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公开(公告)号:US10971742B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-06
申请号:US15765634
申请日:2015-10-05
Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Inventor: Tetsuya Aoki
IPC: H01M8/0438 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/04537 , H01M8/04746
Abstract: In a fuel cell state determination method for determining an internal state of a fuel cell supplied with an anode gas and a cathode gas to generate electricity, a decrease of a reaction resistance value of the cathode caused by hydrogen evolution reaction generated in the cathode as the fuel cell has an oxygen deficiency state is detected, and the oxygen deficiency state is determined on the basis of detection of the decrease of the reaction resistance value.
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公开(公告)号:US10305127B2
公开(公告)日:2019-05-28
申请号:US16084345
申请日:2016-12-08
Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Inventor: Hayato Chikugo , Yousuke Tomita , Tetsuya Aoki
IPC: H01M8/04746 , H01M8/04492 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/04828
Abstract: Provided is a wet state control method for a fuel cell system in which cathode gas is supplied to a fuel cell while the cathode gas partially bypasses the fuel cell, the wet state control method being for controlling a wet state of the fuel cell by adjusting wet control parameters including a bypass valve opening degree, a cathode gas pressure, and a cathode gas flow rate. When the fuel cell is controlled to a wet side, at least either one of the cathode gas flow rate and the cathode gas pressure is adjusted in priority to adjustment of the bypass valve opening degree.
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公开(公告)号:US10164275B2
公开(公告)日:2018-12-25
申请号:US15124763
申请日:2014-03-13
Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Inventor: Tetsuya Aoki , Takahiro Kaito , Takahiro Fujii
IPC: H01M8/04746 , H01M8/04828 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/0438 , H01M8/04492 , H01M8/04537 , H01M8/04223 , H01M8/1018
Abstract: A fuel cell system includes: a wetness target value calculating unit configured to calculate a target value of a wet state of the fuel cell; a gas required flow rate calculating unit configured to calculate a cathode gas required flow rate on the basis of a power generation request to the fuel cell; a wetness-control anode gas flow rate calculating unit configured to calculate a wetness-control anode gas circulation flow rate at least on the basis of the wetness target value and the cathode gas required flow rate during a dry control; an anode gas flow rate control unit configured to control an anode gas circulation flow rate on the basis of the wetness-control anode gas circulation flow rate; a wetness-control cathode gas flow rate calculating unit configured to calculate a wetness-control cathode gas flow rate at least on the basis of the wetness target value and a measured value or estimated value of the anode gas circulation flow rate during the dry control; and a cathode gas flow rate control unit configured to control a cathode gas flow rate on the basis of the cathode gas required flow rate and the wetness-control cathode gas flow rate.
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公开(公告)号:US10038207B2
公开(公告)日:2018-07-31
申请号:US15114171
申请日:2014-12-15
Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Inventor: Tetsuya Aoki , Michihiko Matsumoto , Youhei Kaneko
IPC: H01M8/04828 , H01M8/04791 , H01M8/04537 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/04992 , H01M8/0444 , H01M8/04492 , G01R27/02 , G01R31/00 , H01M8/1018
CPC classification number: H01M8/0485 , G01R27/02 , G01R31/00 , G01R31/389 , H01M8/04089 , H01M8/04447 , H01M8/04529 , H01M8/04544 , H01M8/04574 , H01M8/04634 , H01M8/04798 , H01M8/04992 , H01M2008/1095 , H01M2250/20 , Y02T90/32
Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell for generating electrical power upon being supplied with anode gas and cathode gas. The fuel cell system includes a wetness control state determination unit that determines whether or not a wetness control of controlling a degree of wetness of an electrolyte membrane of the fuel cell is normally executed, a combined capacitance calculation unit that calculates a combined capacitance of the fuel cell, and an anode gas concentration control unit that determines the occurrence of decrease in an anode gas concentration in the fuel cell or executes a control for increasing the anode gas concentration if the combined capacitance of the fuel cell is smaller than a predetermined value when the wetness control is determined to be normally executed.
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公开(公告)号:US09917315B2
公开(公告)日:2018-03-13
申请号:US15524104
申请日:2014-11-07
Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Inventor: Tetsuya Aoki
IPC: H01M8/04 , H01M8/0444 , H01M8/10 , H01M8/04537 , H01M8/04992
CPC classification number: H01M8/04447 , G01R27/02 , H01M8/04 , H01M8/04529 , H01M8/04559 , H01M8/04589 , H01M8/04634 , H01M8/04641 , H01M8/04649 , H01M8/04992 , H01M8/10 , H01M2008/1095
Abstract: A state determination device for a fuel cell for generating power upon receiving the supply of anode gas and cathode gas, comprising: an internal impedance measurement unit configured to measure an internal impedance of the fuel cell on the basis of an alternating-current signal of a predetermined frequency output from the fuel cell; and an anode reaction resistance estimation/calculation unit configured to calculate an estimation value of a reaction resistance of an anode electrode of the fuel cell on the basis of a measurement value of the internal impedance, wherein: the predetermined frequency is selected such that a difference between the estimation value of the reaction resistance of the anode electrode during hydrogen starvation and the estimation value of the reaction resistance of the anode electrode during oxygen starvation is not smaller than a predetermined value.
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公开(公告)号:US09817075B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-14
申请号:US15119056
申请日:2014-02-19
Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Inventor: Masanobu Sakai , Tetsuya Aoki , Hidetaka Nishimura , Masashi Sato , Michihiko Matsumoto
IPC: G01R31/36
CPC classification number: G01R31/3662 , G01R31/3651 , G01R31/3658
Abstract: An impedance measuring device outputs an alternating current of a prescribed frequency to a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of the laminated type battery. The impedance measuring device detects an alternating-current potential difference between the positive electrode terminal and an intermediate-point terminal, and an alternating-current potential difference between the negative electrode terminal and the intermediate-point terminal. The impedance measuring device adjusts an amplitude of the alternating current such that the alternating-current potential difference between the positive electrode terminal and the intermediate-point terminal, and the alternating-current potential difference between the negative electrode terminal and the intermediate-point terminal coincide. The impedance measuring device computes an impedance of the laminated type battery on the basis of the alternating current adjusted and the alternating-current potential difference. On the a phase difference between an alternating-current potential generated at the positive electrode terminal and an alternating-current potential generated at the negative electrode terminal, or a parameter related to the phase difference, the impedance measuring device performs any one process of: a diagnosis process for diagnosing whether or not a measurement state is defective; a cancellation process for discarding a measurement result; and a hold process for fixing the measurement result at a prescribed value.
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公开(公告)号:US09735437B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-15
申请号:US15444882
申请日:2017-02-28
Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Inventor: Tetsuya Aoki , Michihiko Matsumoto
IPC: H01M8/04 , H01M8/04119 , H01M8/04746 , H01M8/04701 , H01M8/0438 , H01M8/0432
CPC classification number: H01M8/04119 , H01M8/04029 , H01M8/04358 , H01M8/04395 , H01M8/04723 , H01M8/04753 , H01M8/04828 , H01M2008/1095
Abstract: A wet state control device for fuel cell includes a priority control unit for preferentially controlling either one of a pressure and a flow rate of cathode gas when a wet state of a fuel cell is adjusted, a water temperature control unit for controlling a temperature of cooling water when the wet state of the fuel cell is not completely adjustable by a control of the priority control unit, and a complementary control unit for controlling the other of the pressure and the flow rate of the cathode gas to complement a response delay of the water temperature control unit.
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公开(公告)号:US11054473B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US15518317
申请日:2014-10-30
Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Inventor: Tetsuya Aoki
IPC: G01R31/36 , G01R31/389 , G01N27/02 , H01M8/04664 , H01M8/04537 , H01M8/1018
Abstract: A state estimation device for a fuel cell for generating power upon receiving the supply of anode gas and cathode gas, comprising: an internal impedance measurement unit configured to measure an internal impedance of the fuel cell on the basis of an alternating-current signal of a predetermined frequency output from the fuel cell; a state quantity preliminary estimation value calculation unit configured to calculate a first preliminary estimation value for a state quantity of an electrode obtained from a real component of a measurement value of the internal impedance and a second preliminary estimation value for the state quantity of the electrode obtained from an imaginary component of the measurement value of the internal impedance; and a state quantity final estimation value determination unit configured to determine a final estimation value of the state quantity of the electrode on the basis of the calculated first and second preliminary estimation values.
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公开(公告)号:US10044054B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-07
申请号:US15128344
申请日:2014-03-28
Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
Inventor: Tetsuya Aoki , Masanobu Sakai , Kei Sugimoto
IPC: H01M8/0202 , H01M8/04 , G01R31/36 , H01M8/04537 , H01M8/2483 , H01M8/241 , H01M8/242 , H01M8/1004 , H01M8/1018
Abstract: A separator of a fuel cell to be laminated while sandwiching a membrane electrode assembly forming a power generation region includes a source connection point tab for inputting and outputting an alternating current for internal resistance measurement, a sense connection point tab for detecting a potential of the alternating current input and output to and from the source connection point tab and separation portion configured to separate the sense connection point tab from a current path of the alternating current for internal resistance measurement from the source connection point tab to the power generation region.
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公开(公告)号:US20250038548A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-30
申请号:US18716848
申请日:2022-10-17
Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Inventor: Tetsuya Aoki , Toshikazu Kotaka
Abstract: A battery control system includes a discharge mechanism and a controller. The discharge mechanism performs balancing of residual discharge capacities among secondary batteries by discharging a battery having a residual discharge capacity greater than a residual discharge capacity of another battery in a battery group that includes a plurality of the batteries whose open circuit voltage at charge is greater than open circuit voltage at discharge. The controller executes pre-discharge that discharges the battery by at least the amount of power that causes the open circuit voltage to switch from the open circuit voltage at charge to the open circuit voltage at discharge prior to the balancing. The discharge mechanism performs the balancing based on a voltage of the battery after the pre-discharge is executed by the controller.
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