JP4697380B2 - 燃料電池装置及び燃料電池の燃料供給方法 - Google Patents
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Description
2 メタノールタンク
3a,3b 混合器
5 冷却器
6 セルスタック
7 冷却器ドレイン
31,32 濃度センサ
Claims (6)
- 液体燃料を用いて発電を行うと共に、負荷に応じて異なる出力モードが要求される燃料電池と、
互いに異なる濃度の液体燃料を生成する複数の燃料混合器を有し、前記燃料電池に要求される出力モードに応じて前記複数の燃料混合器のうちの特定の燃料混合器を選択し、前記液体燃料の濃度を最適な濃度に調整する濃度調整手段
とを備えた燃料電池装置。 - 前記濃度調整手段は、前記燃料電池で発電に使用された液体燃料を再利用して前記液体燃料の濃度を調整する、請求項1記載の燃料電池装置。
- 前記液体燃料の濃度を検出する濃度検出手段を備える、請求項1に記載の燃料電池装置。
- 前記濃度検出手段は、前記複数の燃料混合器にそれぞれ配置される、請求項3に記載の燃料電池装置。
- 前記濃度検出手段は、前記燃料電池と前記複数の燃料混合器との間に配置される、請求項3に記載の燃料電池装置。
- 液体燃料を用いて発電を行うと共に、負荷に応じて異なる出力モードが要求される燃料電池の上流に、互いに異なる濃度の液体燃料を生成する複数の燃料混合器を設け、
前記燃料電池に要求される出力モードを検知し、
前記出力モードに応じて前記複数の燃料混合器のうちの特定の燃料混合器を選択し、前記液体燃料の濃度を最適な濃度に調整する
燃料電池の燃料供給方法。
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JP2003271581A JP4697380B2 (ja) | 2003-07-07 | 2003-07-07 | 燃料電池装置及び燃料電池の燃料供給方法 |
PCT/JP2004/009609 WO2005004270A1 (ja) | 2003-07-07 | 2004-06-30 | 燃料電池装置及び燃料電池の燃料供給方法 |
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