KR102190934B1 - Ship - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a raw material supply unit for supplying LNG (liquefied natural gas), a raw material water supply unit for supplying raw material water, a gas engine generating propulsion, and an economizer that uses waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine as a heat source. A gas engine system including, a Rankine Cycle system that generates electricity using a refrigerant, a fuel cell system that generates electricity in connection with the gas engine system and the Rankine cycle system, and the fuel cell system It relates to a ship including a power converter for converting a direct current (DC) into an alternating current (AC).

Description

Ship{SHIP}

The present invention relates to an environmentally friendly vessel.

In general, most of the total energy comes from fossil fuels. However, the reserves of fossil fuels are limited, and the use of fossil fuels has serious effects on the environment, such as air pollution, acid rain, and global warming. In order to solve the problems associated with the use of fossil fuels, an environment-friendly power generation system is being developed.

Environmentally friendly power generation systems include power generation systems that generate electricity by converting renewable energy including sunlight, water, geothermal heat, precipitation, and biological organisms. In addition, environmentally friendly power generation systems include fuel cell systems that convert fossil fuels or generate electricity through chemical reactions such as hydrogen and oxygen.

Depending on the type of electrolyte used, fuel cells include alkaline fuel cells (AFCs), phosphoric acid fuel cells (PAFCs), molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs), solid oxides. It is classified into fuel cells (SOFC, Solid Oxide Fuel Cell), Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC), and Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC). Each of these fuel cells operates based on fundamentally the same principle, but differs in operating temperature, electrolyte, power generation efficiency, and power generation performance. The fuel cell may generate electricity by receiving fuel containing hydrogen from a reformer for reforming fuel and steam (H ₂ 0) and receiving air from the outside. The combustor heats the reformer by burning the exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell.

On the other hand, in trains, ships, industrial vehicles, etc., a power generation system that generates necessary power by using an engine including a diesel engine, a gas engine, etc. is commonly used. However, the power generation system using an engine has a low thermal efficiency of 40-50%. Recently, in the industry, a power generation system by an engine using a Carnot cycle and a fuel cell system using an electrochemical reaction as an environment-friendly power generation system are used in combination to generate necessary power and respond to global environmental pollution regulations. We are working on a new way.

However, in the case of the conventional technology that combines the power generation system using the engine and the fuel cell system, separate heating using a Rankine Cycle, etc. to vaporize fuel such as LNG used for gas engines or fuel cells. Since a device is required, the following problems arise.

First, in the conventional heating apparatus, a separate refrigerant circulating within the cycle was used to heat by electricity or to utilize a Rankine Cycle. Accordingly, conventionally, fuel or electricity used for fuel cells and gas engines must be supplied to the heating device, so that the amount of electricity produced by the fuel cell is reduced, the electricity production efficiency is reduced, and the cost for operating the power generation system is increased. there is a problem.

Second, in the conventional heating device, a separate heating device for heating the refrigerant in the Rankine Cycle system must be installed, so that the installation cost of the heating device increases. Accordingly, in the related art, there is a problem that the construction cost for producing electricity increases.

Third, the conventional heating device requires a separate heating device installation space for heating the refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle system. Therefore, there is a problem in that the space of other devices for producing and storing electricity becomes narrow due to the installation of a heating device in the related art.

The present invention was conceived to solve the above-described problems, and is to provide a ship capable of improving the efficiency of a power generation system and increasing the amount of electricity produced.

An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell system capable of reducing construction costs for generating electricity and increasing utilization of an installation space, and a ship having the same.

In order to solve the problems as described above, the present invention may include the following configuration.

The ship according to the present invention includes a raw material supply unit for supplying LNG (liquefied natural gas); A raw material water supply unit for supplying raw material water; A gas engine system including a gas engine generating propulsion and an economizer using waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine as a heat source; Rankine Cycle system for generating electricity using a refrigerant; A fuel cell system that generates electricity in connection with the gas engine system and the Rankine cycle system; And a power conversion unit for converting a direct current (DC) output from the fuel cell system into an alternating current (AC), wherein the fuel cell system includes LNG (liquefied natural gas) supplied from the raw material supply unit to pretreatment. A raw material processing unit including an LNG evaporator for vaporizing (liquefied natural gas), a raw material water treatment unit including a water separator for separating water from steam (H ₂ 0) to pretreat the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply unit, the A hydrogen generation unit including a reformer for reforming the pretreated fuel supplied from the raw material processing unit and the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the raw material water processing unit, and a combustor for heating the reformer; A fuel cell for generating electricity based on fuel including hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen generating unit; A first heat exchanger configured to heat exchange steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the economizer of the gas engine system and exhaust gas discharged from the combustor; And the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system and the first heat exchange so that the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system is heated by using steam (H ₂ 0) that is secondarily heated by the first heat exchanger as a heat source after the first heating in the economizer. It may include a second heat exchanger for heat exchange of the steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the unit.

In the ship according to the present invention, the gas engine of the gas engine system generates a thrust with fuel vaporized by the LNG evaporator, and the economizer of the gas engine system uses waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine as a heat source. At least one of water and steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator may be heated.

In the ship according to the present invention, the economizer may include a circulation unit for heating steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator using waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine as a heat source.

According to the present invention, the following effects can be achieved.

The present invention provides a Rankine Cycle system with steam (H ₂ 0) that is first heated by using waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from a gas engine and secondary heated using waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from a combustor. Since it is implemented to heat the refrigerant used, it can be used for electricity production without a separate heating device that uses fuel or electricity supplied to the conventional heating device, so it is possible to improve the electricity production and electricity production efficiency. Since the supplied fuel can be used for the gas engine, the operating distance can be increased.

The present invention provides a Rankine Cycle system with steam (H ₂ 0) that is first heated by using waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from a gas engine and secondary heated using waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from a combustor. Since it is implemented to heat the used refrigerant, a separate heating device can be omitted, so that not only can the construction cost consumed to generate electricity can be reduced, but also the utilization of the installation space can be increased.

1 is a conceptual configuration diagram of an entire system according to the present invention
2 is a conceptual configuration diagram of a fuel cell system according to a first embodiment of the present invention
3A and 3B are exemplary views for explaining the operation of a fuel cell used in the present invention, and FIG. 3A is a conceptual configuration diagram of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)
3B is a conceptual diagram of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC)
4 is an exemplary view for explaining a hydrogen generating unit according to an embodiment of the present invention
5 and 6 are conceptual diagrams of a fuel cell system according to a second embodiment of the present invention
7A is a configuration diagram of the fuel cell system of FIG. 5 according to a first embodiment;
7B is a configuration diagram according to an embodiment excluding a fuel cell, a reformer, and a combustor in the first embodiment of the fuel cell system of FIG. 5
8 is a configuration diagram according to a second embodiment of the fuel cell system of FIG. 5
9 is a configuration diagram according to a third embodiment of the fuel cell system of FIG. 5
10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a ship according to the present invention

Hereinafter, embodiments of a fuel cell system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a conceptual configuration diagram of an entire system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a conceptual configuration diagram of a fuel cell system according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams of a fuel cell used in the present invention. As an exemplary diagram for explaining the operation, FIG. 3A is a conceptual configuration diagram of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), FIG. 3B is a conceptual configuration diagram of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC), and FIG. 4 is an embodiment of the present invention. It is an exemplary diagram for explaining the hydrogen generation unit according to.

Referring to FIG. 1, the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention is applied to the power generation system 100 to generate electricity. Prior to describing the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, a first look at the power generation system 100 is as follows.

The power generation system 100 includes a raw material supply unit 110, a raw material water supply unit 120, an air supply unit 130, a gas engine system 140, a Rankine Cycle system 150, and a power conversion unit 160. , And a fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention.

The raw material supply unit 110 includes a raw material storage tank, and supplies raw materials from the raw material storage tank. For example, raw materials are hydrocarbon-based materials, such as LNG (liquefied natural gas), LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), methanol (CH ₃ OH), ethanol (C ₂ H ₅ OH), gasoline, dimethyl ether, methane gas, It may be hydrogen-purified off-gas, pure hydrogen, or the like.

For example, when the power generation system 100 is applied to a vehicle, the raw material supply unit 110 includes a gas storage tank and a device (eg, a pump) for supplying gas from the gas storage tank. As another example, when the power generation system 100 is applied to an LNG carrier, the raw material supply unit 110 includes an LNG storage tank and a device for providing boil-off gas generated from the LNG storage tank. As another example, when the power generation system 100 is applied to a diesel engine ship, the raw material supply unit 110 includes a diesel fuel storage tank and a device for supplying diesel fuel from the diesel fuel storage tank.

The raw material water supply unit 120 may include a raw material water storage tank and a device (eg, a pump) for supplying raw material water from the raw material water storage tank. The raw material water may be, for example, fresh water, fresh water, or sea water. As another example, the raw material water may be water that has been treated to remove impurities or ion-removed from fresh water or sea water. As another example, the raw material water may be fresh water or water in which impurities have been removed from seawater.

The air supply unit 130 supplies air to the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention. Typically, air refers to a gas including nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc., but in the present specification, all gases other than oxygen such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or two gases are removed from the air. The air supply unit 130 may include an air storage tank and a device (eg, a blower) supplying air from the air storage tank. As another example, the air supply unit 130 may be implemented to receive external air, compress it, and then supply compressed high-pressure air or supply it at normal pressure.

The gas engine system 140 is a gas engine 1401 that generates a thrust with fuel obtained by vaporizing LNG (liquefied natural gas) supplied from the fuel cell system 200, and waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine. It may be implemented by including an economizer 1402 for heating at least one of water (liquid and gaseous H ₂ 0) and steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator as a heat source. The economizer 1402 may include a circulation unit that heats the steam H ₂ 0 supplied from the water separator using waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401 as a heat source. The water separator may separate water from steam (H ₂ 0). The gas engine 1401 is installed to be connected to the LNG evaporator 4101 (shown in FIG. 7) of the fuel cell system 200 to receive fuel vaporized from the LNG evaporator to generate a driving force. The LNG evaporator 4101 may vaporize LNG (liquefied natural gas) using the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system 150 as a heat source. The exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401 may be supplied to the economizer 1402 (shown in FIG. 7) of the gas engine system 140. The economizer 1402 may phase change water into steam (H ₂ 0) using the exhaust gas of the gas engine 1401 as a heat source.

The Rankine cycle system 150 is a cycle composed of two adiabatic changes and two isobaric changes, and the refrigerant is accompanied by a phase change of vapor and liquid. The Rankine cycle system 150 consists of adiabatic compression, isobaric heating, adiabatic compression, and isobaric heat dissipation. To this end, the Rankine cycle system 150 includes a pump 151 for adiabatic compression of a refrigerant, a heater for isostatic heating of the refrigerant compressed by the pump 151, and a compressor for adiabatic compression of the refrigerant heated by the heater. 152 and a condenser 153 for dissipating the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 152 at isostatic pressure. The compressor 152 may be installed to be connected to a generator G (shown in FIG. 7) to provide a driving force for generating electricity to the generator G. The compressor 152 may generate a driving force with a refrigerant supplied from the heater. The compressed refrigerant supplied to the heater is heated in the first heat exchange part 500 (shown in FIG. 7) of the fuel cell system 200 and then supplied to the second heat exchange part 600 (shown in FIG. 7). It can be heated by steam (H ₂ 0). That is, the heater of the Rankine cycle system 150 may be replaced by the second heat exchange unit 600 (shown in FIG. 7) of the fuel cell system 200. The condenser 153 may be installed inside the LNG evaporator 4101 (shown in FIG. 7) of the fuel cell system 200. Accordingly, the LNG evaporator 4101 (shown in FIG. 7) of the fuel cell system 200 uses the refrigerant supplied from the second heat exchange unit 600 (shown in FIG. 7) as a heat source, LNG (liquefied natural gas). Can vaporize.

The power conversion unit 160 converts the direct current (DC) from the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention into an alternating current (AC). The power conversion unit 160 includes a DC-DC converter for boosting or reducing the output voltage from the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention and a DC-AC for converting DC current (DC) into AC current (AC). It may be composed of an inverter or the like. The power conversion unit 160 discharges electricity supplied from the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention as a power load. For example, in the case of a ship, the power load may be an electrical equipment in a ship such as basic electrical equipment of a ship and electric equipment of a cargo system. Although not shown, the power conversion unit 160 may be implemented to transmit and store electricity to an energy storage device, for example, a battery.

The fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention uses fuel, water (H ₂ O), and air to generate electricity. The fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention may be used in small structures such as homes or automobiles, and may be used in large structures such as ships. The fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention may be implemented to interlock with a diesel engine, a gas engine, a steam turbine, a gas turbine, or a Rankine Cycle system using combustion energy of fuel.

Hereinafter, a fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 2, the fuel cell system 200 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a fuel cell 210 and a hydrogen generator 400. The fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention may be implemented by including a control unit 250 that controls the operation of all components including the fuel cell 210 and the hydrogen generator 400. In the present specification, raw materials and raw material water flowing into the hydrogen generating unit 400 are defined as fuel, and what is generated in the hydrogen generating unit 400 and flowing into the fuel cell 210 is defined as fuel.

The fuel cell 210 is implemented including a fuel cell stack. In the fuel cell stack, an electrolyte layer is formed between a cathode and an anode, and a separator for supplying hydrogen, supplying air, and recovering heat is provided at the anode and cathode. It is composed of the installed unit cell modules connected in series as much as the required quantity.

The fuel cell 210 is a temperature sensor and a temperature maintenance device. That is, a heater, a cathode fan, an anode fan, and a cooling plate may be included. The temperature sensor senses the temperature of the fuel cell stack, the temperature of the cathode, and the temperature of the anode. The fuel cell may be heated by the heater to maintain a temperature required for operation. The cathode fan dissipates heat generated by the cathode of the fuel cell stack. The anode fan dissipates heat generated by an anode of the fuel cell stack. The cathode fan and the anode fan may be implemented as a part of a heat exchanger used in a fuel cell stack.

When the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention includes the control unit 250, the control unit 250 controls the heater or cathode fan and the anode fan using a signal output from a temperature sensor to control the fuel cell 210 ) To properly maintain the operating temperature. For example, the control unit 250 maintains the operating temperature at 190 to 210°C in the case of a phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), and maintains the operation temperature at 550 to 650°C in the case of a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), and In the case of an oxide fuel cell (SOFC), the operating temperature is maintained at 650-1000°C, and in the case of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC), the operating temperature is maintained at 30-80°C.

Hereinafter, the operation of the fuel cell 210 provided in the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B. 3A is a conceptual diagram of a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), and FIG. 3B is a conceptual diagram of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC).

First, referring to FIG. 3A, in a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) 310, oxygen ions generated by a reduction reaction of oxygen in a cathode 311 are transferred through an electrolyte 312 to an anode 313. Go to. Fuel containing hydrogen (H ₂ ) is introduced from the anode 313, and oxygen ions (O ^2- ) and hydrogen (H ₂ ) moved to the anode 313 through the electrolyte 312 Reacts electrochemically to produce water (H ₂ 0) and electrons (e-). Since electrons are consumed in the cathode 311, electricity flows when the cathode 311 and the anode 313 are connected to each other.

The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) 310 includes electrochemical unreacted substances such as carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ), which may be included in the fuel supplied to the anode 313, and unreacted hydrogen (H _{2 ).} ) And the reaction product water (liquid or gaseous H ₂ 0). In addition, unreacted oxygen and nitrogen are discharged from the cathode 311 of the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) 310.

Referring to FIG. 3B, in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC) 320, hydrogen (H ₂ ) is generated as hydrogen ions (H ⁺ ) and electrons (e-) in the catalyst layer 322 formed on the anode 321. do. Hydrogen ions (H ⁺ ) move to the cathode 324 through the polymer membrane 323. In the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC) 320, hydrogen ions (H ⁺ ) and oxygen (O ₂ ) react in the catalyst layer 325 formed on the cathode 324 to produce water (H ₂ 0). When the catalyst layer 322 formed on the anode 321 and the catalyst layer 325 formed on the cathode 324 are connected to each other, electricity flows.

The polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC) 320 discharges residual substances such as unreacted hydrogen (H ₂ ) from the catalyst layer 322 of the anode 321. In addition, the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC) 320 discharges unreacted oxygen and water (H ₂ 0) from the cathode 324.

In addition, in the molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), hydrogen (H ₂ ) and carbonate ions (CO ₃ ^2- ) react at the anode, resulting in water (H ₂ O), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ), and electrons (e-). Is created. The generated carbon dioxide (CO ₂₎ is sent to the air electrode (cathode), and carbon dioxide (CO ₂₎ and oxygen (O ₂₎ to react at the air electrode (cathode) to produce carbonate ions (C0 _3- ^2). Carbonate ions (C0 _3- ²⁾ is moved to the fuel electrode (anode) through the electrolyte. In the molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) generated in the process of generating electricity may be circulated inside the fuel cell without discharging to the outside.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4, the hydrogen generation unit 400 includes a device for generating fuel, that is, hydrogen (H ₂ ) gas required for an anode of the fuel cell 210 by using a raw material. In the present specification, raw materials and raw water flowing into the hydrogen generating unit 400 are defined as fuel, and what is generated in the hydrogen generating unit 400 and flowing into the fuel cell 210 is defined as fuel.

The hydrogen generation unit 400 may be designed in various ways according to the type of the fuel cell 210 or to improve electricity generation efficiency. For example, when the fuel cell 210 is a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) or a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), the hydrogen generation unit 400 may be implemented by including a reformer and a combustor. . As another example, when the fuel cell 210 is a phosphoric acid type fuel cell (PAFC) or a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC), the hydrogen generating unit 400 includes a reformer and a combustor, as well as a water gas shift reactor. , WGS) may be further included.

The water gasification reactor (WGS) is a high temperature water gasification reactor (HTS, High-Temperature Shift Reactor), a medium temperature water gasification reactor (MTS, Mid-Temperature Shift Reactor), a low temperature water gasification reactor (LTS, Low-Temperature Shift Reactor), Or it may include a carbon monoxide remover. The carbon monoxide remover may include a selective oxidation reactor (Preferential Oxidation, PROX) for removing only carbon monoxide (CO) by burning, or a methanation reactor for reducing the concentration by reacting carbon monoxide (CO) with hydrogen (H ₂ ). .

In the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention with reference to FIG. 4, an example of the hydrogen generation unit 400 will be described as follows.

The hydrogen generation unit 400 may include a raw material processing unit 410, a raw material water treatment unit 420, a reformer 430, and a combustor 440.

The raw material processing unit 410 pre-processes raw materials supplied from a raw material supply unit including a raw material storage tank. For example, the raw material processing unit 410 may be implemented by including an LNG evaporator that evaporates the liquefied natural gas supplied from the LNG storage tank. If the raw material is a liquid raw material having a relatively high molecular weight, such as marine gas oil (MGO), marine diesel oil (MDO), heavy fuel oil (HFO), etc., the raw material processing unit ( 410) includes a heater that applies heat to marine gas oil (MGO), marine diesel oil (MDO), or general heavy oil (HFO), and a methanizer that generates methane (CH ₄ ) by catalytic reaction of the heated raw material. Can be implemented. In addition, the raw material processing unit 410 may include a filter for removing impurities contained in the raw material or a desulfurization device for removing sulfides.

The raw material water treatment unit 420 pre-treats raw material water supplied from a raw material water supply unit including a raw material water storage tank. The raw material water treatment unit 420 generates steam (H ₂ O) by heating the raw material water, for example, and supplies the steam (H ₂ O) to a reformer. The raw material water treatment unit 420 may include, for example, a heat exchanger that heats raw material water with waste heat of exhaust gas generated from the combustor 440. In addition, the raw material water treatment unit 420 may be implemented by including a steam separator for separating moisture (water droplets) contained in exhaust gas or steam of the fuel cell system. In addition, the raw material water treatment unit 420 may use activated carbon, a resin for removing ions, etc. to maintain the purity required by the fuel cell system, and may include a sensor and a control system for measuring the raw material water. As another example, the raw material water treatment unit 420 may include an external water supply line and system for maintaining a predetermined level of water.

The reformer 430 proceeds with a reforming reaction of the pretreated fuel supplied from the raw material processing unit 410 and the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the raw material water processing unit 420 to generate hydrogen (H ₂ ). It generates a reformed gas containing. In carrying out such a reforming reaction, the reformer 430 may use heat energy provided from the combustor 440. Hereinafter, in the present specification, the reformed gas emitted from the reformer 330 is defined as fuel.

The reformer 430 is implemented by including a reforming catalyst layer that triggers a reforming reaction. The reforming catalyst layer has a structure in which the reforming catalyst is filled with a catalyst supported on a carrier. The reforming catalyst is made of nickel (Ni), ruthenium (Ru), platinum (Pt), and the like, and the shape of the carrier supporting the catalyst may be, for example, a granular shape, a pellet shape, and a honeycomb shape, and the material constituting the support May be ceramic, heat-resistant metal, or the like, such as alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ) or titania (TiO ₂ ).

In the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, the reformer 430 may be installed outside the fuel cell 210. In this case, the fuel cell 210 is implemented in an external reforming type. In the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, the reformer 430 may be installed in the form of a reforming catalyst layer inside the fuel cell 210. In this case, the fuel cell 210 is implemented in an internal reforming type.

The combustor 440 provides heat so that the reforming reaction proceeds smoothly in the reformer 430. When the reformer heating temperature by the combustor 440 is low, the reforming reaction due to the endothermic reaction of the reformer 430 does not proceed well, and moisture (water droplets) is generated in the reformer 430 . When the heating temperature of the combustor 440 is high, the catalytic activity of the reforming catalyst layer of the reformer 430 may decrease.

In order to improve the overall efficiency of the system, the combustor 440 includes raw materials pretreated by the raw material processing unit 410, exhaust gas discharged from an anode of the fuel cell stack of the fuel cell 210, or both. A mixture of can be used as fuel. The combustor 440 may use air supplied from the air supply unit 130 (shown in FIG. 1 ). In the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, the combustor 440 may additionally use air discharged from a cathode of the fuel cell stack of the fuel cell 210.

Although not shown, the hydrogen generating unit 400 may further include one or more temperature sensors, and the temperature sensor detects the temperature of the reformer 430. The temperature of the reformer 430 is the optimum temperature depending on the configuration of the reformer 430 and the mixing ratio of the fuel and steam (H ₂ O) pretreated in the raw material processing unit 410 The range changes. When the fuel cell system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the control unit 250 (shown in FIG. 2), the control unit 250 uses a signal output from a temperature sensor to determine the combustor 440. ) To control the temperature of the reformer 430 by increasing or decreasing the amount of raw material combustion. For example, the controller 250 may be implemented to control within a range of about ±20°C with respect to the optimum temperature range.

Here, the gas generated through the reforming reaction in the reformer 430 includes not only hydrogen (H ₂ ) but also carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ). When the fuel cell 210 is a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC), carbon monoxide (CO) poisons the electrode catalyst of the fuel cell stack of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC) to shorten the life of the fuel cell 210. Accordingly, in order to reduce the concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) to 10 to 20 ppm or less, the hydrogen generation unit 400 may further include a water gasification reactor (WGS) 450.

The water gasification reactor (WGS) 450 reacts carbon monoxide (CO) with steam (H ₂ 0) to produce carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ) and hydrogen (H ₂ ). The water gasification reactor (WGS) 450 may include a high temperature water gasification reactor (HTS) and a low temperature water gasification reactor (LTS) as shown in FIG. 4.

The optimum temperature of the high-temperature water gasification reactor (HTS) and the low-temperature water gasification reactor (LTS) depends on the type of catalyst used, and the composition of the discharged gas is determined by equilibrium of the control temperature. Although not shown in FIG. 4, a cooler and a temperature sensor may be installed in the high-temperature water gasification reactor HTS and the low-temperature water gasification reactor LTS, respectively. When the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention includes a control unit 250 (shown in Fig. 2), the control unit 250 controls the cooler using a signal output from a temperature sensor to control the high-temperature water gasification reactor. (HTS) and the temperature of the low-temperature water gasification reactor (LTS) are controlled. For example, the high-temperature water gasification reactor (HTS) is controlled within the range of 300 to 430 °C, and the low temperature water gasification reactor (LTS) is controlled within the range of 200 to 250 °C.

Although not shown, the water gasification reactor (WGS) 450 may include a carbon monoxide remover. The carbon monoxide remover removes a very small amount of carbon monoxide (CO) that has not been completely treated in the low-temperature water gasification reactor (LTS) after the low-temperature water gasification reactor (LTS). The carbon monoxide remover receives air from the air supply unit and converts carbon monoxide (CO) into hydrogen (Preferential Oxidation, PROX), or carbon monoxide (CO), which burns and removes only carbon monoxide (CO) among gases discharged from the low-temperature water gasification reactor (LTS). It may include a methanation reactor to reduce the concentration by reacting with H ₂ ).

The selective oxidation reactor (PROX) is equipped with a cooler and a temperature sensor. When the fuel cell system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the control unit 250 (shown in FIG. 2), the control unit 250 controls the cooler using a signal output from a temperature sensor. Controls the temperature of the selective oxidation reactor (PROX). For example, the selective oxidation reactor (PROX) is controlled within the range of 120 ~ 160 ℃. However, the optimum temperature of the selective oxidation reactor (PROX) is set differently depending on conditions such as the type of catalyst used and the method of use.

The catalyst layer of the selective oxidation reactor (PROX) has a structure filled with a carrier supporting a selective oxidation catalyst. The selective oxidation catalyst is made of platinum (Pt), etc., and the shape of the support supporting the catalyst may be, for example, a granular shape, a pellet shape, and a honeycomb shape, and the material constituting the support is, for example, alumina (Al ₂ O ₃ ). , Magnesium oxide (MgO), etc.

Hereinafter, a fuel cell system 200 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5 and 6 are conceptual diagrams of a fuel cell system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 7A is a configuration diagram of the fuel cell system of FIG. 5 according to a first embodiment, and FIG. 7B is In the first embodiment of the fuel cell system, a configuration diagram according to an embodiment excluding a fuel cell, a reformer, and a combustor, FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram according to a second embodiment of the fuel cell system of FIG. 5, and FIG. 9 is FIG. It is a configuration diagram according to a third embodiment of the fuel cell system of. Here, the same configuration as in FIGS. 1 to 4 uses the same reference numerals.

5 and 6, the fuel cell system 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a fuel cell 210, a hydrogen generation unit 400, a first heat exchange unit 500, and a second heat exchange unit. Includes 600. Here, the second heat exchanger 600 may replace a heater for heating the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle 150 system under constant pressure. The fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention has all configurations including the fuel cell 210, the hydrogen generation unit 400, the first heat exchange unit 500, and the second heat exchange unit 600, etc. It may be implemented including the control unit 250 for controlling the operation.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, the fuel cell 210 may receive fuel containing hydrogen from the hydrogen generator 400 and generate electricity through an electrochemical reaction. For example, the fuel cell 210 may receive fuel containing hydrogen from the reformer 430 and generate electricity through an electrochemical reaction. The fuel cell 210 may be composed of one or a plurality of fuel cell modules. For example, the fuel cell 210 includes an alkali fuel cell (AFC), a phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC), and a direct It may include at least one fuel cell among methanol fuel cells (DMFC). The fuel cell 210 may supply exhaust gas generated through an electrochemical reaction to the hydrogen generating unit 400. For example, the fuel cell 210 may supply exhaust gas to the combustor 440. Although not shown, in order to maintain the operating temperature of the fuel cell 210, a heat exchanger and a cooler may be installed and operated to control and supply the temperature of fuel and air.

5 and 6, the hydrogen generation unit 400 may be implemented by including a raw material processing unit 410, a raw material water treatment unit 420, a reformer 430, and a combustor 440. The hydrogen generation unit 400 receives LNG (liquefied natural gas) from the raw material supply unit 110 and receives water from the raw material water supply unit 120 to provide a fuel containing hydrogen required for the fuel cell 210. Create The raw materials stored in the raw material storage tank are marine gas oil (MGO), marine diesel oil (MDO), general heavy oil (HFO), methanol, dimethyl ether (DME), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and LNG (liquefied natural gas). It is a liquid raw material such as. In the present specification, LNG (liquefied natural gas) may be vaporized and supplied to the reformer 430, the combustor 440, and the gas engine system 140 (shown in FIG. 7).

5 to 7, the raw material processing unit 410 may include an LNG evaporator 4101 for evaporating LNG (liquefied natural gas) supplied from the raw material supply unit 110 including the LNG storage tank. A condenser 153 of the Rankine cycle system 150 may be installed inside the LNG evaporator 4101. The condenser 153 may receive a refrigerant heated with steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500. Accordingly, the LNG evaporator 4101 may vaporize LNG (liquefied natural gas) by a high-temperature refrigerant supplied to the condenser 153. For example, the refrigerant may be a refrigerant circulating through the Rankine cycle system 150.

5 to 7, the raw material water treatment unit 420 receives raw material water (eg, water) from the raw material water supply unit 120 to pretreat the raw material water. The raw material water treatment unit 420 may include a water separator 4201. The water separator 4201 may be installed to be connected to the gas engine system 140 including the gas engine 1401 and the economizer 1402.

The water separator 4201 separates water from steam (H ₂ 0). For example, the water separator 4201 circulates water supplied from the raw material water supply unit 120 to the economizer 1402 to receive the phase-changed steam (H ₂ 0), and water from the steam (H ₂ 0). Can be separated. The water separator 4201 may separate water using a centrifuge, a metal mesh, a baffle plate, or the like. The water separated by the water separator 4201 may be discharged to the outside or may be supplied to the raw material water supply unit 120 and stored. Steam H ₂ 0 discharged from the water separator 4201 may be supplied to the economizer 1402. Although not shown, a by-pass line may be installed in the recovery pipe circulating from the economizer 1402 to the water separator 4201 to use steam (H ₂ 0) for other purposes.

The economizer 1402 of the gas engine system 140 heats the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator 4201. Here, the economizer 1402 can heat water or steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator 4201 as a heat source using waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 140 (shown in FIG. 7). have. The gas engine 1401 is installed to be connected to the LNG evaporator 4101, and receives fuel vaporized from the LNG evaporator 4101 to generate a driving force. In this case, the fuel may be NG (natural gas) in which LNG (liquefied natural gas) is vaporized. Although not shown, the economizer 1402 is installed between the exhaust pipe of the gas engine 1401 and the exhaust outlet. The economizer 1402 includes an inlet pipe, a high pressure evaporator, an intermediate pipe, a low pressure evaporator, and an outlet pipe. The inlet pipe is connected to the exhaust pipe of the gas engine 1401 to guide the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401 to the high pressure evaporator. The intermediate pipe guides the exhaust gas after heat exchange in the high pressure evaporator to the low pressure evaporator. The outlet pipe guides the exhaust gas after heat exchange in the low pressure evaporator to the exhaust outlet. Steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator 4201 is heat-exchanged with the high-temperature exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401 while passing through the high-pressure evaporator and the low-pressure evaporator. The steam H ₂ 0 heated by the economizer 1402 may be supplied to the first heat exchange unit 500. Accordingly, the first heat exchange unit 500 may additionally heat steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the economizer 1402 using waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the combustor 440 as a heat source.

5 to 7, the reformer 430 performs a reforming reaction between the fuel supplied from the LNG evaporator 4101 and the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 to generate hydrogen. It generates a reformed gas containing (H ₂ ). In carrying out such a reforming reaction, the reformer 430 may use heat energy provided from the combustor 440. The reformer 430 partially receives the steam (H ₂ 0) heated by the first heat exchange unit 500, so that the fuel and the steam (H ₂ 0) without a separate heating device for generating steam (H ₂ 0) The system efficiency of reforming 0) can be further improved. Therefore, in the fuel cell system 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, steam (H ₂ 0) that is first heated by the economizer 1402 and secondary heated by the first heat exchange unit 500 is Since it is implemented to partially supply the reformer 430, the reforming reaction efficiency of the reformer 430 is improved, so that the fuel containing hydrogen can be smoothly supplied to the fuel cell 210.

5 to 7, the combustor 440 provides heat so that the reforming reaction proceeds smoothly in the reformer 430. When the heating temperature of the reformer by the combustor 440 is low, the reforming reaction by the endothermic reaction of the reformer 430 does not proceed well, and moisture (water droplets) may be generated in the reformer 430. When the heating temperature of the combustor 440 is high, the catalytic activity of the reforming catalyst layer of the reformer 430 may decrease. In order to improve the overall efficiency of the system, the combustor 440 includes raw materials pretreated by the raw material processing unit 410, exhaust gas discharged from an anode of the fuel cell stack of the fuel cell 210, or both. A mixture of can be used as fuel. In the fuel cell system 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the combustor 440 may use air discharged from a cathode of the fuel cell stack of the fuel cell 210. Although not shown, the combustor 440 may use air supplied from the air supply unit 130 (shown in FIG. 4).

Referring to FIG. 7A, a first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention may include a first heat exchange unit 500 and a second heat exchange unit 600.

The first heat exchange part 500 is installed between the economizer 1402 and the second heat exchange part 600 of the Rankine cycle system 150. The first heat exchange unit 500 heats the steam (H ₂ 0) first heated by the economizer 1402 and the exhaust gas of the combustor 440 to generate the _second heated steam (H ₂ 0). After that, it is supplied to the second heat exchange unit 600. In this case, the exhaust gas discharged from the combustor 440 becomes a heat source for heating the steam H ₂ 0 discharged from the economizer 1402. Accordingly, the steam H ₂ 0 discharged from the first heat exchange unit 500 is in a high temperature and high pressure state. Steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the first heat exchange unit 500 may be supplied to the second heat exchange unit 600 to serve as a heat source for heating the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system 150. Exhaust gas from the combustor 440 that has passed through the first heat exchange unit 500 may be discharged to the outside. Although not shown, the exhaust gas of the combustor 440 may be supplied to the water separator 4201 by condensing water through a condenser, and the remaining exhaust gas may be discharged to the outside.

When the fuel cell system 200 is stopped due to an abnormality during operation or the fuel cell system is not used due to maintenance, etc., a by-pass line installed in front of the first heat exchange unit 500 is installed to Secondary heating may not be performed by the exhaust gas of the combustor 440 of the battery system 200. In this case, by heating the refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle system 150 with steam heated by the economizer 1402 of the gas engine system 140, the LNG evaporator 4101 may vaporize LNG. .

In addition, even when the gas engine 1401 is stopped, water supplied to the first heat exchange unit 500 from the water separator 4210 using the exhaust gas of the combustor 440 of the fuel cell system 200 Alternatively, steam may be heated and supplied to the second heat exchanger 600 to heat the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system 150.

Although not shown, the control unit 250 controls a pipe connecting the first heat exchange unit 500 and the second heat exchange unit 600 and a valve installed in the supply unit 800 connecting the reformer 430 Thus, some of the steam H ₂ 0 supplied from the first heat exchange part 500 to the second heat exchange part 600 may be supplied to the reformer 430 by controlling the opening of the pipe. Accordingly, the reformer 430 may receive steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 through the supply unit 800 and use it for a reforming reaction. The control unit 250 controls the valve to open and close the pipeline for the required amount of steam (H ₂ 0) supplied to the reformer 430, so that it is appropriate from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the reformer 430. Steam (H ₂ 0) can be supplied. Therefore, the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention is implemented to supply the steam (H ₂ 0) heated in the first heat exchange unit 500 to the reformer 430, By reducing the heat supply for generation, the efficiency of the fuel cell system 200 may be improved.

The second heat exchange unit 600 heat-exchanges the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system 150 for vaporizing LNG using a refrigerant and steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500. Here, the refrigerant may be water (H ₂ 0 as a liquid or gas), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ), propane, butane, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, or a mixture thereof. The second heat exchanger 600 may replace the heater of the Rankine cycle system 150. Accordingly, in the present specification, the second heat exchange unit 600 will be described by dividing the Rankine cycle system 150 and the fuel cell system 200.

First, when describing the second heat exchange unit 600 in the Rankine cycle system 150, steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the second heat exchange unit 600 is It serves as a heat source for heating the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system 150, that is, water (H ₂ O as a liquid or gas). In this specification, it will be described based on water. Accordingly, the water (H ₂ 0 as a liquid or gas) supplied from the pump 151 to the second heat exchange unit 600 passes through the second heat exchange unit 600 and the first heat exchange unit 500 It is heated by the high-temperature steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from and may be phase changed into steam (H ₂ 0). The steam (H ₂ 0) phase-changed in the second heat exchange unit 600 may be supplied to the compressor 152 to generate a driving force in the compressor 152. The compressor 152 is installed to be connected to a generator (G, shown in FIG. 7 ), thereby providing the generated driving force to the generator. Accordingly, the generator (G, shown in FIG. 7) may generate electricity. By implementing the refrigerant adiabatic compressed in the compressor 152 to radiate isostatic pressure in the condenser 143 in the LNG evaporator 4101, it operates as an LNG heating device to generate LNG (liquefied natural gas) in the LNG evaporator 4101 Can be vaporized.

The LNG evaporator 4101 is installed to be connected to the reformer 430, the combustor 440, and the gas engine 1401. Accordingly, NG (natural gas) vaporized in the LNG evaporator 4101 is supplied to the reformer 430, the combustor 440 and the gas engine 1401 through an impeller, a blower, etc. Can be. The refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system 150 that has passed through the condenser 143 is supplied to the second heat exchange unit 600 by the pump 151 to exchange heat with the exhaust gas of the first heat exchange unit 500 Can be.

Referring to FIG. 7B, in the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, the first heat exchange unit 500, the fuel cell 210, the reformer 430, and the combustor 440 are Except, it may include a second heat exchange unit (600). Water or steam supplied to the economizer 1402 is heated in the water separator 4201 to heat the refrigerant in the second heat exchange unit 600, and LNG is removed from the LNG evaporator 4101 using the heated refrigerant. It can be implemented to vaporize.

This can achieve the same effect as the system for heating a refrigerant that vaporizes LNG only with steam generated by being heated by the exhaust gas of the gas engine 1401 through the by-pass line in FIG. 7A.

Next, in the fuel cell system 200, high-temperature steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the second heat exchange unit 600 is It is cooled by a refrigerant, i.e. water (H ₂ 0 as a liquid or gas). Accordingly, the steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the second heat exchange unit 600 is at a lower temperature than the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the second heat exchange unit 600 to be. Steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 and discharged through the second heat exchange unit 600 may be supplied to the third heat exchange unit 700 (shown in FIG. 8 ).

Accordingly, the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention can achieve the following operational effects.

First, the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention is the exhaust gas that is first heated by using the waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401 and discharged from the combustor 440. Since it is implemented to heat the refrigerant used in the Rankine Cycle system with the secondary heated steam (H ₂ 0) using the waste heat of, a separate heating device for heating the refrigerant can be omitted. Accordingly, the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention can supply fuel or electricity supplied to the refrigerant heating device of the Rankine Cycle system to the fuel cell 210 and the gas engine 1401. Therefore, it is possible to increase the amount of electricity produced, as well as increase the operating distance that can be moved to the gas engine 1401, and increase the efficiency of the power generation system.

Second, in the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, steam (H ₂ 0) that is first heated by the economizer 1402 and secondary heated by the first heat exchange unit 500 is used. Since it is implemented to heat the refrigerant used in the Rankine Cycle system, a separate heating device for heating the refrigerant can be omitted. Accordingly, in the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, not only can the construction cost consumed for generating electricity can be reduced, but also the utilization of the installation space can be increased.

Third, the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention is implemented to vaporize LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) using the refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle System 150 as a heat source, and thus LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) A separate heating device for heating the can be omitted. Accordingly, in the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, fuel or electricity supplied to a heating device for vaporizing LNG (liquefied natural gas) is supplied to the fuel cell 210 and the gas engine ( 1401), it is possible not only to increase the amount of electricity produced, but also to increase the operating time of the gas engine 1401, and to increase the efficiency of the power generation system.

Fourth, fourth, the first embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention supplies waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401 and the combustor 440 as a heat source to the reformer 430 By being implemented to generate the generated steam (H ₂ 0), it is possible to improve the efficiency of the power generation system 100.

Referring to FIG. 8, a second embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention may include a third heat exchanger 700.

The third heat exchange unit 700 is installed between the second heat exchange unit 600 and the water separator 4201. The third heat exchange unit 700 includes exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell 210 and the second heat exchange so that water (H ₂ 0 in a liquid or gaseous state) discharged from the second heat exchange unit 600 is heated. Water (liquid or gaseous H ₂ 0) discharged from the part 600 is heat-exchanged. In this case, the exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell 210 becomes a heat source for heating water (liquid or gaseous H ₂ O) discharged from the second heat exchange unit 600. Accordingly, water (liquid or gaseous H ₂ 0) supplied to the third heat exchange unit 700 is phase-changed or heated with steam (H ₂ 0) to be discharged from the third heat exchange unit 700. I can. Therefore, in the second embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, by increasing the amount of steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the second heat exchange unit 600 to the water separator 4201, the By reducing the load for the steam separator 4201 to generate steam (H ₂ 0), the service life of the steam separator 4201 may be extended and efficiency may be increased. In addition, the second embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention is supplied to the second heat exchanger 600 by increasing the amount of steam (H ₂ 0) supplied to the water separator 4201. It is also possible to increase the amount of vaporized NG in the LNG evaporator 4101 by increasing the amount of steam (H ₂ 0) that is generated, and increase the amount of electricity produced by the Rankine cycle system 150.

Although not shown, the control unit 250 controls the valve installed in the supply unit 800 to open the conduit, so that the steam supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the second heat exchange unit 600 (H ₂ Some of 0) may be supplied to the reformer 430. Accordingly, the reformer 430 may receive steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 through the supply unit 800 and use it for a reforming reaction. The control unit 250 controls the valve to open and close the pipeline for the required amount of steam (H ₂ 0) supplied to the reformer 430, so that it is appropriate from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the reformer 430. Steam (H ₂ 0) can be supplied. Accordingly, the second embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention is implemented to supply the steam (H ₂ 0) heated in the first heat exchange unit 500 to the reformer 430, By reducing the heat supply for generation, the efficiency of the fuel cell system 200 may be improved.

When the fuel cell system is stopped due to an abnormal operation of the fuel cell system 200 or the fuel cell system is not used due to maintenance, etc., a by-pass line installed in front of the first heat exchange unit 500 is installed to provide the fuel cell. The refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle system 150 is heated with steam heated by the economizer 1402 of the gas engine system 140 without secondary heating by the exhaust gas of the combustor 440 of the system 200 By doing so, it is also possible to vaporize LNG in the LNG evaporator 4101. In addition, in the second embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, except for the first heat exchange unit 500, the fuel cell 210, the reformer 430, and the combustor 440, It may include a second heat exchange unit 600 and a third heat exchange unit 700. Water or steam supplied to the economizer 1402 is heated in the water separator 4201 to heat the refrigerant in the second heat exchange unit 600, and LNG is removed from the LNG evaporator 4101 using the heated refrigerant. It can be implemented to vaporize.

Referring to FIG. 9, a third embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention may include a first condenser 810.

The first condenser 810 is installed between the third heat exchanger 700 and the brackish water separator 4201. The first condenser 810 condenses steam (H ₂ 0) included in the exhaust gas of the fuel cell 210 discharged from the third heat exchange unit 700. The first condenser 810 may cool and condense the steam H ₂ 0 by a method such as a water cooling type, an air cooling type, or an evaporation type. Accordingly, the first condenser 810 may condense the steam H ₂ 0 included in the exhaust gas of the fuel cell 210 into water. The first condenser 810 may supply condensed water to the water separator 4201. The remaining gas other than the water condensed in the first condenser 810 is supplied to the combustor 440. Accordingly, in the third embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention, steam (H ₂ 0) from the exhaust gas of the fuel cell 210 can be condensed into water and supplied to the water separator 4201. , By recycling the water discharged to the outside, it is possible to prevent wasting water required to generate electricity. In addition, the third embodiment of the fuel cell system 200 according to the present invention is implemented so that the exhaust gas discharged from the first condenser 810 is supplied to the combustor 440 to be combusted, so that rice is exhausted. Can contribute to environmental protection.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a ship according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

10 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a ship according to the present invention.

Referring to Figures 1 to 10, the ship 900 according to the present invention is a power generation system 100 is installed in the hull 910. The power generation system 100 includes the gas engine system 140 and the fuel cell system 200. The gas engine system 140 includes the gas engine 1401 and the economizer 1402. The fuel cell system 200 includes a fuel cell 210, a hydrogen generation unit 400, a first heat exchange unit 500, a second heat exchange unit 600, a third heat exchange unit 700, a supply unit 800, and It includes a first condenser 810. The fuel cell system 200 includes the fuel cell 210, the hydrogen generation unit 400, the first heat exchange unit 500, the second heat exchange unit 600, the third heat exchange unit 700, It may be implemented by including a control unit 250 that controls the operation of all components including the supply unit 800 and the first condenser 810.

The fuel cell 210 may receive fuel containing hydrogen from the hydrogen generator 400 and generate electricity through an electrochemical reaction. For example, the fuel cell 210 may receive fuel containing hydrogen from the reformer 430 and generate electricity through an electrochemical reaction. The fuel cell 210 includes an alkali fuel cell (AFC), a phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC), and a direct methanol fuel. It may be implemented by including at least one fuel cell among the cells DMFC. Exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell 210 is supplied to the third heat exchange unit 700, and water (liquid or gaseous H) supplied from the second heat exchange unit 600 to the water separator 4201 _It can be used as a heat source for heating ₂ 0).

The hydrogen generation unit 400 may be implemented by including a raw material processing unit 410, a raw material water treatment unit 420, a reformer 430, and a combustor 440. The raw material processing unit 410 includes an LNG evaporator 4101 that receives and pre-processes raw materials from the raw material supply unit 110. A condenser 153 of the Rankine cycle system 150 may be installed inside the LNG evaporator 4101. Accordingly, the LNG evaporator 4101 may vaporize LNG (liquefied natural gas) using steam (H ₂ 0) supplied to the condenser 153 of the Rankine cycle system 150 as a heat source. The raw material water treatment unit The 420 may include a water separator 4201 that separates water from the steam H ₂ 0 to pre-treat the raw water supplied from the raw water supply unit 120. The economizer 1402 of the gas engine system 140 may heat at least one of water (liquid or gaseous H ₂ 0) and steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator 4201. The hydrogen generation unit 400 receives raw materials from the raw material supply unit 110, and receives steam (H ₂ 0) from the raw material water supply unit 120 to provide a fuel containing hydrogen required for the fuel cell 210. Create Here, the economizer 1402 uses waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401 as a heat source, and water (H ₂ 0 in a liquid or gaseous state) and steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator 4201 ) At least one of them can be heated. The economizer 1402 may include a circulation unit for heating steam H ₂ 0 supplied from the water separator 4201 using waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401 as a heat source.

The first heat exchange unit 500 includes exhaust gas discharged from the combustor 440 and the economizer 1402 so that the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the economizer 1402 to the second heat exchange unit 600 is heated. Heat exchange of steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from ). In this case, the exhaust gas discharged from the combustor 440 becomes a heat source for heating the steam H ₂ 0 discharged from the economizer 1402. Accordingly, the steam H ₂ 0 discharged from the first heat exchange unit 500 may be supplied to the second heat exchange unit 600 to become a heat source for heating the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system 150.

The second heat exchange unit 600 heat-exchanges the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system 150 for vaporizing LNG using a refrigerant and steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the first heat exchange unit 500. Here, the refrigerant may be water (H ₂ 0 as a liquid or gas), carbon dioxide (CO ₂ ), propane, butane, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, or a mixture thereof. In this specification, it will be described based on water. The second heat exchanger 600 may replace the heater of the Rankine cycle system 150. First, when the second heat exchange unit 600 is described in the Rankine cycle system 150, steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the second heat exchange unit 600 is It becomes a heat source for heating the refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle system 150, that is, water (H ₂ O as a liquid or gas). Accordingly, water (H ₂ 0 as a liquid or gas) supplied from the pump 151 to the second heat exchange unit 600 is high-temperature steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 By heating while passing through the second heat exchange unit 600 may be phase-changed into steam (H ₂ 0). The steam (H ₂ 0) phase-changed in the second heat exchange unit 600 may be supplied to the compressor 152 to generate a driving force in the compressor 152. The compressor 152 is installed to be connected to a generator (G, shown in FIG. 7 ), thereby providing the generated driving force to the generator. Accordingly, the generator (G, shown in FIG. 7) may generate electricity. Next, when the second heat exchange unit 600 is described in the fuel cell system 200, high-temperature steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the second heat exchange unit 600 Is cooled by the refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle system 150, that is, water (H ₂ 0 as a liquid or gas). Exhaust gas supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 and discharged through the second heat exchange unit 600 may be supplied to the third heat exchange unit 700 (shown in FIG. 8 ).

The third heat exchange unit 700 includes exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell 210 and the second heat exchange so that water (H ₂ 0 in a liquid or gaseous state) discharged from the second heat exchange unit 600 is heated. Water (liquid or gaseous H ₂ 0) discharged from the part 600 is heat-exchanged. In this case, the exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell 210 becomes a heat source for heating water (liquid or gaseous H ₂ O) discharged from the second heat exchange unit 600. Accordingly, water (liquid or gaseous H ₂ 0) supplied to the third heat exchanger 700 may be converted into steam (H ₂ 0) and supplied to the water separator 4101.

The supply unit 800 supplies some of the steam H ₂ 0 supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the second heat exchange unit 600 to the reformer 430. To this end, the supply unit 800 connects the first heat exchange unit 500 and the second heat exchange unit 600 to the pipe line and the reformer 430. For example, the supply unit 800 may be implemented by including a pipe such as a pipe or a pipe, and a valve installed in the pipe. The control unit 250 controls the valve installed in the supply unit 800 to open the pipe, thereby reducing some of the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit 500 to the second heat exchange unit 600. It can be supplied to the reformer 430.

When the fuel cell system is stopped due to an abnormal operation of the fuel cell system 200 or the fuel cell system is not used due to maintenance, etc., a by-pass line installed in front of the first heat exchange unit 500 is installed to provide the fuel cell. The refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle system 150 is heated with steam heated by the economizer 1402 of the gas engine system 140 without secondary heating by the exhaust gas of the combustor 440 of the system 200 By doing so, it is also possible to vaporize LNG in the LNG evaporator 4101. In addition, the ship 900 according to the present invention includes a second heat exchange unit 600 and a second heat exchange unit excluding the first heat exchange unit 500 and the fuel cell 210, the reformer 430, and the combustor 440. It may include a third heat exchanger (700). Water or steam supplied to the economizer 1402 is heated in the water separator 4201 to heat the refrigerant in the second heat exchange unit 600, and LNG is removed from the LNG evaporator 4101 using the heated refrigerant. It can be implemented to vaporize.

The first condenser 810 condenses steam (H ₂ 0) included in the exhaust gas of the fuel cell 210 discharged from the third heat exchange unit 700. The first condenser 810 may cool and condense the steam H ₂ 0 by a method such as a water cooling type, an air cooling type, or an evaporation type. Water condensed in the first condenser 810 may be supplied to the water separator 4201. Residual gas other than water condensed in the first condenser 810 may be supplied to the combustor 440.

Therefore, the ship 900 according to the present invention can achieve the following operational effects.

First, the ship 900 according to the present invention is first heated by using the waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401, and the second heating by using the waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the combustor 440 Since it is implemented to heat the refrigerant used in the Rankine Cycle system with the generated steam (H ₂ 0), a separate heating device for heating the refrigerant can be omitted. Accordingly, the ship 900 according to the present invention can supply the fuel cell 210 and the gas engine 1401 by reducing the fuel or electricity supplied to the heating device, thereby increasing the amount of electricity produced. It is possible to increase the operating distance that can be moved to the gas engine 1401.

Second, the ship 900 according to the present invention is the Rankine Cycle system with steam (H ₂ 0) that is first heated by the economizer 1402 and secondary heated by the first heat exchange unit 500 Since it is implemented to heat the refrigerant used in 150, a separate heating device for heating the refrigerant can be omitted. Accordingly, the ship 900 according to the present invention can not only reduce the construction cost consumed to produce electricity, but also increase the utilization of the installation space.

Third, the ship 900 according to the present invention is implemented to vaporize LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) using the refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle System 150 as a heat source, so that a separate heating device for heating LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Can be omitted. Accordingly, the ship 900 according to the present invention can supply fuel supplied to the heating device for vaporizing LNG (liquefied natural gas) to the fuel cell 210 and the gas engine 1401, thereby increasing the amount of electricity produced. Not only can the operation time of the gas engine 1401 can be increased.

Fourth, the ship 900 according to the present invention increases the amount of steam (H ₂ 0) supplied to the water separator 4201 to increase the amount of steam (H ₂ 0) supplied to the second heat exchanger 600 By increasing the LNG evaporation amount in the Rankine cycle system 150 may be increased.

Fifth, the ship 900 according to the present invention reduces the heat for generating steam required by the reformer 430 by reducing the steam (H ₂ 0) heated by the first heat exchange unit 500, The efficiency of the system 200 can be improved.

Sixth, the ship 900 according to the present invention can condense steam (H ₂ 0) contained in the exhaust gas of the fuel cell 210 into water and supply it to the water separator 4201, so that the water discharged to the outside is By recycling, the water required to generate electricity can be prevented from wasting.

Seventh, the ship 900 according to the present invention is implemented to supply the exhaust gas discharged from the first condenser 810 to the combustor 440 to be burned, thereby reducing the amount of unreacted exhaust gas to contribute to environmental protection. have.

1 to 10, the hull 910 forms the overall appearance of the ship 900 according to the present invention. The hull 910 is provided with an engine generating propulsion for moving the hull 910 and a raw material supply unit 110 supplying raw materials to the engine. For example, raw materials are hydrocarbon-based substances, such as NG (natural gas), LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), methanol (CH ₃ OH), ethanol (C ₂ H ₅ OH), gasoline, dimethyl ether, methane gas, hydrogen. Liquid raw materials with relatively high molecular weight, such as refined off-gas, pure hydrogen, and marine gas oil (MGO), marine diesel oil (MDO), heavy fuel oil (HFO), etc. I can.

A raw material water storage tank for storing raw material water and a raw material water supply unit 120 for supplying raw material water from the raw material water storage tank are installed in the hull 910. The raw material water may be, for example, fresh water, or sea water. As another example, the raw material water may be water subjected to impurity removal treatment or ion removal treatment from fresh water or sea water.

An air supply unit 130 for supplying air to the fuel cell system 200 is installed in the hull 910. Typically, air refers to a gas including nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, etc., but in the present specification, all gases other than oxygen such as nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or two gases are removed from the air. The air supply unit 130 may include an air storage tank and a device (eg, a blower) supplying air from the air storage tank. As another example, the air supply unit 130 may be implemented to supply compressed high-pressure air after receiving and compressing external air, or supplying it at normal pressure after removing impurities from external air.

A gas engine 1401 is installed in the hull 910 to generate a propulsive force from fuel in which LNG (liquefied natural gas) supplied from the raw material processing unit 410 is vaporized. The raw material processing unit 410 may include an LNG evaporator 4101, and the LNG evaporator 4101 may receive LNG (liquefied natural gas) stored in the raw material supply unit 110. The gas engine 1401 may supply exhaust gas generated while generating a driving force to the fuel cell system 200. For example, exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine 1401 may be supplied to the economizer 1402.

LNG supplied to the LNG evaporator 4101 by heating a refrigerant using high-temperature steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the first heat exchange unit 500 of the fuel cell system 200 in the hull 910 Rankine cycle system 150 for vaporizing is installed. The Rankine cycle system 150 includes a pump 151 for adiabatic compression of a refrigerant, a heater for isostatic heating of the refrigerant discharged from the pump 151, and a compressor 152 for adiabatic compression of the refrigerant discharged from the heater. And a condenser 153 for dissipating the refrigerant discharged from the compressor 152 at isostatic pressure. In the present specification, the heater of the Rankine cycle system 150 may be replaced with a second heat exchange unit 600 (shown in FIG. 7) of the fuel cell system 200. The condenser 153 of the Rankine cycle system 150 may be installed inside the LNG evaporator 4101 to receive the refrigerant heated by the second heat exchanger 600.

The hull 910 includes a DC-DC converter for boosting or reducing the output voltage from the fuel cell system 200 and a DC-AC inverter for converting DC current to AC current. The conversion unit 160 is installed. The power conversion unit 160 discharges electricity supplied from the fuel cell system 200 as a power load. For example, in the case of a ship, the power load may be an electrical equipment in a ship such as basic electrical equipment of a ship and electric equipment of a cargo system. Although not shown, the power conversion unit 160 may be implemented to supply electricity to an energy storage device, for example, a battery.

In this specification, the term "ship" is not limited to mean a structure sailing on the water, as well as a structure that sails on the water, as well as a floating crude oil production storage and handling facility (FPSO) that floats on the water and performs work. Includes the same marine structure.

Until now, the present specification has been described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings so that those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs can easily understand and reproduce the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from the embodiments of the present invention. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined only by the appended claims.

100: power generation system
110: raw material supply unit 120: raw material water supply unit
130: air supply unit 140: gas engine system
150: Rankine Cycle system 160: power conversion unit
200: fuel cell system
210: fuel cell 250: control unit
400: hydrogen generation unit 500: first heat exchange unit
600: second heat exchange unit 700: third heat exchange unit
800: supply unit 810: first condenser

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As a ship,
A raw material supply unit for supplying LNG (liquefied natural gas);
A raw material water supply unit for supplying raw material water;
A gas engine system including a gas engine generating propulsion and an economizer using waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine as a heat source;
Rankine Cycle system for generating electricity using a refrigerant;
A fuel cell system that generates electricity in connection with the gas engine system and the Rankine cycle system; And
Including a power conversion unit for converting the direct current (DC) output from the fuel cell system into an alternating current (AC),
The fuel cell system,
A raw material processing unit including an LNG evaporator for vaporizing LNG (liquefied natural gas) to pretreat LNG (liquefied natural gas) supplied from the raw material supply unit, and steam (H ₂₎ to pretreat the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply unit A raw material water treatment unit including a water separator for separating water at 0), a reformer for reforming the pretreated fuel supplied from the raw material treatment unit and the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the raw material water treatment unit, and heating the reformer Hydrogen generation unit including a combustor for;
A fuel cell for generating electricity based on fuel including hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen generating unit;
A first heat exchanger configured to heat exchange steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the economizer of the gas engine system and exhaust gas discharged from the combustor; And
The refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system and the first heat exchange unit so that the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system is heated by using steam (H ₂ 0) that is secondarily heated by the first heat exchange unit as a heat source after the first heating in the economizer. It includes a second heat exchange unit for heat exchange of the steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from,
The gas engine of the gas engine system generates a thrust with fuel vaporized in the LNG evaporator,
The economizer of the gas engine system heats at least one of water and steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator using waste heat from the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine as a heat source,
The economizer uses the waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine as a heat source to heat the steam H20 supplied from the water separator and supply it to the reformer,
The first heat exchange unit heats the steam discharged from the economizer with exhaust gas of the combustor and then distributes it to the reformer and the second heat exchange unit,
And the second heat exchange unit replaces a heater for heating the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system under constant pressure using steam discharged from the economizer and heated by the first heat exchange unit. delete A raw material processing unit including an LNG evaporator that vaporizes LNG (liquefied natural gas) to pretreat LNG (liquefied natural gas) supplied from the raw material supply unit, and steam (H ₂ 0) to pretreat the raw material water supplied from the raw material water supply unit A raw material water treatment unit including a water separator for separating water from the raw material water treatment unit, a reformer for reforming the pretreated fuel supplied from the raw material treatment unit and the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the raw material water treatment unit, and for heating the reformer A hydrogen generation unit including a combustor;
A fuel cell for generating electricity based on fuel including hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen generating unit;
An economizer that heats at least one of water and steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the water separator using a gas engine that generates propulsion with fuel vaporized from the LNG evaporator, and waste heat of exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine as a heat source In the gas engine system comprising a first heat exchanger for heat exchange of steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the economizer and exhaust gas discharged from the combustor; And
The refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle system and the agent are heated by using the steam (H ₂ 0) secondarily heated in the first heat exchanger as a heat source after the first heating in the economizer, so that the refrigerant of the Rankine Cycle system is heated. 1 includes a second heat exchange unit for heat exchange of steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the heat exchange unit,
The economizer uses the waste heat of the exhaust gas discharged from the gas engine as a heat source to heat the steam H20 supplied from the water separator and supply it to the reformer,
The first heat exchange unit heats the steam discharged from the economizer with exhaust gas of the combustor and then distributes it to the reformer and the second heat exchange unit,
And the second heat exchange unit replaces a heater for heating the refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system under constant pressure using steam discharged from the economizer and heated by the first heat exchange unit. delete The method of claim 3,
The LNG evaporator vaporizes LNG (liquefied natural gas) using a refrigerant of the Rankine cycle system discharged from the second heat exchanger as a heat source. The method of claim 3,
And a third heat exchange unit installed between the second heat exchange unit and the water separator,
The third heat exchange unit heat-exchanging water or steam (H ₂ 0) discharged from the second heat exchange unit and exhaust gas discharged from the fuel cell. The method of claim 3,
And a supply unit for supplying some of the steam (H ₂ 0) supplied from the first heat exchange unit to the second heat exchange unit to the reformer. The method of claim 6,
Including a first condenser installed between the third heat exchanger and the water separator,
The first condenser condenses steam (H ₂ 0) contained in the exhaust gas of the fuel cell discharged from the third heat exchange unit, and water condensed in the first condenser is supplied to the water separator and the condensed A fuel cell system, characterized in that residual gas other than water is supplied to the combustor.

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