JP2010053873A - Canister, combustion system, and automatic propulsion vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To materialize quick desorption of VOC from activated carbon contained in an adsorbent layer of a canister with low electric power consumption. <P>SOLUTION: The canister 10 includes the adsorbent layer 14 containing granular activated carbon 13, a vessel 11 storing the adsorbent layer 14, and a pair of electrodes 15a putting the adsorbent layer therebetween. At least of the pair of electrodes 15a includes a metal layer provided with roughness on a surface at the adsorbent layer 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a canister, a combustion system using the canister, and an automatic propulsion vehicle.

  Most of the automatic propulsion vehicles that use the power generated by the combustion engine as a propulsive force use liquid fuel such as gasoline or light oil as the fuel. Since this liquid fuel contains a volatile organic compound (hereinafter referred to as VOC), VOC volatilizes in the fuel tank during the stop period when the combustion engine is stopped. VOC vaporization can increase the internal pressure of the fuel tank.

  In an automobile having an internal combustion engine, vaporized VOC is collected in a canister in which an adsorbent layer is accommodated in a sealed container. Specifically, during the stop period, the inside of the sealed container and the upper space in the fuel tank are connected to adsorb the vaporized VOC on the activated carbon included in the adsorbent layer. In addition, when activated carbon adsorbs VOC, the adsorptive power decreases according to the amount of adsorption. Therefore, in an automobile equipped with a canister, air is circulated as a purge gas through the adsorbent layer and VOC is desorbed from the activated carbon during an operation period in which the internal combustion engine is operating. Further, the gas exhausted from the canister is burned by the internal combustion engine.

  By the way, when VOC desorbs from activated carbon, the temperature of the adsorbent layer decreases. Under conditions where the temperature of the adsorbent layer is low, VOC desorption does not proceed rapidly. Therefore, when the operation period is short, the VOC may not be sufficiently desorbed from the activated carbon within the operation period. In this case, the canister cannot exhibit sufficient performance in the subsequent stop period. This problem is particularly serious in a hybrid vehicle in which the operation period of the internal combustion engine is short.

  In Patent Document 1 below, in order to solve this problem, it is described that the purge gas to be circulated in the adsorbent layer is heated with an electric heater, or the sealed container is heated with an electric heater disposed on the outer periphery of the sealed container. Has been. Patent Document 2 describes that an electric heater is disposed in a sealed container. According to these canisters, the adsorbent layer can be heated by energizing the electric heater. Therefore, compared with the case where an electric heater is not used, the removal | desorption of VOC can be advanced rapidly.

  However, in these canisters, it is difficult to heat a portion of the adsorbent layer located far from the electric heater, and in order to heat this portion, it is necessary to supply large electric power to the electric heater. Therefore, these canisters have a problem of high power consumption.

JP-A-1-147154 JP 2003-21007 A

  An object of the present invention is to quickly desorb VOC from activated carbon contained in an adsorbent layer of a canister with low power consumption.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, an adsorbent layer containing granular activated carbon, a container containing the adsorbent layer, and a pair of electrodes sandwiching the adsorbent layer are provided. At least one of the canisters is characterized in that it includes a metal layer having irregularities on the surface on the adsorbent layer side.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a canister according to the first aspect, a fuel tank that contains a fuel containing a volatile organic compound as a liquid, and a combustion engine that operates with the fuel supplied from the fuel tank. The activated carbon converts the volatile organic compound vaporized in the fuel tank by communicating the upper space in the fuel tank and the inside of the container of the canister during the stop period in which the combustion engine is stopped. In at least a part of the operation period during which the combustion engine is operated, the volatile organic compound is supplied from the activated carbon by energizing the pair of electrodes and supplying a purge gas into the container of the canister. Provided is a combustion system configured to desorb and thereby burn the gas exhausted from the container in the combustion engine It is.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a canister according to the first aspect, a fuel tank that contains a fuel containing a volatile organic compound as a liquid, and a combustion engine that operates with the fuel supplied from the fuel tank. An automatic propulsion vehicle that uses the power generated by the combustion engine as at least part of the propulsive force, and in the stop period in which the combustion engine is stopped, the upper space in the fuel tank and the canister The volatile organic compound vaporized in the fuel tank in communication with the inside of the container is adsorbed by the activated carbon, and at least part of an operation period in which the combustion engine is operated, between the pair of electrodes Energize and supply purge gas into the container of the canister to desorb the volatile organic compound from the activated carbon, thereby Automotive vehicle, characterized in that the evacuated are gas configured to burn in the combustion engine is provided.

  According to the present invention, VOC can be quickly desorbed from the activated carbon contained in the canister adsorbent layer with low power consumption.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a canister according to one embodiment of the present invention. Sectional drawing along the II-II line of the canister shown in FIG. Sectional drawing along the III-III line of the canister shown in FIG. Sectional drawing along the IV-IV line of the canister shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an example of an automatic propulsion vehicle in which the canister of FIGS. 1 to 4 is incorporated in a combustion system. 1 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a canister according to an embodiment of the present invention. The graph which shows the change of the adsorption | suction butane amount and residual butane amount which were obtained by repeating adsorption / desorption cycle by the canister of FIG. The graph which shows the amount of desorption butane and the amount of residual butane obtained by repeating the adsorption / desorption cycle with the canister of FIG. The graph which shows the temperature change of the adsorbent layer obtained by performing adsorption processing with the canister of FIG. The graph which shows the temperature change of the adsorbent layer obtained by performing a desorption process with the canister of FIG. The graph which shows the temperature change of the adsorbent layer obtained by performing a desorption process with the canister of FIG. The graph which shows the temperature change of the adsorbent layer obtained by performing a desorption process with the canister of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In each figure, the same reference numerals are given to components that exhibit the same or similar functions, and duplicate descriptions are omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a canister according to an aspect of the present invention. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of the canister shown in FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the canister shown in FIG. 1 taken along line III-III. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of the canister shown in FIG.

  The canister 10 includes a container 11 having an insulating inner surface. The container 11 is a sealed container provided with an air supply port and an exhaust port, for example.

  Here, as an example, a first air supply port IP1 for supplying a gas containing VOC into the container 11 and a second air supply for supplying a purge gas into the container 11 to the upper plate portion of the container 11. The port IP2 and an exhaust port OP for exhausting the purge gas in the container 11 are provided. The purge gas is a gas having a lower VOC concentration than the gas supplied from the first air supply port IP1 into the container 11 such as air.

  Here, as an example, the container 11 is provided with a partition plate PP extending from the upper plate portion toward the bottom plate portion between the second air supply port IP2 and the exhaust port OP. The partition plate PP divides the upper space in the container 11 into a front chamber in which the second air supply port IP2 communicates and a rear chamber in which the first air supply port IP1 and the exhaust port OP communicate with each other.

  A porous plate 12 made of an insulator is disposed near the bottom in the container 11. The porous plate 12 is separated from the bottom plate portion of the container 11. Typically, the porous plate 12 is arranged so that the upper surface thereof is in contact with the partition plate PP. In this way, the communication between the previous front chamber and the rear chamber is made only through the lower space between the bottom plate portion of the container 11 and the porous plate 12. Note that the porous plate 12 is not necessarily provided.

  An adsorbent layer 14 containing granular activated carbon 13 is disposed in the container 11 and on the porous plate 12. The activated carbon 13 is typically in a pellet form. When the partition plate PP is provided, the adsorbent layer 14 has a thickness such that the end of the partition plate PP on the porous plate 12 side is embedded therein.

  In the container 11, a pair of electrodes 15 a and a pair of electrodes 15 b are further arranged. Here, as an example, the electrodes 15a and 15b are disposed on the inner wall of the container 11, but may be disposed on the main surface of the partition plate PP and the inner wall of the container 11 facing each other. Good.

  The electrode 15a sandwiches a portion of the adsorbent layer 14 located in the front chamber. On the other hand, the electrode 15b sandwiches a portion of the adsorbent layer 14 located in the rear chamber.

  The electrodes 15a and 15b are typically a flat plate or a thin film. These electrodes 15a and 15b are connected to terminals (not shown) located outside the container 11, respectively.

  In the canister 10, the adsorbent layer 14 can be used as a resistance heating element. That is, when a DC voltage or an AC voltage is applied between the electrodes 15a and / or between the electrodes 15b, a current flows through the adsorbent layer 14 and the adsorbent layer 14 generates heat. Therefore, when supplying the purge gas from the second air supply port IP2 into the container 11, if the current is applied between the electrodes 15a and / or between the electrodes 15b, the temperature of the adsorbent layer 14 decreases as the VOC is desorbed from the activated carbon 13. Can be prevented.

  In addition, in the canister 10, since the adsorbent layer 14 itself is used as a resistance heating element, uneven heating of the adsorbent layer 14 hardly occurs. Therefore, the canister 10 can quickly desorb the VOC from the activated carbon 13 with low power consumption.

  For example, the current flowing between the electrodes 15a and / or the electrodes 15b is set so that the temperature of the adsorbent layer 14 is within a range of about 10 ° C to about 100 ° C. Typically, the current flowing between the electrodes 15a and / or between the electrodes 15b is set so that the temperature of the adsorbent layer 14 is in the range of about 20 ° C to about 80 ° C.

  When the VOC is desorbed from the activated carbon 13, the current density between the electrodes 15a and the current density between the electrodes 15b may be equal to each other or different from each other. When the VOC is desorbed from the activated carbon 13, the purge gas serves as a heat medium. Therefore, when the current density between the electrodes 15 a and the current density between the electrodes 15 b are equal to each other, a temperature gradient is generated in the adsorbent layer 14. there is a possibility. In such a case, the temperature gradient in the adsorbent layer 14 can be reduced by appropriately setting the current density between the electrodes 15a and the current density between the electrodes 15b.

  In the canister 10, electrodes 15a and 15b are arranged in the front chamber and the rear chamber, respectively, but the electrode 15b in the rear chamber may be omitted. Furthermore, when the electrode 15b is omitted, the electrode 15a may be disposed only in the vicinity of the second air inlet IP2. As described above, the purge gas serves as a heat medium. Therefore, if the temperature of the purge gas that has passed through the front chamber is sufficiently high, a decrease in the temperature of the adsorbent layer 14 in the rear chamber can be prevented.

  The adsorbent layer 14 may further include a material having an electric resistivity different from that of the activated carbon 13. For example, the adsorbent layer 14 may further include a material having a larger electrical specific resistance than the activated carbon 13. The activated carbon 13 has a relatively small electrical resistivity. Therefore, for example, when a material having a relatively large electrical resistivity such as a binder resin is interposed between the activated carbons 13, the function of the adsorbent layer as a resistance heating element is improved.

  The electrodes 15a and 15b usually include a metal layer such as a metal plate or a metal foil. The surface of the metal layer on the adsorbent layer 14 side may be covered with an activated carbon layer. Or the unevenness | corrugation may be provided in the surface at the side of the adsorbent layer 14 of this metal layer. For example, a wire mesh may be disposed on the metal layer.

  Since it is necessary to circulate the gas through the adsorbent layer 14, the activated carbon 13 is usually one having a relatively large particle size. Therefore, when the electrodes 15a and 15b are composed of only a metal layer, if the applied voltage is large, a spark discharge may occur due to a small contact area between the metal layer and the activated carbon 13.

  When the metal layer is coated with activated carbon having a smaller particle diameter compared to the activated carbon 13, the contact area between the metal layer and the activated carbon can be increased. Moreover, the contact area of a metal layer and activated carbon can be enlarged also by providing an unevenness | corrugation in the surface at the side of the adsorbent layer 14 of a metal layer. Therefore, even when the applied voltage is increased, the occurrence of spark discharge can be prevented.

  The canister 10 described above can be used in, for example, a combustion system. Hereinafter, an automatic propulsion vehicle in which the canister 10 is incorporated in a combustion system will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically showing an example of an automatic propulsion vehicle in which the canister of FIGS. 1 to 4 is incorporated in a combustion system. FIG. 5 depicts an automobile equipped with a gasoline engine as an example of an automatic propulsion vehicle. Further, in FIG. 5, only the portion related to the combustion system of the automobile is drawn, and other components are omitted.

  The automobile gasoline engine 20 is a four-cycle engine. In FIG. 5, only the cylinder 21, the piston head 22, the connecting rod 23, the intake valve 24, the exhaust valve 25, the spark plug 26, and the injection valve 27 are illustrated as components of the gasoline engine 20.

  An intake system 30 for supplying air or the like to the cylinder 21 is connected to the gasoline engine 20. A throttle valve 50 for adjusting the flow of air or the like is disposed inside the intake system 30. The gasoline engine 20 is connected to an exhaust system 40 for exhausting exhaust gas generated by combustion of gasoline from the cylinder 21.

  Gasoline 60 which is fuel is accommodated in a fuel tank 70. The gasoline 60 is supplied from the fuel tank 70 to the injection valve 27 via the fuel supply system 80. In FIG. 5, an oil supply pipe, a fuel pump 81 and a fuel filter 82 attached thereto are depicted as an oil supply system 80 for supplying gasoline 60 from the fuel tank 70 to the injection valve 27.

The first air inlet IP1 of the canister 10 is connected to the upper portion of the fuel tank 60 via the valve V _i 1.

Outlet OP of the canister 10 via valve V _o, is connected to the intake system 30. Here, as an example, the exhaust port OP is connected slightly upstream of the throttle valve 50.

The second air inlet IP2 of the canister 10 is connected to the purge gas supply system via the valve V _i 2. As this purge gas supply system, for example, an intake system 30 can be used. In this case, normally, the second air inlet IP2 is connected to the intake system 30 upstream of the throttle valve 50.

This automobile is equipped with a controller (not shown) that controls the opening and closing operations of the valves V _i 1, V _i 2, and V _o according to the start and stop of the gasoline engine 20. For example, the controller controls the opening / closing operation of the valves V _i 1, V _i 2 and V _o as follows.

During the stop period in which the gasoline engine 20 is stopped, the valves V _i 2 and V _o are closed and the valve V _i 1 is opened. In this manner, the VOC vaporized in the fuel tank 70 can flow into the container 11 of the canister 10 through the valve V _i 1 and the first air inlet IP1. At the same time, the VOC in the container 11 is prevented from flowing into the suction system 30 and the like.

During at least a part of the operation period during which the gasoline engine 20 is operating, the valves V _i 2 and V _o are opened and the valve V _i 1 is closed. For example, until the gasoline engine 20 is started, the valves V _i 2 and V _o are opened and the valve V _i 1 is closed and the gasoline engine 20 is stopped, or until the VOC is sufficiently desorbed from the activated carbon 13. This state is maintained.

  In the above embodiment, the container 11 has a box shape, the partition plate PP is provided therein, and the air supply ports IP1 and IP2 and the exhaust port OP are provided in the upper plate portion thereof, but the container 11 has another structure. You may do it. For example, the container 11 may have a cylindrical shape.

  In the above embodiment, the canister 10 is incorporated into a combustion system including a gasoline engine. However, the canister 10 may be incorporated into another combustion system. For example, the canister 10 can be incorporated into a combustion system including another internal combustion engine such as a diesel engine or a combustion system including an external combustion engine.

  In the above aspect, the automobile is exemplified as the automatic propulsion vehicle in which the canister 10 is incorporated in the combustion system. However, the canister 10 may be incorporated in the combustion system of another automatic propulsion vehicle such as an aircraft or a ship. Moreover, in the said aspect, although the canister 10 was integrated in the combustion system of the automatic propulsion vehicle, this canister 10 may be integrated in the combustion system of other apparatuses, such as a thermal power generator, for example.

Examples of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically illustrating a canister according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The canister 10 has a substantially cylindrical container 11 made of nylon 6.6. One end of the container 11 is provided with a first air supply port IP1 and an air supply / exhaust port IP1 / OP serving as the exhaust port OP of the canister 10 shown in FIGS. The part is provided with an air supply / exhaust port IP2 / OP serving as the second air supply port IP2 and the exhaust port OP shown in FIGS. The container 11 has a space in which the dimension in the X direction which is the longitudinal direction of the container 11 is 140 mm, the dimension in the Y direction perpendicular to the X direction is 50 mm, and the dimension in the direction perpendicular to the X direction and the Y direction is 50 mm. Is forming.

  The container 11 is filled with activated carbon 13. The activated carbon 13 forms an adsorbent layer 14 with a dimension in the X direction of 100 mm. Here, coal-based pellet charcoal having a diameter of 2 mm was used as the activated carbon 13. The packing density of the activated carbon 13 was 0.35 g / mL, and the packing amount was 250 mL (87.5 g).

  Insulating porous plates 12 are disposed between the air supply / exhaust port IP1 / OP and the adsorbent layer 14, and between the air supply / exhaust port IP2 / OP and the adsorbent layer 14, respectively. The porous plate 12 is provided between the inner wall of the container 11 on the air supply / exhaust port IP1 / OP side and the adsorbent layer 14, and between the inner wall of the container 11 on the air supply / exhaust port IP2 / OP side and the adsorbent layer 14. , Each forming a space.

  A pair of electrodes 15 is further arranged in the container 11. Each of these electrodes 15 has a size of 75 mm × 50 mm, and sandwiches a portion of the adsorbent layer 14 from the end on the air supply / exhaust port IP2 / OP side to 75 mm. Here, each electrode 15 is formed by coating the surface of an aluminum foil having a thickness of 0.2 mm with an activated carbon layer.

  In this example, the following test was performed using the canister 10 of FIG.

(Test 1)
First, the weight of the canister 10 was measured. As a result, the initial weight of the canister 10 was 425.5 g.

Next, the following adsorption treatment was performed. That is, a mixed gas containing 50% by volume of n-butane and N ₂ was supplied from the air supply / exhaust port IP1 / OP into the container 11 at a flow rate of 300 mL / min (about 390 mg / min). At this time, the position A in the adsorbent layer 14 is 15 mm from the porous plate 12 on the air supply / exhaust port IP1 side, and the position is 30 mm from the porous plate 12 on the air supply / exhaust port IP2 side. The temperature in each of B was measured. At this time, the hydrocarbon concentration (methane equivalent concentration) in the gas exhausted from the supply / exhaust port IP2 / OP was measured. When the hydrocarbon concentration increased to 1000 ppm, the supply of the mixed gas was stopped, and the weight of the canister 10 was immediately measured.

  Hereinafter, the weight of the canister 10 at this time is referred to as a post-adsorption weight. The difference between the post-adsorption weight and the initial weight is referred to as the adsorption butane amount.

  After the above adsorption treatment, the canister 10 was left for 30 minutes. Thereafter, the following desorption treatment was performed. That is, as purge gas, dry air (25 ° C., relative humidity 15%) was supplied into the container 11 from the air supply / exhaust port IP2 / OP at a flow rate of 2.5 L / min for 10 minutes. At this time, the temperature at each of the positions A and B was measured. Immediately after the supply of dry air was stopped, the weight of the canister 10 was measured.

  Hereinafter, the weight of the canister 10 at this time is referred to as post-desorption weight. Further, the difference between the weight after adsorption and the weight after desorption is called the desorbed butane amount, and the difference between the weight after desorption and the initial weight is called the residual butane amount.

  The above adsorption / desorption cycle was repeated 5 times in total. In this test, no voltage was applied between the electrodes 15.

(Test 2)
A test similar to that described in Test 1 was performed except that a DC voltage of 5 V was applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process.

(Test 3)
A test similar to that described in Test 1 was performed except that a DC voltage of 10 V was applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process.

  FIG. 7 is a graph showing changes in the amount of adsorbed butane and the amount of residual butane obtained by repeating the adsorption / desorption cycles of Tests 1 to 3 in the canister of FIG. In the figure, the horizontal axis represents the adsorption / desorption cycle, and the vertical axis represents the adsorption butane amount and the residual butane amount.

  FIG. 8 is a graph showing the amount of desorbed butane and the amount of residual butane obtained by repeating the adsorption / desorption cycles of Tests 1 to 3 in the canister of FIG. FIG. 8 shows the desorbed butane amount and the residual butane amount in the fifth adsorption / desorption cycle.

  FIG. 9 is a graph showing the temperature change of the adsorbent layer obtained by performing the adsorption treatments of Tests 1 to 3 using the canister of FIG. FIG. 9 shows data obtained during the first adsorption process. In the figure, the horizontal axis indicates the elapsed time from the start of the adsorption process, and the vertical axis indicates the temperatures at positions A and B.

  FIG. 10 is a graph showing the temperature change of the adsorbent layer obtained by performing the desorption treatment of Test 1 with the canister of FIG. FIG. 11 is a graph showing the temperature change of the adsorbent layer obtained by performing the desorption treatment of Test 2 with the canister of FIG. FIG. 12 is a graph showing a change in temperature of the adsorbent layer obtained by performing the desorption treatment of Test 3 with the canister of FIG.

  10 to 12 show data obtained in the first desorption process. In the figure, the horizontal axis indicates the elapsed time from the start of the desorption process, and the vertical axis indicates the temperatures at positions A and B.

  As is apparent from the curve in FIG. 9, the temperature rises at position A prior to position B during the adsorption process. This is because butane supplied into the container 11 from the air supply / exhaust port IP1 / OP is first adsorbed mainly at the portion of the adsorbent layer 14 on the side of the air supply / exhaust port IP1 / OP. This is because after the decrease, the adsorbent layer 14 is mainly adsorbed at the portion on the air supply / exhaust port IP2 / OP side.

  As is apparent from the curve in FIG. 10, if no voltage is applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process, a sudden temperature drop occurs at position B about 2 minutes after the start of the desorption process. That is, if no voltage is applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process, butane desorption is unlikely to occur in the portion of the adsorbent layer 14 on the air supply / exhaust port IP2 / OP side in an extremely short time. .

  As is apparent from the curves of FIGS. 11 and 12, when a voltage is applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process, a temperature drop at the position B can be suppressed. That is, if a voltage is applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process, butane is less likely to be desorbed in the portion of the adsorbent layer 14 on the air supply / exhaust port IP2 / OP side from the start to the end of the desorption process. Can be prevented. Therefore, when a voltage is applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process, it is possible to make it difficult to reduce the adsorption capacity as compared with the case where no voltage is applied.

This is also apparent from FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 7, in all of the first to fifth cycles, the amount of adsorption butane when no voltage is applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process and the amount of adsorption butane when a voltage is applied Almost equal. In contrast, the amount of residual butane when a voltage is applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process is much smaller than the amount of residual butane when no voltage is applied. That is, when a voltage is applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process, more butane can be desorbed from the activated carbon 13 than when no voltage is applied, and as a result, as shown in FIG. In addition, the amount of residual butane decreases. Therefore, when a voltage is applied between the electrodes 15 during the desorption process, the effective adsorption capacity after the second cycle can be increased as compared with the case where no voltage is applied.

<Appendix>
[1] A canister comprising an adsorbent layer containing granular activated carbon, a container containing the adsorbent layer, and a pair of electrodes sandwiching the adsorbent layer.

[2] The canister according to item 1, wherein at least one of the pair of electrodes includes a metal layer whose surface on the adsorbent layer side is coated with an activated carbon layer.

[3] The canister according to item 1, wherein at least one of the pair of electrodes includes a metal layer having irregularities on a surface on the adsorbent layer side.

[4] The canister is configured such that when the purge gas is supplied into the container from the air supply port, the purge gas is circulated through the adsorbent layer and then exhausted from the exhaust port.
The canister according to claim 1, wherein the pair of electrodes are in contact with at least a portion of the adsorbent layer on the air inlet side.

[5] The canister according to item 1, comprising a fuel tank that contains a fuel containing a volatile organic compound as a liquid, and a combustion engine that operates with the fuel supplied from the fuel tank,
During the stop period in which the combustion engine is stopped, the volatile organic compound vaporized in the fuel tank is adsorbed on the activated carbon by connecting the upper space in the fuel tank and the inside of the container of the canister. , During at least part of the operating period during which the combustion engine is operating, energizing the pair of electrodes and supplying purge gas into the container of the canister to desorb the volatile organic compound from the activated carbon, Thus, the combustion system configured to burn the gas exhausted from the container in the combustion engine.

[6] The canister according to [1], a fuel tank that contains a fuel containing a volatile organic compound as a liquid, and a combustion engine that operates with the fuel supplied from the fuel tank. An automatic propulsion vehicle that uses the power generated by at least a part of the propulsive force,
During the stop period in which the combustion engine is stopped, the volatile organic compound vaporized in the fuel tank is adsorbed on the activated carbon by connecting the upper space in the fuel tank and the inside of the container of the canister. , During at least part of the operating period during which the combustion engine is operating, energizing the pair of electrodes and supplying purge gas into the container of the canister to desorb the volatile organic compound from the activated carbon, Thus, the automatic propulsion vehicle is configured to combust the gas exhausted from the container in the combustion engine.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Canister, 11 ... Container, 12 ... Porous board, 13 ... Activated carbon, 14 ... Adsorbent layer, 15 ... Electrode, 15a ... Electrode, 15b ... Electrode, 20 ... Gasoline engine, 21 ... Cylinder, 22 ... Piston head, 23 ... Connecting rod, 24 ... Suction valve, 25 ... Exhaust valve, 26 ... Spark plug, 27 ... Injection valve, 30 ... Intake system, 40 ... Exhaust system, 50 ... Throttle valve, 60 ... Gasoline, 70 ... Fuel tank, 80 ... refueling system, 81 ... fuel pump, 82 ... fuel filter, A ... position, B ... position, IP1 ... first air supply port, IP1 / OP ... air supply / exhaust port, IP2 ... second air supply port, IP2 / OP ... supply / exhaust port, OP ... exhaust port, PP ... partition plate, V _i 1 ... valve, V _i 2 ... valve, V _o ... valve.

Claims (5)

  An adsorbent layer containing granular activated carbon; a container containing the adsorbent layer; and a pair of electrodes sandwiching the adsorbent layer, wherein at least one of the pair of electrodes is on the adsorbent layer side A canister characterized by comprising a metal layer with irregularities on its surface.   The canister according to claim 1, wherein the metal layer provided with the unevenness is formed by arranging a wire mesh on the metal layer. The container is provided with an air supply port and an exhaust port, and when the canister supplies purge gas into the container from the air supply port, the purge gas circulates in the adsorbent layer, Then, it is configured to exhaust from the exhaust port,
3. The canister according to claim 1, wherein the pair of electrodes are in contact with at least a portion of the adsorbent layer on the air inlet side. A canister according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a fuel tank that contains a fuel containing a volatile organic compound as a liquid, and a combustion engine that operates with the fuel supplied from the fuel tank. And
During the stop period in which the combustion engine is stopped, the volatile organic compound vaporized in the fuel tank is adsorbed on the activated carbon by connecting the upper space in the fuel tank and the inside of the container of the canister. , During at least part of the operating period during which the combustion engine is operating, energizing between the pair of electrodes and supplying purge gas into the container of the canister to desorb the volatile organic compound from the activated carbon, Thus, the combustion system configured to burn the gas exhausted from the container in the combustion engine. A canister according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a fuel tank that contains a fuel containing a volatile organic compound as a liquid, and a combustion engine that operates with the fuel supplied from the fuel tank. And an automatic propulsion vehicle that uses the power generated by the combustion engine as at least part of the propulsive force,
During the stop period in which the combustion engine is stopped, the volatile organic compound vaporized in the fuel tank is adsorbed on the activated carbon by connecting the upper space in the fuel tank and the inside of the container of the canister. , During at least part of the operating period during which the combustion engine is operating, energizing the pair of electrodes and supplying purge gas into the container of the canister to desorb the volatile organic compound from the activated carbon, Thus, the automatic propulsion vehicle is configured to combust the gas exhausted from the container in the combustion engine.

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