WO2006028242A1 - 燃料電池システム及び不純物除去部材の劣化判断方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a fuel cell system in which an impurity removal member for removing impurities mixed in the fluid is disposed in a discharge passage through which a fluid discharged from the fuel cell flows, and deterioration determination of the impurity removal member Regarding the method.
- Impurities may also enter from the air sucked from the outside air of the force sword system and pass through the electrolyte membrane and enter the hydrogen circulation system.
- the fuel cell itself may be reduced in function and life.
- the water produced in the fuel cell may become acidic. Therefore, conventionally, a method has been adopted in which an ion exchanger is provided in the hydrogen circulation system to prevent deterioration of the fuel cell due to produced water or gas. It is.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-3 1 3404
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-3 1 5002
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-2988 92
- Patent Document 4 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-346845 Disclosure of Invention
- the polymer electrolyte fuel cell system described in Patent Document 1 separates a fluid (gas-liquid mixed fluid) into a liquid and a gas, and then passes the separated liquid through an ion exchange resin. It is intended to remove impurities from the liquid, but no consideration is given to the function of predicting and judging the replacement time of the ion exchange resin. Further, it is not considered to remove ions contained in the gas-liquid mixed fluid by passing the gas-liquid mixed fluid through the ion exchange resin.
- the gas-liquid mixed fluid (fluid before performing gas-liquid separation) discharged from the fuel cell may vary greatly in pressure and flow velocity, unlike the liquid state. Therefore, the ion exchange treatment equipment is installed in the cooling system and the piping system through which the generated water passes. Because the environment where the ion exchange treatment device is used differs between the case where the ion exchange treatment device is placed in the piping system through which the gas-liquid mixed fluid passes, the deterioration conditions of the ion exchange treatment device And so on.
- the present invention provides an impurity removal that removes impurities mixed in a fluid into a discharge passage through which a gas-liquid mixed fluid that is a mixture of exhaust gas and liquid discharged from a fuel cell flows.
- a fuel cell system comprising a member, wherein a physical quantity detection means for detecting a physical quantity related to the impurity removal member, and a degree of deterioration of the impurity removal member is determined based on the physical quantity detected from the physical quantity detection means.
- a fuel cell system comprising:
- the fuel cell system having this configuration can determine the degree of deterioration of the impurity removing member by the deterioration determining means based on the physical quantity related to the impurity removing member detected by the physical quantity detecting means. It is possible to accurately know the replacement time of the removal member. Therefore, the impurity removal member can be used until the impurity removal capability necessary for the impurity removal member is lost. At the same time, it is possible to prevent the use of the deteriorated impurity removing member without knowing that the necessary impurity removing ability is not available.
- the physical quantity detection unit may include a shape change detection unit that detects a change in the shape of the impurity removal member. With this configuration, the deterioration state of the impurity removal member can be directly determined from the shape change of the impurity removal member.
- the physical quantity detection means may include a first fluid state quantity measuring means for measuring a state quantity of the fluid that has passed through the impurity removing member.
- the physical quantity detecting unit is configured to measure a state quantity of the fluid before passing through the impurity removing member.
- 2 further includes a fluid state quantity measuring means, wherein the deterioration determining means includes a physical quantity detected from the first fluid state quantity measuring means, and a physical quantity detected from the second fluid state quantity measuring means. It is also possible to provide a physical quantity comparing means for comparing the two, and to determine the degree of deterioration of the impurity removing member based on the value obtained from the physical quantity comparing means. With this configuration, the deterioration state of the impurity removing member is determined from the threshold value of the difference between the physical quantity detected from the first fluid state quantity measuring means and the physical quantity detected from the second fluid state quantity measuring means. can do.
- Examples of the fluid state quantity include a liquid (product water) state quantity.
- Examples of the state quantity of the fluid include fluid conductivity, fluid pressure, and the like.
- the fuel cell system according to the present invention can detect a physical quantity related to the impurity removal member in a state where the liquid is reduced from the impurity removal member.
- the physical quantity related to the impurity removal member can be detected in a state where disturbance components such as generated water are eliminated as much as possible, so that the deterioration determination accuracy of the impurity removal member is further improved. be able to.
- the physical quantity detection means includes a gas state quantity detection means for detecting a gas state quantity passing through the impurity removal member, and a liquid state quantity passing through the impurity removal member. And a liquid state quantity detecting means for detecting.
- the gas state detection means can calculate the state quantity of the gas based on the operating state of the fuel cell. Further, the liquid state quantity detection means can calculate the liquid state quantity based on the operating state of the fuel cell.
- the state quantity of the gas is at least one of the flow rate, pressure, and temperature of the gas, and the state quantity of the liquid is at least one of the flow rate, pressure, and temperature of the liquid. Can do.
- the fuel cell system according to the present invention further includes a gas-liquid separator that separates the fluid discharged from the fuel cell into a gas and a liquid, and the impurity removing member is disposed in the gas-liquid separator.
- the provided structure can be provided.
- the fuel cell system according to the present invention further comprises a gas-liquid separator that separates the fluid discharged from the fuel cell into a gas and a liquid, and a conductivity measuring device that measures the conductivity of the fluid.
- a gas-liquid separator that separates the fluid discharged from the fuel cell into a gas and a liquid
- a conductivity measuring device that measures the conductivity of the fluid.
- a configuration disposed in the gas-liquid separator can also be provided. Also in this configuration, the impurity removing member can be disposed in the gas-liquid separator.
- the fuel cell system according to the present invention can further include a notifying unit capable of notifying the result determined by the deterioration determining unit.
- a notifying unit capable of notifying the result determined by the deterioration determining unit.
- the present invention provides an impurity removal member that is disposed in a discharge passage through which a gas-liquid mixed fluid that is present by mixing exhaust gas and liquid discharged from a fuel cell flows and removes impurities mixed in the fluid.
- the present invention provides a method for judging the deterioration of an impurity removing member.
- the detecting step may include a step of detecting a change in shape of the impurity removing member. Further, the detection step may include a first measurement step of measuring a state quantity of the fluid that has passed through the impurity removal member.
- the detection step further includes a second measurement step of measuring a state quantity of the fluid before passing through the impurity removal member, and the determination step includes the physical quantity measured in the first measurement step.
- a physical quantity comparison step for comparing with the physical quantity measured in the second measurement step, and the degree of deterioration of the impurity removing member can be determined based on the value obtained in the physical quantity comparison step.
- the fluid state quantity may be a liquid state quantity or a fluid conductivity or pressure.
- the detection step includes a gas state amount detection step for detecting a state amount of gas passing through the impurity removal member, a liquid state amount detection step for detecting a state amount of liquid passing through the impurity removal member, and Can be included.
- the gas state amount can be calculated based on an operation state of the fuel cell.
- the state quantity of the gas may be at least one of a flow rate, a pressure, and a temperature of the gas.
- the state quantity of the liquid may be at least one of the flow rate, pressure, and temperature of the liquid.
- the method for determining deterioration of an impurity removing member according to the present invention may further include a step of notifying a result determined in the determination step.
- the impurity removal member deterioration judging method further comprises a gas-liquid separator that separates the fluid discharged from the fuel cell into a gas and a liquid, and the impurity removal member comprises the gas removal liquid.
- the present invention can also be applied to a fuel cell system having a configuration arranged in a liquid separator.
- the method for judging deterioration of an impurity removing member further comprises a gas-liquid separator that separates the fluid discharged from the fuel cell into a gas and a liquid, and measures the conductivity of the fluid.
- the conductivity measuring device can also be applied to a fuel cell system having a configuration arranged in the gas-liquid separator.
- the impurity removing member may be disposed in the gas-liquid separator.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a fuel cell system according to the present embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a gas-liquid separator in which an impurity removing member, which is a component of the fuel cell system shown in FIG. 1, is installed, and physical quantity detection means and deterioration determination means arranged in the gas-liquid separator. It is.
- Fig. 3 shows the difference between the pressure of the fluid supplied into the gas-liquid separator shown in Fig. 2 before passing through the impurity removing member and the pressure after passing through the impurity removing member, and the output of the fuel cell or It is a figure which shows the relationship with the flow volume of a fluid.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the physical quantity detection means and the deterioration determination means shown in FIG.
- FIG. 5 shows components of a fuel cell system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a gas-liquid separator having an impurity removing member installed therein, and physical quantity detection means and deterioration determination means arranged in the gas-liquid separator.
- FIG. 6 shows a gas-liquid separator having an impurity removing member that is a component of a fuel cell system according to another embodiment of the present invention, a physical quantity detection means disposed in the gas-liquid separator, and deterioration determination. It is a schematic diagram which shows a means.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the electrical conductivity of the fluid and the usable time of the impurity removal member.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the conductivity difference of the fluid and the usable time of the impurity removal member.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of a fuel cell system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the relationship between the integrated value of the gas flow rate and the integrated value of the amount of produced water.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a fuel cell system according to the present embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a gas-liquid separator having an impurity removal member as a component of the fuel cell system shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing physical quantity detection means and deterioration determination means arranged in the gas-liquid separator.
- FIG. 3 shows the pressure before passing through the impurity removal member of the fluid supplied in the gas-liquid separator shown in FIG.
- Fig. 4 shows the relationship between the difference between the pressure after passing through the impurity removal member and the output of the fuel cell or the flow rate of the fluid.
- 3 is a flowchart showing a series of operations of the physical quantity detection means and the deterioration determination means shown in FIG.
- the fuel cell 10 of the fuel cell system 1 shown in Fig. 1 includes MEA, fuel gas (hydrogen) at the fuel electrode (anode) of MEA, and oxidant gas (oxygen, usually air) at the oxidant electrode (power sword). )
- a separator that forms a flow path for supplying the gas and a stack that includes a plurality of cells that overlap each other are incorporated.
- An air supply source 9 for supplying air as an oxidizing gas is connected to the air supply port 11 of the fuel cell 10 via an air supply passage 12, and the air discharge port 13 is An air discharge passage 14 through which air and water (exhaust fluid) discharged from the fuel cell 10 are discharged is connected.
- a humidification module 8 is provided in the air supply passage 12 and the air discharge passage 14, and the discharged fluid that has passed through the humidification module 8 is discharged to the outside through the muffler 7. A part of the discharged fluid is supplied to the hydrogen diluter 6 and used for diluting the hydrogen, and then discharged to the outside.
- a hydrogen supply source 16 such as a hydrogen cylinder is connected to the hydrogen supply port 15 of the fuel cell 10 via a hydrogen supply passage 17, and a hydrogen discharge port 18 is connected to the hydrogen supply port 15.
- Hydrogen discharge passage 19 is connected.
- a gas-liquid separator 26 is disposed in the middle of the hydrogen discharge passage 19. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the fluid inlet connection ⁇ 1 9 A of the hydrogen discharge passage 19 is communicated with the fluid inlet 26 A of the gas-liquid separator 26 and the gas-liquid separator 2 The fluid outlet 26 of the hydrogen discharge passage 1 9 is connected to the fluid outlet 26 B of the fluid.
- An impurity removing member 24 is disposed in the gas-liquid separator 26. Further, in the central portion of the gas-liquid separator 26, a gas passage 23 connected to the fluid outlet 26B passes through the central portion of the impurity removing member 24, and is directed upward and downward in FIG. It is arranged along.
- an ion exchange resin is used as the impurity removing member 24.
- the gas-liquid separator 26 a cyclone gas-liquid separator that separates gas and liquid by rotating the fluid (gas-liquid mixture) was used.
- the gas-liquid separator 26 includes a physical quantity detection means 30 for detecting a physical quantity of the impurity removal member 24, and a deterioration determination means 40 for judging the degree of deterioration of the impurity removal member 24 based on the physical quantity detected from the physical quantity detection means 30. And are connected.
- the physical quantity detection means 30 measures the pressure (P in) of the fluid supplied to the gas-liquid separator 26 before passing through the impurity removal member 24. 1 and an outlet pressure measuring device 32 for measuring the pressure (P out) after passing through the impurity removing member 24.
- the pressure (P in) and the pressure (P out) force are physical quantities related to the impurity removing member 24.
- the inlet pressure measuring device 31 and the outlet pressure measuring device 32 include a difference between the pressures (P in and P out) measured by the inlet pressure measuring device 31 and the outlet pressure measuring device 32.
- the pressure difference ( ⁇ ) is related to the passage resistance of the fluid.
- the passage resistance of the fluid is determined by the amount of impurities trapped in the impurity removal member 24, the expansion or contraction state of the impurity removal member 24 caused by the influence of the impurities trapped in the impurity removal member 24, and the density of impurities contained in the fluid. Determined by etc. Further, the deterioration determining means 40 is connected to a notifying means 50 for notifying whether or not the impurity removing member 24 should be replaced based on the content of the determination made by the deterioration determining means 40. As this notification means 50, there are various methods such as an alarm (notification sound) and displaying on the desired display that it is time for replacement.
- a series of operations of the physical quantity detection means 30, the deterioration determination means 40, and the notification means 50 are as follows. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the pressure (P in) before passing through the impurity removal member 24 of the fluid supplied from the hydrogen discharge passage 19 into the gas-liquid separator 26 is changed to the inlet pressure measuring device 3 1 Measure by. (Step S 1 0 1). This measured value is output to the degradation determination means 40. Next, the pressure (Pout) of the fluid after passing through the impurity removing member 24 is measured by the outlet pressure measuring device 32. (Step S 1 02). This measured value is output to the degradation determination means 40.
- Step S 1 03: YES the preset threshold value
- a signal to that effect is output to the notification means 50, The notification means 50 notifies that it is time to replace the impurity removing member 24.
- step S 1 0 1 to step S 1 0 3 are repeated.
- the fluid supplied to the gas-liquid separator 26 is separated into gas (hydrogen) and liquid (water), and after impurities are removed by the impurity removing member 24, the gas-liquid separator 26 It is discharged and supplied again to the fuel cell 10 through the hydrogen supply passage 17 and used for the cell reaction.
- a part of the gas (hydrogen) discharged from the gas-liquid separator 26 is supplied to the hydrogen diluter 6 as desired.
- the liquid that has been separated from gas and liquid and from which impurities have been removed is collected in a drain outlet 60 disposed below the gas and liquid separator 26, and discharged to the outside by opening the electromagnetic valve 61. Is done.
- Reference numeral 27 denotes a hydrogen pump.
- the inlet pressure measuring device 31 for measuring the state quantity (pressure P in) of the fluid before passing through the impurity removing member 24, and the fluid after passing through the impurity removing member 24 A case has been described in which an outlet pressure measuring device 3 2 for measuring the state quantity (pressure P out) of the material is installed, and the degree of deterioration of the impurity removing member 24 is determined based on the pressure difference ( ⁇ ⁇ ).
- the present invention is not limited to this, and even if the degree of deterioration of the impurity removing member 24 is determined by the deterioration determining means 40 based only on the pressure (P out) of the fluid after passing through the impurity removing member 24. Good.
- the pressure may be measured in a state where the liquid adhering to the impurity removing member 24 is reduced.
- the physical quantity relating to the impurity removing member 24 can be detected in a state where disturbance components such as generated water are eliminated as much as possible, the deterioration determination accuracy of the impurity removing member 24 can be further improved.
- the physical quantity detection means 30 for detecting the pressure of the fluid has been described.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the physical quantity detection means 30 detects the physical quantity of the impurity removing member 24.
- Other configurations may be provided if possible.
- the outer side of the impurity removing member 24 (the upper surface of the impurity removing member 24 in FIG. 5)
- a support plate 1 61 is provided with a peripheral surface fixed to the inner wall of the gas-liquid separator 26 and a plurality of through holes 62 for supplying fluid to the impurity removing member 24.
- the outer peripheral surface is in contact with the inner wall of the gas-liquid separator 26 and is slidable in the vertical direction.
- a moving plate 6 3 having a plurality of through-holes 6 4 formed to discharge the fluid that has passed through the member 2 4 is provided, and further below the moving plate 6 3 of the gas-liquid separator 2 6, the moving plate 6
- a spring member 65 that biases 3 toward the support plate 1 6 1 is provided, and a position detecting device (position sensor) that detects the position of the moving plate 6 3 as a physical quantity detecting means 30 on the moving plate 6 3. ).
- the physical quantity detection means 30 is a distance traveled by the movable plate 6 3 (impurity removal) as the impurity removal member 24 is expanded or contracted due to the influence of impurities trapped in the impurity removal member 24.
- the physical quantity relating to the member is detected, and the detected value is output to the degradation determining means 40.
- Degradation judging means 40 determines whether or not the detected value exceeds a preset threshold value, and if it exceeds the threshold value, outputs a signal to that effect to notification means 50. 5 0 Announces that it is time to replace the impurity removal member 24. On the other hand, if the detected value does not exceed the threshold value, the distance that the moving plate 63 has moved is detected, and the process of determining whether or not the detected value exceeds the threshold value is repeated.
- a conductivity meter may be used.
- a conductivity meter is disposed at the drain port 60 disposed below the gas-liquid separator 26 and gas-liquid separation is performed by the gas-liquid separator 26, The conductivity of the liquid (product water) can be measured.
- the conductivity of the liquid contained in the drain port 60 and the usable time of the obtuse object removing member 24 (when the capacity necessary for removing impurities is provided).
- a proportional relationship is established between Therefore, the conductivity of the liquid is measured, and this measured value (detected value) is output to the deterioration determining means 40, so that the deterioration determining means 40 can remove impurities from the impurity removing member 24.
- the conductivity measured by the conductivity meter as the physical quantity detecting means 30 exceeds the preset threshold value
- the deterioration judging means 40 sends a signal to that effect to the notifying means 50.
- the notification means 50 notifies that it is time to replace the impurity removing member 24.
- the measurement of the conductivity and the comparison with the threshold value are repeated.
- the conductivity meter as the physical quantity detection means 30 is disposed at the drain outlet 60
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the conductivity meter is an impurity removing member. As long as the electrical conductivity of the fluid (liquid or gas, or gas-liquid mixture) that has passed through 4 can be measured, it may be placed in another location.
- a conductivity meter is further provided to measure the conductivity of the liquid flowing through the liquid, and the conductivity of the liquid before passing through the impurity removing member 24 and the impurity removing member 24 through the both conductivity meters. You may calculate the difference with the electrical conductivity after doing.
- the difference between the conductivity of the liquid before passing through the impurity removing member 24 and the conductivity after passing through the impurity removing member 24, and the impurity removing member 2 4 An inversely proportional relationship is established between the usable time of the material (the time required to remove impurities). Therefore, by calculating the difference in conductivity and outputting the difference in conductivity to the deterioration determining means 40, the deterioration determining means 40 can provide the impurity removing member 24 with the capacity required for removing impurities. If the difference in conductivity exceeds a preset threshold value, the notification means 50 will replace the impurity removal member 24 in the same manner as described above. But Announce that you have come.
- the generated water generated from the fuel cell is guided to the outside by an exhaust hose during power generation of the fuel cell. Therefore, both the fuel cell and the vehicle are insulated through this generated water. can do.
- a power generation current measuring device 71 for measuring the power generation current of the fuel cell 10 is connected to the fuel cell 10, and a hydrogen pump 2 7 is connected to a pump operating state measuring device 7 2 that measures the operating state of the hydrogen pump 2 7 (rotation speed, suction pressure, discharge pressure, etc.), and a generator current measuring device 7 1 and a pump operating state measuring device 7 2 may be configured such that the deterioration determining means 40 is connected and the notifying means 50 is connected to the deterioration determining means 40.
- the amount of generated water (L) discharged from the fuel cell 10 is proportional to the amount of power generated by the fuel cell 10. That is, the amount of generated water (L) is
- an inversely proportional relationship is established between the integrated value of the generated water amount and the integrated value of the gas flow rate. Therefore, by calculating the integrated value of the generated water amount and the integrated value of the gas flow rate, and outputting these values to the deterioration determining means 40, the deterioration determining means 40 has the impurity removing member 24. In addition, if the relationship between the two exceeds a preset threshold, the notification means 50 can remove impurities. Announce that it is time to replace parts 2 and 4.
- the physical quantity detection means is configured by the generated current measuring device 71 and the pump operating state measuring device 72, but the measured current is measured by the generated current measuring device 71. Since the amount of generated water is calculated from the generated current, the state quantity (flow rate) of the liquid passing through the impurity removal member 24 can be calculated.
- the generated current measuring device 71 is a liquid state quantity detecting means for detecting the state quantity (flow rate) of the liquid passing through the impurity removing member 24 based on the operation state (power generation amount) of the fuel cell 10. Is functioning as
- the state quantity (flow rate) of the gas passing through the impurity removing member 24 can be calculated from the pump operating state measured by the pump operating state measuring device 72.
- the pump operating state measuring device 7 2 detects the state quantity (flow rate) of the gas passing through the impurity removing member 24 based on the pump operating state determined by the operating state of the fuel cell 10. It functions as a quantity detection means.
- the gas state quantity may be at least one of pressure and temperature in addition to the gas flow rate
- the liquid state quantity may be at least one of pressure and temperature in addition to the liquid flow rate. It may be.
- the impurity removing member 24 is disposed in the gas-liquid separator 26 .
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the impurity removing member 24 is not limited to the hydrogen discharge passage 19. You may arrange
- the impurity removing member 24 is disposed in the hydrogen circulation system.
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and the impurity removing member 24 according to the present invention is an oxidizing gas (air). You may arrange
- the impurity removing member 24 has been described.
- the impurity removing member according to the present invention removes impurities in the fluid. If possible, it may be composed of other materials.
- the fuel cell system includes a physical quantity detecting means for detecting a physical quantity related to the impurity removing member, and a deterioration determining means for judging the degree of deterioration of the impurity removing member based on the physical quantity detected from the physical quantity detecting means. Therefore, the degree of deterioration of the impurity removal member can be determined based on a physical quantity relating to the impurity removal member detected by the physical quantity detection means. Therefore, it is possible to know the replacement timing of the impurity removal member, and to use the impurity removal member until the impurity removal member has no necessary impurity removal capability, and to use the deteriorated impurity removal member. It can also be prevented. As a result, the reliability of the fuel cell system can be improved and the running cost can be reduced.
- the determination method of the impurity removal member according to the present invention includes a detection step of detecting a physical quantity related to the impurity removal member, and a degree of deterioration of the impurity removal member based on the physical quantity detected in the first step. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine the deterioration state of the impurity removing member.
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