JP4769987B2 - 燃料の濃度の計測装置および方法 - Google Patents
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0での反応ガス170の消費率は、触媒層110に到達する燃料160の単位時間当りの量と関連する。故に、燃料160の濃度は、反応ガスチャンバ140内の反応ガス170の消費率を計測することで、推定可能である。具体的には、反応ガスチャンバ140に供給する反応ガス170を調節する(低減する、または止める)と、反応ガス170と燃料160との燃焼反応は、反応ガス170が徐々に消費されるよう触媒層110内で行われる。故に、燃料160の濃度は、反応ガスチャンバ140内の反応ガス170の消費率に応じて推定可能である。
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- 計測対象の燃料の濃度の計測装置であって、
触媒層と、
前記触媒層で被覆される拡散層と、
前記計測対象の燃料を含有する燃料チャンバと、
反応ガスを含有する反応ガスチャンバと、
前記反応ガスチャンバ上に配設されたセンサと、を備え、
前記拡散層は、前記燃料チャンバと前記触媒層との間に配設され、
前記触媒層は、前記反応ガスチャンバと前記拡散層との間に配設され、かつ前記反応ガスチャンバに直接接続され、
前記燃料チャンバ内の前記計測対象の燃料は、前記拡散層から前記触媒層へと拡散し、
前記計測対象の燃料と前記反応ガスとの燃焼反応は、前記触媒層内で行われて、前記反応ガスチャンバ内の前記反応ガスを消費して気体生成物を生成し、
前記センサは、前記反応ガスチャンバ内の前記反応ガスの濃度、または、前記気体生成物の濃度を計測する、計測装置。 - 前記センサは、前記反応ガスチャンバ内の前記反応ガスの酸素濃度を計測する酸素センサを含む、請求項1に記載の計測装置。
- 前記センサは、前記反応ガスチャンバ内の前記気体生成物の二酸化炭素濃度を計測する二酸化炭素センサを含む、請求項1に記載の計測装置。
- 請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1つに記載の計測装置と、
燃料電池モジュールと、
燃料を貯留する燃料貯留タンクと、
前記燃料貯留タンクから前記計測装置および前記燃料電池モジュールへ燃料を送る燃料循環装置と
を備える燃料電池システム。 - 請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1つに記載の計測装置を提供する段階と、
計測対象の燃料を前記燃料チャンバに供給する段階と、
前記反応ガスチャンバに反応ガスを供給する段階と、
前記反応ガスチャンバに供給する前記反応ガスの量を減少させて、前記反応ガスチャンバ内の前記反応ガスの消費率または前記気体生成物の生成率に応じて、前記計測対象の燃料の濃度を推定する段階と、を備える、燃料の濃度の計測方法。 - 前記反応ガスチャンバ内の前記反応ガスの消費率に応じて、前記計測対象の燃料の濃度を推定する段階は、
前記反応ガスの濃度を前記センサにより直接計測する段階と、
前記反応ガスの濃度と時間との関係に応じて、前記計測対象の燃料の濃度を推定する段階と、を含む、請求項5に記載の計測方法。 - 前記計測対象の燃料の濃度は、反応ガスの濃度が所定値に減少する時間に応じて推定される、請求項6に記載の計測方法。
- 前記計測対象の燃料の濃度は、反応ガスの濃度の減少率に応じて推定される、請求項6に記載の計測方法。
- 前記計測対象の燃料の濃度は、気体生成物の濃度が所定値に増加する時間に応じて推定される、請求項6に記載の計測方法。
- 前記計測対象の燃料の濃度は、気体生成物の濃度の増加率に応じて推定される、請求項6に記載の計測方法。
- 前記反応ガスチャンバに供給する前記反応ガスの量の調節は、
前記反応ガスチャンバに供給する前記反応ガスを減少させることで行う、請求項5に記載の計測方法。
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