WO2006033425A1 - 燃料電池システムおよび燃料電池システムの異常判定方法 - Google Patents
燃料電池システムおよび燃料電池システムの異常判定方法 Download PDFInfo
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- the present invention relates to a fuel cell system and an abnormality determination method for a fuel cell system, and more particularly to an improved technique for accurately performing an abnormality detection determination on a reaction gas passage in a short time.
- shutoff valves for example, high-pressure hydrogen tank pulp, hydrogen supply pulp, FC inlet pulp, FC outlet
- fuel is obtained by closing a shut-off valve disposed in a fuel gas supply path of a vehicle.
- a technique has been proposed in which a closed space is created in a gas supply path, and a valve failure is judged when the pressure drop rate with respect to the passage of time is smaller than the pressure drop rate threshold.
- the pressure drop rate downstream of the shut-off valve varies depending on the vehicle operating condition, that is, the fuel consumption rate. For this reason, when the fuel consumption rate decreases depending on the vehicle operating state, it takes a long time to reduce the pressure downstream of the shut-off valve, and a rapid failure diagnosis cannot be performed.
- JP-A-2003-308868 discloses A technology has been proposed to increase the fuel consumption rate and reduce the pressure downstream of the shut-off valve in a short time by increasing the power consumption of the on-board catchers when performing the fault diagnosis of the shut-off valve. . Furthermore, it is disclosed that when the fuel consumption is not sufficient only by the power consumption of the auxiliary machinery, it is consumed using a combustor.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-27431 1
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-308868 Disclosure of Invention
- the present invention has an object to solve such problems and to propose a fuel cell system capable of accurately performing an abnormality detection determination of a reaction gas passage in a short time.
- the fuel cell system of the present invention consumes the reaction gas present in the abnormality detection portion of the reaction gas passage by the fuel cell, and further consumes the electric power generated by the fuel cell by the auxiliary equipment.
- a fuel cell system comprising a determination unit (determination means) for determining an abnormality in a reaction gas passage based on a pressure change state of a reaction gas present in an abnormality detection part, and increasing power consumption of auxiliary equipment
- a control unit is provided that increases the consumption of the reactive gas inherent in the abnormality detection site.
- the catcher includes a cooling catcher that cools the fuel cell, and the control unit is based on the degree to which the temperature of the fuel cell decreases due to the increase in power consumption of the cooling auxiliary device. It is preferable to control other accessories.
- the fuel cell system of the present invention further includes an air compressor that supplies an oxidizing gas to the fuel cell as a catcher, and the control unit supplies the fuel cell to the fuel cell when the temperature of the fuel cell is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. It is preferable to suppress the increase in the oxidizing gas flow rate.
- the membrane electrode assembly (ME A) will dry up. In this case, the increase in the oxidizing gas flow rate is suppressed. It is preferable to do this.
- the auxiliary device further includes a heat exchanger that can exchange heat with a refrigerant that cools the fuel cell, and the control unit consumes the heat exchanger when the temperature of the fuel cell is equal to or lower than a predetermined value. It is preferable to raise the temperature of the refrigerant by increasing the electric power.
- surplus power can be consumed by the power consumption of the heat exchanger, so the fuel gas can be consumed more quickly.
- the fuel cell system further includes an inverter that converts the DC power generated by the fuel cell into AC power and supplies AC power to the auxiliary machinery, and the control unit increases the heat loss of the inverter, It is preferable to increase the consumption of the electric power generated by the fuel cell. By adjusting the inverter frequency, it is possible to intentionally reduce the power conversion efficiency and increase the power consumption due to heat loss.
- the reaction gas present in the abnormality detection part of the reaction gas passage is consumed by the fuel cell, and the electric power generated by the fuel cell is consumed by auxiliary equipment,
- An abnormality determination method for a fuel cell system that performs an abnormality determination of the reaction gas passage based on a pressure change state of a reaction gas present in an abnormality detection site, and increases power consumption of the traps, A step of increasing the consumption of the reactive gas inherent in the abnormality detection site.
- the fuel cell system includes a cooling trap for cooling the fuel cell as the catcher, and the increase in power consumption of the cooling auxiliary device
- Other accessories may be controlled based on the degree to which the temperature of the fuel cell decreases.
- the fuel cell system further includes an air conditioner that supplies an oxidizing gas to the fuel cell as the catcher, and the temperature of the fuel cell is equal to or higher than a predetermined value. In this case, an increase in the flow rate of the oxidizing gas supplied from the air conditioner to the fuel cell may be suppressed.
- the fuel cell system further includes a heat exchanger capable of exchanging heat with a refrigerant that cools the fuel cell as the auxiliary device, and the temperature of the fuel cell is predetermined. The temperature of the refrigerant may be raised by increasing the power consumption of the heat exchanger when the value is below the value.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a fuel cell system according to the present embodiment.
- Figure 2 shows the main routine for system control.
- FIG. 3 shows the gas leak judgment processing routine at system startup.
- Figure 4 shows the normal power generation control routine.
- Fig. 5 shows the gas leak judgment processing routine.
- Fig. 6 shows the gas leak judgment processing routine.
- Fig. 7 shows the gas leak judgment processing routine.
- Fig. 8 shows the gas leak judgment processing routine.
- Fig. 9 shows the gas leak judgment processing routine.
- FIG. 10 is a gas leak determination processing routine.
- Figure 11 shows the auxiliary machine control routine.
- Figure 12 shows the auxiliary machine control routine.
- Figure 13 shows the system stop processing routine.
- Figure 14 shows the abnormal stop processing routine.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a fuel cell system according to the present embodiment.
- the fuel cell system 10 is used as an in-vehicle power generation system of a fuel cell vehicle (FCHV) is shown, but it can also be used as a stationary power generation system.
- the fuel cell (cell stack) 20 has a stack structure in which a plurality of single cells are stacked in series, and is composed of, for example, a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell.
- the fuel gas supply system (fuel gas piping system) of the fuel cell 20 is provided with a fuel gas supply source 30, a fuel gas supply path 3 1, and a fuel gas circulation path 3 2.
- the fuel gas supply system is a general term for gas pipes, valves, and the like disposed on a path for supplying fuel gas from the fuel gas supply source 30 to the fuel cell 20.
- the configuration including the when adopting a system configuration in which the fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell 20 is circulated to the fuel gas supply path 31, the fuel gas supply system further includes the fuel gas circulation path 32. It's good.
- the fuel gas supply source 30 is configured by, for example, a hydrogen storage source such as a high-pressure hydrogen tank or a hydrogen storage tank, or a reformer that reforms the reforming raw material into hydrogen rich gas.
- the fuel gas supply path 3 1 is a gas flow path for guiding the fuel gas released from the fuel gas supply source 30 to the anode electrode of the fuel cell 20, and the tank valve extends from upstream to downstream in the gas flow path.
- H 2 0 1 high pressure regulator H 9, low pressure regulator HI 0, hydrogen supply pulp H 2 0 0, and FC inlet pulp H 2 1 are provided.
- the fuel gas compressed to a high pressure is reduced to a medium pressure by the high pressure regulator H 9 and further reduced to a low pressure (normal operating pressure) by the low pressure regulator HI 0.
- the fuel gas circulation path 3 2 is a return gas flow path for recirculating unreacted fuel gas to the fuel cell 20, and the gas flow path from upstream to downstream flows into the FC outlet valve H 2 2, hydrogen pump 6 3 , And a check valve H 52 are provided.
- the low-pressure unreacted fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell 20 is appropriately pressurized by the hydrogen pump 63 and guided to the fuel gas supply path 31.
- the check valve H 52 suppresses the back flow of the fuel gas from the fuel gas supply path 31 to the fuel gas circulation path 32.
- the anode off gas flow path 33 is a gas flow path for exhausting the hydrogen off gas discharged from the fuel cell 20 to the outside of the system, and a purge valve (exhaust means) H 51 is provided in the gas flow path. Yes.
- the tank pulp H 2 0 1, hydrogen supply valve H 2 0 0, FC inlet valve H 2 1, FC outlet pulp H 2 2, and purge pulp H 5 1 are the gas flow paths 3 1 to 3 3 or fuel. It is a shut pulp for supplying or shutting off fuel gas to the battery 20, and is constituted by, for example, a solenoid valve. Such electricity As the magnetic valve, for example, an on-off valve or a linear valve that can adjust the valve opening degree by PWM control is suitable.
- the oxidizing gas supply system (oxidizing gas piping system) of the fuel cell 20
- an air conditioner (oxidizing gas supply source) 40 and an oxidizing gas supply path 41 are arranged.
- the oxidizing gas supply system is a general term for gas piping, pulp, and the like disposed on a path for supplying oxidizing gas from the air compressor 40 to the fuel cell 20.
- the air compressor 40 And an oxidizing gas supply path 41 connecting the air compressor 40 and the fuel cell 20, and auxiliary equipment (for example, a humidification module 62 etc.) disposed in the oxidizing gas supply path 41. It is.
- the air conditioner press 40 compresses the air taken in from the outside air through the air filter 61 and supplies the compressed air to the cathode electrode of the fuel cell 20 as an oxidizing gas.
- the oxygen off-gas that has been subjected to the cell reaction of the fuel cell 20 flows through the power sword off-gas channel 4 2 and is exhausted out of the system.
- the oxygen off gas is in a highly moist state because it contains moisture generated by the cell reaction in the fuel cell 20.
- the humidification module 62 exchanges moisture between the low-humidity oxidizing gas flowing through the oxidizing gas supply channel 41 and the high-humidity oxygen off-gas flowing through the cathode gas channel 42 and supplies the fuel cell 20 to the fuel cell 20. Appropriately humidify the supplied oxidizing gas.
- the back pressure of the oxidizing gas supplied to the fuel cell 20 is regulated by a pressure regulating valve A 4 disposed near the power sword outlet of the power sword off gas passage 42.
- the downstream of the cathode off-gas flow path 4 2 communicates with the diluter 64 and supplies oxygen off-gas to the diluter 64.
- the diluter 64 also communicates with the downstream of the anode off-gas channel 33, and is configured to exhaust the hydrogen off-gas outside the system after being mixed and diluted with oxygen off-gas.
- the cooling system (refrigerant piping system) of the fuel cell 20 is provided with a cooling water channel 71, a circulation pump Cl, a radiator C 2, a bypass valve C 3, and a heat exchanger 70.
- the circulation pump C1 is cooled by the cooling water channel 71 through the fuel cell 20. Circulate the medium.
- the cooling water channel 71 is provided with a bypass channel 72 that bypasses the radiator C 2 and guides the refrigerant to the heat exchanger 70.
- the radiator C 2 cools the refrigerant by rotating the fan C 1 3.
- the heat exchanger 70 includes a heater 70a, and receives the supply of electric power from the fuel cell 20 to heat the heater 70a and raise the temperature of the refrigerant.
- the power supply from the fuel cell 20 to the heat exchanger 70 can be controlled by turning the relays R 1 and R 2 on and off.
- a radiator bypass valve C 3 is disposed upstream of the radiator C 2, and flows toward the radiator C 2 and the heat exchanger 70 by adjusting the valve opening of the radiator bypass valve C 3. It is configured to control the refrigerant flow rate and adjust the refrigerant temperature.
- Rechargeable battery 5 4 is regenerative energy during vehicle braking I? It plays a role as an energy buffer in the event of load fluctuations associated with storage resources and vehicle acceleration or deceleration, and is composed of nickel-powered battery storage batteries, nickel-hydrogen storage batteries, lithium secondary batteries, and the like.
- a secondary battery is exemplified as the power storage means, but a capacitor or the like may be used.
- Traction motor 5 1 and catcher damper 5 2 convert the DC power supplied from either or both of fuel cell 20 and secondary battery 5 4 into AC power, which is used for the traction motor M AC power is supplied to each of 3 and auxiliary motor M4.
- the auxiliary motor M 4 is a generic term for a motor M 2 that drives a hydrogen circulation pump 63 described later, a motor M 1 that drives a air compressor 40, and the like.
- the control unit 50 obtains the system required power (the sum of the vehicle running power and the catcher power) based on the accelerator opening detected by the accelerator sensor 55, the vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor 56, and the like.
- the fuel cell system 10 is controlled so that the output power of the battery matches the target power.
- the control unit 50 adjusts the amount of oxidizing gas supplied by adjusting the rotation speed of the motor M l that drives the air conditioner press 40.
- the fuel gas supply amount is adjusted by adjusting the rotation speed of the motor M 2 that drives the hydrogen pump 63.
- the control unit 50 controls the DC / DC converter 53 to adjust the operation point (output voltage, output current) of the fuel cell 20 so that the output power of the fuel cell 20 matches the target power. Adjust to.
- the fuel gas supply system consists of a high pressure section (tank valve H 2 0 1 to hydrogen supply valve H 2 0 0 section), a low pressure section (hydrogen supply pulp H 2 0 0 to FC inlet pulp H 2 1 section). , FC section (stack inlet valve H 2 1 to FC outlet pulp H 2 2 section), circulation section (FC outlet pulp H 2 2 to check valve H 5 2 section)
- Each part is provided with pressure sensors P 6, P 7, P 9, P 61, P 5, P 10, PI 1 for detecting the pressure of the fuel gas. More specifically, the pressure sensor P 6 detects the fuel gas supply pressure of the fuel gas supply source 30.
- the pressure sensor P 7 detects the secondary pressure of the high pressure regulator H 9.
- the pressure sensor P 9 detects the secondary pressure of the low pressure regulator H I 0.
- the pressure sensor P 61 detects the pressure in the low pressure portion of the fuel gas supply path 3 1.
- Pressure sensor P5 detects the pressure at the stack inlet.
- the pressure sensor P 10 detects the pressure on the input port side (upstream side) of the hydrogen circulation pump 63.
- the pressure sensor P 1 1 detects the pressure on the output port side (downstream side) of the hydrogen circulation pump 63.
- a temperature sensor T 31 for detecting the temperature of the fuel gas (or the stack temperature) is disposed in the fuel gas circulation path 32 near the anode outlet.
- a temperature sensor T 2 for detecting the temperature of the cooling water (or the stack temperature) is disposed in the cooling water channel 71 near the cooling water outlet of the fuel cell 20.
- the abnormality detection determination of the reaction gas is performed for each section of the reaction gas passage.
- the reaction gas passage is a general term for a fuel gas supply system and an oxidizing gas supply system.
- Abnormality judgment includes gas leakage in the reaction gas passage (open failure of a valve arranged on the gas passage, leakage from the gas passage, etc.) and clogging of the reaction gas passage (valve closure failure, foreign matter (generation) Existence of water etc.) That means.
- open failure refers to a failure state in which the valve remains open and cannot be closed
- closed failure refers to a failure state in which the valve remains closed and cannot be opened. .
- the reaction gas passage serving as the abnormality detection site may be either one of the fuel gas supply system and the oxidizing gas supply system, or both. More specifically, the reaction gas passage serving as an abnormality detection site is a fuel gas supply passage 31, a fuel gas circulation passage 3 2, an anode off gas passage 3 3, an oxidizing gas supply passage 4 1, or a power sword off gas flow. Any one of the channels 42 may be used, or a part of these gas channels may be used.
- the fuel gas supply system is divided into a plurality of sections (high pressure section, low pressure section, FC section, and circulation section), and abnormality detection determination is performed for each section. Is preferred.
- Each section is an anomaly detection unit.
- the control unit 50 functions as a determination unit (determination means) for performing abnormality detection determination (for example, gas leakage determination (S 1 0 2, S 1 0 6, S 1 0 9)) described later, and the fuel cell 20
- abnormality detection determination for example, gas leakage determination (S 1 0 2, S 1 0 6, S 1 0 9)
- the fuel cell 20 Auxiliary equipment control that promotes the consumption of fuel gas by increasing the power consumption of the auxiliary equipment when the fuel gas consumption is insufficient only by the power generation and power consumption of the auxiliary equipment (S 1 0 7
- the control unit 50 preferentially consumes the electric power generated by the fuel cell 20 by the auxiliary equipment, and charges the secondary battery 54 by surplus power that cannot be consumed by the auxiliary equipment. To do.
- the power generation amount of the fuel cell 20 exceeds the sum of the chargeable power of the secondary battery 54 and the auxiliary machine loss (power consumption of auxiliary machines), increase the auxiliary machine loss.
- the surplus power is consumed by.
- the fuel gas existing in the fuel gas supply path 3 1 and the fuel gas circulation path 3 2 is consumed as much as possible, and the pressure at the gas leak detection part can be brought close to the target pressure quickly.
- To increase the loss of auxiliary equipment for example, increase the driving load of the hydrogen pump 63 and air compressor 40 as described later, or increase the driving load of auxiliary equipment in the cooling system, or the auxiliary inverter 5 Power conversion efficiency deteriorates at frequency 2 (heat loss increases) Adjust to the frequency.
- the extent to which auxiliary loss is adjusted to consume surplus power is also related to the SOC (State Of Charge) of secondary battery 54, so the auxiliary loss is monitored while monitoring the SOC of secondary battery 54. It is preferable to adjust.
- FIG. 2 is a main routine in which the system control executed by the control unit 50 is described. After explaining the outline of system control with reference to the figure, each subroutine will be explained.
- the control unit 50 determines a gas leak in the fuel gas supply system (S 102).
- S103; YES normal power generation control is performed (S104).
- S 1 05; YES the control unit 50 determines the gas leak of the fuel gas supply system (S 10 06).
- Intermittent operation is an operation that temporarily stops power generation of the fuel cell 20 during low-load operation, such as idling, low-speed driving, or regenerative braking, and runs with the power supplied from the secondary battery 54.
- auxiliary machinery control is performed to increase the power consumption of the auxiliary machinery (S107).
- the control unit 50 performs a gas leak determination of the fuel gas supply system (S109) and performs a system stop process (S110). If a gas leak is detected (S 1 1 1; YE S), abnormal stop processing is performed (S 1 1 2).
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart describing the gas leak judgment processing routine (S102) at system startup.
- the control unit 50 opens the tank valve H 201, the hydrogen supply valve H 200, the FC inlet valve H 21, and the FC outlet pulp H 22, and enters the fuel cell 20 through the fuel gas supply path 31. Supply fuel gas (S201).
- the control unit 50 determines whether or not the pressure values of all the pressure sensors P5 to P6 arranged in the fuel gas supply system are equal to or higher than a predetermined pressure value Pjl to Pj7. (S 202).
- All of the pressure sensors P5 to P6 reach a predetermined pressure value Pjl to Pj7 or more, and the pressure in the fuel gas supply path 31 and the fuel gas circulation path 32 is increased to a state where gas leak judgment can be performed. Then (S 202; YES), the control unit 50 closes the tank valve H 201, the hydrogen supply pulp H 200, the FC inlet pulp H 21, and the FC outlet valve H 22 (S 203), and the fuel gas supply path 3 1 And the fuel gas circuit 32 is sealed. Then, after a predetermined time t 1 has elapsed from the sealed state (S204), the control unit 50 stores the pressure values of the pressure sensors P5 to P6 as P5P to P6P (S205).
- the control unit 50 detects the stored pressure values P 5 P to P 6 P and the pressure sensors P 5 to P 6 detect when the predetermined time t 2 has elapsed.
- the differential pressure ⁇ 5 to ⁇ 6 with the measured pressure value is calculated (S 207) 0
- the differential pressure ⁇ 5 to ⁇ 6 obtained here corresponds to the amount of pressure drop over time (t 2-tl).
- the controller 50 determines whether or not each of the differential pressures ⁇ 5 to ⁇ 6 is equal to or greater than a predetermined pressure value pj 8 to: P j 14 (S 208).
- Fig. 4 is a flowchart describing the power generation control routine (S104) during normal operation.
- the control unit 50 opens each valve (tank valve H201, hydrogen supply valve H200, FC inlet valve H21, and FC outlet pulp H22) of the fuel gas supply system (S 30 1).
- the required vehicle power (system required power) is calculated based on the accelerator opening, vehicle speed, etc. (S302), the ratio of the output power of the fuel cell 20 and the output power of the secondary battery 54 is determined (S303).
- the controller 50 controls the rotation speed of the motor Ml so that the fuel cell 20 is supplied with a desired flow rate of oxidant gas with reference to the fuel cell power generation amount 1 air map (two-dimensional map). (S 304).
- control unit 50 refers to the fuel cell power generation amount / hydrogen / stoichiometric map, and controls the rotation speed of the motor M 2 so that the fuel gas having a desired flow rate is supplied to the fuel cell 20 (S 305). .
- control unit 50 refers to the fuel cell power generation amount-fuel gas purge frequency map and performs opening / closing control of the purge valve H 51 (S 306). Thereafter, the normal operation is continuously executed by repeatedly executing the power generation control routine at a predetermined interval.
- FIG. 5 to FIG. 10 are flowcharts describing the gas leak judgment processing routine (S106, S108) during intermittent operation or when the system is stopped.
- the control unit 50 closes the tank pulp H201 (S401), and performs a purge judgment of the high pressure unit (S402).
- the purge determination is to determine whether or not to purge the fuel gas. First, based on the differential pressure between the pressure detected by the pressure sensor P6 and the target pressure P6A of the high-pressure part, the fuel gas consumption required to make the pressure of the high-pressure part coincide with the target pressure P6A is calculated. Calculate (S 403).
- the degree of pressure reduction ⁇ ⁇ 3 is calculated from the ratio of the purge amount per purge valve H 51 and the volume of the high pressure part (S 404), and the differential pressure between the pressure of the high pressure part and the target pressure P 6 A is ⁇ If ⁇ 3 + predetermined value (margin) or less (S 405; ⁇ S), purging the fuel gas will reduce the target pressure P 6 A if the fuel gas is purged. (S 406). On the other hand, if the pressure difference between the pressure in the high pressure section and the target pressure P 6 A exceeds APQ + the specified value (margin) (S 40 5; NO), the pressure in the high pressure section will not change even if the fuel gas is purged. Since the pressure never falls below the target pressure P 6 A, purge is permitted (S 407).
- the degree of pressure reduction APQ is calculated from the ratio of the purge amount per purge pulp H 51 and the volume of the low pressure part (S410), and the differential pressure between the pressure of the low pressure part and the target pressure P 61A is ⁇ + predetermined value ( If it is less than the margin (S 41 1; YES), purging the fuel gas will prohibit the purge because the pressure in the low pressure section will decrease the target pressure P 61 A (S 412). On the other hand, if the pressure difference between the pressure in the low-pressure part and the target pressure P 61 A exceeds APQ + the specified value (margin) (S 41 1; NO), the pressure in the low-pressure part is not changed even if the fuel gas is purged. Since the pressure does not fall below the target pressure P 61 A, purge is permitted (S 41 3).
- the purge judgment of the FC section is performed (S414).
- the fuel gas consumption required to make the pressure in the FC section equal to the target pressure P5A is calculated.
- the degree of pressure reduction APQ is calculated from the ratio between the purge amount per purge valve H 51 and the volume of the FC section (S 416), and the differential pressure between the pressure in the FC section and the target pressure P 5 A is ⁇ + If it is equal to or less than the predetermined value (margin) (S417; YES), purging the fuel gas prohibits purging because the FC pressure drops to the target pressure P5A (S418).
- the purge judgment of the circulation part is performed (S420).
- power generation is prohibited (S 421) 0
- the degree of pressure reduction ⁇ ⁇ 3 is calculated from the ratio of the purge amount per purge pulp H 51 and the volume of the circulation part (S 422), and the pressure of the circulation part Target pressure P 1
- the differential pressure from OA is less than APQ + predetermined value (margin) (S 423; YES)
- the pressure in the circulating section lowers the target pressure P 1 OA, so the purge is prohibited (S 424).
- the control unit 50 When the purge determination for each section is completed, the control unit 50 then refers to the hydrogen consumption-one fuel cell power generation amount map, and the fuel for consuming the fuel gas determined in S 403, S 409, S 41 5 Obtain the amount of power generated by battery 20 (S 426). Further, referring to the fuel cell power generation amount vs. air stoichiometric map, the rotational speed of the motor Ml is adjusted so that the oxidizing gas necessary to obtain the desired power generation amount is supplied to the fuel cell 20 (S 427 ). When the hydrogen supply valve H 200 is open (S 428; YES), the control unit 50 is necessary to obtain the desired power generation amount by referring to the fuel cell power generation amount / hydrogen stoichiometry map.
- the rotational speed of the motor M2 is adjusted so that a proper fuel gas flow rate is supplied to the fuel cell 20 (S429). Further, the control unit 50 controls opening and closing of the purge valve H 51 with reference to the fuel cell power generation amount-one purge frequency map (S 430). At this time, if purging is prohibited (S 406, S 4 12, S 4 18, S 424), the purge pulp H51 remains in the closed state. On the other hand, when the hydrogen supply valve H 200 is closed (S 428; NO), the control unit 50 stops the hydrogen pump 63 (S 43 1) and refers to the fuel cell power generation amount-one purge frequency map. Open / close the purge valve H 51 (S 432).
- the purge amount per operation is calculated based on the primary pressure, the secondary pressure, and the valve opening time of the purge pulp H 51 (S 433).
- the primary pressure of the purge valve H 51 can be obtained from the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor P 11.
- the secondary pressure of the purge valve H 51 is the oxygen off gas flowing through the force sword off gas flow path 42. It can be determined by the flow rate of the gas.
- the control unit 50 supplies the secondary battery 54 with the power generated by the consumption of fuel gas. Since power cannot be stored, the control unit 50 decreases the power generation amount of the fuel cell 20 and increases the purge amount of the fuel gas (S 435). Also, if the fuel gas purge frequency exceeds the predetermined frequency (S 436; YES), the concentration of the fuel gas exhausted outside the system increases, so the rotational speed of the air compressor 40 is reduced to reduce the exhaust fuel gas concentration. Is increased to increase the flow rate of the oxygen off-gas flowing through the cathode off-gas channel 42, and the exhaust fuel gas concentration diluted by the diluter 64 is reduced (S437).
- a predetermined value for example, 80% to 90%
- each section gas leak detection part of the fuel gas supply system can be quickly reduced.
- the pressure in the high-pressure section, low-pressure section, and FC section can be lowered by fuel gas consumption by electric power generation and fuel gas purge operation, and the pressure in the circulation section is lowered by fuel gas purge operation.
- the gas leak judgment of each section for example, closes each pulp arranged in the fuel gas supply system, forms a closed space (or substantially sealed space), and detects the pressure drop allowance of the closed space To do.
- the predetermined pressure P JA1 is a pressure for determining whether or not the hydrogen supply pulp H200 is securely closed.
- the control unit 50 permits the gas leak judgment of the low pressure part (S 447). Even if the predetermined time t3 or t4 has not elapsed since the hydrogen supply valve H 200 was closed, this is in parallel with the gas leak judgment of the high pressure part as long as the hydrogen supply valve H 200 is already closed. This is because it is possible to determine the gas leakage in the low pressure part.
- the FC inlet valve H21 is closed to determine the gas leak in the low pressure section. It is determined whether or not a predetermined time t 5 has elapsed since time (S 451). When the predetermined time t5 elapses (S451: YES), the detected pressure of the pressure sensor P61 is stored as P61P (S452). Further, it is determined whether or not the predetermined time t 6 has elapsed since the FC inlet valve H 21 was closed (S 453).
- the stored pressure P 6 1 Calculate the differential pressure (pressure drop allowance) ⁇ 6 1 between the detected pressure of P and pressure sensor P 6 1 (S 454).
- the differential pressure ⁇ 61 is equal to or higher than the predetermined threshold pressure P j 16 (S 45 5; YES)
- P j 16 S 45 5; YES
- Possible causes of the gas leakage include an open failure of the hydrogen supply pulp H 22 or the FC inlet valve H 21, or damage to the fuel gas supply path 31 or the fuel gas circulation path 32.
- the control unit 50 permits the gas leakage judgment of the FC unit (S 457). Even if the predetermined time t5 or t6 has not elapsed since the FC inlet valve H21 was closed, this is because the FC inlet valve H21 has already been closed, and the gas leakage judgment at the low pressure part has occurred. This is because the gas leakage judgment of the FC section can be performed in parallel.
- the control unit 50 closes the FC outlet valve H 22 (S 45 9). As a result, the FC section is sealed.
- a predetermined pressure PJ A4 is a pressure for determining whether or not the FC outlet pulp H 22 is reliably closed.
- the specified time t 7 has elapsed since the FC outlet valve H 22 was closed in order to perform a gas leak judgment at the FC section. It is determined whether or not (S 46 1).
- the predetermined time t7 has elapsed (S461: YES)
- the detected pressure of the pressure sensor P5 is stored as P5P (S462). Further, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time t 8 has elapsed since the FC outlet valve H 22 was closed (S 46 3).
- the stored pressure P 5 Calculate the differential pressure (pressure drop allowance) ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ 5 between P and the detected pressure of pressure sensor P5 (S464).
- the differential pressure ⁇ 5 is equal to or higher than the predetermined threshold pressure P j 17 (S 465; YES)
- the predetermined threshold pressure P j 17 S 465; YES
- Possible causes of gas leakage include failure of FC inlet pulp H21 or FC outlet pulp H22, or damage of fuel gas supply path 31 or fuel gas circulation path 32.
- the control unit 50 permits the gas leakage judgment of the circulation unit (S 46 7) 0 Even if the predetermined time t7 or 8 has not elapsed since the closing of the outlet pulp H22, the circulation section is in parallel with the gas leakage judgment of the FC section as long as the FC outlet pulp H22 is already closed. This is because it is possible to make a gas leak judgment.
- the pressure sensor P10 detection pressure is stored as P10P (S471). Further, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time t 10 has elapsed from the time when opening / closing of the purge valve H 51 is prohibited (or when the FC outlet valve H22 is closed) (S 472), and the predetermined time t 10 has elapsed. Then (S 472; YES), a differential pressure (pressure reduction allowance) ⁇ 10 between the stored pressure P 10 P and the detected pressure of the pressure sensor P 10 is calculated (S 4 73).
- FIGS. 11 to 12 are flow charts describing the auxiliary machine control routine (S107).
- the control unit 50 refers to the SO C— battery temperature map and calculates the electric power W 2 that can charge the secondary battery 54 (S501).
- the rechargeable battery 54 has more rechargeable power as the SOC is lower, and the rechargeable battery 54 has lower power as the battery temperature is lower or higher.
- the control unit 50 calculates the auxiliary machine loss W3 corresponding to the power generation amount PA of the fuel cell 20 (S502). It is determined whether or not the sum is exceeded (S503).
- the power generation amount PA exceeds the sum of the chargeable power W2 and the auxiliary machine loss W3 (S503; YES), the power generation amount PA is surplus, so the flow rate of the hydrogen pump 63 is increased.
- the control unit 50 detects the temperature state of the fuel cell 20, and whether the detected temperature of the temperature sensor T2 is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature TH1 or whether the detected temperature of the temperature sensor T3 1 is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature TH2. Is determined (S505).
- the predetermined temperatures TH1 and TH2 are preferably set to temperatures at which the fuel cell 20 feels dry up.
- the rotational speed of the air compressor 40 is adjusted so that an oxidizing gas flow rate that does not allow the fuel cell 20 to dry up is supplied to the fuel cell 20 (S 500).
- the detected temperature of the temperature sensor T 2 is lower than the predetermined temperature TH 1 and the detected temperature of the temperature sensor T 31 is lower than the predetermined temperature TH 2 (S 5 05; NO)
- the fuel cell 20 Even if the flow rate of the supplied oxidant gas is increased, it is considered that the fuel cell 20 does not dry up. Therefore, the rotation speed of the air compressor 40 is increased to increase the driving load (power consumption) of the air compressor 40 ( S 507).
- control unit 50 increases the driving force (power consumption) of the circulation pump C 1 to increase the refrigerant flow rate, or drives the radiator fan C 1 3 to increase the auxiliary loss of the cooling system (S 508).
- the temperature of the fuel cell 20 may be lower than the normal operating temperature.
- Control unit 50 is FC cooling water outlet temperature T 2-Auxiliary power 1 outside air
- the temperature decrease allowance ⁇ TC of the fuel cell 20 is calculated with reference to the temperature TOUT map (three-dimensional map) (S509).
- This three-dimensional map is based on the refrigerant temperature of the fuel cell 20, the driving load of the cooling auxiliary machine (circulation pump Cl, radiator 'fan C 1 3), and the outside air temperature ⁇ . Is the map data obtained in advance.
- the control unit 50 estimates the amount of condensed water generated inside the fuel cell 20 with reference to the FC cooling water outlet temperature T 2 —ATC—condensed water amount estimation map (S 5 10). Since the anode side of the fuel cell 20 is considered to be almost filled with saturated water vapor, the amount of condensed water can be estimated to some extent from the temperature drop allowance ⁇ C.
- control unit 50 refers to the condensate amount-hydrogen pump increase flow map, condensate amount-air compressor increase flow map, condensate amount-purge frequency increase map, and depending on the condensate amount, the hydrogen pump 63 and air compressor 4 Increase the number of rotations of zero.
- the hydrogen pump 63 and air compressor 4 Increase the number of rotations of zero.
- the purge frequency of the purge valve H 51 is increased (S 51 1).
- the control unit 50 detects the temperature state of the fuel cell 20 and the detected temperature of the temperature sensor T 2 is equal to or lower than the predetermined temperature TH 3, or the detected temperature of the temperature sensor T 3 1 is equal to or lower than the predetermined temperature TH4. Whether or not (S 5 1 2).
- the predetermined temperatures TH3 and TH4 are preferably set to a temperature at which the operating temperature of the fuel cell 20 is lower than the normal operating temperature. If the temperature detected by the temperature sensor T2 is less than the predetermined temperature TH3 or the temperature detected by the temperature sensor T31 is lower than the predetermined temperature TH4 (S5 1 2; YES), the refrigerant temperature is raised.
- the bypass valve C 3 is closed, the radiator fan C 1 3 is turned off, and the relays R 1 and R 2 are turned on (S 5 1 3).
- the refrigerant bypasses the radiator C 2 and flows into the heat exchanger 70, and the temperature is raised in the heat exchanger 70. Surplus power can be consumed efficiently by energizing the heater 70 a.
- the control unit 50 detects the temperature of the trap impeller 52, and determines whether the inverter temperature of the hydrogen pump 63 or the inverter temperature of the air compressor 40 is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature TH5 (S514).
- the predetermined temperature TH 5 is preferably set to a temperature at which the heat loss of the auxiliary damper 52 becomes excessive.
- the inverter temperature of the hydrogen pump 63 or the inverter temperature of the air compressor 40 is equal to or lower than the predetermined temperature TH 5 (S5 14; YES)
- the heat loss of the auxiliary inverter 52 is considered to be small, so the inverter frequency To increase heat loss (S 51 5).
- the inverter temperature of the hydrogen pump 63 or the inverter temperature of the air compressor 40 is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature TH5 (S514; NO)
- the heat loss of the auxiliary inverter 52 is large. Maintain the value (S 5 16).
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart describing the system stop processing routine (S 110).
- the control unit 50 determines whether or not the gas leakage judgment of the circulation unit is completed (S601).
- the control section 50 opens the FC inlet valve H 21 and the FC outlet pulp H22, and the fuel gas supply path 31 and the fuel gas circulation path The fuel gas remaining in 32 is guided to the fuel cell 20 (S602).
- the control unit 50 rotates the air compressor 40 to supply the oxidizing gas to the fuel cell 20.
- the fuel gas introduced into the fuel cell 20 is consumed by power generation.
- control unit 50 opens the purge valve H 51 at an appropriate time interval, thereby purging the fuel gas and reducing the impurity concentration of the fuel gas circulating in the fuel cell 20. Then, it is determined whether or not the pressure detected by the pressure sensor P 5 has decreased below the target pressure P 5 AE (S 603).
- the target pressure P 5AE is preferably a pressure that does not cause the fuel gas to cross leak into the power sword when the system is stopped.
- control unit 50 uses FC inlet valve H 21 and FC output. The pulp pulp H 22 and the purge pulp H 51 are closed, the air compressor 40 and the hydrogen pump 63 are stopped, and the power generation is stopped (S604).
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart describing the abnormal stop processing routine (S 1 12). If it is determined in the above gas leak judgment (S 102, S 106, S 109) that gas leak has occurred (S 210, S 446, S 456, S 446, S 475), abnormal stop processing The routine is called. When this routine is called, the control unit 50 controls all the valves arranged in the fuel gas supply system, that is, tank valve H201, hydrogen supply valve H200, FC inlet valve H21, FC outlet valve H. 22. Close all purge valves H51 and stop the air compressor 40 and hydrogen pump 63 to stop power generation (S701).
- the fuel gas consumption is insufficient only by the power generation of the fuel cell 20 and the power consumption of the auxiliary machinery, the fuel gas consumption is increased by increasing the power consumption of the catchers. Can be promoted. As a result, a quick gas leak judgment can be realized.
- the present invention when the reaction gas consumption is insufficient only by the power generation of the fuel cell and the power consumption of the auxiliary machinery, the consumption of the reaction gas is increased by increasing the power consumption of the auxiliary machinery. Can be promoted. As a result, a rapid abnormality detection determination of the reaction gas passage can be realized. Therefore, the present invention can be widely used for fuel cell systems and fuel cell system abnormality determination methods that have such requirements.
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