System and method for activating fuel cells
    3.
    发明授权
    System and method for activating fuel cells 有权
    用于激活燃料电池的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09252439B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-02-02

    申请号:US13890745

    申请日:2013-05-09

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A system for activating a fuel cell includes a flow meter for measuring the amount of water discharged from an outlet of the air electrode and an outlet of the fuel electrode; a pressure sensor for measuring the pressure at the respective outlets; and a back pressure regulator receiving flow values measured by the flow meters and pressure values measured by the pressure sensors, which are fed back from a controller, and regulating a pressure difference (ΔP=PCathode−PAnode) to be a value greater than 0. With the system, the activation time of a fuel cell and the amount of hydrogen used for the activation can be reduced, thus improving the productivity and manufacturing cost.

    摘要翻译: 用于启动燃料电池的系统包括用于测量从空气电极的出口排出的水量和燃料电极的出口的流量计; 用于测量各个出口处的压力的压力传感器; 以及背压调节器,其接收由流量计测量的流量值和由控制器反馈的压力传感器测量的压力值,并将压力差(&Dgr; P = PCathode-PAnode)调节为大于 通过该系统,能够降低燃料电池的活化时间和激活用氢的量,从而提高生产率和制造成本。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    4.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    燃油电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20150056533A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-26

    申请号:US14385048

    申请日:2013-03-13

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/10

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes a target pressure setting unit configured to periodically and repeatedly set a target upper limit pressure and a target lower limit pressure as a target pressure of anode gas. An upper limit pressure setting unit is configured to set the smaller one of an upper limit value based on durability performance and an upper limit value based on output performance as an upper limit pressure of the anode gas. The target pressure setting unit sets a value smaller than the upper limit value as the target upper limit pressure when the upper limit value based on the durability performance of the fuel cell is selected as the upper limit pressure of the anode gas, and sets a pressure higher than the upper limit value as the target upper limit pressure when the upper limit value based on the output performance is selected.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统包括目标压力设定单元,其被配置为周期性地并且重复地将目标上限压力和目标下限压力设定为阳极气体的目标压力。 上限压力设定单元被配置为基于作为阳极气体的上限压力的输出性能,基于耐久性能和上限值来设定较小的一个上限值。 当选择基于燃料电池的耐久性能的上限值作为阳极气体的上限压力时,目标压力设定单元将小于上限值的值设定为目标上限压力,并设定压力 当选择基于输出性能的上限值时,高于作为目标上限压力的上限值。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
    6.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME 有权
    燃料电池系统及其操作方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140193729A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-10

    申请号:US14240303

    申请日:2012-08-24

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/06

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes: a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas through a reforming reaction by using a raw material and steam; a raw material supply device configured to supply the raw material to the reformer; a steam supply device configured to supply the steam to the reformer; a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the reformer; a fuel cell configured to generate electric power by using the hydrogen-containing gas; a combustor configured to combust the hydrogen-containing gas discharged from the fuel cell to heat the reformer; and a controller configured to, while controlling the raw material supply device such that the temperature detected by the temperature detector becomes a target temperature, control the steam supply device such that a change rate of a steam supply amount to the reformer becomes less than a change rate of a raw material supply amount to the reformer.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统包括:重整器,其经配置以通过使用原料和蒸汽通过重整反应产生含氢气体; 原料供给装置,其将原料供给到重整器; 蒸汽供应装置,其构造成将蒸汽供应到重整器; 温度检测器,被配置为检测重整器的温度; 燃料电池,被配置为通过使用含氢气体产生电力; 燃烧器,其构造为燃烧从燃料电池排出的含氢气体以加热重整器; 以及控制器,被配置为在控制原料供应装置使得由温度检测器检测到的温度变为目标温度的同时,控制蒸汽供应装置,使得对重整器的蒸汽供应量的变化率变得小于变化 改性剂原料供应量的比例。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    燃料电池系统和控制燃料电池系统的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140134508A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-15

    申请号:US14126054

    申请日:2011-06-17

    申请人: Yuji Ishikawa

    发明人: Yuji Ishikawa

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: To improve an output of a fuel cell and power generation efficiency by enhancing drainage of the fuel cell upon actuation below freezing temperature. In a fuel cell system that generates power by supplying fuel gas and oxidant gas, the output of the fuel cell is measured when a temperature of the fuel cell after the actuation below freezing temperature exceeds 0 degree, and if a value of the output is equal to or less than a reference output value, pressure pulsation is applied to a cathode electrode to drain water built up in the fuel cell.

    摘要翻译: 通过在低于冰点温度的作用下增强燃料电池的排放,来提高燃料电池的输出和发电效率。 在通过供给燃料气体和氧化剂气体产生动力的燃料电池系统中,当在低于冰点温度的致动之后的燃料电池的温度超过0度时,测量燃料电池的输出,并且如果输出值相等 在基准输出值以下时,向阴极施加压力脉动,以排出构成燃料电池的水。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM 有权
    燃油电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20140080025A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-20

    申请号:US13790579

    申请日:2013-03-08

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a control valve and a controller. The fuel cell is configured to receive anode gas and cathode gas to generate electric power. The control valve is configured to control pressure of the anode gas being fed to the fuel cell through an anode flow channel. The controller controls the control valve to periodically increase and decrease the pressure of the anode gas flowing through the anode flow channel in an area downstream of the control valve. The controller sets an anode pressure differential value for the anode gas resulting from periodic increasing and decreasing of the pressure of the anode gas based on a requested fuel cell output. The controller determines a quantity of liquid in the anode flow channel. The controller decreases the anode pressure differential value that was set based on the requested fuel cell output.

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统包括燃料电池,控制阀和控制器。 燃料电池被配置为接收阳极气体和阴极气体以产生电力。 控制阀构造成控制通过阳极流动通道供给到燃料电池的阳极气体的压力。 所述控制器控制所述控制阀以在所述控制阀下游的区域周期性地增加和减小流过所述阳极流动通道的阳极气体的压力。 控制器基于所要求的燃料电池输出设定阳极气体的阳极压力差值,其由阳极气体的周期性增加和降低。 控制器确定阳极流动通道中的液体量。 控制器降低基于所要求的燃料电池输出设定的阳极压力差值。

    Method for controlling the pressure in an anode of a fuel cell, and a fuel cell
    10.
    发明授权
    Method for controlling the pressure in an anode of a fuel cell, and a fuel cell 有权
    用于控制燃料电池的阳极中的压力和燃料电池的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08557455B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-15

    申请号:US12226360

    申请日:2007-02-14

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04

    摘要: A method for controlling the anode pressure of a fuel cell is disclosed, with hydrogen fed to the anode via a feed-pressure control unit, and a gas/condensate mixture periodically discharged from the anode via a discharge-pressure control unit into a reservoir, with the gas portion fed back to the anode. To effect feedback of hydrogen the pressure in the reservoir is adapted to that in the hydrogen feed means during discharge, whereupon the discharge-pressure control unit is closed and the feed-pressure control unit and a feedback-pressure control unit are controlled such that the pressure in the reservoir changes due to consumption at the anode until a desired pressure in the reservoir is reached and/or a preset pressure in the anode is reached, whereupon the feedback-pressure control unit and the feed-pressure control unit are controlled such that the pressure in the anode adapts to a preset desired value.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于控制燃料电池的阳极压力的方法,其中经由进料压力控制单元将氢气供给到阳极,以及经由排出压力控制单元从储存器周期性地从阳极排出的气体/冷凝物混合物, 气体部分反馈回阳极。 为了实现氢的反馈,储存器中的压力适应于排放期间的氢气进料装置中的压力,随后排放压力控制单元关闭,并且进料压力控制单元和反馈压力控制单元被控制,使得 储存器中的压力由于在阳极处的消耗而变化,直到达到储存器中的期望压力和/或达到阳极中的预设压力,由此控制反馈压力控制单元和进料压力控制单元,使得 阳极中的压力适应于预设的期望值。