A kind of cooling circuit and fuel cell for fuel cell
Technical field
The invention belongs to field of fuel cell technology, is related to a kind of cooling circuit for fuel cell.
Background technology
With the further development of industrial society, environmental problem becomes increasingly conspicuous, and eco-friendly hydrogen energy storage technology is obtained
Increasing concern.Hydrogen energy storage is the extension of chemical energy storage, from for its energy storage essence, exactly by water electrolysis obtain hydrogen and
Oxygen, then by hydrogen storage for future use;That is, stored using electric energy water electrolysis hydrogen production when having electricity, when there is no electricity, using storage
Hydrogen converting electrical energy is conveyed.Wherein, the full industrial chain series technique of producing, store, being transported to conversion from hydrogen relate to, and
Hydrogen switch technology becomes the most important thing as a crucial ring using the electric energy switch technology of fuel cell.
At present, fuel cell technology comes into industrialization state under the tackling key problem of whole world backroom boys, but
Yet suffer from all not satisfactory problem of energy conversion efficiency.The appearance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells solves problem above,
Referring to Chinese patent literature CN101587962A, proton exchanging film fuel battery cooling system disclosed in the technology includes sensing machine
The output end of structure, control module, executing agency and cooling body, wherein sensing mechanism be connected with the input of control module with
Transmission sensing signal, the input of the output end executing agency of control module are connected, the output end of executing agency and cooler
The input of structure is connected, and the output end of cooling body is connected with the input of sensing mechanism.The system passes through TEMP
The Temperature numerical of coolant inlet end and the port of export can be delivered to control module by the setting of device in real time, and control module is according to reality
When data judge to select cooling route, and the opening direction by actuating mechanism controls triple valve, so as to real to a certain extent
The control to temperature one-level fluctuating error is showed, the system is by achieving to the control section that temperature error fluctuates to fuel electricity
The raising of pond energy conversion efficiency, but which is only unable to the outlet of fuel cell from fuel battery temperature control angle analysis
The temperature classification of coolant selects cooling circuit to carry out energy regenerating, and energy conversion efficiency is also not satisfactory.
Content of the invention
For this purpose, the present invention is directed to the temperature that the fuel cell module of prior art is unable to the outlet coolant of fuel cell
Degree classification selects the also not satisfactory technological deficiency of cooling circuit energy conversion efficiency, a kind of for fuel electricity so as to provide
The cooling circuit and fuel cell in pond.
For solving above-mentioned technical problem, the technical solution used in the present invention is as follows:
A kind of cooling circuit for fuel cell includes that the first circulation loop being arranged in parallel and second circulation are returned
Road, is provided with heat source liquid cooling device on the first circulation loop;Heat-exchanger rig is provided with the second circulation loop.
Heat abstractor is additionally provided with the second circulation loop.
Also include loop choice device, for control to flow out the coolant of the fuel cell enter first circulation loop or
Second circulation loop.
It is additionally provided with the second circulation loop for receiving the first liquid reserve tank of the heat-exchanger rig heat.
First circulation pump is provided between the heat-exchanger rig and the liquid reserve tank.
The heat-exchanger rig is plate type heat exchanger, is provided with heat source liquid passage in the heat exchanger, and the heat source liquid is led to
The peripheral disposition in road has cooling circulation liquid passage, so that cooling circulation liquid flows into first liquid reserve tank by first circulation pump.
Also include the second liquid reserve tank being connected with fuel cell;
Converge in the porch of second liquid reserve tank in the first circulation loop and the second circulation loop;
The loop choice device is connected with fuel cell by second circulation pump.
The loop choice device is thermostat, and the heat abstractor is radiator.
The fuel cell heat source liquid exit, in first liquid reserve tank and fuel cell heat source liquid entrance
Place, is correspondingly provided with the first temperature sensor, second temperature sensor, three-temperature sensor, first TEMP respectively
Be provided with device temperature-detecting device and signal transmitting apparatus be used for detecting outlet temperature and be transferred to second circulation pump, thermostat,
Heat exchanger and radiator.
Fuel cell including above-mentioned cooling circuit.
The fuel cell is selected from Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, DMFC, phosphoric acid fuel cell, melting
Carbonate fuel battery or high temperature solid oxide fuel cell.
A kind of method fuel cell cooled down using above-mentioned cooling circuit, including,
(1) the first temperature threshold M1 is set
(2) when the coolant temperature for flowing out fuel cell is less than M1, the coolant returns institute through first circulation loop
State fuel cell;
(3) when the coolant temperature for flowing out fuel cell is more than M1, the coolant returns institute through second circulation loop
State fuel cell.
Second temperature threshold value M2 is additionally provided with, wherein M1 is less than M2;
When the coolant temperature of fuel cell is flowed out between M1 and M2, the coolant is cooled down through the heat-exchanger rig
Fuel cell is returned after process;
When the coolant temperature for flowing out fuel cell is more than M2, the coolant is through the heat-exchanger rig and the radiating
Fuel cell is returned after device cooling treatment.
The M1 is 50 DEG C, and the M2 is 65 DEG C.The fuel cell is selected from Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, direct methanol
Fuel cell, phosphoric acid fuel cell, molten carbonate fuel cell or high temperature solid oxide fuel cell.
Fuel cell in the present invention includes but is not limited to Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, DMFC, phosphorus
The combination of one or more of acid fuel battery, molten carbonate fuel cell or high temperature solid oxide fuel cell.
The present invention is had the advantage that compared with prior art:
1st, the cooling circuit provided by the present invention for fuel cell includes that first circulation loop and second circulation are returned
Road, the first circulation loop have heat source liquid cooling device in order to purifying and cool down the heat source liquid of lower temperature, institute
State second circulation loop and there is heat-exchanger rig in order to cooling down the heat source liquid of slightly higher temperature.
2nd, heat abstractor is provided with provided by the present invention for the second circulation loop in the cooling circuit of fuel cell
Concur with heat-exchanger rig, can cooling treatment fuel cell heat source liquid outlet temperature T1 be higher than M2 when cooling circulation
Liquid.
3rd, the cooling circuit provided by the present invention for fuel cell be provided with loop choice device can be according to fuel
In battery, the temperature of the heat source liquid of output automatically selects startup first circulation loop and second circulation loop.
4th, it is heat exchanger provided by the present invention for the heat-exchanger rig in the cooling circuit of fuel cell, and described the
Two closed circuits are additionally provided with the first liquid reserve tank for deriving heat for receiving heat-exchanger rig.The cooling circuit can be by fuel
Hot-cast socket in battery in the thermal source of output is gone out to reach the purpose for reusing, and energy conversion efficiency is high.
5th, the thermal source liquid arranged provided by the present invention for the first circulation loop in the cooling circuit of fuel cell
Body cooling device can purify cooling circulation liquid when being less than M1 with heat source liquid outlet temperature T1 of cooling treatment fuel cell, or
It is a small amount of cooling circulation liquid, can achieve the quick startup of fuel cell;And in working, after heat source liquid circulation a period of time
Impurity is had, the heat source liquid cooling device can purify impurity and cool down heat source liquid, this dress when heat source liquid is water
Put as deionizing column.
6th, it is plate type heat exchanger provided by the present invention for the heat exchanger in the cooling circuit of fuel cell, described changes
Heat source passages are provided with hot device, and the peripheral disposition of the heat source passages has cooling circulation liquid passage, cooling circulation liquid to pass through first
Circulating pump flows into the second hot liquid reserve tank.The first liquid storage is brought into for the liquid cooling by the heat in heat source passages and by heat
Case.
7th, provided by the present invention for heat exchanger described in the second circulation loop in the cooling circuit of fuel cell
First circulation pump is provided with the middle of first liquid reserve tank, is pumped in the first liquid reserve tank for quick cooling circulation liquid.
8th, the cooling circulation technology provided by the present invention for fuel cell is provided with temperature in the temperature sensor T1
Detection means and signal transmitting apparatus are used for detecting outlet temperature and being transferred to second circulation pump, thermostat, heat exchanger and radiating
Device, so that realize the control of the cooling circulation to system.
9th, the cooling circuit provided by the present invention for fuel cell is by arranging heat source liquid cooling device not
The purity of heat source liquid is improved in the case of affecting temperature control, extends fuel battery service life.
10th, the cooling circuit that the present invention is provided is being applied to fuel cell and can ensure the stable operation base of fuel cell
On plinth so that the life-span of fuel cell brings up to 10000h~30000h from 5000h.
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Needed for embodiment or description of the prior art, accompanying drawing to be used is briefly described, it should be apparent that, in describing below
Accompanying drawing is some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, before creative work is not paid
Put, can be with according to these other accompanying drawings of accompanying drawings acquisition.
Fig. 1 is cooling circulation loop system figure of the present invention;
Reference is as follows:
1- thermostats, 2- heat source liquid cooling devices, 3- heat exchangers, the first liquid reserve tanks of 4-, 5- radiators, 6- first circulations
Pump, the second liquid reserve tanks of 7-, 8- second circulation pumps, 9- fuel cells, the first temperature sensors of 10-, 11- second temperature sensors,
12- three-temperature sensors.
Specific embodiment
The present invention will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.It is to preferably further understand this to provide following embodiments
Bright, it is not limited to the preferred forms, present disclosure and protection domain are not construed as limiting, anyone is at this
Under bright enlightenment or by the present invention identical with any and present invention that the feature of other prior arts is combined and draws or
Akin product, is within the scope of the present invention.
Unreceipted specific experiment step or condition person in embodiment, according to the normal experiment described by document in the art
The operation of step or condition can be carried out.Agents useful for same or the unreceipted production firm person of instrument, be can pass through city available from
Conventional reagent product.
Explanation:Heat source liquid outlet temperature of the temperature that the first temperature sensor shows in the present invention for T1, i.e. fuel cell
Degree, the temperature that second temperature sensor shows are T2, and the temperature that three-temperature sensor shows is T3.
And two temperature thresholds are provided with, respectively M1 and M2, M1 are fuel cell low-temperature warning temperature spot;M2 is fuel electricity
Pond high temperature alarm temperature spot.
Provided by the present invention for fuel cell cooling circuit operationally,
As T1 < M1, second circulation pump startup is simultaneously run with minimum speed, and first circulation pump does not start, the thermal source of circulation
Liquid enters first circulation cooling circuit through thermostat, can realize that battery is heated up as early as possible, and maintain heat source liquid quality;
When M1 < T1≤M2 but when, by second circulation loop, radiator does not start heat source liquid, is only entered by heat exchanger
Row heat exchange, and heat source liquid temperature T2 in the second liquid reserve tank of fuel cell heat source liquid inlet temperature T3 and recuperated cycle
Speed governing is carried out to second circulation pump and first circulation pump, it is ensured that temperature T3 is in the allowed band of fuel cell;
As T1 > M2, heat source liquid is being returned by second circulation by second circulation circuit controls heat source liquid temperature
After the heat exchanger on road, start radiator, to the further forced heat radiation of the heat source liquid for circulating, and fuel cell heat source liquid
Heat source liquid temperature in the second liquid reserve tank of inlet temperature T3 and recuperated cycle is adjusted to second circulation pump and first circulation pump
Speed, it is ensured that temperature T3 is in the allowed band of fuel cell.
The concrete numerical value of M1 and M2 can be selected according to fuel cell actual conditions in real process.
Fuel cell in the present invention includes but is not limited to Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells, DMFC, phosphorus
The combination of one or more of acid fuel battery, molten carbonate fuel cell or high temperature solid oxide fuel cell.
Embodiment 1
This enforcement provides a kind of cooling circuit for fuel cell, as shown in figure 1, provided by the present invention for
The cooling circuit of fuel cell 9, including the first circulation loop that is arranged in parallel and second circulation loop, the first circulation
Heat source liquid cooling device 2 is provided with loop;Heat-exchanger rig is provided with the second circulation loop.The technical scheme can be with
In fuel cell, the temperature of the heat source liquid of output selects to start first circulation loop or second circulation loop, heat-exchanger rig
Hot-cast socket in the thermal source that will can be exported in fuel cell is gone out to reach the purpose for reusing, and energy conversion efficiency is high.
Heat abstractor is additionally provided with the second circulation loop.The heat abstractor can be acted as jointly with heat-exchanger rig
With, can the heat source liquid of heat source liquid outlet temperature T1 of cooling treatment fuel cell 9 when being higher than M2, or substantial amounts of thermal source liquid
Body.
The heat source liquid cooling device 2 can cooling treatment fuel cell heat source liquid outlet temperature T1 be less than M1 when
Cooling circulation liquid, or a small amount of cooling circulation liquid, can achieve the quick startup of fuel cell;And in working, heat source liquid
Circulation has impurity after a period of time, and the heat source liquid cooling device 2 plays a part of purification again, when thermal source liquid in the present invention
When body is water, this device is deionizing column.
Also include loop choice device, for control to flow out the coolant of the fuel cell enter first circulation loop or
Second circulation loop, first liquid reserve tank 4 be used for receive heat-exchanger rig derive heat, so as to conduct in case frequently it
Need, described second circulation loop can heat source liquid outlet temperature T1 of cooling treatment fuel cell 9 be less than higher than M1 simultaneously
Heat source liquid during M2, or substantial amounts of heat source liquid.
First circulation pump 6 is provided between the heat-exchanger rig and first liquid reserve tank, for quick cooling circulation liquid
Pump in the first liquid reserve tank 4.The heat-exchanger rig is plate type heat exchanger 3, is provided with heat source liquid passage, institute in the heat exchanger 3
The peripheral disposition for stating heat source liquid passage has cooling circulation liquid passage, so that cooling circulation liquid flows into institute by first circulation pump 6
State the first liquid reserve tank 4.The first liquid reserve tank 4 is brought into for the liquid cooling by the heat in heat source liquid passage and by heat.
Also include the second liquid reserve tank 7 being connected with fuel cell;
Converge in the porch of the second liquid reserve tank 7 in the first circulation loop and the second circulation loop;
The loop choice device is connected with fuel cell 9 by second circulation pump 8.
The loop choice device is thermostat 1, and the heat abstractor is radiator 5.
In 9 heat source liquid exit of the fuel cell, first liquid reserve tank 4 and fuel cell heat source liquid entrance
Place, is correspondingly provided with the first temperature sensor 10, second temperature sensor 11, three-temperature sensor 12, first temperature respectively
Being provided with temperature-detecting device and signal transmitting apparatus in degree sensor 10 is used for detecting outlet temperature and being transferred to second circulation pump
8th, thermostat 1, heat exchanger 3 and radiator 5.The cooling circuit of fuel cell of the present invention 9 is by setting up heat source liquid cooling
Device 2 improves the purity of heat source liquid in the case where temperature control is not affected, and extends fuel battery service life.
In second circulation loop in the present embodiment, most circulation heat source liquid is by plate type heat exchanger 3 and air blast
Radiator 5 returns to the second liquid reserve tank 7 after lowering the temperature, i.e., most of circulation heat source liquid is by 1~node of node, 4~node, 5~section
Point 3 reaches the second liquid reserve tank 7, enables radiator 5;Fraction circulation heat source liquid is by 1~node of node, 4~node, 5~section
Point 3 reaches the second liquid reserve tank 7, does not enable radiator 5;Small part circulation heat source liquid passes through 1~node of node, 2~node 3
Reach the second liquid reserve tank 7.
The cooling circuit of the present invention on the basis of the stable operation for being applied to fuel cell 9 and can ensureing fuel cell 9,
So that the life-span of fuel cell 9 brings up to 10000h~30000h from 5000h.
Fixed Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells of the embodiment 2 using cooling circuit of the present invention
The embodiment uses a 10kW water-cooled pem fuel cell stack, monocell joint number to be 120 sections.
First, gas pipeline is purged using nitrogen.Then hydrogen and air are supplied respectively for fuel cell the two poles of the earth,
Starting fluid battery and its subsidiary engine (including circulating pump).Next outlet temperature T1, the recuperated cycle water of fuel cell are detected
Temperature T2 and fuel cell water inlet temperature T3.When temperature T1 is less than 50 DEG C, starts second circulation pump, do not start first circulation
Pump and the fan of radiator.When temperature T1 is higher than 50 DEG C and when being less than 65 DEG C, start first circulation pump, but do not start radiating
Device, with gradually rising for temperature T1, the speed of first circulation pump also gradually increases.When temperature T1 is higher than 65 DEG C, start the
One circulating pump simultaneously starts radiator, when temperature T1 is less than 61 DEG C, closes radiator.
DMFC of the embodiment 3 using cooling circuit of the present invention
The embodiment uses a 5kW water-cooled DMFC heap, monocell joint number to be 60 sections.
First, gas pipeline is purged using nitrogen.Then methyl alcohol and air are supplied respectively for fuel cell the two poles of the earth,
Starting fluid battery and its subsidiary engine (including circulating pump).Next outlet temperature T1, the recuperated cycle water of fuel cell are detected
Temperature T2 and fuel cell water inlet temperature T3.Start second circulation pump when temperature T1 is less than 120 DEG C, do not start first circulation
Pump and the fan of radiator.When temperature T1 is higher than 120 DEG C and when being less than 135 DEG C, start first circulation pump, but do not start radiating
Device, with gradually rising for temperature T1, the speed of first circulation pump also gradually increases.When temperature T1 is higher than 135 DEG C, start the
One circulating pump simultaneously starts radiator, when temperature T1 is less than 130 DEG C, closes radiator.
High temperature solid oxide fuel cell of the embodiment 4 using cooling circuit of the present invention
The embodiment uses a 30kW high temperature solid oxide fuel cell heap, monocell joint number to be 350 sections.
First, gas pipeline is purged using nitrogen.Then hydrogen and air are supplied respectively for fuel cell the two poles of the earth,
Starting fluid battery and its subsidiary engine (including circulating pump).Next outlet temperature T1, the recuperated cycle water of fuel cell are detected
Temperature T2 and fuel cell water inlet temperature T3.When temperature T1 is less than 800 DEG C, starts second circulation pump, do not start first and follow
Ring pump and the fan of radiator.When temperature T1 is higher than 800 DEG C and when being less than 830 DEG C, start first circulation pump, but do not start scattered
Hot device, with gradually rising for temperature T1, the speed of first circulation pump also gradually increases.When temperature T1 is higher than 830 DEG C, start
First circulation pump simultaneously starts radiator, when temperature T1 is less than 820 DEG C, closes radiator.
Test case
The compliance test result of the fuel cell using cooling circuit of the present invention of embodiment 2-4
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells of the comparative example 1 for cooling system disclosed in Chinese patent literature CN 101587962A;
Comparative example 2 is the common fuel cell of prior art
Embodiment |
The stability of operation |
Battery life |
Energy transformation ratio |
2 |
Stable |
30000 |
85% |
3 |
Stable |
20000 |
80% |
4 |
Stable |
15000 |
98% |
Comparative example 1 |
Stable |
8000h |
60% |
Comparative example 2 |
Unstable |
5000h |
45% |
Obviously presently preferred embodiments of the present invention is the foregoing is only, is not limited to the present invention, although with reference to front
State embodiment to be described in detail the present invention, for a person skilled in the art, which still can be to aforementioned each
Technical scheme described in embodiment is modified, or carries out equivalent to which part technical characteristic.Here need not
All of embodiment cannot be exhaustive.All any modifications that within the spirit and principles in the present invention, is made, equivalent are replaced
Change, improve, should be included within the scope of the present invention.