本发明的热电联产系统包括：燃料电池（1），被配置为产生电和热; 一个热水箱（2），用于储存已经回收了由燃料电池（1）产生的热量的热水; 被配置为将由所述燃料电池（1）产生的热量传递到所述热水的热交换器（7）; 热水通道（8），其是通过热交换器（7）将热量传递到热水并且热水流入热水箱（2）的第一热介质通道; 配置为使所述热介质流过所述第一热介质通路（8）的热介质供给体（9）。 热水供给通道（11），将储存在热水箱（2）中的热水供给到热负荷; 电力消耗加热器（12），其被构造成通过消耗燃料电池（1）的剩余电力和商用电力来将流过所述热水供给通道（11）的热水朝向所述热负荷加热; 以及第二热介质通道（A），其被配置为使得热水被电力消耗加热器（12）加热并流入热水箱（2）。

公开(公告)号：US20100178043A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-15

申请号：US12602133

申请日：2008-05-28

申请人： Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

发明人： Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

IPC分类号： F24H1/00

CPC分类号： F24D19/1051 ,  F24D12/02 ,  F24D17/0057 ,  F24D2200/08 ,  F24D2200/19 ,  F24H9/2021 ,  F24H2240/10 ,  Y02B10/70 ,  Y02B30/14 ,  Y02P80/15

摘要： A cogeneration system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electricity and heat; a hot water tank (2) configured to store hot water having recovered the heat generated by the fuel cell (1); a heat exchanger (7) configured to transfer the heat generated by the fuel cell (1) to the hot water; a hot water passage (8) that is a first heat medium passage configured such that the heat is transferred to the hot water by the heat exchanger (7) and the hot water flows into the hot water tank (2); a heat medium supplier (9) configured to cause the heat medium to flow through the first heat medium passage (8); a hot water supplying passage (11) through which the hot water stored in the hot water tank (2) is supplied to the heat load; an electric power consuming heater (12) configured to heat the hot water flowing through the hot water supplying passage (11) toward the heat load by consuming surplus electric power of the fuel cell (1) and commercial electric power; and a second heat medium passage (A) configured such that the hot water is heated by the electric power consuming heater (12) and flows into the hot water tank (2).

摘要翻译： 本发明的热电联产系统包括：燃料电池（1），被配置为产生电和热; 一个热水箱（2），用于储存已经回收了由燃料电池（1）产生的热量的热水; 被配置为将由所述燃料电池（1）产生的热量传递到所述热水的热交换器（7）; 热水通道（8），其是通过热交换器（7）将热量传递到热水并且热水流入热水箱（2）的第一热介质通道; 配置为使所述热介质流过所述第一热介质通路（8）的热介质供给体（9）。 热水供给通道（11），将储存在热水箱（2）中的热水供给到热负荷; 电力消耗加热器（12），其通过消耗燃料电池（1）的剩余电力和商用电力来将流过所述热水供给通道（11）的热水朝向所述热负荷加热; 以及第二热介质通道（A），其被配置为使得热水被电力消耗加热器（12）加热并流入热水箱（2）。

公开(公告)号：US20090280363A1

公开(公告)日：2009-11-12

申请号：US12296795

申请日：2007-04-11

申请人： Masanori Suehiro ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

发明人： Masanori Suehiro ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/18

CPC分类号： H01M8/0668 ,  C01B3/0057 ,  C01B3/34 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/583 ,  C01B2203/0227 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0816 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1619 ,  C01B2203/1647 ,  C01B2203/1657 ,  C01B2203/1695 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/0631 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02E60/327 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： A hydrogen generator comprises a reformer which generates a hydrogen-containing gas from a steam and a material gas, a first gas supply device which supplies the material gas, a combustor which combusts an exhaust gas exhausted from the reformer to heat the reformer, a combustion air supply device which supplies air to the combustor, a second gas supply device which supplies another gas different from the material gas to the reformer or to a passage connecting the reformer to the combustor, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the combustion air supply device to increase an amount of the air supplied to the combustor (S103), in association with start of supply of the another gas from the second gas supply device (S104), in a state where the material gas is supplied from the first gas supply device to the reformer and the exhaust gas is combusted in the combustor (S101).

摘要翻译： 氢发生器包括从蒸汽和材料气体产生含氢气体的重整器，供应原料气体的第一气体供应装置，燃烧从重整器排出的排气以加热重整器的燃烧器，燃烧 向燃烧器供给空气的空气供给装置，将不同于原料气体的其他气体供给到重整器的第二气体供给装置，以及将重整器连接到燃烧器的通路，以及控制器。 控制器被配置为控制燃烧空气供应装置，以在与来自第二气体供应装置的另一种气体的供应开始相关联的情况下增加供应到燃烧器的空气量（S103）（S104），在 原料气体从第一气体供给装置供给到重整器，并且废气在燃烧器中燃烧（S101）。

公开(公告)号：US08303674B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US12528921

申请日：2009-01-09

申请人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara

发明人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara

IPC分类号： B01J7/00

CPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1247 ,  C01B2203/127 ,  C01B2203/1288 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/1628 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： A hydrogen generator (100) includes: a reformer (1) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas using a raw material and steam; a water evaporator (4) configured to supply the steam to the reformer (1); a sealing device (10) provided on a passage located downstream of the reformer (1) and configured to block a gas in the passage from flowing to the atmosphere; and a depressurizer (3) provided on a passage located upstream of the reformer (1) and configured to release to the atmosphere, pressure in the hydrogen generator (100) which pressure is increased by water evaporation in the water evaporator (4) after the sealing device (10) is closed.

摘要翻译： 氢发生器（100）包括：重构器（1），其被配置为使用原料和蒸汽产生含氢气体; 水蒸发器（4），其构造成将蒸汽供应到重整器（1）; 密封装置（10），其设置在位于所述重整器（1）下游的通道上并被构造成阻挡所述通道中的气体流向大气; 以及减压器（3），其设置在位于重整器（1）上游的通道上并被构造成释放到大气中，在氢气发生器（100）中的压力在水蒸发器（4）中的水分蒸发之后增加压力 密封装置（10）关闭。

公开(公告)号：US08048577B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US12302400

申请日：2007-06-15

申请人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki

发明人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki

IPC分类号： H01M8/06

CPC分类号： F23N5/20 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0816 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/0894 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  F23C2900/03002 ,  F23N2027/02 ,  F23N2037/10 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： A hydrogen generator (1) includes: a reformer which generates a hydrogen-containing gas from a raw material and steam; a combustor (4) which heats the reformer; an evaporator (2) which generates the steam by utilizing heat of a combustion gas after the reformer is heated by the combustion gas; and a control unit (20), the hydrogen generator (1) is controlled such that ON and OFF of a combustion operation of the combustor (4) are repeated in a start-up operation of the hydrogen generator (1) and a temperature of the reformer is kept to a predetermined temperature or lower, and the control unit (20) controls the combustion operation such that a heat amount per unit time by the combustor (4) in a first combustion operation is larger than the heat amount per unit time in k-th (k>1) and following combustion operations.

摘要翻译： 氢发生器（1）包括：从原料和蒸汽产生含氢气体的重整器; 燃烧器（4），其加热重整器; 蒸发器（2），其在重整器被燃烧气体加热之后通过利用燃烧气体的热量产生蒸汽; 和控制单元（20），氢发生器（1）被控制成使得在氢发生器（1）的启动操作中重复燃烧器（4）的燃烧操作的ON和OFF以及 重整器保持在规定的温度以下，控制单元（20）控制燃烧运转，使得燃烧器（4）在第一燃烧运转中的每单位时间的热量大于单位时间的热量 在第k（k> 1）和随后的燃烧操作。

公开(公告)号：US20100297513A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-25

申请号：US12516950

申请日：2008-10-08

申请人： Shigeki Yasuda ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

发明人： Shigeki Yasuda ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Hideo Ohara

IPC分类号： H01M8/06

CPC分类号： H01M8/04291 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04044 ,  H01M8/04097 ,  H01M8/04164 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/04228 ,  H01M8/04768 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0668

摘要： A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electric power using a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas; a hydrogen generator (2) having a reformer (71) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing fuel gas from a raw material and steam; a cooling water passage (4) through which cooling water for cooling down the fuel cell (1) flows; a cooling water tank (5) configured to store the cooling water; a recovered water tank (7) configured to store water recovered from the fuel gas and the oxidizing gas discharged from the fuel cell (1); a first water passage (8) connecting the recovered water tank (7) and the reformer (71); a purifier (10) disposed on the first water passage (8); a second water passage (11) branching from the first water passage (8) located downstream of the purifier (10) and connected to the cooling water tank 85); and a first pump (9) configured to feed the water from the recovered water tank (7) to the first water passage (8).

摘要翻译： 本发明的燃料电池系统包括：燃料电池（1），被配置为使用燃料气体和氧化气体发电; 具有重构器（71）的氢发生器（2），其构造成从原料和蒸汽产生含氢燃料气体; 冷却水通道（4），用于冷却燃料电池（1）的冷却水通过该冷却水通道（4）流动; 冷却水箱（5），其构造为储存所述冷却水; 回收水箱（7），其构造为储存从所述燃料气体回收的水和从所述燃料电池（1）排出的氧化气体; 连接回收水箱（7）和重整器（71）的第一水通道（8）; 设置在第一水通道（8）上的净化器（10）; 从位于净化器（10）下游的第一水通道（8）分支并连接到冷却水箱85的第二水通道（11）; 以及构造成将水从回收水箱（7）供给到第一水通道（8）的第一泵（9）。

公开(公告)号：US20100068573A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-18

申请号：US12528921

申请日：2009-01-09

申请人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara

发明人： Yoshio Tamura ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Hideo Ohara

IPC分类号： C01B3/32 ,  H01M8/18 ,  C01B3/38 ,  G05D16/00

CPC分类号： H01M8/04089 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1235 ,  C01B2203/1247 ,  C01B2203/127 ,  C01B2203/1288 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  C01B2203/1628 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04225 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： A hydrogen generator (100) includes: a reformer (1) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas using a raw material and steam; a water evaporator (4) configured to supply the steam to the reformer (1); a sealing device (10) provided on a passage located downstream of the reformer (1) and configured to block a gas in the passage from flowing to the atmosphere; and a depressurizer (3) provided on a passage located upstream of the reformer (1) and configured to release to the atmosphere, pressure in the hydrogen generator (100) which pressure is increased by water evaporation in the water evaporator (4) after the sealing device (10) is closed.

摘要翻译： 氢发生器（100）包括：重构器（1），其被配置为使用原料和蒸汽产生含氢气体; 水蒸发器（4），其构造成将蒸汽供应到重整器（1）; 密封装置（10），其设置在位于所述重整器（1）下游的通道上并被构造成阻挡所述通道中的气体流向大气; 以及减压器（3），其设置在位于重整器（1）上游的通道上并被构造成释放到大气中，在氢气发生器（100）中的压力在水蒸发器（4）中的水分蒸发之后增加压力 密封装置（10）关闭。

公开(公告)号：US08097371B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-17

申请号：US12296795

申请日：2007-04-11

申请人： Masanori Suehiro ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

发明人： Masanori Suehiro ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Kiyoshi Taguchi

IPC分类号： H01M8/06

CPC分类号： H01M8/0668 ,  C01B3/0057 ,  C01B3/34 ,  C01B3/384 ,  C01B3/48 ,  C01B3/583 ,  C01B2203/0227 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/0283 ,  C01B2203/044 ,  C01B2203/047 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0816 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1604 ,  C01B2203/1619 ,  C01B2203/1647 ,  C01B2203/1657 ,  C01B2203/1695 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04268 ,  H01M8/0631 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02E60/327 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： A hydrogen generator comprises a reformer which generates a hydrogen-containing gas from a steam and a material gas, a first gas supply device which supplies the material gas, a combustor which combusts an exhaust gas exhausted from the reformer to heat the reformer, a combustion air supply device which supplies air to the combustor, a second gas supply device which supplies another gas different from the material gas to the reformer or to a passage connecting the reformer to the combustor, and a controller. The controller is configured to control the combustion air supply device to increase an amount of the air supplied to the combustor (S103), in association with start of supply of the another gas from the second gas supply device (S104), in a state where the material gas is supplied from the first gas supply device to the reformer and the exhaust gas is combusted in the combustor (S101).

摘要翻译： 氢发生器包括从蒸汽和材料气体产生含氢气体的重整器，供应原料气体的第一气体供应装置，燃烧从重整器排出的排气以加热重整器的燃烧器，燃烧 向燃烧器供给空气的空气供给装置，将不同于原料气体的其他气体供给到重整器的第二气体供给装置，以及将重整器连接到燃烧器的通路，以及控制器。 控制器被配置为控制燃烧空气供应装置，以在与来自第二气体供应装置的另一种气体的供应开始相关联的情况下增加供应到燃烧器的空气量（S103）（S104），在 原料气体从第一气体供给装置供给到重整器，并且废气在燃烧器中燃烧（S101）。