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：US08577511B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-05

申请号：US13060584

申请日：2010-03-04

申请人： Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kunihiro Ukai

发明人： Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kunihiro Ukai

IPC分类号： G05D3/12 ,  G05D5/00 ,  G05D9/00 ,  G05D11/00 ,  G05D17/00

CPC分类号： G05B13/02 ,  F24D19/1048 ,  F24D2200/19 ,  F24H2240/00 ,  H01M8/0494 ,  H01M2250/402 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  Y02B90/12 ,  Y02B90/16 ,  Y02E20/14 ,  Y02E60/50

摘要： An energy supply system includes: an energy supply device (1a) configured to supply electric power and/or heat; and a controller (6) configured to set a first maximum operation time of a first specified period including a plurality of second specified periods, the first maximum operation time being an upper limit of an operation time of the energy supply device in the first specified period; calculate and set a second target maximum operation time of each of the second specified periods of the first specified period such that the operation time of the energy supply device in the first specified period does not exceed the first maximum operation time, the second target maximum operation time being a target value of an upper limit of the operation time of the energy supply device in the second specified period; and reconfigure the second target maximum operation time of a future second specified period of a certain first specified period based on a time in which the energy supply device has been actually operated in a past second specified period of the certain first specified period.

摘要翻译： 能量供给系统包括：能量供给装置（1a），被配置为提供电力和/或热量; 以及控制器（6），其被配置为设置包括多个第二指定周期的第一指定周期的第一最大操作时间，所述第一最大操作时间是所述能量供应装置在所述第一指定时段中的操作时间的上限 ; 计算并设定第一规定期间的第二规定期间的第二目标最大动作时间，使得第一指定期间内的能量供给装置的动作时间不超过第一最大动作时间，第二目标最大动作 时间为第二规定期间能量供给装置的动作时间的上限的目标值; 并且基于在所述特定的第一指定期间的过去的第二指定期间内能量供给装置已经被实际操作的时间来重新配置某一第一指定期间的未来的第二规定期间的第二目标最大动作时间。

公开(公告)号：US20070212582A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-13

申请号：US11547562

申请日：2005-08-04

申请人： Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Takashi Nishikawa

发明人： Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Shigeki Yasuda ,  Takashi Nishikawa

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04156 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04228 ,  H01M8/0612 ,  H01M8/0662

摘要： The object of the invention is to provide a fuel cell system capable of performing appropriate, expeditious shutdown operation without use of an auxiliary power source and inert gas (nitrogen gas) in the event of an emergency stop situation such as a power failure. The fuel cell system (100) comprises: a fuel cell (12) configured to generate power by consuming a fuel gas and having an outlet port (104) through which the fuel gas flows out; a moisture removal unit (15) configured to remove moisture contained in the fuel gas that has been sent through the outlet port (104); a burner (16) located downstream of the moisture removal unit (15), for combusting the fuel gas; and a gas pipe on-off valve (18) configured to open and close a pipe (106) that makes the moisture removal unit (15) and the burner (16) communicate with each other, and the fuel cell system (100) is designed such that the gas pipe on-off valve (18) closes when the power generation stops.

摘要翻译： 发明内容本发明的目的在于提供一种燃料电池系统，其能够在诸如停电之类的紧急停止情况下，不使用辅助电源和惰性气体（氮气）来执行适当的快速关机操作。 燃料电池系统（100）包括：燃料电池（12），其被配置为通过消耗燃料气体并具有燃料气体通过其流出的出口（104）来发电; 除湿单元（15），其被配置为去除通过所述出口（104）发送的燃料气体中包含的水分; 位于除湿单元（15）下游的燃烧器（16），用于燃烧燃料气体; 以及燃气管开闭阀（18），被配置为打开和关闭使除湿单元（15）和燃烧器（16）彼此连通的管道（106），并且燃料电池系统（100）是 被设计为使得当发电停止时，燃气管开关阀（18）关闭。

公开(公告)号：US20110159389A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-30

申请号：US13060584

申请日：2010-03-04

申请人： Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kunihiro Ukai

发明人： Hideo Ohara ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Kunihiro Ukai

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： G05B13/02 ,  F24D19/1048 ,  F24D2200/19 ,  F24H2240/00 ,  H01M8/0494 ,  H01M2250/402 ,  H01M2250/405 ,  Y02B90/12 ,  Y02B90/16 ,  Y02E20/14 ,  Y02E60/50

摘要： An energy supply system includes: an energy supply device (1a) configured to supply electric power and/or heat; and a controller (6) configured to set a first maximum operation time of a first specified period including a plurality of second specified periods, the first maximum operation time being an upper limit of an operation time of the energy supply device in the first specified period; calculate and set a second target maximum operation time of each of the second specified periods of the first specified period such that the operation time of the energy supply device in the first specified period does not exceed the first maximum operation time, the second target maximum operation time being a target value of an upper limit of the operation time of the energy supply device in the second specified period; and reconfigure the second target maximum operation time of a future second specified period of a certain first specified period based on a time in which the energy supply device has been actually operated in a past second specified period of the certain first specified period.

摘要翻译： 能量供给系统包括：能量供给装置（1a），被配置为提供电力和/或热量; 以及控制器（6），其被配置为设置包括多个第二指定周期的第一指定周期的第一最大操作时间，所述第一最大操作时间是所述能量供应装置在所述第一指定时段中的操作时间的上限 ; 计算并设定第一规定期间的第二规定期间的第二目标最大动作时间，使得第一指定期间内的能量供给装置的动作时间不超过第一最大动作时间，第二目标最大动作 时间为第二规定期间能量供给装置的动作时间的上限的目标值; 并且基于在所述特定的第一指定期间的过去的第二指定期间内能量供给装置已经被实际操作的时间来重新配置某一第一指定期间的未来的第二规定期间的第二目标最大动作时间。

公开(公告)号：US20080160361A1

公开(公告)日：2008-07-03

申请号：US11883813

申请日：2006-02-16

申请人： Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Akinori Yukimasa

发明人： Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Akinori Yukimasa

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04228 ,  H01M8/04231 ,  H01M8/04303 ,  H01M8/04358 ,  H01M8/04373 ,  H01M8/0438 ,  H01M8/04425 ,  H01M8/04664 ,  H01M8/04679 ,  H01M8/04731 ,  H01M8/04738 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/04783 ,  H01M8/04955 ,  H01M8/0606 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： A fuel cell system and an operation method thereof are provided, which are capable of properly executing special shutdown of the fuel cell system in the event of a trouble in purge operation by use of material gas. In the fuel cell system (100), if an abnormality occurs in a purge process by use of material gas during shutdown of the fuel cell system (100), the controller (11) brings, according to the contents of the abnormality, the opening/closing state of fuel electrode opening/closing devices (26, 23, 24) for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of a fuel electrode (13a), oxidant electrode opening/closing devices (25, 28, 20, 27) for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of an oxidant electrode (13c) or hydrogen generator opening/closing devices (21, 23, 22) for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of a hydrogen generator (12) into a state that is different from their opening/closing state when the purge process by use of the material gas is performed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种燃料电池系统及其操作方法，其能够在通过使用原料气体进行清洗操作的情况下能够适当地执行燃料电池系统的特别关闭。 在燃料电池系统（100）中，如果在燃料电池系统（100）的停止时通过使用原料气体进行吹扫处理发生异常，则控制器（11）根据异常的内容， /用于打开和关闭燃料电极（13a）的出口/入口的燃料电极打开/关闭装置（26,23,24）的关闭状态，氧化剂电极打开/关闭装置（25,28,20,27），用于 打开和关闭用于打开和关闭氢气发生器（12）的出口/入口的氧化剂电极（13c）或氢气发生器开/关装置（21,23,22）的出口/入口，使其处于不同的状态 当通过使用原料气体进行吹扫处理时，从其打开/关闭状态。

公开(公告)号：US08728675B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US13230503

申请日：2011-09-12

申请人： Masataka Ozeki ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka

发明人： Masataka Ozeki ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Hideo Ohara ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka

IPC分类号： H01M8/06

CPC分类号： H01M8/0618 ,  H01M8/04097 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04303 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M8/2457

摘要： A fuel cell system is disclosed in which the oxidative degradation of an anode of a fuel cell during an operation stop period is restrained.The fuel cell system (39) of the invention comprises a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electric power by use of hydrogen contained in a fuel gas supplied to an anode (1a) and oxygen contained in an oxidizing gas supplied to a cathode (1c); and a combustor (4) configured to combust flammable gas, and is formed such that after stopping the power generation, the flammable gas is introduced into and kept in the cathode (1c) and when discharging the flammable gas from the cathode (1c), the flammable gas is combusted by the combustor (4).

摘要翻译： 公开了一种燃料电池系统，其中抑制了在操作停止期间燃料电池的阳极的氧化降解。 本发明的燃料电池系统（39）包括燃料电池（1），其被配置为通过使用供应到阳极（1a）的燃料气体中包含的氢和供给到阴极的氧化气体中包含的氧来发电 1c）; 以及燃烧器（4），其构造成燃烧易燃气体，并且形成为使得在停止发电之后，将可燃气体引入并保持在阴极（1c）中，并且当从阴极（1c）排出可燃气体时， 可燃性气体由燃烧器（4）燃烧。

公开(公告)号：US08481219B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-09

申请号：US11883813

申请日：2006-02-16

申请人： Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Akinori Yukimasa

发明人： Hideo Ohara ,  Akinari Nakamura ,  Masataka Ozeki ,  Yoshikazu Tanaka ,  Akinori Yukimasa

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： C01B3/384 ,  C01B2203/0233 ,  C01B2203/066 ,  C01B2203/0811 ,  C01B2203/0822 ,  C01B2203/0827 ,  C01B2203/1609 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/04014 ,  H01M8/04022 ,  H01M8/04029 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04228 ,  H01M8/04231 ,  H01M8/04303 ,  H01M8/04358 ,  H01M8/04373 ,  H01M8/0438 ,  H01M8/04425 ,  H01M8/04664 ,  H01M8/04679 ,  H01M8/04731 ,  H01M8/04738 ,  H01M8/04746 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/04776 ,  H01M8/04783 ,  H01M8/04955 ,  H01M8/0606 ,  H01M8/0618 ,  H01M2008/1095 ,  Y02P20/128

摘要： A fuel cell system and an operation method thereof are provided, which are capable of properly executing special shutdown of the fuel cell system in the event of a trouble in purge operation by use of material gas. In the fuel cell system (100), if an abnormality occurs in a purge process by use of material gas during shutdown of the fuel cell system (100), the controller (11) brings, according to the contents of the abnormality, the opening/closing state of fuel electrode opening/closing devices (26, 23, 24) for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of a fuel electrode (13a), oxidant electrode opening/closing devices (25, 28, 20, 27) for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of an oxidant electrode (13c) or hydrogen generator opening/closing devices (21, 23, 22) for opening and closing the outlet/inlet of a hydrogen generator (12) into a state that is different from their opening/closing state when the purge process by use of the material gas is performed.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种燃料电池系统及其操作方法，其能够在通过使用原料气体进行清洗操作的情况下能够适当地执行燃料电池系统的特别关闭。 在燃料电池系统（100）中，如果在燃料电池系统（100）的停止时通过使用原料气体进行吹扫处理发生异常，则控制器（11）根据异常的内容， /用于打开和关闭燃料电极（13a）的出口/入口的燃料电极打开/关闭装置（26,23,24）的关闭状态，用于打开的氧化剂电极打开/关闭装置（25,28,20,27） 并关闭用于打开和关闭氢气发生器（12）的出口/入口的氧化剂电极（13c）或氢气发生器开/关装置（21,23,22）的出口/入口，使其不同于 进行使用原料气体的吹扫处理时的开闭状态。