JP4945145B2 - Fuel cell power generator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fuel cell device that supplies predetermined power by power generation output from a fuel cell main body, and each part and device of the device based on the temperature of the gas reforming unit for supplying the reformed gas and the supplied power The present invention relates to a fuel cell power generator that controls operation.

  The type of fuel cell is phosphoric acid type (phosphoric acid electrolyte type), alkaline type (alkaline electrolyte type), solid polymer type (solid polymer electrolyte type), molten carbonate, depending on the type of electrolyte layer used in the fuel cell body. The fuel cell power generation apparatus 100 (hereinafter referred to as a fuel cell power generation apparatus 100) that is divided into a solid oxide type and a solid oxide type is known. The first prior art) is well known.

  In FIG. 6, each control indicated by ◎ is a control function of each part by the control unit 30 described in the corresponding part of the component for easy understanding, and a part indicated by black ☆ is a control. The control function for stopping the operation of the apparatus by the unit 30 is described in the corresponding part of the component for easy understanding.

Then, in the first prior art arrangement of Figure 6, the gas reforming unit 11, raw fuel 1, for example, a natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), with giving a high-purity water which is not shown These are reacted by heating in the heating unit 11B to generate a reformed gas 11A containing a large amount of hydrogen (H ₂ ).

  The generated reformed gas 11A is supplied to the fuel cell main body 50, and an oxidizing gas 13A required for a power generation reaction, for example, humidified air, is supplied from the oxidant supply unit 13 to obtain a power generation output 51. The power generation output 51 supplies necessary power to the operation power supply unit 40 for operating the apparatus, and the power conversion unit 52 converts the power generation output 51 into AC power or DC power corresponding to the type of power supplied 52A. It is converted and supplied to a power load (not shown).

  Heating of the heating unit 11B is mainly performed by giving a part of the raw fuel 1 and heating it by combustion. The reformed gas 11A is generated from the fuel cell main body 50 and then discharged from the fuel cell main body 50. Since the exhaust fluid 11C contains a gas component that can be used in the heating unit 11B, the gas component is supplied to the heating unit 11B via the on-off valve 11D to assist the above heating.

  The fuel cell main body 50 is cooled by the battery cooling water 53A in terms of operation function. For example, the temperature detected by the temperature detector T2, for example, a thermometer, is used to determine the temperature of the main part of the fuel cell main body 50 at a predetermined temperature. For example, the operation of the circulating pump 53B of the battery cooling water 53A is controlled by a control by steady operation (hereinafter referred to as steady control) 2A so that the temperature is 70 ° C., and the cooled battery cooling water 53A is supplied to the heat radiating unit. The heat is released at 53C to return to the temperature required for cooling. The circulation pump 53B is operated by electric power supplied from the operation power supply unit 40.

  In such a configuration, in order to make the power supply 52A output from the power conversion unit 52 have a predetermined power and to prevent a failure due to overheating of the reforming unit 11, the control unit 30 indicates The steady control 21 to 23, the steady control 2A, the reduction control 24 shown, and the operation stop control 2B shown by black asterisks are performed.

  Note that the control unit 30 is configured by, for example, one control unit that performs control processing by the CPU, and is configured to store data such as a predetermined value in the data memory of the CPU in advance. The control processing function is modified into a multiple processing configuration that is processed by a plurality of control units individually sorted according to the type of control target, or individual control such that processing is performed by an individual comparator and controller A configuration that is functionally configured is well known in the prior art.

  In the steady control 21, the flow rate data obtained by detecting the flow rate of the raw fuel 1 supplied to the gas reforming unit 11 by the flow rate detector F1 and the temperature of the gas reforming unit 11 are detected by the temperature detector T1. Temperature value data (hereinafter referred to as “temperature data T1”), current value data obtained by detecting the supply current of the power generation output 51 to the power converter 52 by the current detector C1, and power supply output from the power converter 52 The data of the power value detected by the power detector W1 for the power of 52A is taken in, and the temperature data T1 is set to a predetermined first temperature Ta, for example, 700 ° C., a predetermined second temperature higher than the temperature Ta. Control is performed while making a comparative judgment with respect to Tb, for example, 710 ° C.

When the temperature data T1 is equal to or lower than the predetermined first temperature Ta, the steady state control 22 sets the power converter 52 to a control state in which the steady state power supply 52A is performed, and the steady state control 23 controls the flow control valve 1A. Control is performed so that a predetermined steady raw fuel 1 is supplied.

  When the temperature data T1 is between the predetermined first temperature Ta and the predetermined second temperature Tb, the reduction control 24 causes the power conversion unit 52 to have a predetermined amount more than the predetermined steady power supply 52A. Control is performed to reduce the operation only.

  When the temperature data T1 exceeds the predetermined second temperature Tb, the operation stop control 2B is configured to stop the operation of each part indicated by black asterisks in a predetermined order.

Further, in addition to the configuration of the first prior art described above, the water discharged with the power generation operation of the fuel cell main body 50 is highly purified to convert the high purity water into the gas reforming unit 11, the oxidant supply unit 13, and the like. A structure provided with a water treatment function (hereinafter referred to as second prior art) is well known.
Japanese Patent No. 3646407 This Patent Document 1 discloses the configuration of the first prior art. JP, 2005-129334, A This patent documents 2 is indicating the composition of the above-mentioned 2nd prior art.

In the configuration of the first conventional technology and the second conventional technology, measures are taken to prevent accidents when the gas reforming unit 11 is overheated. On the contrary, when the power generation output 51 fluctuates, temperature of each portion the temperature of the gas reforming section 11 becomes incorrect status is reduced, or, if the temperature of the gas reforming section 11 such as by incomplete combustion and combustion interruption of the heating unit 11B is reduced, related to the power generating operation Since there is a possibility that an abnormality occurs in each part and the entire apparatus becomes in a malfunctioning state, the operation stop control of the apparatus is performed.

However, in such a conventional configuration, even when the temperature drop is merely transient, the operation stop control of the apparatus is performed, and thus the apparatus has to be restarted.
For this reason, there is a problem that it is desired to provide a fuel cell power generator without such inconvenience.

In the present invention, the power generation output of the fuel cell main body as described above is converted into AC power or DC power corresponding to the type of power to be supplied by the power conversion unit, to the power demand destination that is the power load. While providing a predetermined power supply,
A part of the power generation output is supplied to the operation power supply unit for operating the fuel cell power generation device by the power generation output from the fuel cell main body, and
Controlling the power generation output based on the temperature of the gas reforming section for supplying the reformed gas to the fuel cell main body and the power value to the power demand destination to which the power is to be supplied ,
A fuel cell power generator configured as described above,
A power demand means provided via a power detection means immediately after the power conversion section from the power conversion section to the power demand destination,
Gradual increase means for performing control to gradually increase the power generation output in order to increase the power value to be supplied to the power demand destination to a required power value;
When performing said increasing the temperature of the gas reforming unit is lower than a predetermined temperature value during operation of the constant, Continuing power generation operation, can not be supplied to the reformed gas required for the fuel cell main body, when it is less than the first predetermined temperature value is abnormal low discrimination temperature, after its been timed from when it becomes less than the first predetermined temperature value, the temperature drop of the gas reforming unit is temporary Within a period of time until the failure determination time, which is the minimum time required to determine that there is a device abnormality that is not expected to be recovered, elapses before the gradual increase of the power generation output is preliminarily interrupted. Current power maintenance means to maintain the current status,
Temperature of the gas reforming unit in the detection, after the then timed from was carried out maintaining the status quo of the power values, within a time until the failure determination time has elapsed, a predetermined temperature during operation of the constant than the value lower Iga, the first rather higher than a predetermined temperature value, and, even continuing the power generation operation can continue to operate the fuel cell power generation system, the second predetermined temperature is a recovery determination temperature when it is above the value, and increasing the recovery means for recovering the gradual increase of the generator output,
By the time the said failure determination time has elapsed, the operation stop means for stopping the operation of the device when the temperature does not reach the second predetermined temperature value,
Equipped with,
The required power value is configured to detect and obtain a difference between power data of a power demand signal sent from a power demand destination to the power demand means and detection power of the power detection means,
When the power generation output is gradually increased as the required power value is increased, if the temperature of the gas reforming unit becomes equal to or lower than the first predetermined temperature value, the preemptive operation is performed even before the apparatus breaks down and stops. And preemptive control to interrupt the gradual increase of the power generation output, within the range of the failure determination time, controlling the current power maintenance means to stop the gradual increase of the power generation output and maintain the current status,
Within the range of the failure determination time, after that, when the temperature of the gas reforming section becomes lower than the temperature during steady operation but becomes higher than the second predetermined temperature value higher than the first predetermined temperature value, the state gradually increases. Control the incremental recovery means to return, and
If the temperature does not reach the second predetermined temperature value by the time when the failure determination time has elapsed, the operation stopping means is arranged to stop the operation of the device even before the device has failed and stopped. Control,
A first configuration providing a control unit ;

In addition to the first configuration described above,
Inflow amount gradually increasing means for gradually increasing the power generation output by performing control to gradually increase the inflow amount of the oxidizing gas and the inflow amount of the reformed gas given to the fuel cell main body,
A second configuration;

In addition to the first configuration described above,
The fuel cell power generator is provided in a moving body including an automobile,
It further includes a start-up unit that converts the power from the external power source into power corresponding to the power source type of the operation power supply unit and temporarily applies the operation power supply unit to start the fuel cell power generation device,
The operating power supply consists of a storage battery provided on the moving body,
The external power source is configured with a power source provided for the moving body.
The third configuration solves the above problem.

The present invention pays attention to the fact that there may be a temporary shortage of heating due to poor combustion in the heating section 11B of the gas reforming section 11 or insufficient fuel supply, and the power generation output is controlled to gradually increase. In addition, when the temperature of the gas reforming unit 11 becomes equal to or lower than a first predetermined temperature value lower than the temperature during steady operation, the current generation output is gradually stopped to maintain the current state. After that, when the temperature of the gas reforming unit 11 is lower than the temperature during steady operation but becomes higher than the second predetermined temperature value higher than the first predetermined temperature value, the state is gradually restored. .

  Therefore, unlike the conventional apparatus, there is an effect that it is possible to prevent a situation in which the operation of the apparatus is stopped and the apparatus is restarted despite the temporary shortage of heating.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. In FIG. 1, the portions denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 6 are portions having the same functions as the portions denoted by the same reference numerals described in FIG. 6.

  In addition, the steady control 21, 22, 23 and the operation stop control 2B are omitted in the middle of the control input and output lines, but are actually configured similarly to FIG. Is.

  The difference between the configuration of this embodiment and the configuration of the prior art of FIG. 6 is the following. That is, the first is a place where the configuration of the reduction control 24 is deleted, and a power gradual increase control 25, a rise interruption control 26, a current state maintenance control 27, and an operation stop control 2C are provided. Each operation of the operation 63 is a place where an operator who operates the apparatus operates as necessary.

  Second, in order to facilitate the electric power gradual increase control 25, the rise interruption control 26, and the current state maintenance control 27, the inflow amount adjusting unit 13B, for example, the flow path through which the oxidizing gas 13A flows into the fuel cell main body 50, for example, A mechanism for adjusting the inflow amount of the oxidizing gas 13A by changing the rotational speed of the pump is provided, and the reforming that is caused to flow into the fuel cell main body 50 by adjusting the flow rate of the fuel 1 by the flow rate control valve 1A. This is a place where a component for adjusting the inflow amount of the gas 11A is provided.

  Third, the specific control configuration of the above-described power gradual increase control 25, the rise interruption control 26, the current state maintenance control 27, and the operation stop control 2B is transmitted to the control unit 30 by, for example, a control processing flow as shown in FIG. This is a portion configured to perform the operations as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 by performing the control process.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 30 is a control unit mainly composed of a processing controller by a microcomputer, for example, a CPU board (CPU / B), and each detection signal obtained from each detection part. And the operation data / setting data input from the input operation part 36, for example, the keyboard, are temporarily stored in the work memory 33 and stored in the work memory 33. A program based on a control processing flow stored in advance in the processing memory 32, reference value data such as a predetermined temperature value / predetermined time value stored in advance in the data memory 34, an elapsed time measured by the clock circuit 35, etc. Based on the time value data and the like, each control signal obtained by performing required arithmetic processing is output from the input / output port 31 to each control part. Both working memory 33 such as a display portion 37 the required ones from the contents of the storage data stored in, for example, which is constituted to display given on the display unit by the LCD screen.

  In other words, the specific control configuration of the above-described power gradual increase control 25, the rise interruption control 26, the current state maintenance control 27, and the operation stop control 2B is stored in advance in the processing memory 32 by a program according to the control processing flow of FIG. In the data memory 34, data of each temperature value such as the recovery determination temperature Tx, the abnormally low temperature determination temperature Ty, and the normal temperature Tz in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gradual increase amount Wp of the power supply 52A, and the gradual increase of the reformed gas 11A The data of each increasing amount such as the amount Gp and the increasing amount Rp of the oxidizing gas 13A and the time value data such as the failure determination time mb are stored, and the required value given by the detection output 55A of the power demand detecting unit 55 By configuring the power value Wz data as a detection signal to the input / output port, the operation as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is performed.

  The recovery determination temperature Tx, the abnormal low temperature determination temperature Ty, and the normal temperature Tz are, for example, when the normal temperature Tz is 700 ° C., the recovery determination temperature Tx is 690 ° C., and the abnormal low temperature determination temperature Ty is 680 ° C. It is set to.

Here, the abnormally low temperature determination temperature Ty is a temperature at which it is impossible to supply hydrogen necessary for the fuel cell body if the power generation operation is continued for a predetermined time or longer , for example, 20 minutes or longer, and the recovery determination temperature Tx is unchanged. Even if the power generation operation is continued, the temperature is such that the device can be safely operated.

  Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, the power demand detection unit 55 detects the power data and the power detection of the power demand signal 55 </ b> B sent from the power supply 52 </ b> A supply destination, that is, the power demand destination to the fuel cell power generation apparatus 100. The required power value Wz is obtained by detecting the difference from the detected power of the device W1.

  Hereinafter, the control processing flow of FIG. 5 will be described. This control processing flow is configured as, for example, a subroutine of a main processing flow that performs control processing for the entire apparatus, and shifts to the control processing flow of FIG. 5 for each predetermined step.

  Schematically, in each step of FIG. 5, in steps SP1 to SP6, processing corresponding to the power gradual increase control 25 of FIG. 1 is performed, and in steps SP7 to SP11, the rise interruption control of FIG. 25. Processing corresponding to the current state maintenance control 27 is performed, and further, in steps SP13 to SP14, processing corresponding to the operation stop control 2B of FIG. 1 is performed.

Specifically, in the control processing flow of FIG.
In step SP1, the “required power value Wz” data from the power demand signal 55B is taken in, and the process proceeds to the next step SP2.
In step SP2, the data of the detection value of the power detector W1 (hereinafter referred to as “W1 data”) is fetched, and the process proceeds to the next step SP3.

  In step SP3, it is determined whether or not “W1 data” is equal to or greater than “required power value Wz”. When it is equal to or greater than “required power value Wz”, the process proceeds to a predetermined step of the main process flow via step SP15, and otherwise, the process proceeds to next step SP4.

Note that the reason for passing through step SP15 is that the “failure determination time mb” may be started at step SP9 via step SP3 last time, so that the cancellation is performed.
In step SP4, data on the temperature detected by the temperature detector T1 of the gas reforming unit 11 (hereinafter referred to as “T1 data”) is fetched, and the process proceeds to the next step SP5.

  In step SP5, it is determined whether or not the “T1 data” is equal to or lower than the “abnormal low temperature determination temperature Ty” set to a temperature lower than the “normal temperature Tz” and the “recovery determination temperature Tx”. When the temperature is equal to or lower than the “abnormal low temperature determination temperature Ty”, the process proceeds to step SP7. Otherwise, the process proceeds to the next step SP6.

  In step SP6, based on the data of the gradually increasing amounts of power gradually increasing amount Wp, reforming gas gradually increasing amount Gp and humidified air gradually increasing amount Rp, the inflow amount of reformed gas 11A and oxidizing gas 13A are increased. Step SP1 is carried out by performing a control process for gradually increasing the generated power 51 by gradually increasing the amount of input and at the same time gradually increasing the power supply 52A from the power converter 52, that is, the “power gradually increasing control 25” of FIG. Return to.

In addition, each incremental increase amount is gradually increased by, for example, a fine stepwise incremental increase step in which the total increase amount is divided into 10 to 20 steps.
Here, the reason for returning to step SP1 is to cope with a change input of the required power value Wz during the control processing of step SP1 to step SP6, and there was a change input. In this case, the “required power value Wz” in FIGS. 2 and 3 is controlled to be changed.
That is, the operation configuration of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 shows the control state when there is no such change.

  Therefore, if the above change input is not made and the temperature is not lower than the “abnormal low temperature determination temperature Ty”, the generated power 51 is gradually increased and the “W1 data” is gradually increased by repeating the steps SP1 to SP6. Therefore, the “normal increase” indicated by the dotted line in FIGS. 2 and 3 is performed, and the power supply 52A reaches the “predetermined power value Wz”.

  ◆ In step SP7, since the “T1 data” is equal to or lower than the “abnormally low temperature determination temperature Ty” when coming to this step, the above-described control process for interrupting each gradual increase to “increase interrupted state”, that is, Then, “rising interruption control (preemptive control) 26” “current state maintenance control 27” in FIG. 1 is performed, and the process proceeds to the next step SP8. By this processing, each gradual increase in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 enters the “gradual increase interruption state” at the time point m2, and goes from the time point m2 to the time point m3 or the time point m5.

  In step SP8, since the previous step SP7 was passed, “failure determination time mb start” has already been performed to determine whether or not the time is being measured. If the “failure determination time mb” is being measured, the process proceeds to step SP10, and if not, the process proceeds to the next step SP9.

◆ In step SP9, when it comes to this step, since it did not go through step SP7 last time and “failure determination time mb start” has not been performed, after “failure determination time mb” is started, The process proceeds to next step SP10.
The “failure determination time mb” is set to a time of about 10 minutes, for example.

  In step SP10, as in step SP4, “T1 data” is fetched and the process proceeds to the next step SP11.

  In step SP11, it is determined whether or not “T1 data” is equal to or higher than “recovery determination temperature Tx” set to a temperature between “normal temperature Tz” and “abnormal low temperature determination temperature Ty”. When the temperature is equal to or higher than the “recovery determination temperature Tx”, the process proceeds to the next step SP12. Otherwise, the process proceeds to the next step SP13.

In step SP12, after canceling the timing of the “failure determination time mb” started in step SP9, the process returns to step SP1.
In other words, since this step is equal to or higher than the “recovery determination temperature Tx” in the previous step SP11, the “power gradually increasing control 25” in FIG. 1 is performed by repeating the steps SP1 to SP6 again. Therefore, as the time point m3 to the time point m4 in FIG. 2 are gradually increased, the generated power 51 is gradually increased and the power supply 52A reaches the “required power value Wz”.

  In step SP13, it is determined whether or not the elapsed time of the “failure determination time mb” that started timing in step SP9 has passed the set value of the “failure determination time mb”. When the “failure determination time mb” has elapsed, the process proceeds to the next step SP14, and otherwise, the process returns to step SP1.

Here, the reason for returning to step SP1 is to respond to a change input of the required power value Wz during the control processing of step SP1 to step SP13, for the same reason as described in step SP6. When there is a change input, the “required power value Wz” in FIGS. 2 and 3 is controlled to be changed.
That is, the operation configuration of FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 shows the control state when there is no such change.

  Therefore, as long as the change input is not made and the temperature does not exceed the “recovery determination temperature Tx”, the steps SP1 to SP13 are repeated, and the “ascending middle stage control (preemptive control) 26” “current state maintenance control 27” of FIG. ”Is continued, the control is performed from time“ m2 ”to time“ m5 ”in FIG.

In step SP14, after performing the “operation stop control 2C” in FIG. 1, the process proceeds to the next step SP15.
This “operation stop control 2C” is to stop the operation of each part indicated by black asterisks in a predetermined order, similarly to “operation stop control 2B” described in the first prior art of FIG.

That is, when this step SP14 is reached, it is determined that the temperature of the gas reforming unit 11, that is, the “T1 data” is unlikely to be restored, for example, as “temperature change state” in FIG. Therefore, since it can be regarded as a failure state, the operation of the apparatus is stopped.
In step SP15, after canceling the timing of the “failure determination time mb” started in step SP9, the process proceeds to a predetermined step of the main processing flow.

To summarize the configuration in the above embodiment, generally, first,
The predetermined power supply 52A is performed by the power generation output 51 of the fuel cell body 10, and the temperature of the gas reforming unit 11 for supplying the reformed gas 11A to the fuel cell body 50, for example, “T1 data” and the above In the fuel cell power generation apparatus 100 configured to control the power generation output 51 based on the power value of the power supply 52A, for example, “W1 data”,

  In order to increase the power value, for example, “W1 data” to a required power value, for example, “required power value Wz”, control is performed to gradually increase the power generation output 51, for example, “power gradual increase control 25”. Gradually increasing means for performing

  When the above-described gradual increase, for example, “power gradual increase control 25” is performed, the above-mentioned temperature, for example, “T1 data” is lower than a predetermined temperature value during normal operation, for example, “normal temperature Tz”. When the temperature falls below a predetermined temperature value of 1, for example, “abnormally low temperature determination temperature Ty”, the above-mentioned increase is stopped and the above power value, for example, “W1 data” is maintained as it is. Current power maintenance means for performing “current maintenance control 27”;

When performing the current status maintenance, for example, “current status maintenance control 27”, the temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature value during the steady operation, for example, “normal temperature Tz”, and the first When the temperature reaches a second predetermined temperature value higher than the predetermined temperature value, for example, “recovery determination temperature Tx” or higher, for example, the “power gradual increase control 25” is recovered to recover the gradual increase. And the above-described first configuration is configured.

Second, instead of the gradual increase recovery means in the first configuration,
After performing the current status maintenance, for example, “current status maintenance control 27”, before the elapse of a predetermined time, for example, “failure determination time mb”, the temperature, for example, “T1 data” is A second predetermined temperature value lower than a predetermined temperature value at the time of operation, for example, “normal temperature Tz” and higher than the first predetermined temperature value, for example, “abnormal low temperature determination temperature Ty”, for example, “recovery” A gradual increase recovery means for recovering the above gradual increase when the temperature becomes equal to or higher than the determination temperature Tx;

When the predetermined time, for example, “failure determination time mb” elapses, the temperature, for example, “T1 data” reaches the second predetermined temperature value, for example, “recovery determination temperature Tx”. If not, the above-described second configuration including the operation stop means for stopping the operation of the apparatus is configured.

Further, thirdly, in addition to the above first configuration or the above second configuration,
Inflow amount gradually increasing means for gradually increasing the power generation output 51 by performing control to gradually increase the inflow amount of the oxidizing gas 13A given to the fuel cell body 50 and the inflow amount of the reformed gas 11A is provided. This constitutes the third configuration described above.

  In the configuration of FIG. 1, in order to reduce the storage capacity of the operating power supply unit 40 and to make the apparatus compact, the start operation 63 of the start-up unit 62 is operated to operate the external power supply 61 as shown by the chain line. A configuration is added in which the apparatus can be started by temporarily providing the operating power supply unit 40 with power obtained by converting the above power into power corresponding to the power supply type of the operating power supply unit 40.

  As the external power source 61, for example, a commercial power source is used when the apparatus 100 is a fixed type, and a power source provided on the moving body is used when the apparatus 100 is a moving type attached to a moving body such as an automobile. .

  In addition, the start-up unit 62 converts, for example, the power of the external power supply 61 into power corresponding to the power supply type of the operation power supply unit 40. For example, when the external power supply 61 is a commercial power supply, a transformer and a rectifier And a push button switch, a toggle switch, and the like, and the operation knob is operated to perform the start operation 63.

[Modification]
The present invention includes the following modifications.
(1) The part which performs the control configuration of the first prior art in the configuration of the embodiment is configured by changing to another control configuration.
(2) The configuration of the embodiment is applied to the configuration of the second prior art.
(3) Adjustment of the inflow amount of the reformed gas 11A to the fuel cell main body 50 is performed in the middle of the flow path of the reformed gas 11A, for example, a flow rate adjusting valve, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. It is configured to be changed so that adjustment control is provided.

(4) The component that gives the required power value Wz is changed to read and use the required power value Wz stored in the data memory 34 of the control unit 30 in advance, or the required power value input from the input operation unit 36 The configuration is changed to use Wz.
Furthermore, if necessary, these configurations and a configuration that provides the required power value Wz by the detection output of the power demand detection unit 55 are modified so as to be provided side by side.

  (5) In the control processing flow of FIG. 5, when the required power value Wz captured in step SP1 does not change frequently and does not change for a time longer than the failure determination time mb, the process returns to step SP1. * Change the flow marked with * to return to step SP2.

  As described above, the present invention has an effect that it can contribute to the elimination of inconvenience due to the temperature abnormality of the reforming section in the fuel cell power generator, so that not only the fuel cell power generator but also the fuel cell power generator is used. A similar effect can be achieved by applying the present invention to all devices that utilize the power generated by a fuel cell such as a cogeneration device (cogeneration device) or a fuel cell vehicle.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows a prior art. The contents of each figure are as follows.
Overall block configuration diagram of the embodiment Main part operation | movement block diagram of Example (when the temperature fall of the gas reforming part 11 recovers) Main part operation | movement block diagram of an Example (when the temperature fall of the gas reforming part 11 does not recover) Block diagram of the main part of the embodiment Main part control processing flow diagram of the embodiment Overall block diagram of the first prior art

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Raw fuel 1A Flow control valve 2A Steady control 2B Operation stop control 2C Operation stop control 11 Gas reforming part 11A Reformed gas 11B Heating part 11C Exhaust fluid 11D On-off valve 13 Oxidant supply part 13A Oxidation gas 13B Inflow amount adjustment part DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Steady-state control 22 Steady-state control 23 Steady-state control 24 Reduction control 25 Power gradual increase control 26 Ascending interruption control 27 Current maintenance control 30 Control part 31 Input / output port 32 Processing memory 33 Work memory 34 Data memory 35 Clock circuit 36 Input operation part 37 display part 40 operation power supply part 50 fuel cell main body 51 power generation output 52 power conversion part 52A power supply 53A battery cooling water 53B circulation pump 53C heat radiation part 55 power demand detection part 55A detection output 55B power demand signal 61 external power 62 start-up input part 63 Start-up operation 100 Fuel cell Power generation device C1 Current detector CPU / B CPU board F1 Flow rate detector Gp Gradual increase amount of reformed gas m1 time point m2 time point m3 time point m4 time point m5 time point mb failure determination time Rp gradual increase amount of oxidizing gas T1 temperature detector T2 temperature detection Ta Ta First temperature Tb Second temperature Tx Recovery discrimination temperature Ty Abnormal low temperature discrimination temperature Tz Normal temperature W1 Power detector Wp Increasing amount of power supply Wz Required power value

Claims (3)

The power generation output of the fuel cell main body is converted into AC power or DC power corresponding to the type of power to be supplied by the power conversion unit, and predetermined power supply is performed to a power demand destination that is a power load .
A part of the power generation output is supplied to the operation power supply unit for operating the fuel cell power generation device by the power generation output from the fuel cell main body, and
Controlling the power generation output based on the temperature of the gas reforming section for supplying the reformed gas to the fuel cell main body and the power value to the power demand destination to which the power is to be supplied ,
A fuel cell power generator configured as described above,
A power demand means provided via a power detection means immediately after the power conversion section from the power conversion section to the power demand destination,
Gradual increase means for performing control to gradually increase the power generation output in order to increase the power value to be supplied to the power demand destination to a required power value;
When performing said increasing the temperature of the gas reforming unit is lower than a predetermined temperature value during operation of the constant, Continuing power generation operation, can not be supplied to the reformed gas required for the fuel cell main body, when it is less than the first predetermined temperature value is abnormal low discrimination temperature, after its been timed from when it becomes less than the first predetermined temperature value, the temperature drop of the gas reforming unit is temporary Within a period of time until the failure determination time, which is the minimum time required to determine that there is a device abnormality that is not expected to be recovered, elapses before the gradual increase of the power generation output is preliminarily interrupted. Current power maintenance means to maintain the current status,
Temperature of the gas reforming unit in the detection, after the then timed from was carried out maintaining the status quo of the power values, within a time until the failure determination time has elapsed, a predetermined temperature during operation of the constant than the value lower Iga, the first rather higher than a predetermined temperature value, and, even continuing the power generation operation can continue to operate the fuel cell power generation system, the second predetermined temperature is a recovery determination temperature when it is above the value, and increasing the recovery means for recovering the gradual increase of the generator output,
By the time the said failure determination time has elapsed, the operation stop means for stopping the operation of the device when the temperature does not reach the second predetermined temperature value,
Equipped with,
The required power value is configured to detect and obtain a difference between power data of a power demand signal sent from a power demand destination to the power demand means and detection power of the power detection means,
When the power generation output is gradually increased as the required power value is increased, if the temperature of the gas reforming unit becomes equal to or lower than the first predetermined temperature value, the preemptive operation is performed even before the apparatus breaks down and stops. And preemptive control to interrupt the gradual increase of the power generation output, within the range of the failure determination time, controlling the current power maintenance means to stop the gradual increase of the power generation output and maintain the current status,
Within the range of the failure determination time, after that, when the temperature of the gas reforming section becomes lower than the temperature during steady operation but becomes higher than the second predetermined temperature value higher than the first predetermined temperature value, the state gradually increases. Control the incremental recovery means to return, and
If the temperature does not reach the second predetermined temperature value by the time when the failure determination time has elapsed, the operation stopping means is arranged to stop the operation of the device even before the device has failed and stopped. Control,
Fuel cell power generation apparatus characterized by comprising a control unit. Inflow amount gradually increasing means for gradually increasing the power generation output by performing control to gradually increase the inflow amount of the oxidizing gas and the inflow amount of the reformed gas given to the fuel cell main body,
The fuel cell power generator according to claim 1 . The fuel cell power generator is provided in a moving body including an automobile,
It further includes a start-up unit that converts the power from the external power source into power corresponding to the power source type of the operation power supply unit and temporarily applies the operation power supply unit to start the fuel cell power generation device,
The operating power supply consists of a storage battery provided on the moving body,
The external power source is configured with a power source provided for the moving body.
The fuel cell power generator according to claim 1.

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