WO2006046621A1 - 燃料電池発電装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a fuel cell power generator, and more particularly to a fuel cell power generator capable of changing the setting of control parameters of the fuel cell power generator related to the composition of the power generation raw material.
- a fuel cell power generator supplies fuel and an oxidant (generally air) to an anode and a power sword of a fuel cell, respectively, and generates electricity by chemically reacting the fuel and the oxidant with the anode and the power sword. It is configured as follows. As fuel for this fuel cell, the power S that generally uses hydrogen and the infrastructure that supplies this hydrogen are not socially established. Therefore, the conventional fuel cell power generator generally includes a fuel processor, and in this fuel processor, water is evaporated from natural gas (hereinafter referred to as a raw material) for which infrastructure is provided. The gas is reformed using steam to generate a hydrogen-rich gas, which is supplied to the fuel cell as fuel (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 1 JP 2001-176528
- fuel is consumed according to the amount of electricity generated (electric power, more precisely, current). Accordingly, fuel is supplied to the fuel cell according to the output power. Otherwise, if the fuel supply is excessive with respect to the output power, the remaining fuel (off-gas) that is not consumed and discharged from the fuel cell will increase, resulting in a decrease in energy efficiency. On the other hand, when the fuel supply is insufficient, there is a possibility that the electrodes will be damaged due to inversion of the fuel cell.
- the raw material and water are supplied to the fuel processor so as to be mixed at a predetermined ratio (becomes a predetermined S / C). This is because when water is insufficient, carbon is deposited on the surface of the modified catalyst and its performance deteriorates. On the other hand, if water is excessive, the energy required to evaporate the water is required, resulting in a decrease in energy efficiency.
- the amount of hydrogen corresponds to the output power, and the raw material and water are mixed so that the number of hydrogen atoms and carbon atoms contained in them is a predetermined ratio in their number. Therefore, the fuel supply (hereinafter referred to as fuel supply control) and the mixing of the raw material and water (hereinafter referred to as sZc control) are performed according to the composition of hydrogen and carbon contained in the raw material.
- the composition of the raw material (natural gas) varies depending on the supply area depending on the supply source of the raw material.
- the conventional fuel cell power generator fuel is supplied and the raw material and water are mixed based on the composition of the raw material in a specific raw material supply area.
- the conventional fuel cell power generator is a dedicated machine for each feed area. Therefore, for example, when the user moves to a different raw material supply area, there is a problem that the fuel cell power generator installed in the original residence cannot be relocated and used.
- the present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell power generator that can be used in different raw material supply areas.
- a fuel cell power generation device generates a fuel cell from a fuel cell that generates electricity using fuel, and supplies the fuel cell to the fuel cell.
- control parameter setting means may specify and set a control parameter based on the composition related information and a correspondence relationship of the composition related information to the control parameter.
- the control parameter can be automatically set even when the composition-related information does not directly represent the composition of the power generation raw material.
- the composition-related information is information related to a power generation raw material supplier, and the composition-related information
- the correspondence relationship to the control parameter may be a correspondence relationship between the power generation raw material supplier and the control parameter.
- the composition-related information is position information
- the correspondence relationship of the composition-related information to the control parameter is a correspondence relationship between the power generation raw material supply region and the control parameter, which is the position information. May be.
- the control parameters can be automatically set by providing the position information to the fuel cell power generation device.
- the location information is a telephone number including at least an area code
- the correspondence relation of the composition related information to the control parameter is a correspondence relation between the telephone number and the control parameter in the supply region of the power generation raw material. It may be.
- the control parameter can be automatically set by giving the external station number to the fuel cell power generator.
- composition-related information is information related to the type of power generation material
- the correspondence relationship of the composition-related information to the control parameter is a correspondence relationship between the type of power generation material and the control parameter. Also good.
- the composition related information may be time information, and the correspondence relationship of the composition related information to the control parameter may be a correspondence relationship of the time information and the control parameter.
- composition-related information may be a ratio of at least carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms among atoms constituting the power generation raw material.
- the composition-related information may be an average molecular formula including the number of moles of carbon atoms and the number of moles of hydrogen atoms contained in 1 mol of the power generation raw material.
- the composition-related information acquisition unit may be an information input device for inputting the composition-related information to the fuel cell power generation device.
- the control parameters can be set manually.
- the external communication system in which the composition related information acquisition means transmits the composition related information It may be a communication device for communicating via
- the control parameter setting means may set control parameters relating to the amount of water supplied to the fuel processor based on the composition related information acquired by the composition related information acquiring means.
- the control parameter may be a ratio of a supply amount of water to the fuel processor with respect to a supply amount of the power generation raw material to the fuel processor.
- the control parameter setting means sets the control parameter so that the number of water molecules in the water supplied to the fuel processor is 2 or more with respect to carbon atoms 1 in the power generation raw material supplied to the fuel processor. You may set so that. With such a configuration, it is possible to suitably control the S / C in fuel generation based on the set control parameter ( ⁇ described later).
- the control parameter setting means may set a control parameter for calculating the amount of hydrogen in the fuel supplied to the fuel cell based on the composition related information acquired by the composition related information acquiring means. Good.
- the fuel cell power generator may be configured such that the amount of hydrogen consumed by the fuel cell is equal to or less than the amount of hydrogen in the fuel calculated based on the control parameter set by the control parameter setting means.
- the power generation amount of the fuel cell may be controlled. With such a configuration, power generation can be performed while preventing inversion in the fuel cell using the set control parameter ( ⁇ described later).
- the fuel cell power generator may be configured such that the amount of hydrogen in the fuel calculated based on the control parameter set by the control parameter setting means is greater than or equal to the amount of hydrogen consumed in the fuel cell.
- the supply amount of the power generation raw material and the supply amount of the water may be controlled.
- the fuel cell power generation device includes: a combustor to which residual fuel that is not consumed by the fuel cell is supplied; and the combustor.
- the control parameter setting means discharges the control parameter from the fuel cell.
- the ratio of the supply amount of combustion air to the theoretical amount of air necessary for complete combustion of the combustible gas in the remaining fuel may be set to be greater than or equal to ⁇ . With such a configuration, hydrogen and hydrocarbons in the remaining fuel in the combustor can be completely burned based on the set control parameter ( ⁇ to be described later).
- the present invention has the configuration described above, and has an effect that the fuel cell power generator can be used in different raw material supply areas.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the control device of the fuel cell power generator shown in FIG. 1.
- FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are diagrams showing a raw material composition input screen displayed on the display device 23 of the control device 9, and FIG. 3 (a) is an input of the raw material composition.
- FIG. 3 (b) is a diagram showing a screen in which the raw material composition has been entered.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program that characterizes the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a table showing the relationship between the raw material supplier and the raw material composition.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program in Modification 1.
- FIG. 7 is a table showing the relationship between the raw material supply area and the raw material composition.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program in Modification 2.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of a fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 shows raw materials stored in the storage device of the control device of the fuel cell power generation device of FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows the concept of the map for pinpointing a composition.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program of the fuel cell power generator of FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a raw material composition specifying table stored in the storage device of the control device of the fuel cell power generation device of FIG. 12.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program of the fuel cell power generator of FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention.
- FIG. 16 is a table illustrating the types of gas supplied by the virtual gas supplier.
- FIG. 17 is a table showing the relationship between gas type and raw material composition.
- FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program in Modification 3 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 19 is a table showing the relationship between time information and raw material composition.
- FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a composition setting program for raw materials in Modification 4 of Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 21 is a table showing the relationship between the raw material supplier and the control parameters used in the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program for a fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention.
- FIG. 23 is a table showing the relationship between the raw material supply area and the control parameters used in the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
- FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program for a fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention.
- FIG. 25 is a table showing the relationship between gas types and control parameters.
- FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program of the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention.
- FIG. 27 is a table showing the relationship between time information and control parameters.
- FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program for a fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention.
- FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram showing a concept of a control parameter specifying map stored in a storage device of a control device of a fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.
- FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program for a fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.
- FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram showing a control parameter specifying table used in the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention.
- FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program for a fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention.
- a feature of the present invention is that a control parameter described later is set based on composition-related information described later.
- the raw material composition is specified based on the composition-related information
- the control parameter is set based on the specified raw material composition, that is, the control parameter may be indirectly set based on the composition-related information.
- the control parameter may be set directly based on the composition related information.
- Embodiments 1 to 4 a mode in which the control parameter is indirectly set based on the composition related information will be exemplified, and in Embodiments 5 to 11: Based on the composition related information. An example of directly setting the control parameter will be described.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- the fuel cell power generator 1 of the present embodiment includes a raw material supply means 5.
- the raw material supply means 5 is composed of a main plug and a flow rate adjusting valve or a booster installed in a raw material gas pipe which is a raw material gas infrastructure of a raw material supplier (for example, a gas company) 101.
- the source gas here is natural gas.
- the fuel cell power generation device 1 includes a water supply device 7.
- the water supply device 7 is constituted by a plunger pump, for example. From the raw material supply means 5, the raw material is supplied from the water supply means 7. Supplied to RIKEN 3.
- the fuel processor 3 generates a hydrogen-rich gas (hereinafter referred to as fuel) by a reforming reaction from the supplied raw material and water steam generated from the water.
- fuel hydrogen-rich gas
- the fuel generated by the fuel processor is supplied to the anode of the fuel cell.
- the fuel cell power generation device 1 includes an oxidant supply device 6.
- the oxidant is air
- the oxidant supply device 6 is composed of a blower here.
- Oxidant is supplied from the oxidant supply device 6 to the power sword of the fuel cell 2.
- the fuel cell 2 is composed of well-known ones, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the fuel and the oxidant respectively supplied to the anode and the power sword of the fuel cell 2 chemically react with each of the anode and the power sword to generate electricity.
- the electricity generated in the fuel cell 2 is supplied to the load through the output control device 10.
- the output control device 10 includes an inverter, and converts direct current electricity input from the fuel cell 2 into alternating current electricity. It is linked to the commercial power network and controls its output power, that is, the amount of power generated by the fuel cell 2.
- the oxidant that did not react chemically with the power sword of the fuel cell 2 and was not consumed for power generation is released from the fuel cell 2 into the atmosphere. Further, fuel that has not been chemically reacted at the anode of the fuel cell 2 and has not been consumed for power generation (hereinafter referred to as off-gas) is discharged from the fuel cell 2 and supplied to the fuel unit 4.
- the combustor 4 is here composed of a panner. Combustion air is supplied from the combustion air supply device 8 to the combustor 4, and the off-gas supplied from the fuel cell 2 is mixed with the combustion air by the PANA and burned.
- the fuel processor 3 is heated by the combustion gas, and the fuel processor 3 receives heat necessary for the above-described reforming reaction and water evaporation by the heating.
- the combustion air supply device 8 is composed of a sirocco fan.
- the fuel cell power generator 1 includes a control device 9.
- a raw material supply amount detection means 11 for detecting the raw material supply amount is provided in the middle of the raw material supply path from the raw material supply means 5 to the fuel processor 3, and the detection output is input to the control device 9.
- water supply amount detection means 12 for detecting the amount of water supply is provided in the middle of the water supply path from the water supply device 7 to the fuel processor 3, and the detection output is input to the control device 9.
- the raw material supply amount detection means 11 and the water supply amount detection means 12 are respectively a mass flow meter or the like. It consists of a flow meter.
- a generated current detection means 13 is provided in the current path from the output terminal of the fuel cell 2 to the output control device 10, and the detection output is input to the control device 9.
- the generated current detecting means 13 is composed of an ammeter.
- the control device 9 receives various detection outputs including these detection outputs and controls the above-described components to control the overall operation of the fuel cell power generation device 1.
- the composition of the power generation raw material described later is set.
- control device 9 will be described in detail.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the control device of the fuel cell power generation device of FIG. 1.
- the control device 9 includes an arithmetic device 20, a storage device 21, an information input device 22, The display device 23 is provided.
- the control device 9 is composed of a microcomputer and its peripheral devices
- the arithmetic device 20 is composed of a CPU of the microcomputer
- the storage device 21 is composed of internal memory (RAM and ROM) of the microcomputer.
- the arithmetic device 20 receives detection outputs from the raw material supply amount detection means 11, the water supply amount detection means 12, and the generated current detection means 13. In addition to this, a required state quantity of the fuel cell power generator 1 is detected and inputted to the arithmetic unit 20.
- the storage device 21 stores a program for controlling various operations of the fuel cell power generation device 1, and the arithmetic device 20 reads a required program from the storage device 21 and executes it. Thus, various operations of the fuel cell power generator 1 are controlled.
- This control is performed by performing a necessary process based on the detected state quantity and outputting a necessary control signal based on the process.
- the arithmetic unit 20 sets required control parameters of the fuel cell power generation device 1, and thereby functions as the control parameter setting means 111.
- the information input device 22 is composed of a known information input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and converts information into a data signal and inputs it to the arithmetic device 20.
- the display device 23 is composed of a display unit such as a liquid crystal panel, and performs display according to a display signal output from the arithmetic device 20.
- the control device also means a control device group in which a plurality of control devices that are connected by a single control device cooperate to execute control. Therefore, the control device 9 must A plurality of control devices that are not necessarily configured by a single control device may be arranged in a distributed manner so that they cooperate to control the operation of the fuel cell power generation device 1.
- control device 9 Next, a characteristic configuration of the present invention in the control device 9 will be described.
- FIG. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are diagrams showing a raw material composition input screen displayed on the display device 23 of the control device 9, and FIG. 3 (a) shows a screen before inputting the raw material composition. Fig. 3 (b) shows the screen on which the raw material composition is entered.
- the input field for the average number of atoms in C and H is indicated by a “?” Mark.
- the user operates the information input device 22 and writes the numerical values of the average number of atoms of C and H in the place of “?”.
- a determination operation such as “Enter” is performed
- the numerical values of the average number of atoms of C and H are stored in the storage device 21 by the arithmetic unit 20.
- the average number of atoms is the number of moles of C and H contained in 1 mol of the raw material.
- the raw material composition is defined by the average molecular formula (for example, CH 2) using the average number of C and H atoms.
- the composition of the raw material is thus represented by an average molecular formula defined based on the content of each molecule contained in 1 mol of the raw material.
- the reason expressed by the average molecular formula is that natural gas contains multiple types of hydrocarbon substances, while fuel supply control and S / C control are the average number of hydrogen atoms and carbon average in the average molecular formula. This is because it is based on the number of atoms.
- the raw material composition input screen 31 in FIG. 3 (a) may be configured so that the average molecular formula (for example, CH 2) represented by the average number of C and H atoms can be directly input as the raw material composition.
- the raw material represented by the average molecular formula C H illustrated in Fig. 3 (b) is the raw material provided by Tokyo.
- the molecular formula input using the above-mentioned raw material composition input screen 31 is information directly representing “raw material composition”.
- the information used for specifying the composition of the raw material is referred to as composition-related information in the present invention.
- a raw material composition setting program (to be described later) including the display of the raw material composition input screen 31 is stored in the storage device 21, and the arithmetic unit 20 reads the raw material composition setting program from the storage device 21 and supplies the raw material. Set the composition.
- the operation of the fuel cell power generator 1 is realized by the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the controller 9.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program characterizing the present invention. 1 to 4, the user first operates the operation unit (not shown) of the fuel cell power generator 1 to switch the fuel cell power generator 1 to the raw material composition setting mode. This operation is performed under the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the control device 9.
- the calculation device 20 of the control device 9 displays the raw material composition input screen 31 shown in FIG. 3 (a) on the display device 23 (step S41).
- step S42 the user operates the information input device 22 which is one of the composition related information acquisition means of the present invention, and sets the numerical value of the average number of atoms of C and H to When the confirmation operation such as “Enter” is performed, the numerical values of the average number of atoms of C and H are input to the arithmetic unit 20.
- the arithmetic unit 20 stores the average molecular formula (here, C H as defined above) defined by the inputted average number of atoms of C and H in the storage unit 21 as the raw material composition.
- composition setting of the raw material is completed.
- the input “raw material composition” is stored by overwriting the currently stored “raw material composition”.
- the operation of the fuel cell power generator related to the composition of the raw material will be described.
- the fuel cell power generation apparatus 1 is installed in the raw material supply area in Tokyo and “CH” is set as “raw material composition”.
- the arithmetic unit 20 supplies the control parameter ⁇ related to the water supply amount to the fuel processor 3, the control parameter ⁇ related to the air supply amount to the combustor 4, and the fuel cell 2.
- the control parameter ⁇ for calculating the amount of hydrogen in the fuel is calculated and set (stored in the storage device 21). Then, the fuel cell power generation device 2 is controlled to generate power based on these control parameters / 3, ⁇ , and ⁇ .
- a raw material is supplied from the raw material supply means 5 to the fuel processor 3, and water is supplied from the water supply device 7 to the fuel processor 3, and the fuel processor 3 performs a reforming reaction from the supplied raw material and water.
- Produces a hydrogen-rich fuel since the fuel cell power generator 1 is installed in the raw material supply area of “Tokyo”, this reforming reaction is expressed by the following equation.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 receives the original “C H” from the storage device 21.
- 1.2 4.4 Read the composition of the material and control the S / C in the supply of the raw material and water based on the composition of the raw material. Specifically, the arithmetic unit 20 calculates the composition of the raw material “C H” from the raw material.
- the control parameter ⁇ is a ratio of the water supply amount to the raw material supply amount.
- the control parameter ⁇ is 2.4 here. Then, the raw material supply means 5 and the water supply device 7 are controlled so that the ratio of the water supply amount to the raw material supply amount detected by the raw material supply amount detection means 11 becomes the value of this control parameter ⁇ . This prevents deterioration of the reforming catalyst due to carbon deposition.
- the fuel generated by the fuel processor 3 is supplied to the fuel cell 2.
- the fuel cell 2 generates electricity by a chemical reaction between the supplied fuel and the oxidant supplied from the oxidant supply device 6.
- the arithmetic unit 20 calculates the amount of hydrogen in the fuel produced by the fuel processor 3 based on the supply amount of the raw material and the above reaction equation.
- the computing device 20 computes (4.8 -0.2), which is the coefficient of hydrogen ⁇ in the above reaction formula, and uses this as the control parameter ⁇ .
- the amount of hydrogen in the fuel produced by the fuel processor 3 is calculated from the amount of raw material supplied.
- the arithmetic unit 20 calculates the amount of hydrogen consumed by the fuel cell 2 from the generated current detected by the generated current detection means 13.
- the arithmetic unit 20 controls the output control unit 10 to calculate the amount of fuel consumed by the fuel cell 2.
- the generated current is controlled so that it is less than the amount of hydrogen in the feed.
- the arithmetic unit 20 makes the calculated amount of hydrogen in the fuel equal to or greater than the amount of hydrogen consumed in the fuel cell 2.
- the raw material supply means 5 and the water supply device 7 are controlled. Thereby, inversion can be prevented.
- the fuel not consumed in the fuel cell 2 is mixed as an off-gas with the combustion air supplied from the combustion air supply device 8 in the combustor 4 and burned, and the combustion gas reforms the fuel in the fuel processor 3. Heat necessary for the reaction is supplied.
- the arithmetic unit 20 calculates the amount of hydrogen and methane in the fuel produced by the fuel processor 3 based on the supply amount of the raw material and the above reaction formula, and further from the amount of hydrogen and the amount of methane.
- the amount of hydrogen consumed in the fuel cell 2 calculated as described above is subtracted to calculate the amount of hydrogen and the amount of methane (combustible gas amount) in the off-gas supplied to the combustor 4.
- the amount of combustion air necessary to theoretically completely burn this calculated amount of combustible gas (theoretical air amount) is calculated, and the air ratio ( ⁇ ), which is the actual air supply to this theoretical air amount.
- the control parameter ⁇ related to the supply amount of combustion air is set so that becomes a predetermined value of 1 or more (stored in the storage device 21). Then, based on the control parameter ⁇ , the combustion air supply device 8 is controlled so as to supply the combustion air in an amount corresponding to the supply amount of the combustible gas to the combustor 4. Thereby, the off-gas can be completely burned in the combustor 4.
- the above reaction formula can be expressed by the following general formula.
- ⁇ is the average number of atoms in C and m is the average number of atoms in H.
- the control parameter ⁇ which is the water supply amount / raw material supply amount
- the basic configuration of the present embodiment described above is configured to directly acquire and set the composition of the raw material, but in this modification, the composition related information related to the composition of the raw material is acquired, and this It is comprised so that the composition of a raw material may be specified based on the acquired composition related information.
- Other points are the same as the basic configuration described above.
- Fig. 5 is a table showing the relationship between the raw material supplier and the raw material composition.
- “subject name” represents the name of each raw material supplier 101.
- the “raw material composition” represents the composition of the raw material supplied from each raw material supplier 101.
- the “material composition” can be specified from the “subject name”.
- the information including the information for specifying the composition of the raw material is referred to as composition-related information in the present invention.
- the “main body name” is an example of the composition-related information.
- “Raw material composition” is specified as C ⁇ .
- the area where the raw material supplier included in the raw material composition specification table supplies the raw material does not cover all areas in Japan, so the fuel cell power generator 1 is included in this raw material composition specification table. It may be installed at a point other than the material supply area of the material supply entity. In such a case, predetermined measures are taken as described later.
- This raw material composition specifying table is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9 in FIG. Yes.
- a raw material composition setting program which will be described later, is stored in the storage device 21, and the computing device 20 reads the raw material composition setting program from the storage device 21 and sets the raw material composition.
- This raw material composition setting operation is realized by the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the control unit 9.
- the other operations of the fuel cell power generator 1 are the same as those of the basic configuration described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program in this modification.
- the user first operates the operation unit (not shown) of the fuel cell power generator 1 to switch the fuel cell power generator 1 to the raw material composition setting mode. This operation is performed under the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the control device 9.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 displays a list of “subject names” as composition related information on the display device 23 (step S51).
- the arithmetic device 20 waits for the “subject name” to be input from the information input device 22 (step S 52).
- the user selects the corresponding “subject name” from the displayed list, and operates the information input device 22 to input it. Then, the arithmetic unit 20 reads the raw material composition specifying table shown in FIG. 5 from the storage unit 21 and compares it with the inputted “subject name” (step S53).
- step S54 it is determined whether or not the “subject name” corresponding to the input “subject name” exists in the raw material composition identification table (step S54). If not, an error message is displayed on the display device 23 (step S54). After that, the process returns to step S51.
- the cause of this error is an input error of “subject name”
- steps S51 to S53 are performed by inputting the correct “subject name”, and the error is solved.
- the fuel cell power generator 1 is installed at a point other than the raw material supply area of the raw material supplier included in the raw material composition specifying table, the fuel cell power generator 1 cannot cope with it. Measures such as using are taken.
- the “subject name” corresponding to the input “subject name” exists in the raw material composition specification table.
- the “raw material composition” corresponding to the “subject name” is specified as the raw material composition to be set (step S 55).
- this specified “raw material composition” is stored in a predetermined area of the storage device 21 (step S56).
- composition setting of the raw material is completed.
- the specified “raw material composition” is stored in such a manner as to overwrite the currently stored “raw material composition”. That is, the newly specified “raw material composition” is set so as to update the currently set “raw material composition”.
- the composition-related information is specified and set based on the composition-related information and the correspondence relationship of the composition-related information to the composition of the power generation material. Even if it is a raw material supplier that does not directly represent the composition, the composition of the power generation material can be specified and automatically set.
- Modification 1 is configured to acquire and set the raw material supplier name as composition related information, but in this modified example, the raw material supply area is acquired and set as composition related information. It is configured as follows. The other points are the same as in Modification 1.
- Fig. 7 is a table showing the relationship between the raw material supply area and the raw material composition.
- area name represents the name of the raw material supply area of each raw material supply entity 101.
- the “raw material composition” represents the composition of the raw material supplied to each raw material supply area.
- area name and “raw material composition” are associated with each other. Therefore, the “raw material composition” can be specified from the “area name”. That is, in this modification, “area name” is used as an example of position information in the composition related information. For example, in the raw material supply area of “Tokyo”, the “raw material composition” is specified as C H.
- the raw material supply area does not have an infrastructure for natural gas, and includes areas where propane gas cylinders need to be provided in each house with a predetermined area name. .
- the fuel cell generator 1 It may be installed at a point other than the raw material supply area included in the raw material composition identification table. In such a case, the same measures as described in Modification 1 above are taken.
- This raw material composition specifying table is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9 in FIG.
- a raw material composition setting program which will be described later, is stored in the storage device 21, and the computing device 20 reads the raw material composition setting program from the storage device 21 and sets the raw material composition.
- This raw material composition setting operation is realized by the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the control unit 9.
- the other operations of the fuel cell power generator 1 are the same as those of the basic configuration described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program in this modification.
- the user first operates the operation unit (not shown) of the fuel cell power generator 1 to switch the fuel cell power generator 1 to the raw material composition setting mode. This operation is performed under the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the control device 9.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 displays a list of “area names” as composition related information on the display device 23 (step Sl).
- the arithmetic device 20 waits for the “area name” to be input from the information input device 22 (step Sl).
- the user selects the corresponding “area name” from the displayed list, and operates the information input device 22 to input it. Then, the arithmetic unit 20 reads the raw material composition identification table shown in FIG. 7 from the storage unit 21, and compares it with the inputted “area name” (step S3).
- step S4 it is determined whether or not the “area name” corresponding to the input “area name” exists in the raw material composition specification table (step S4). If it does not exist, an error is displayed on the display device 23 ( Step S7) and then return to step S1.
- the cause of this error is an input error of “area name”
- steps S 1 to S 3 are performed by inputting the correct “area name”, and the error is solved.
- the fuel cell power generator 1 is If it is installed at a point other than the raw material supply area included in the composition specification table, this fuel cell power generator 1 cannot handle this, and in such a case, it is the same as described in Modification 1 above. Measures are taken.
- the “raw material composition” corresponding to the “area name” is the raw material composition to be set. (Step S5).
- this specified “raw material composition” is stored in a predetermined area of the storage device 21 (step S6).
- the “raw material composition” is set in the fuel cell power generator 1.
- the specified “raw material composition” is stored so as to overwrite the currently stored “raw material composition”. That is, the newly specified “raw material composition” is set so as to update the currently set “raw material composition”.
- composition setting of the raw material is completed.
- the composition-related information is specified and set based on the composition-related information and the correspondence relationship of the composition-related information to the composition of the power generation material. Even if it is a raw material supply area that does not directly represent the composition of the power generation, the composition of the power generation raw material can be specified and automatically set.
- This modification is configured to acquire and set a gas type as composition-related information.
- the other points are the same as in Modification 1.
- FIG. 16 is a table illustrating the types of gas supplied by the virtual gas supplier.
- FIG. 16 shows the gas type, timing information, and gas components.
- Each numerical value in FIG. 16 is a fictitious value exemplified for explaining the present invention, and is not an actual measurement value.
- gas is mainly defined by the combustion rate (MCP) and the Wobbe index (WI).
- MCP combustion rate
- WI Wobbe index
- this supply time is expressed as “Ta” to “Time Tc” as time information.
- FIG. 17 is a table showing the relationship between the gas type and the raw material composition.
- gas type represents the gas type in FIG.
- the seven types of gases shown in FIG. 16 are defined in this raw material composition specifying table. In this modification, the temporal variation of the component in each gas type is ignored. Therefore, the “raw material composition” assumes a standard composition in each gas type gas, and this composition is expressed by an average molecular formula defined based on the content of each molecule contained in the lmol.
- “C H”, “C H”, “C H”... Nl ml n2 m2 n3 m3 represents the average molecular formula.
- the “raw material composition” can be specified from the “gas type”. That is, in this modified example, “gas type” is used as an example of the composition related information.
- the “raw material composition” of the gas type “13 A” is identified as C H.
- This raw material composition specifying table is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9 in FIG.
- a raw material composition setting program which will be described later, is stored in the storage device 21, and the computing device 20 reads the raw material composition setting program from the storage device 21 and sets the raw material composition.
- FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program in this modification.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 displays a list of “gas types” defined in the raw material composition identification table of FIG. 17 on the display device 23 (step S61).
- the arithmetic unit 20 waits for the “gas type” to be input from the information input unit 22 (step S61).
- the user selects the corresponding “gas type” from the displayed list, and inputs this by operating the information input device 22. Then, the arithmetic unit 20 starts from the storage unit 21 as shown in FIG. The raw material composition identification table is read out, and this is compared with the input “gas type” (step S63).
- Step S64 it is determined whether or not the “gas type” corresponding to the input “gas type” exists in the raw material composition specification table. If it does not exist, an error message is displayed on the display device 23. (Step S67), and then return to Step S61. This error is resolved by executing steps S61 to S63 by entering the correct “gas type”.
- Step S65 the composition of the raw material for which the “raw material composition” corresponding to the “gas type” should be set.
- this specified “raw material composition” is stored in a predetermined area of the storage device 21 (step S66).
- the “raw material composition” is set in the fuel cell power generator 1.
- the specified “raw material composition” is stored so as to overwrite the currently stored “raw material composition”. By force, the composition setting of raw materials is completed.
- the composition of the power generation material can be specified and automatically set. it can.
- This modification is configured to acquire and set time information as composition-related information.
- the other points are the same as in Modification 3.
- FIG. 19 is a table showing the relationship between time information and raw material composition.
- “period information” represents the period information in FIG.
- One of the seven types of gases shown in FIG. 16 is defined in this raw material composition identification table.
- “13A” gas in which times “Ta” to “Tc” are defined as time information is illustrated.
- “time information” and “raw material composition” are associated with each other. It has been. Therefore, the “raw material composition” can be specified from the “time information”. That is, in this modification, “time information” is used as an example of composition-related information. For example, the “raw material composition” at the time of “Ta” is identified as CH 2.
- This raw material composition specifying table is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9 in FIG.
- a raw material composition setting program which will be described later, is stored in the storage device 21, and the computing device 20 reads the raw material composition setting program from the storage device 21 and sets the raw material composition.
- FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a raw material composition setting program in this modification.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 displays a list of “time information” defined in the raw material composition identification table of FIG. 19 on the display device 23 (step S71).
- the arithmetic unit 20 waits for the “time information” to be input from the information input unit 22 (step S71).
- the user selects the corresponding “period information” from the displayed list, and operates the information input device 22 to input it. Then, the arithmetic unit 20 reads the raw material composition identification table shown in FIG. 19 from the storage unit 21, and compares it with the inputted “time information” (step S7).
- step S74 it is determined whether or not “time information” corresponding to the inputted “time information” exists in the raw material composition identification table (step S74). If it does not exist, an error message is displayed on the display device 23 (step S74). After that, the process returns to step S71. This error is resolved by executing steps S71 to S73 by inputting the correct “time information”.
- Step S75 the composition of the raw material for which the “raw material composition” corresponding to the “time information” should be set.
- the identified “raw material composition” is stored in a predetermined area of the storage device 21 (step S76).
- the “raw material composition” is set in the fuel cell power generator 1.
- the specified “raw material composition” is currently stored.
- the “raw material composition” is overwritten and stored. By force, the composition setting of raw materials is completed.
- the composition of the power generation material can be specified and automatically set. .
- composition-related information is obtained, the composition of the raw material is set, and power generation is performed based on the set raw material composition.
- the fuel cell power generator 1 can also be used in different raw material supply areas.
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 9, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 denote the same or corresponding parts.
- the fuel cell power generation device 1 includes a wireless device 16 connected to the control device 9 as one of the composition-related information acquisition means of the present invention.
- the control device 9 sets the composition of the raw material using “position information” which is the composition related information acquired through the wireless device 16.
- position information is the composition related information acquired through the wireless device 16.
- the wireless device 16 here is a GPS (Global Positioning System).
- the wireless communication device 16 is a well-known device and will not be described here.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing the concept of a map for specifying the composition of the raw material stored in the storage device of the control device of the fuel cell power generation device of FIG.
- reference signs Al to An denote raw material supply areas
- reference signs X1 to Xn denote raw material compositions.
- the raw material supply areas A1 to An are partitioned on a map (the earth's surface) represented by longitude and latitude.
- the raw material compositions Xl to Xn are shown to correspond to the supply areas Al to An. Therefore, the “raw material supply area” is first identified from the “location information” expressed in longitude and latitude, and the “raw material composition” can be identified from this “raw material supply area”.
- This raw material composition specific map is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9. It is.
- FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing a raw material composition setting program for the fuel cell power generator of FIG.
- the wireless communication device 16 when the user switches the fuel cell power generator 1 to the raw material composition setting mode as described in the first embodiment, the wireless communication device 16 receives its position information from the GPS satellite. Receive. In this self position information, the self position is represented by longitude and latitude on the earth's surface. The wireless communication device 16 outputs the received position information of itself to the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9. The arithmetic unit 20 waits for the input of its own position information (step S11). Upon receiving this own position information, it reads the raw material composition identification map from the storage device 21 and obtains its own position information. Is compared with this material composition specific map (step S12).
- step S13 it is determined whether or not its own position is included in the raw material supply areas Al to An on the raw material composition specifying map.
- step S16 If the position is not included in any of the raw material supply areas Al to An, an error is displayed on the display device 23 (step S16). In this case, as described in the first embodiment, since this fuel cell power generation device 1 cannot cope with it, measures such as using a predetermined dedicated machine are taken.
- the composition Xl to Xn of the raw material is identified from the corresponding supply areas Al to An (step S14).
- step S15 Store in the storage device 21 (step S15). Thereby, the composition of the raw material is set.
- the composition-related information does not directly represent the composition of the power generation raw material. Can be set.
- a given earth surface for example, the whole of Japan
- the stored raw material composition specifying table is stored in the storage device 21.
- the position information of each minute area is obtained by rounding the representative position (longitude and latitude) of each minute area to a predetermined place.
- the arithmetic device 20 receives the position information of itself, it reads out the raw material composition specifying table from the storage device 21 and compares it with the longitude and latitude of the position information of the self rounded off at the predetermined position.
- the raw material composition corresponding to the position information corresponding to the rounded position information is stored in the storage device 21 as the raw material composition of the fuel cell power generator 1.
- composition of the raw material is set. Even if the composition of the raw material is set in this way, the same effect as in the case of the basic configuration (configuration shown in FIG. 11) can be obtained.
- FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 12, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 denote the same or corresponding parts.
- the fuel cell power generation device 1 includes a telephone set 17 connected to the control apparatus 9 as a composition-related information acquisition unit.
- the control device 9 sets the composition of the raw material using the area code as the obtained composition-related information.
- the other points are the same as in the first embodiment.
- the telephone set 17 is connected to a telephone line network. Since the configuration of the telephone line network and the telephone 17 is well known, a description thereof will be omitted.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 is connected to an external input / output terminal (facsimile connection terminal) of the telephone 17 via an interface (not shown).
- a predetermined server referred to as a service server: not shown
- This server is configured by a computer, and is configured to be able to communicate data with a computer (here, the control device 9) via each telephone and telephone line network.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing a raw material composition specifying table stored in the storage device of the control device of the fuel cell power generation device of FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a flow chart showing a raw material composition setting program of the fuel cell power generator of FIG.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 is connected via the telephone 17. Call the service server of the service station and send a “request for notification of own area code” (step S 20).
- the service server that has received this call receives the "request for notification of own area code" and controls the area code of the telephone number of the telephone 17 obtained from the call signal of the telephone 17 to the control device. Send to 9.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 receives the area code (own area code) of the telephone number of the telephone 17 from the service server.
- the arithmetic unit 20 reads the raw material composition identification table from the storage device 21 and compares its own external area code with this raw material composition identification table (step S22).
- step S23 it is determined whether or not its own area code is present in the raw material composition specification table.
- step S26 If the area code is not present in the raw material composition identification table, an error is displayed on the display device 23 (step S26). In this case, as described in Embodiment 1. In addition, since this fuel cell power generator 1 cannot cope with this, measures such as using a predetermined dedicated machine are taken.
- the “raw material composition” is identified from the “area code” (step S 14) and stored in the storage device 21 (step S 14). Step S 15). Thereby, the composition of the raw material is set.
- the composition of the raw material can be automatically set in the fuel cell power generator 1.
- the area code of the telephone number is used as the composition-related information, but the area code may be used together. In this way, the raw material supply area, and thus the raw material composition, can be specified more accurately. Further, the area code where the fuel cell power generator is assumed to be installed may be directly input from the information input device 22 as in the first embodiment without using the telephone set 17.
- FIG. 15 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. 15, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 1 denote the same or corresponding parts.
- the fuel cell power generator 1 includes a terminal device 18 connected to the control device 9 as a composition-related information acquisition unit, and this terminal device 18
- the control device 9 sets the composition of the raw material using the composition related information obtained through the above.
- Other points are the same as in the first embodiment.
- the terminal device 18 is a well-known data communication terminal device, and includes a computer and its peripheral devices.
- the terminal device 18 is connected to the data communication network. Examples of data communication networks include the Internet, LAN, and CATV.
- the computing device 20 of the control device 9 is connected to the terminal device 18.
- the raw material composition specifying table of FIG. 7 is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9.
- the calculation device 20 of the control device 9 18 through a predetermined terminal device (for example, the fuel cell power generator 1 It obtains the “area name” where it is installed by communicating data with a service server (not shown) of a leading service station. Since the subsequent operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
- the identification of the “area name” in which the fuel cell power generator 1 is installed is performed as follows, for example.
- the manufacturer of the fuel cell power generation device 1 registers (stores) the manufacturing number in the service server in association with the shipping address when the fuel cell power generation device 1 is shipped.
- the service server also stores a correspondence table between addresses and “area names”.
- the production number is stored in the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 of the fuel cell power generator 1.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 transmits its own manufacturing number when performing data communication with the service server via the terminal device 18.
- the service server acquires the shipping address of the fuel cell power generation device 1 from the transmitted manufacturing number, and specifies the “area name” from the acquired address. Then, the specified “area name” is transmitted to the terminal device 18 as described above.
- composition of the raw material can be automatically set in the fuel cell power generator 1.
- the raw material composition identification table of FIG. 13 is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9.
- the calculation device 20 of the control device 9 18 is used to communicate the data with a predetermined terminal device (for example, the service server of the main service station of the fuel cell power generation device 1) to obtain the “area code” of the raw material supply area in which it is installed. get. Since the subsequent operation is the same as that of the third embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.
- the “area code” where the fuel cell power generator 1 is installed is specified as follows, for example.
- the manufacturer of the fuel cell power generation device 1 The production number is registered (stored) in the service server in association with the shipping address.
- the service server stores a correspondence table between addresses and “area codes”.
- the production number is stored in the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 of the fuel cell power generator 1.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 transmits its own manufacturing number when performing data communication with the service server via the terminal device 18.
- the service server acquires the shipping address of the fuel cell power generation device 1 from the transmitted manufacturing number, and identifies the “city code” from the acquired address.
- the specified “area code” is transmitted to the terminal device 18 as described above.
- the composition of the raw material is first identified and set based on the composition-related information, and the control parameters j3, ⁇ , and ⁇ are set based on the composition of the raw material.
- control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ , and ⁇ are set directly based on composition-related information. The other points are the same as in the first modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 21 is a table showing the relationship between the raw material supply main body and the control parameters used in the fuel cell power generator according to the present embodiment.
- subject name represents the name of each raw material supplier 101.
- control parameter j3”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” are those defined in the first embodiment.
- the “control parameter ⁇ ”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” are calculated in advance by the procedure described in the first embodiment from the composition of the raw material specified based on the composition-related information. The same applies to the following embodiments.
- control parameter specification table “subject name”, “control parameter j3”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” (hereinafter referred to as control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ , which is sometimes referred to as ⁇ ). Therefore, “control parameter j3”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” can be specified from “subject name”. For example, in the raw material supplier of “ ⁇ ”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” are specified as ⁇ , ⁇ , and ⁇ , respectively.
- This control parameter identification table is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9 in FIG. Has been.
- a control parameter setting program which will be described later, is stored in the storage device 21, and the arithmetic device 20 reads the control parameter setting program from the storage device 21 and sets the control parameters.
- control parameter setting operation of the fuel cell power generator 1 configured as described above will be described.
- This control parameter setting operation is realized by the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the control device 9.
- the other operations of the fuel cell power generator 1 are the same as those of the basic configuration of the first embodiment, and the description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program of the fuel cell power generator according to this embodiment.
- FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 21, and FIG. 22 the user first operates the operation unit (not shown) of the fuel cell power generator 1 to switch the fuel cell power generator 1 to the control parameter setting mode. This operation is performed under the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the control device 9.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 displays a list of “subject names” as composition related information on the display device 23 (step S51).
- the arithmetic device 20 waits for the “subject name” to be input from the information input device 22 (step S 52).
- the user selects the corresponding “subject name” from the displayed list, and operates the information input device 22 to input it. Then, the arithmetic unit 20 reads the control parameter specifying table shown in FIG. 21 from the storage device 21 and compares it with the inputted “subject name” (step S 53).
- step S54 it is determined whether or not the “subject name” corresponding to the input “subject name” exists in the control parameter specification table (step S54). If it does not exist, an error message is displayed on the display device 23 (step S54). After that, the process returns to step S51.
- the cause of this error is an input error of “subject name”
- the correct “subject name” is input, and steps S51 to S53 are executed, and the error is solved.
- the fuel cell power generator 1 is installed at a point other than the raw material supply area of the raw material supplier included in the control parameter specification table, the fuel cell power generator 1 cannot cope with this. Measures such as using are taken.
- control parameter ⁇ when the “subject name” corresponding to the input “subject name” exists in the control parameter specification table, the “control parameter ⁇ ”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “ The control parameter ⁇ ”is specified as the control parameter ⁇ , control parameter ⁇ , and control parameter ⁇ to be set (step S55).
- control parameter / 3 the specified “control parameter / 3”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” are stored in a predetermined area of the storage device 21 (step S56).
- control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ , and ⁇ are already stored as initial values at the manufacturing stage, the specified “control parameters, ⁇ , and ⁇ ” are stored in the currently stored “control parameters ⁇ , y, and ⁇ ”. It is memorized so as to overwrite it. That is, the newly specified “control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ” are set to update the currently set “control parameters j3, ⁇ , ⁇ ”.
- the arithmetic device 20 of the control device 9 of the fuel cell power generation device 1 controls the fuel cell power generation device 1 based on the set control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ to generate power. I do.
- the control parameter is specified and set based on the composition related information and the correspondence relationship of the composition related information to the control parameter. Even if it is a raw material supplier that does not directly represent the composition of the material and the correspondence relationship of the composition related information to the raw material composition is unknown, the control parameter can be identified and automatically set to generate power. .
- control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ , and ⁇ are directly set based on the “raw material supply area” as the composition related information. Other points are the same as in Modification 2 of Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 23 is a table showing the relationship between the raw material supply area and the control parameters used in the fuel cell power generator according to the present embodiment.
- area name represents the name of the raw material supply area of each raw material supplier 101.
- control parameter i3”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” can be specified from “area name”.
- control parameter ⁇ In the raw material supply area of “Tokyo”, “control parameter”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” are specified to be ⁇ , ⁇ , and ⁇ , respectively.
- the natural gas infrastructure is not provided in the raw material supply area, and an area that requires a propane gas cylinder in each house is also given a predetermined area name. Yes.
- the raw material supply area included in this control parameter specification table does not cover all regions of Japan
- the fuel cell power generation device 1 is not in the raw material supply area other than the raw material supply area included in this control parameter specification table. May be installed at a point. In such a case, the same measures as described in the fifth embodiment are taken.
- This control parameter specifying table is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9 in FIG.
- a control parameter setting program which will be described later, is stored in the storage device 21, and the arithmetic unit 20 reads the raw material composition setting program from the storage device 21 and sets the raw material composition.
- This raw material composition setting operation is realized by the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the control unit 9.
- the other operations of the fuel cell power generator 1 are the same as those in the above-described fifth embodiment, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program of the fuel cell power generator according to this embodiment.
- FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 23, and FIG. 24 the user first operates the operation unit (not shown) of the fuel cell power generator 1 to switch the fuel cell power generator 1 to the control parameter setting mode. This operation is performed under the control of the arithmetic unit 20 of the control device 9.
- the calculation device 20 of the control device 9 displays a list of “area names” on the display device 23 (step Sl).
- the arithmetic device 20 waits for the “area name” to be input from the information input device 22 (step Sl).
- the user selects the corresponding “area name” from the displayed list, and operates the information input device 22 to input it.
- the arithmetic unit 20 reads the control parameter specifying table shown in FIG. 23 from the storage device 21 and compares it with the inputted “area name” (step S3).
- step S4 it is determined whether or not the “area name” corresponding to the input “area name” exists in the control parameter specifying table (step S4). If not, an error is displayed on the display device 23 (step S4). S7), then return to step S1.
- steps S1 to S3 are performed by inputting the correct “area name”, and the error is solved.
- the fuel cell power generation device 1 when the fuel cell power generation device 1 is installed at a point other than the raw material supply area included in the control parameter specification table, the fuel cell power generation device 1 cannot cope with it. Measures similar to those described in Embodiment 51 are taken.
- control parameter ⁇ if an “area name” corresponding to the input “area name” exists in the control parameter specification table, “control parameter ⁇ ”, “control parameter ⁇ ” corresponding to the “area name”, And “control parameter ⁇ ” are specified as control parameter ⁇ , control parameter ⁇ , and control parameter ⁇ to be set (step S5).
- control parameter ⁇ “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” are stored in a predetermined area of the storage device 21 (step S6).
- control parameter ⁇ “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” are set in the fuel cell power generator 1.
- control parameters i3, ⁇ , and ⁇ are already stored as initial values at the manufacturing stage
- the specified “control parameters, ⁇ , and ⁇ ” are stored in “control parameters / 3, ⁇ ” , ⁇ ”is overwritten. That is, the newly specified “control parameters / 3, ⁇ , ⁇ ” are set so as to update “control parameters j3, ⁇ , ⁇ ” that are currently set.
- the control parameter is specified and set based on the composition related information and the correspondence relationship of the composition related information to the control parameter. Even if it is a raw material supplier that does not directly represent the composition of the material and the correspondence relationship of the composition related information to the raw material composition is unknown, the control parameters can be specified. This can be set automatically to generate electricity.
- control parameters / 3, ⁇ , and ⁇ are set directly based on “gas type” as composition-related information.
- the other points are the same as in Modification 3 of Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 25 is a table showing the relationship between gas types and control parameters.
- gas type represents the gas type of FIG.
- the six types of gases shown in FIG. 16 are defined.
- “gas type” is associated with “control parameter ⁇ ”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ”. Therefore, “control parameter ⁇ ”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” can be specified from “gas type”. For example, in a gas type of gas “13 ⁇ ⁇ ”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” are specified to be ⁇ , and ⁇ , respectively.
- FIG. 26 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program of the fuel cell power generator according to this embodiment.
- steps that are the same as or correspond to those in FIG. 18 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.
- control parameter setting operation in this embodiment is different from Modification 3 of Embodiment 1 in that “control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ” are set instead of “raw material composition”, and other points are the same. This is the same as Modification 3 of Embodiment 1. Then, power generation is performed based on the set “control parameters; 3, ⁇ , ⁇ ”.
- the control parameter is set. It can be specified and set automatically to generate electricity.
- control parameters / 3, ⁇ , and ⁇ are set directly based on “time information” as composition-related information.
- the other points are the same as in Modification 4 of Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 27 is a table showing the relationship between time information and control parameters.
- “Time information” represents the time information in FIG.
- One of the seven types of gases shown in FIG. 16 is defined in this control parameter specification table.
- the “13A” gas, in which the times “Ta” to “Tc” are defined as the time information is illustrated.
- “time information” is associated with “control parameter / 3”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ”. Therefore, “control parameter”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter 5” can be specified from “time information”. For example, at the time of “Ta”, “control parameter / 3”, “control parameter ⁇ ”, and “control parameter ⁇ ” are ⁇ , ⁇ , and ⁇ , respectively.
- FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program of the fuel cell power generator according to this embodiment.
- steps that are the same as or equivalent to those in FIG. 20 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof will be omitted.
- control parameter setting operation in the present embodiment is different from Modification 4 of Embodiment 1 in that “control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ , ⁇ ” are set instead of “raw material composition”. This is the same as Modification 4 of Embodiment 1. Then, power generation is performed based on the set “control parameters; 3, ⁇ , ⁇ ”.
- the control parameter is specified. This can be set automatically to generate electricity.
- FIG. 29 is a schematic diagram showing a concept of a control parameter specifying map stored in the storage device of the control device of the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.
- symbols ⁇ 1 to ⁇ indicate the supply areas of the raw materials
- symbols ⁇ 1 to ⁇ indicate control parameters j3, ⁇ , ⁇ to ⁇ , ⁇ , and ⁇ corresponding to the supply areas ⁇ 1 to ⁇ , respectively.
- FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program of the fuel cell power generator according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 30, steps that are the same as or correspond to those in FIG.
- the present embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment in FIG.
- the control parameter specifying map of FIG. 29 is used. That is, in the present embodiment, the acquired self-position is compared with the control parameter specifying map (steps Sl and S12), and the raw material supply areas Al to An corresponding to the self-position are specified (step S13). . Then, the control parameters Yl to Yn corresponding to the specified raw material supply areas Al to An are specified and set (steps S14 and S15). The other points are the same as in the second embodiment.
- control parameter specifying table that associates the position information of the minute area with the composition of the raw material
- the position information and the control parameter of the minute area A control parameter specific table is used that corresponds to ⁇ , ⁇ , and ⁇ .
- FIG. 31 is a schematic diagram showing a control parameter specifying table used in the fuel cell power generator according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention.
- this control parameter specifying table “area code” is associated with control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ .
- the control parameters ⁇ , ⁇ are specified for the composition related information “03”.
- FIG. 32 is a flowchart showing a control parameter setting program of the fuel cell power generator according to this embodiment.
- steps that are the same as or correspond to those in FIG. 14 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.
- this embodiment uses the control parameter specifying table in FIG. 32 instead of the raw material composition table in FIG. 13 in the third embodiment. That is, in this embodiment, the received area code is compared with the control parameter identification table (steps S20 to S22), and the control parameters / 3, ⁇ , and ⁇ corresponding to the area code are identified and set. (Steps S23 to S25). The other points are the same as in the third embodiment.
- Embodiment 11 In Embodiment 11 of the present invention, the control parameter specification table of FIG. 23 is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9 of the fuel cell power generation device 1 of Embodiment 4 instead of the raw material composition specification table of FIG. ing. As a result, the fuel cell power generation device acquires the “area name” in which it is installed, and directly sets the control parameters / 3, ⁇ , and ⁇ from this “area name” to generate power.
- the storage device 21 of the control device 9 of the fuel cell power generation device 1 stores the raw material composition specifying map of FIG. Instead of the raw material composition specifying table of FIG. 13, the control parameter specifying map of FIG. 29 or the control parameter specifying table of FIG. 31 is stored. Thereby, the same effect as that of the modification of the fourth embodiment can be obtained.
- the composition using the “area name” as the composition-related information is stored in the storage device 21 of the control device 9 by storing the composition specification map in FIG. 10 and the composition specification table in FIG.
- the related information “location information” or “at least the area code as a telephone number” may be used and input from the information input device 22. Further, by storing a required composition specifying table in the storage device 20, other composition related information may be used.
- Embodiments 1 to 3 when the fuel cell power generation device 1 cannot cope with it, measures such as using a predetermined dedicated machine are taken, but means for manually inputting the raw material composition is provided in the fuel cell power generation device 1. By providing it, the fuel cell power generator 1 may be able to cope with any case.
- the fuel cell power generator 1 may be configured to automatically switch to the raw material composition setting mode or the control parameter setting mode when the power is turned on or the apparatus is started. .
- the fuel cell power generation device 1 is configured to include the fuel processor 3, but this may be omitted.
- the “raw material composition” may be expressed as a composition containing only hydrogen.
- off-gas is used as the fuel for the combustor 4, but other fuels, for example, raw materials, may be used.
- the fuel cell power generator of the present invention is useful as a fuel cell power generator that can be used in different raw material supply areas.
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