CN101150194A - Fuel cell system - Google Patents
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This invention relates to a fuel cell system including a fuel cell, a supply unit of reaction gas and a controller, which includes that an output management module judges if it's necessary for the fuel cell to supply power to outside and controls on/off of the cell, the system also includes a load and a load switch, the controller also includes an intermission working management module and a timer set with a preset idle period, when the output management module judges that it's not necessary for the cell to supply power to outside, it stops it and activates the intermission module, when it judges that it needs the cell to supply, it starts up the cell and stops the intermission module, which can start up the fuel cell definitely so as to improve moisture content of membrane electrodes.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of fuel cell system, relate in particular to a kind of fuel cell system as backup battery.
Background technology
Fuel cell is a kind of electrochemistry generating equipment, and its principle is: fuel (for example hydrogen) and oxidant (for example air) carry out electrochemical reaction by membrane electrode, produce electromotive force, and wherein membrane electrode mostly is proton exchange membrane (PEM).Traditional fuel cell system comprises fuel cell, reaction gas feeding unit and controller, wherein the reaction gas feeding unit comprises fuel supply device and oxidant feeding mechanism, fuel supply device and oxidant feeding mechanism are connected respectively to the anode and the negative electrode of fuel cell, for fuel cell provides fuel and oxidant, described controller comprises the outgoing management module, the startup of this outgoing management module system fuel cell and stopping.
Fuel cell is battery use in support often.When backup battery is meant and can not satisfies the demand of power consumption equipment when the main power supply unit abnormal work (for example output current diminishes unusually) of power consumption equipment, just disconnect main power supply circuits, the external power switch of starting fluid battery and closed fuel cell is to power to power consumption equipment simultaneously.And recover operate as normal (for example output current returns to normal level) and can satisfy the demand of power consumption equipment the time when this main power supply unit, then stop fuel cell and disconnect the external power switch of fuel cell, power consumption equipment is powered and reuse main power supply unit simultaneously.
So the fuel cell system of battery often is applied in the long-term idle or unloaded environment in support, the membrane electrode of fuel cell very easily becomes dry like this.Yet the water content of membrane electrode is very important for the operate as normal of fuel cell in the fuel cell, is example with the proton exchange membrane, proton by proton exchange membrane in the process that positive pole moves, must could pass through with the form of proton hydrate.So when proton exchange membrane is too dry, proton will be difficult to by proton exchange membrane, conductivity descends, and makes the internal resistance of fuel cell increase, and output voltage reduces, and power generation performance descends.Like this, when starting fluid battery once more, possibly can't export or keep desirable electrical power.
Existing fuel cell system can be equipped with humidifying device, be used for the reaction gas of fuel cell is carried out humidification or directly adds deionized water or the like, relatively poor power generation performance when the long-term idle back of fuel cell starts but this does not have clear improvement, and use humidifying device and make the equipment complexity of whole system, cost also higher.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is directed to fuel cell in the existing fuel cell system long-term when idle or unloaded because the membrane electrode defective of the dry fuel cell power generation decreased performance that is caused easily, provide a kind of membrane electrode that can keep moistening and starting the fuel cell system that still can guarantee to export desired electrical power through long-term idle or unloaded back.
Fuel cell system provided by the invention comprises fuel cell, reaction gas feeding unit and controller; Described reaction gas feeding unit comprises fuel supply device and oxidant feeding mechanism, and fuel supply device and oxidant feeding mechanism are connected respectively to the anode and the negative electrode of fuel cell, for fuel cell provides fuel and oxidant; Described controller comprises the outgoing management module, and this outgoing management module judges whether to need the startup of external power supply of this fuel cell and corresponding control fuel cell and stop.
Wherein, this fuel cell system also comprises load, load switch, controller also comprise the discontinuous operation administration module and in be provided with the timer of predetermined idling cycle, positive pole and the cathode output end of described load by load switch and fuel cell constitutes the loop, and described discontinuous operation administration module is connected with timer with the outgoing management module respectively and the closed and disconnected of control load switch.
When the judgement of outgoing management module does not need this fuel cell externally to power, described outgoing management module stops fuel cell, and send the signal that activates described discontinuous operation administration module, described discontinuous operation administration module receives this signal and activates and carry out following operation:
When the discontinuous operation administration module activated, the discontinuous operation administration module sent signal to the time timing of fuel cell to timer; Timer receives this signal, and to the time timing of fuel cell, when the time of fuel cell equaled described predetermined idling cycle, timer stopped signal that timing and the predetermined idling cycle of output expression arrived to the discontinuous operation administration module; The signal that the discontinuous operation administration module receives the predetermined idling cycle of the described expression of self-timer to arrive, closed load switch is also notified outgoing management module starting fluid battery, begins electric;
The effluxion that powers to the load whenever fuel cell is during work period prepause, the discontinuous operation administration module receives the signal that expression work period prepause has arrived, the disconnecting consumers switch also notifies the outgoing management module to stop fuel cell, stop electric, simultaneously send signal to timer once more the time timing of fuel cell.
And when the judgement of outgoing management module needs this fuel cell externally to power, described outgoing management module startup is in the fuel cell of halted state or remains on the fuel cell that is in the discontinuous operation state in work period prepause and keeps operating state, and sending the signal that stops described discontinuous operation administration module, described discontinuous operation administration module receives this signal and stops to carry out current operation and disconnecting consumers switch.
Like this, fuel cell system provided by the present invention is owing to can power to load is intermittent by timing starting fluid battery under discontinuous operation administration module and timer control, the fuel cell that makes battery in support still can intermittent generate electricity when long-term idle or Light Condition, thereby the water that generating generates can make the membrane electrode maintenance wetting state of fuel cell.Like this, when starting fluid battery once more when battery is powered to power consumption equipment in support, fuel cell is because membrane electrode keeps wetting state, and power generation performance can improve.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram according to the fuel cell system of an embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of fuel cell system according to another implementation of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram according to the fuel cell system of another execution mode of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the circuit diagram of an embodiment of load;
Fig. 5 is the circuit diagram of another embodiment of load.
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The present invention is further illustrated below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
Referring to Fig. 1, fuel cell system provided by the invention comprises: fuel cell 1, reaction gas feeding unit 2 and controller 3; Described reaction gas feeding unit 2 comprises fuel supply device and oxidant feeding mechanism (not shown), and fuel supply device and oxidant feeding mechanism are connected respectively to the anode and the negative electrode of fuel cell 1, for fuel cell 1 provides fuel and oxidant; Described controller 3 comprises outgoing management module 4, and this outgoing management module 4 judges whether to need the startup of this fuel cell 1 external power supply and corresponding control fuel cell 1 and stop.
Wherein, this fuel cell system also comprises load 5, load switch 6, controller 3 also comprise discontinuous operation administration module 7 and in be provided with the timer 8 of predetermined idling cycle, described load 5 constitutes the loop by the positive pole and the cathode output end of load switch 6 and fuel cell 1, and described discontinuous operation administration module 7 is connected with timer 8 with outgoing management module 4 respectively and the closed and disconnected of control load switch 6.
And when 4 judgements of outgoing management module do not need this fuel cell 1 externally to power, described outgoing management module 4 stops fuel cell 1, and send the signal that activates described discontinuous operation administration module 7, described discontinuous operation administration module 7 receives this signal and activates and carry out following operation:
When discontinuous operation administration module 7 activated, discontinuous operation administration module 7 sent signal to fuel cell 1 out-of-work time timing to timer 8; Timer 8 receives this signal, to fuel cell 1 out-of-work time timing, when the 1 out-of-work time of fuel cell equaled described predetermined idling cycle, timer 8 stopped signal that timing and the predetermined idling cycle of output expression arrived to discontinuous operation administration module 7; The signal that discontinuous operation administration module 7 receives the predetermined idling cycle of the described expression of self-timer 8 to arrive, closed load switch 6 also notifies the outgoing management module 4 starting fluid batteries 1, begins load 5 power supplies;
Whenever fuel cell 1 to load 5 supplying time when work period prepause, discontinuous operation administration module 7 receives the signal that expression work period prepause has arrived, disconnecting consumers switch 6 also notifies outgoing management module 4 to stop fuel cell 1, stop load 5 power supply, send signal to timer 8 once more simultaneously fuel cell 1 out-of-work time timing.
When 4 judgements of outgoing management module need this fuel cell 1 externally to power, described outgoing management module 4 startups are in the fuel cell 1 of halted state or remain on the fuel cell 1 that is in the discontinuous operation state in work period prepause and keep operating state, and sending the signal that stops described discontinuous operation administration module 7, described discontinuous operation administration module 7 receives this signal and stops to carry out current operation and disconnecting consumers switch 6.
Wherein, need be explained as follows starting and stopping fuel cell 1: described starting fluid battery 1 is meant opens 2 pairs of fuel cells of reaction gas feeding unit, 1 supply reaction gas so that electrochemical reaction takes place fuel cell 1, the described fuel cell 1 that stops to be meant that stopping 2 pairs of fuel cells of reaction gas feeding unit 1 supplies reaction gas, so that fuel cell stops electrochemical reaction.
Described timer 8 can for can preestablish time and timing, when timing reaches the scheduled time, stop timing and send signal that timing finishes, can zero clearing various timing time sets, it is known that it constitutes those skilled in the art.
Wherein, described work period prepause can realize that a kind of is to be set in the timer 8 by dual mode.Whenever discontinuous operation administration module 7 closed load switches 6 and when notifying outgoing management module 4 starting fluid batteries 1, discontinuous operation administration module 7 sends the signal of fuel cell 1 to load 5 supplying time timing to timer 8 simultaneously; Timer 8 receives this signal, to fuel cell 1 to load 5 supplying time timing, when fuel cell 1 when load 5 supplying time equal described work period prepause, timer 8 stops signal that timing and output expression work period prepause arrived to discontinuous operation administration module 7; Discontinuous operation administration module 7 receives the described signal of representing that work period prepause has arrived of self-timer 8, disconnecting consumers switch 6 also notifies outgoing management module 4 to stop fuel cell 1, simultaneously sends signal to fuel cell 1 out-of-work time timing to timer 8 once more.Like this, fuel cell 1 is timed to start regularly and stops, and intermittence carried out in load 5 power, thereby the water that generates during operation of fuel cells makes proton exchange membrane moistening.
Described predetermined idling cycle and the length of work period prepause can be set according to actual conditions, and described predetermined idling cycle and the length of work period prepause often keep moistening being as the criterion can make electrode film.In general, predetermined idling cycle can be 5-30 day, and preferably 7-15 day, work period prepause can be 1-24 hour, preferably 1-10 hour, and more preferably 1-5 hour.
And described timer 8 is preferred zero clearing before picking up counting, and is errorless to guarantee accurate timing.
The another kind of implementation of described work period prepause is to realize by load controller 9 executive control programs.
Introduce the part in the load circuit below.Described load 5 can be preferably controllable load for various load units.Described load switch 6 is various may command open type switches, can send the signal of telecommunication to control by the mode of discontinuous operation administration module 7 by wired connection or wireless connections.The type of load switch 6 for example can be relay switch, transistor switch etc.
As shown in Figure 2, described fuel cell system also comprises load controller 9, is connected with discontinuous operation administration module 7 with load 5 respectively, is used for the resistance size of control load 5; Comprise control program in the described load controller 9, load controller 9 reduce gradually by the resistance of carrying out this control program control load 5 or between big resistance and less resistance alternate, the time of implementation of described control program equals described work period prepause.Like this, the resistance size of load 5 can change, thereby can simulate the need for electricity of power consumption equipment 10.
Whenever discontinuous operation administration module 7 closed load switches 6 and when notifying outgoing management module 4 starting fluid batteries 1, discontinuous operation administration module 7 starting load controller 9 simultaneously begins to carry out this control program; When load controller 9 executed this control program, the signal that 9 output expression work periods prepause of load controller have arrived was to discontinuous operation administration module 7; Discontinuous operation administration module 7 receives the described signal of representing that work period prepause has arrived from load controller 9, disconnecting consumers switch 6, and notice outgoing management module 4 stops fuel cell 1, sends signal to fuel cell 1 out-of-work time timing to timer 8 once more simultaneously.
The resistance of described control load 5 reduce gradually or between big resistance and less resistance alternate control by the activation of fuel cell rule, the discharge of fuel cell 1 meets the activation rule of fuel cell like this, can guarantee the abundant hydration of the proton exchange membrane of fuel cell 1, guarantee discharge performance.Except this dual mode, those skilled in the art can recognize that other activation of fuel cell rules of employing also are fine, and enumerate no longer one by one at this.
As shown in Figure 4, be an embodiment of load 5, wherein load 5 comprises the power resistor R of a plurality of parallel connections and a plurality of controllable switch K that contact with each power resistor R; In this case, described load controller 9 is controlled part or all of opening or closing among described a plurality of controllable switch K by described control program, and with the resistance size of control load 5, described control program is sequence switch combinations of states waveform for example.But selection of parameter such as the output voltage of the resistance of described power resistor R and dissipation power fuel cell 1, power output, for those skilled in the art known.
In this case, closed or the disconnection controllable switch K of described load controller 9 executive control programs, obtain the resistance combination of different power resistor R, thereby resistance that can control load 5 reduces gradually or alternate or meet other activation of fuel cell rules between big resistance and less resistance.
As shown in Figure 5, be another embodiment of load 5, this load 5 comprises power field effect pipe VMOSFET, current sampling resistor Rs, differential amplifier A, voltage comparator B.The drain electrode of described power field effect pipe VMOSFET is connected with the cathode output end of fuel cell 1 by load switch 6, and source electrode is connected with the end of described current sampling resistor Rs; The other end of described current sampling resistor Rs is connected with the cathode output end of fuel cell 1; Described differential amplifier A is made of operational amplifier, two two ends connections that differential input end is current sampling resistor Rs, this differential amplifier A can be according to the size configure difference multiplication factor of current sampling resistor Rs, and difference output end is connected to the end of oppisite phase of voltage comparator B; The in-phase end of described voltage comparator B is connected with the output of load controller 9, this point presses output of comparator B to be connected with the grid of power field effect pipe VMOSFET, and the voltage swing of this voltage comparator B comparison in-phase end and end of oppisite phase is also exported corresponding high and low level to the grid of the power field effect pipe VMOSFET turn-on and turn-off with power controlling field effect transistor VMOSFET according to comparative result.The height of the output end voltage of the load controller 9 that described load controller 9 is connected with the in-phase end of voltage comparator B by control program control is with the resistance size of control load 5.
In this case, influence the high and low level of voltage comparator B output by the height that changes output voltage when load controller 9, thereby the turn-on and turn-off of decision power field effect pipe VMOSFET, reach the purpose that the discharge current value that changes fuel cell 1 has just changed the load resistance size of load 5, simulated the need for electricity of power consumption equipment 10.
Here only provide two kinds of execution modes of load 5, the execution mode of other loads also is adaptable certainly, and those skilled in the art can make change according to actual needs.
This fuel cell system can be powered to power consumption equipment 10.As shown in Figure 2, this system also comprises power consumption equipment 10 and external power switch 11; Described power consumption equipment 10 is connected with cathode output end to constitute external power supply circuits with the positive pole of fuel cell 1 by external power switch 11; Outgoing management module 4 judges whether that according to the disconnection of external power switch 11 and closure this fuel cell 1 of needs externally power, and carries out accordingly according to judged result and to operate.
When external power switch 11 became closure by disconnection, then outgoing management module 4 is judged as needed this fuel cell 1 externally to power, and continues then to carry out aforesaid various operations, as stops discontinuous operation administration module 7 etc.; When external power switch 11 became disconnection by closure, then outgoing management module 4 is judged as did not need this fuel cell 1 externally to power, and continued to carry out aforesaid various operations then, as activating discontinuous operation administration module 7 etc.
Described external power switch 11 is similar with load switch 6, can be various may command open type switches, for example can be relay switch, transistor switch etc., they can be by power switcher 15 controls that hereinafter will describe, with load switch 6 slightly different be that this external power switch 11 also can manually be controlled.
Battery in support, this fuel cell system can start in support battery according to artificial needs and externally power.Thereby outgoing management module 4 can be monitored the state of this external power switch 11 and need judge whether fuel cell externally to power, and for example reaches this purpose by setting up a transducer at external power supply circuits.So as shown in Figure 2, this system also comprises external power switch transducer 12; Described external power switch transducer 12 detects the state of external power switch 11 in real time for disconnecting or closure, and the signal that concurrent censorship measures is to outgoing management module 4; Outgoing management module 4 receives from the signal of external power switch transducer 12 and judges the disconnection and the closure of described external power switch 11, and then need to judge whether this fuel cell 1 externally power, and carries out accordingly according to judged result and to operate:
When the external power switch of the signal indicating from external power switch transducer 12 that receives when outgoing management module 4 11 became closure by disconnection, then outgoing management module 4 is judged as needed this fuel cell 1 externally to power; The external power switch 11 of the signal indicating from external power switch transducer 12 that receives when outgoing management module 4 is become when disconnecting by closure, and then outgoing management module 4 is judged as does not need this fuel cell 1 externally to power.
This external power switch transducer 12 can be for any transducer that can monitor the state of external power switch 11, as position sensor switch.
As shown in Figure 3, power consumption equipment 10 also has main power supply unit 13, fuel cell system of the present invention is battery in support only, so this fuel cell system preferably also will be monitored the power supply state to the main power supply unit 13 of power consumption equipment 10 power supplies in real time in this case, the fuel cell 1 of battery starts when the main electricity 16 of main power supply unit 13 can not satisfy power consumption equipment 10 demands in support, when can satisfying power consumption equipment 10 demands, the main electricity 16 of main power supply unit 13 stops, so outgoing management module 4 needs to detect the demand whether main electricity 13 can satisfy power consumption equipment 10.
So referring to Fig. 3, this system also comprises main power supply unit 13 and power switcher 15; Main power supply unit 13 comprises main power supply circuits transducer 14, main electricity 16, main power switch 17, power consumption equipment 10 is connected with main electricity 16 to constitute main power supply circuits by main power switch 17, and the signal that the concurrent censorship of output that main power supply circuits transducer 14 detects main electricity 16 in real time measures is to power switcher 15; Power switcher 15 receive autonomous power supply circuits transducer 14 signal, judge whether main electricity 16 satisfies the requirement of power consumption equipment 10, and control the closed and disconnected of external power switch 11 and main power switch 17, thereby reach the purpose of Switching power.At this moment can omit above-mentioned external power switch transducer 12, because externally the state of power switch 11 can obtain by power switcher 15 fully.
The signal indicating main electricity 16 of the next autonomous power supply circuits transducer 14 that receives when power switcher 15 becomes can not satisfy the requiring of power consumption equipment 10 time from the requirement that can satisfy power consumption equipment 10, the outer power switch 11 of power switcher 15 closed pairs and disconnect main power switch 17 then, thus outgoing management module 4 is judged as and needs this fuel cell 1 externally to power; The signal indicating main electricity 16 of the next autonomous power supply circuits transducer 14 that receives when power switcher 15 becomes can satisfy the requiring of power consumption equipment 10 time from the requirement that can not satisfy power consumption equipment 10, then power switcher 15 disconnects external power switch 11 and closed main power switch 17, thereby outgoing management module 4 is judged as and does not need this fuel cell 1 externally to power.
Described main power supply circuits transducer 14 can be current sensor, is serially connected in the loop between main electricity 16 and the main power switch 17, as shown in Figure 3, also can be voltage sensor, is attempted by on the output of main electricity 16.Described main power switch 17 can be various types of may command closed type switches, for example can be relay switch, transistor switch etc., and it is by power switcher 15 controls.
Described power switcher 15 can be various Programmable Logic Controllers, for example single-chip microcomputer.
Described power switcher 15 receives main power supply circuits transducer 14 detected signals, and preferred earlier relatively this signal compare with the signal that the last time is detected and whether change, as when changing then and then judge whether whether main electricity 16 satisfies the requirement of power consumption equipment 10.When main power supply circuits transducer 14 is current sensor, then then assert and to meet the demands when current anomaly (for example, electric current significantly reduces, vanishing or significantly increase etc.) time.When main power supply circuits transducer 14 is voltage sensor, then then assert and to meet the demands when electric voltage exception (for example, voltage significantly diminishes, vanishing or significantly increase etc.) time.Otherwise, when current sensor or voltage sensor senses to curtage then assert and can meet the demands when normal (power reguirements that meets power consumption equipment for example meets the rated voltage current requirements).Described power switcher 15 is also controlled main power switch 17 and external power switch 11, can send the signal of telecommunication by the mode of wired connection or wireless connections to control.
Described fuel cell 1 can be the heap body of fuel cell or multi-disc fuel cell serial or parallel connection.Described fuel cell 1 also includes negative electrode and anode, has the pole plate of the runner of transmission oxidant and fuel, the drainage system of transmission current, and it is known that the structure of these devices is those skilled in the art.
Described reaction gas feeding unit 2 comprises fuel supply device (not shown) and oxidant feeding mechanism (not shown), described fuel supply device can for any kind can fuel supplying device, for example fuel feed pipe, petrolift etc., described oxidant feeding mechanism can be the device that can supply oxidant of any kind, for example gas supply pipe, source of the gas etc., other devices of described reaction gas feeding unit 2, for example valve, transducer etc., it is known to be those skilled in the art.
Except outgoing management module 4, discontinuous operation administration module 7, timer 8, can also comprise known reaction gas administration module and hydro-thermal administration module (not shown) in the described controller 3, when outgoing management module 4 starting fluid batteries 1, start thereupon.
The reaction gas administration module is used to control the supply of the fuel and the oxidant of reaction gas feeding unit 2, parameter such as pressure that for example can be by by-pass valve control and the agent of transducer controlled oxidation and flow, thus can manage the fuel and the oxidant of fueling battery 1.This reaction gas administration module can design based on the known various reaction gas management strategies of those skilled in the art, is not described in detail at this.
The hydro-thermal administration module is used to control the working temperature of fuel cell 1 and the saturation state of membrane electrode.This hydro-thermal administration module can design based on the known various hydro-thermal management strategies of those skilled in the art, is not described in detail at this.
Consider that controller 3 needs regularly 1 pair of load of starting fluid battery 5 power supplies,, so that the regularly electric energy of starting fluid battery 1, closed load switch 6 to be provided, and give each transducer power supply so this controller 3 also comprises energy storage device (not shown).
Each module in the controller 3 and power switcher 15 all can be incorporated in the Programmable Logic Controller.
In addition, known as those skilled in the art, the output voltage of fuel cell 1 may be not suitable for the rated voltage of power consumption equipment 10, so often need be at the output of fuel cell 1 and the power supply input of power consumption equipment 10, just add voltage conversion device in the external power supply circuits of fuel cell 1, transformer for example converts the output voltage of fuel cell 1 to and meets power consumption equipment 10 required voltages.
Adopted the fuel cell system of the present invention can be, and, made the membrane electrode of fuel cell 1 keep moistening load 5 intermittent power supplies at fuel cell 1 out-of-work idle period of time starting fluid battery 1 regularly.Thereby, when fuel cell 1 when the unit starts once more in support, still can guarantee to export desired electrical power, improved power generation performance.In addition, this fuel cell system has also been simplified humidifying device commonly used.
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1. fuel cell system, this system comprises fuel cell (1), reaction gas feeding unit (2) and controller (3); Described reaction gas feeding unit (2) comprises fuel supply device and oxidant feeding mechanism, and fuel supply device and oxidant feeding mechanism are connected respectively to the anode and the negative electrode of fuel cell (1), for fuel cell (1) provides fuel and oxidant; Described controller (3) comprises outgoing management module (4), and this outgoing management module (4) judges whether to need the startup of external power supply of this fuel cell (1) and corresponding control fuel cell (1) and stop;
It is characterized in that, this fuel cell system also comprises load (5), load switch (6), controller (3) also comprise discontinuous operation administration module (7) and in be provided with the timer (8) of predetermined idling cycle, described load (5) constitutes the loop by the positive pole and the cathode output end of load switch (6) and fuel cell (1), and described discontinuous operation administration module (7) is connected with timer (8) with outgoing management module (4) respectively and the closed and disconnected of control load switch (6);
When outgoing management module (4) judgement does not need this fuel cell (1) when externally powering, described outgoing management module (4) stops fuel cell (1), and send the signal that activates described discontinuous operation administration module (7), described discontinuous operation administration module (7) receives this signal and activates and carry out following operation:
When discontinuous operation administration module (7) activated, discontinuous operation administration module (7) sent signal to the out-of-work time timing of fuel cell (1) to timer (8); Timer (8) receives this signal, to the out-of-work time timing of fuel cell (1), when the out-of-work time of fuel cell (1) equaled described predetermined idling cycle, timer (8) stopped signal that timing and the predetermined idling cycle of output expression arrived to discontinuous operation administration module (7); The signal that discontinuous operation administration module (7) receives the predetermined idling cycle of the described expression of self-timer (8) to arrive, closed load switch (6) is also notified outgoing management module (4) starting fluid battery (1), begins load (5) is powered;
Whenever fuel cell (1) to load (5) supplying time when work period prepause, discontinuous operation administration module (7) receives the signal that expression work period prepause has arrived, disconnecting consumers switch (6) also notifies outgoing management module (4) to stop fuel cell (1), stop load (5) power supply, send signal to timer (8) once more simultaneously the out-of-work time timing of fuel cell (1);
When outgoing management module (4) judgement needs this fuel cell (1) when externally powering, described outgoing management module (4) startup is in the fuel cell (1) of halted state or remains on interior in running order fuel cell (1) of work period prepause and keeps operating state, and sending the signal that stops described discontinuous operation administration module (7), described discontinuous operation administration module (7) receives this signal and stops to carry out current operation and disconnecting consumers switch (6).
2. system according to claim 1, wherein, described work period prepause is set in the timer (8), whenever the closed load switch of discontinuous operation administration module (7) (6) and when notifying outgoing management module (4) starting fluid battery (1), discontinuous operation administration module (7) sends the signal of fuel cell (1) to load (5) supplying time timing to timer (8) simultaneously; Timer (8) receives this signal, to fuel cell (1) to load (5) supplying time timing, when fuel cell (1) when load (5) supplying time equals described work period prepause, timer (8) stops signal that timing and output expression work period prepause arrived to discontinuous operation administration module (7); Discontinuous operation administration module (7) receives the described signal of representing that work period prepause has arrived of self-timer (8), disconnecting consumers switch (6) also notifies outgoing management module (4) to stop fuel cell (1), simultaneously sends signal to the out-of-work time timing of fuel cell (1) to timer (8) once more.
3. system according to claim 1 and 2, wherein, described timer (8) zero clearing before picking up counting.
4. system according to claim 1, wherein, load (5) is a controllable load, described fuel cell system also comprises load controller (9), is connected with discontinuous operation administration module (7) with load (5) respectively, is used for the resistance size of control load (5); Described load controller comprises control program in (9), load controller (9) reduce gradually by the resistance of carrying out this control program control load (5) or between big resistance and less resistance alternate, the time of implementation of described control program equals described work period prepause;
Whenever the closed load switch of discontinuous operation administration module (7) (6) and when notifying outgoing management module (4) starting fluid battery (1), discontinuous operation administration module (7) starting load controller (9) simultaneously begins to carry out this control program; When load controller (9) executed this control program, the signal that load controller (9) output expression work period prepause has arrived was to discontinuous operation administration module (7); Discontinuous operation administration module (7) receives the described signal of representing that work period prepause has arrived from load controller (9), disconnecting consumers switch (6), and notice outgoing management module (4) stops fuel cell (1), simultaneously sends signal to the out-of-work time timing of fuel cell (1) to timer (8) once more.
5. system according to claim 4, wherein,
Described load (5) comprises the power resistor of a plurality of parallel connections and a plurality of controllable switch of contacting with each power resistor;
Described load controller (9) is controlled part or all of opening or closing in described a plurality of controllable switch by described control program, with the resistance size of control load (5).
6. system according to claim 4, wherein,
Described load (5) comprises power field effect pipe, current sampling resistor, differential amplifier, voltage comparator; The drain electrode of described power field effect pipe is connected with the cathode output end of fuel cell (1) by load switch (6), and source electrode is connected with an end of described current sampling resistor; The other end of described current sampling resistor is connected with the cathode output end of fuel cell (1); Two differential input ends of described differential amplifier are connected with the two ends of current sampling resistor, and difference output end is connected to the end of oppisite phase of voltage comparator; The in-phase end of described voltage comparator is connected with the output of load controller (9), the output of this voltage comparator is connected with the grid of described power field effect pipe, and the voltage swing of this voltage comparator comparison in-phase end and end of oppisite phase is also exported corresponding high and low level to the grid of the power field effect pipe turn-on and turn-off with the power controlling field effect transistor according to comparative result;
The height of the output end voltage of the load controller (9) that described load controller (9) is connected with the in-phase end of voltage comparator by control program control is with the resistance size of control load (5).
7. system according to claim 1, wherein, described fuel cell (1) is the heap body of fuel cell or multi-disc fuel cell serial or parallel connection.
8. system according to claim 1, wherein, this system also comprises power consumption equipment (10) and external power switch (11); Described power consumption equipment (10) is connected with cathode output end to constitute external power supply circuits with the positive pole of fuel cell (1) by external power switch (11); Outgoing management module (4) need to judge whether externally power supply of this fuel cell (1) according to the disconnection and the closure of external power switch (11), and carries out corresponding the operation according to judged result;
When external power switch (11) when becoming closure by disconnection, then outgoing management module (4) is judged as needs externally power supply of this fuel cell (1);
When external power switch (11) became disconnection by closure, then outgoing management module (4) is judged as did not need externally power supply of this fuel cell (1).
9. system according to claim 8, wherein, this system also comprises external power switch transducer (12); Described external power switch transducer (12) detects the state of external power switch (11) in real time for disconnecting or closure, and the signal that concurrent censorship measures is to outgoing management module (4); Outgoing management module (4) receives from the signal of external power switch transducer (12) and judges the disconnection and the closure of described external power switch (11), and then need to judge whether externally power supply of this fuel cell (1), and carry out corresponding operation according to judged result;
When outgoing management module (4) receive from the external power switch of signal indicating (11) of external power switch transducer (12) when becoming closure by disconnection, then outgoing management module (4) is judged as needs externally power supply of this fuel cell (1);
When being become when disconnecting by closure from the external power switch of signal indicating (11) of external power switch transducer (12) that outgoing management module (4) receives, then outgoing management module (4) is judged as does not need externally power supply of this fuel cell (1).
10. system according to claim 8, wherein, this system also comprises main power supply unit (13) and power switcher (15); Main power supply unit (13) comprises main power supply circuits transducer (14), main electricity (16), main power switch (17), power consumption equipment (10) is connected with main electricity (16) constituting main power supply circuits by main power switch (17), and main power supply circuits transducer (14) detects signal that the concurrent censorship of output of main electricity (16) measures in real time to power switcher (15); Power switcher (15) receive autonomous power supply circuits transducer (14) signal, judge whether main electricity (16) satisfies the requirement of power consumption equipment (10), and control the closed and disconnected of external power switch (11) and main power switch (17);
The signal indicating main electricity (16) of the next autonomous power supply circuits transducer (14) that receives when power switcher (15) becomes can not satisfy the requiring of power consumption equipment (10) time from the requirement that can satisfy power consumption equipment (10), the outer power switch (11) of power switcher (15) closed pair and disconnect main power switch (17) then, thus outgoing management module (4) is judged as and needs externally power supply of this fuel cell (1);
The signal indicating main electricity (16) of the next autonomous power supply circuits transducer (14) that receives when power switcher (15) becomes can satisfy the requiring of power consumption equipment (10) time from the requirement that can not satisfy power consumption equipment (10), then power switcher (15) disconnects external power switch (11) and closed main power switch (17), thereby outgoing management module (4) is judged as and does not need externally power supply of this fuel cell (1).
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