System and method for activating fuel cells
    7.
    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
    8.
    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
    10.
    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。