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
    3.
    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。

    FUEL CELL SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    FUEL CELL SYSTEM 审中-公开
    燃油电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US20100047643A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-02-25

    申请号:US12515494

    申请日:2008-09-22

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M8/12

    摘要: A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell (101); a gas passage through which an electric power generating gas used for electric power generation in the fuel cell (101) flows; a cooling water passage through which cooling water for cooling down the fuel cell (101) flows; a cooling water tank (106) disposed on the cooling water passage to store the cooling water; a humidifier having a moisture permeable membrane (61) and configured to carry out moisture exchange between the cooling water flowing through the cooling water passage and the electric power generating gas flowing through the gas passage via the moisture permeable membrane (61); and a pressure compensating gas supplier (110) configured to supply a pressure compensating gas to a specific section including the humidifier on the gas passage when a pressure in the gas passage lowers, and a water surface of the cooling water tank (106) is higher than an upper end of the moisture permeable membrane (61) of the humidifier.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的燃料电池系统包括:燃料电池(101); 燃料电池(101)中用于发电的发电气体通过该气体通道; 冷却水通道,用于使燃料电池(101)冷却的冷却水流过; 设置在冷却水通道上以冷却冷却水的冷却水箱(106) 具有透湿膜(61)的加湿器,其构造成在流经所述冷却水通道的冷却水与通过所述透湿膜(61)流过所述气体通道的发电气体之间进行湿气交换; 以及压力补偿气体供给装置,其构成为,当气体通路内的压力降低时,将压力补偿气体供给到包括所述加湿器的特定部分,并且所述冷却水箱(106)的水面高 而不是加湿器的透湿膜(61)的上端。

    Fuel cell system
    9.
    发明授权
    Fuel cell system 有权
    燃料电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US08241807B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-14

    申请号:US12439972

    申请日:2007-09-21

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M2/12

    摘要: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell (1) configured to generate electric power by a reaction between fuel and an oxidizing agent; a cooling passage (3) through which a first heat medium for cooling down the fuel cell (1) flows; a heat exchanger (5) disposed on the cooling passage (3); and an exhaust heat recovery passage (7) through which a second heat medium which exchanges heat with the first heat medium by the heat exchanger (5) flows, wherein a deceleration portion (7c) configured to reduce a flow velocity of the second heat medium and a bubble release portion (7d) configured to discharge bubbles in the deceleration portion (7c) to an outside of the exhaust heat recovery passage (7) are disposed on the exhaust heat recovery passage (7).

    摘要翻译: 燃料电池系统包括:燃料电池(1),被配置为通过燃料和氧化剂之间的反应产生电力; 用于冷却燃料电池(1)的第一热介质流过的冷却通道(3) 设置在所述冷却通路(3)上的热交换器(5) 和排气热回收通路(7),利用热交换器(5)与第一热介质进行热交换的第二热介质流过的排气热回收通路(7),其中,减速部(7c)构成为减少第二热介质的流速 在排气热回收通路(7)上配置有将减速部(7c)中的气泡排出到排气热回收通路(7)的外部的气泡释放部(7d)。