WO2008123113A1 - 燃料電池システム - Google Patents
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- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
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- the present invention relates to a fuel cell system including a discharge valve for discharging a fluid containing a fuel off gas or generated water in a circulation system to the outside.
- a fuel cell system equipped with a fuel cell that generates power by receiving supply of reaction gas (fuel gas and oxidizing gas) has been proposed and put into practical use.
- a fuel cell system described in JP-A-2006-147440 includes a circulation system that circulates and supplies fuel off-gas discharged from the fuel cell to the fuel cell.
- the fuel off-gas in the circulation system contains produced water generated by the electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell, and the circulation system is equipped with a gas-liquid separator that separates the fuel off-gas from the produced water. ing.
- the water storage part of the gas-liquid separator is connected to a discharge passage for discharging generated water to the outside, and a discharge valve (drain valve) is interposed in the discharge passage. '
- the discharge passage consists of double pipes, and the generated water flows through the inner pipe and the cooling water from the fuel cell flows through the outer pipe.
- the discharge valve is heated by the cooling water heated by the exhaust heat of the fuel cell, so that the freezing of water at the discharge valve is suppressed even when the outside air temperature is below freezing point. ing. Disclosure of the invention
- JP 2006-147440 A does not disclose any specific structure of the discharge valve. According to Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2006-147440 For example, a double pipe will be incorporated in the discharge valve, but the discharge valve can block the flow path (inner pipe) between the valve seat and the valve element with the valve element, It is difficult to construct a double pipe that covers it. Even if such a configuration is possible, the structure around the valve seat becomes extremely complicated.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell system capable of raising the temperature of a discharge valve with a simple structure and suppressing freezing at the discharge valve.
- a fuel cell system of the present invention includes a circulation system that circulates and supplies fuel off-gas discharged from a fuel cell to the fuel cell, a discharge valve that discharges fluid in the circulation system to the outside, and a fuel cell. And a refrigerant flow path through which the refrigerant circulated and supplied flows.
- the discharge valve has a valve body having a flow path that communicates the inside and outside of the circulation system, and a part of the refrigerant flow path is provided through the valve body so as to be independent of the flow path. It is done.
- the valve body can be heated by heat conduction. Thereby, freezing in the fluid discharge channel can be suppressed. Further, since a part of the fluid discharge channel and the refrigerant channel are independent in the valve body, the structure of the discharge valve can be simplified.
- the discharge valve includes: a valve seat; and a valve body that opens and closes the fluid discharge flow path while being in contact with the valve seat, and a part of the refrigerant flow path is close to the valve seat of the pulp body. It should be provided through the part.
- another fuel cell system of the present invention includes a circulation system, a discharge valve, and a refrigerant flow path as described above.
- coolant flow path contacts the surface of the valve body of a discharge valve via a heat conductive member.
- the heat of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant flow path can be transmitted from the pipe to the valve body via the heat conducting member. Therefore, with a simple structure, the rise of the discharge valve The temperature is improved, and freezing in the fluid discharge channel can be suppressed.
- the heat conducting member is a stage that fixes the piping of the refrigerant flow path to the valve body.
- the fuel cell includes a fuel cell stack in which single cells are stacked, and the valve body may be fixed to the fuel cell stack at one point.
- the pulp body may be ported to the fuel cell stack via a bracket.
- the bracket is preferably separated from the fuel cell stack except for the portion fixed to the fuel cell stack. Even with such a configuration, the area of the thermal bridge can be reduced, so that the temperature rise of the valve body can be promoted.
- the pulp body is fixed to the end plate of the fuel cell stack.
- the end plate is provided with a connecting portion for connecting the refrigerant flow path into the fuel cell stack. Therefore, by fixing the valve body to the end plate, the exhaust valve can be used effectively to arrange the discharge valve in the fuel cell stack.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing main parts of a fuel cell system according to an embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of an exhaust drainage valve and its surroundings according to the embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the exhaust drainage valve and its surroundings according to the embodiment, and is a view seen from the]]! Direction of FIG.
- Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in Fig. 2.
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the exhaust drain valve and its surroundings according to a modification.
- FIG. 7 is a plan view of the exhaust drain valve and its surroundings according to a modification.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view of the exhaust drain valve and its surroundings according to a modification.
- FIG. 9 is a side view of an exhaust / drain valve according to the second embodiment and its surroundings. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- a fuel cell system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an in-vehicle power generation system for a fuel cell vehicle.
- the fuel cell system 1 is a power generation system for all moving objects such as ships, airplanes, trains and walking robots, as well as a stationary power generation system used as power generation equipment for buildings (housing, buildings, etc.) It is applicable to.
- the fuel cell system 1 includes a fuel cell 2, an oxygen gas piping system 3, a fuel gas piping system 4, a refrigerant piping system 5, and a control device 6.
- the fuel cell 2 is made of, for example, a solid polymer electrolyte type. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the fuel cell 2 has a stack body 21 in which a large number of single cells are stacked, and sequentially has output terminals on the outside of the single cells at both ends of the stack body 21.
- the terminal plate, insulating plate, and end plate 22 are stacked.
- the end plate 22 is provided with a connecting portion for fluid piping for supplying and discharging various fluids (oxidizing gas, fuel gas, refrigerant) into the stack body 21.
- Figures 2 and 3 omit the terminal plate and insulation plate.
- the single cell has an air electrode on one surface of the electrolyte membrane, a fuel electrode on the other surface, and a pair of separators so as to sandwich the air electrode and the fuel electrode from both sides.
- the fuel gas is supplied to the fuel gas channel 2a of one separator, and the oxygen gas is supplied to the oxidizing gas channel 2b of the other separator.
- the refrigerant is supplied to the refrigerant flow path 2 c between the separators.
- An electrochemical reaction takes place in a single cell that is supplied with oxidizing gas and fuel gas, thereby generating electric power in the single cell.
- water is generated on the air electrode side by the electrochemical reaction. A part of the generated water can move to the fuel electrode side through the electrolyte membrane.
- the electrochemical reaction in the solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell 2 is an exothermic reaction, but the temperature of the fuel cell 2 is maintained at about 60 to 70 ° C. by supplying the refrigerant.
- Oxygen gas and fuel gas are collectively referred to as reaction gas.
- oxygen gas and fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell 2 are referred to as oxygen off gas and fuel off gas, respectively, and these are collectively referred to as reaction off gas.
- reaction off gas oxygen gas and fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell 2
- air will be described as an example of oxygen gas
- hydrogen gas will be described as an example of fuel gas
- the fuel off gas is referred to as hydrogen off gas.
- the oxygen gas piping system 3 supplies and discharges oxygen gas to and from the fuel cell 2.
- the oxygen gas piping system 3 includes a humidifier 30, a supply flow path 3 1, a discharge flow path 3 2, an exhaust flow path 3 3, and a compressor 3 4.
- the compressor 34 is provided at the upstream end of the supply channel 31. Air in the atmosphere taken in by the compressor 3 4 flows through the supply flow path 31, is pumped to the humidifier 30, is humidified by the humidifier 30, and is supplied to the fuel cell 2.
- the oxygen off gas discharged from the fuel cell 2 flows through the discharge flow path 32 and is introduced into the humidifier 30, and then flows through the exhaust flow path 33 and is discharged to the outside.
- the fuel gas piping system 4 supplies and discharges fuel gas to and from the fuel cell 2.
- the fuel gas piping system 4 includes a hydrogen tank 40, a supply flow path 4 1, and a circulation flow path 4 2.
- the hydrogen tank 40 is a hydrogen supply source that stores high-pressure (for example, 70 MPa) hydrogen gas.
- a reformer that generates hydrogen-rich reformed gas from a hydrocarbon-based fuel, and a high-pressure gas tank that stores the reformed gas generated by the reformer in a high-pressure state. And can also be used as hydrogen supply sources.
- a tank having a hydrogen storage alloy may be employed.
- the supply flow path 41 is a flow path for supplying the hydrogen gas in the hydrogen tank 40 to the fuel cell 2.
- the main flow path 4 1 a and the mixing flow path 4 1 b are separated from the junction A. It becomes.
- the main flow path 4 l a is provided with a shut valve 4 3, a regulator 4 4, and an indicator 4 5.
- the shut valve 4 3 functions as a main valve of the hydrogen tank 40.
- Regulator 44 reduces the hydrogen gas pressure to a preset secondary pressure.
- the injector 45 is an electromagnetically driven on / off valve that adjusts the flow rate and gas pressure of the hydrogen gas supplied to the mixing channel 41b side with high accuracy.
- the circulation flow path 42 is a return pipe for returning the hydrogen off gas discharged from the hydrogen gas outlet of the fuel cell 2 to the supply flow path 41.
- the hydrogen pump 46 pressurizes the hydrogen off-gas in the circulation flow path 42 and pumps it to the junction A.
- the new hydrogen gas from the hydrogen tank 40 and the hydrogen off-gas from the hydrogen pump 46 are merged, and the mixed hydrogen gas after the merge flows through the mixing channel 4 1 b to the fuel cell 2. Supplied.
- the remaining hydrogen in the hydrogen off-gas is reused for the power generation of the fuel cell 2.
- the circulation flow path 42 is connected to the discharge flow path 49 via a gas-liquid separator 47 provided on the upstream side of the hydrogen pump 46 and an exhaust drain valve 48.
- the hydrogen off-gas flowing through the circulation flow path 42 contains a small amount of hydrogen off-gas compared to the amount of hydrogen off-gas, but contains water and nitrogen gas of product water that has permeated from the electrolyte membrane to the fuel electrode side.
- the gas-liquid separator 47 separates the liquid (water) and gas (hydrogen offgas) in the hydrogen offgas, and temporarily stores the separated water.
- the stored water is discharged from the exhaust drain valve. It is discharged from 4 8 to the discharge channel 4 9 and discharged to the outside.
- part of the hydrogen off-gas after moisture recovery is also discharged from the exhaust drain valve 48 to the discharge channel 49 and discharged outside.
- the exhaust drain valve 48 not only functions as a drain valve that discharges moisture to the outside as a fluid flowing in the circulation system 10, but also functions as an exhaust valve that discharges hydrogen off gas containing impurities to the outside. To do. By opening the exhaust drain valve 48, the generated water accumulated in the gas-liquid separator 47 can be discharged and the hydrogen concentration in the hydrogen off-gas can be increased.
- the exhaust drain valve 48 and the specific structure around it will be described later.
- the downstream end of the discharge channel 49 may be opened to the atmosphere as it is, but may be connected to a diluter or an exhaust channel 33 not shown.
- the circulation system 10 is a system in which a circulation flow path 4 2, a mixing flow path 4 1, and a fuel gas flow path 2 a are connected in order, and hydrogen off-gas is circulated and supplied to the fuel cell 2 again. It is.
- the refrigerant piping system 5 circulates and supplies a refrigerant (for example, cooling water) to the fuel cell 2.
- the refrigerant piping system 5 includes a cooling pump 50, a refrigerant flow path 51, a radiator 5 2, a bypass flow path 53 and a switching valve 54.
- the cooling pump 50 pumps the refrigerant in the refrigerant channel 51 and circulates and supplies it to the refrigerant channel 2c.
- the pipe end of the refrigerant flow path 51 is connected to the connection of the end plate 22. Further, as will be described later, the exhaust / drain valve 48 is heated by a part of the refrigerant flow path 51.
- the radiator 5 2 cools the refrigerant discharged from the fuel cell 2.
- the switching valve 54 switches the flow of the cooling water between the radiator 52 and the bypass flow path 53 as needed.
- the control device 6 is configured as a microcomputer having a CPU, ROM, and RAM therein. In addition to the current sensor detection information, the control device 6 receives detection information from a sensor that detects the pressure, temperature, flow rate, etc. of the fluid flowing through each piping system. Then, the control device 6 generates the required power generation in the detected information and the fuel cell 2. Depending on the volume, various devices in the system 1 (compressor 3 4, shut pulp 4 3, indicator 4 5, hydrogen pump 4 6, exhaust drain valve 4 8, cooling pump 5 0, switching valve 5 4, etc.) are controlled. Execute a purge operation etc. in the circulation system 10. Next, the exhaust drain valve 48 and the surrounding structure will be described.
- the exhaust drain valve 4 8 (discharge valve) is an electromagnetically driven on / off valve that operates in response to a control signal from the control device 6 and discharges the fluid in the circulation system 10 Discharge intermittently into channel 4 9.
- the exhaust drain valve 48 has an angle valve structure, and has a valve body 61, a valve seat 61, and a valve body 62.
- the valve body 6 1 includes an inflow path 6 1 a, an outflow path 6 1 b, and a valve chamber 6 as a flow path 6 1 e for fluid (water and hydrogen off-gas) discharged from the gas-liquid separator 4 7. 1 c is formed.
- the inflow path 6 1 a communicates with the circulation flow path 4 2 via the gas-liquid separator 47, and the outflow path 6 1 b communicates with the outside via the discharge flow path 4 9.
- the valve seat 61d is formed on the bottom surface of the valve chamber 61c and has an opening communicating with the outflow passage 61b.
- the valve body 62 is disposed in the valve chamber 61c, and is provided so as to be able to advance and retract with a predetermined stroke in the axis X-X direction.
- valve body 62 is in contact with the valve seat 61d, thereby closing the opening of the valve seat 61d and closing the flow path 61e.
- valve seat 61d is opened and the flow passage 61d is opened.
- Diaphragm 63 is disposed between the outer surface of valve body 62 and the edge of valve chamber 61c, and is configured to follow the movement of valve body 62.
- the plunger 6 4 has a valve body 62 fixed to the tip, and is biased toward the valve seat 61 d by a spring 6 4 a.
- the plunger 6 4, the coil 6 5, and the iron core 6 6 constitute a solenoid type actuator drive unit for reciprocating the valve body 62 in the axis X—X direction with a predetermined stroke.
- the exhaust drain valve 48 is basically used in two positions, “open” and “closed”, and is discharged from the gas-liquid separator 47. Fluid (water and off-gas) is intermittently discharged to the discharge channel 49 side.
- the exhaust / drain valve 48 has a structure heated by the refrigerant piping system 5.
- the pulp body 61 is provided with a part of the refrigerant passage 51 passing therethrough.
- the refrigerant flow path 5 1 is a part of the valve body 6 1 that does not intersect the inflow path 6 1 a, the outflow path 6 1 b and the valve chamber 6 1 c so as to be independent of or not interfere with the flow path 6 1 e.
- the valve body 61 is formed with a refrigerant inlet 51a and an outlet 51b, and the refrigerant flow path 5 outside the valve body 61 at the inlet 51a and outlet 51. 1 pipe 5 1 c and 5 1 d are connected.
- the flow path 5 1 e that connects between the inlet 5 1 a and the outlet 5 1 b is an L-shaped channel that passes diagonally below the valve chamber 6 1 c.
- a valve chamber 61c and a valve seat 61d are formed so as to penetrate from a direction so as to penetrate relatively close to each other.
- the freezing of the flow path 6 1 e can be suppressed, it is not necessary to make the flow path 6 1 e large in order to prevent freezing, and the exhaust drain valve 48 can be reduced in size and weight. it can.
- the refrigerant inlet 51a and outlet 51b are provided in different directions from the fluid inlet to the inlet 61a and the fluid outlet from the outlet 61b. The piping on the outside of the body 61 becomes easy.
- the refrigerant flowing in the pulp body 61 may be the refrigerant before flowing into the radiator 52. This is because the temperature of the refrigerant is lowered by the radiator 52, so that it is better to use the refrigerant before the temperature drop in order to raise the temperature of the exhaust drain valve 48 earlier.
- the refrigerant may be controlled so that it bypasses the radiator 52 and flows into the bypass channel 53. it can.
- the refrigerant can be passed through the exhaust drain valve 48 with a simple structure, and the flow position is the valve seat 6 1 d. Can be set in the vicinity of.
- the exhaust heat drain valve 48 can be heated using the exhaust heat of the fuel cell 2 and the freezing of the flow path 61 e for hydrogen off gas or the like can be suppressed.
- the exhaust drain valve 48 can be quickly heated up. Can be resolved.
- the refrigerant may be controlled to be supplied to the pulp body 61 only at low temperatures such as below freezing.
- the control valve 6 is configured so that the refrigerant is supplied to the pulp body 61 only under a predetermined low temperature environment such as below freezing based on an outside air temperature sensor or the like not shown. It is recommended to set 4 flows.
- modifications of the above embodiment will be described. A description of the same parts as those in the above embodiment will be omitted, and only different parts will be described.
- the exhaust / drain valve 48 may be provided at a position away from the fuel cell 2, that is, at a position away from the end plate 22 (see FIG. 1). On the other hand, the exhaust drain valve 48 may be fixed to the end plate 22. However, if the exhaust drain valve 4 8 is simply fixed to the end plate 22, there is a risk that heat will be greatly deprived from the exhaust drain valve 4 8 during the temperature rise to the end plate 22, and the exhaust drain valve 4 8 Temperature rise 1 ⁇ May cause damage to life. Therefore, two examples of the preferred fixing method of the exhaust / drain valve 48, which suppresses heat dissipation to the end plate 22 are explained. 1
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a planar arrangement of the end portion of the stack body 21 and the exhaust / drain valve 48
- FIG. 3 is a side view of the stack body 21 seen from the ⁇ direction in FIG.
- the shapes of the stack body 21 and the exhaust drain valve 48 are shown in a simplified form, and details are omitted.
- the exhaust / drain valve 48 is fixed to the end braid 22 by a port 71 (fastening member) via a bracket 70.
- the bracket 70 includes a first plate-like portion 7 2 a extending in parallel with the surface of the end plate 22, and a second plate-like portion 7 extending perpendicularly from the lower end of the first plate-like portion 7 2 a. 2 and b.
- the first plate-like portion 7 2 a is fixed to the end plate 22 2 by bolts 71, and the second plate-like portion 7 2 b is fixed to the valve body 61 of the exhaust / drain valve 48.
- the end plate 22 has a counterbore 23 formed on the surface on the first plate-like portion 72a side.
- the shape of the counterbore part 23 is larger than the outer shape of the first plate-like part 7 2 a, and a receiving part 24 that protrudes toward the first plate-like part 7 2 a is formed on the bottom face 2 3 a. It is done.
- the seat portion 24 is formed at a position corresponding to the position of the bolt hole of the first plate-like portion 72a, and a seat surface 24a is formed around the fastening hole into which the port 71 is screwed.
- the bracket 70 is separated from the end plate 22 except for the portion bolted to the end plate 22.
- the contact surface between the bracket 70 and the end plate 22 is only the seat surface 24a, and its area is small. Therefore, heat radiation from the valve body 61 to the end plate 22 side can be suppressed.
- an embodiment as shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7 may be used. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the counterbore 2 3 and the receiving portion 2 4 are omitted, while the first plate-like portion 7 2 a of the bracket 70 has a receiving portion 1 2 4 may be provided. Even in such a configuration, the area of the contact surface serving as a heat conduction path from the valve body 61 to the end plate 22 is reduced as in the above configuration. Therefore, heat radiation from the valve body 61 to the end plate 22 side can be suppressed.
- a washer 25 such as a spring washer or mouth washer is provided between the first plate-like portion 7 2 a and the end plate 22. It may be provided.
- the area force of the contact surface between the washer 25 and the first plate-like portion 7 2 a and the contact surface between the washer 25 and the end plate 22 is reduced as in the above configuration. . Therefore, similarly, since the area of heat conduction is reduced, it is possible to suppress heat radiation from the exhaust drain valve 48 during the temperature rise.
- the bracket 70 can be formed integrally with the valve body 61.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a planar arrangement of the end of the stack body 21 and the exhaust drain valve 48 similar to FIG.
- the exhaust drain valve 48 is fixed to the end plate 22 at only one point.
- the exhaust drain valve 4 8 is fixed to the bracket 2 7 0 and the bracket 2 70 is fixed to the end plate 2 2.
- the bracket 2 70 and the end plate 2 2 are connected to each other by one bolt 2 7 1. Fasten. By using a single point, the amount of heat taken from the exhaust drain valve 48 to the end plate 22 can be reduced, and the temperature rise of the exhaust drain valve 48 can be promoted.
- the one-point fastening position is at or near the center of gravity of the exhaust drain valve 48.
- the exhaust drain valve 48 is subjected to vibrations and shocks due to external forces.
- the exhaust / drain valve 48 can be stably supported by the end plate 22. It is also possible to form the bracket 2700 integrally with the pulp body 61. Second embodiment
- the second embodiment of the present invention will be described focusing on the differences.
- the difference from the first embodiment is that a part of the refrigerant flow path 51 does not penetrate the valve body 61, and the refrigerant flow path 51 is provided in contact with the outer surface of the valve body 61. That is.
- the components common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the pipe 15 1 of the refrigerant flow path 51 is disposed in the vicinity of the valve body 61 and is fixed to the valve body 61 via a stay 7 3 (heat conducting member).
- the stay 73 is a plate-like member having thermal conductivity such as metal.
- One end 7 3 a of the stay 73 is in contact with the surface of the valve body 61 and is fixed to the end with a bolt or the like.
- the surface of the valve body 61 on which the one end 7 3 a abuts is preferably in the vicinity of the valve chamber 61c or the valve seat 61d.
- the other end 7 3 b of the stay 7 3 is provided in contact with the surface of the pipe 15 1.
- the other end 7 3 b has, for example, a semicircular cross-sectional shape and is in contact so as to cover the half of the outer peripheral surface of the pipe 15 1.
- the heat of the refrigerant flowing through the refrigerant passage 51 is from the pipe 1551. Step 7 3, and further from stay 7 3 to pulp body 61. Therefore, the temperature rise performance of the exhaust drain valve 48 can be improved with a simpler structure than that of the first embodiment, and freezing of the exhaust drain valve 48 can be suppressed.
- the refrigerant flowing through the pipe 15 1 may be the refrigerant before flowing into the radiator 52.
- the fuel cell 2 Either the refrigerant on the side or the discharge side may be used.
- the shape and fixing position of the stage 7 3 will not interfere with other parts around the valve body 61, and the exhaust drain valve 48 should be designed so that it fits in a simple and compact manner.
- the exhaust drain valve 48 may perform only one of exhaust and drain. For example, if a drain valve that discharges moisture separated by the gas-liquid separator 47 to the outside and an exhaust valve that discharges hydrogen off-gas in the circulation path 42 to the outside together with impurities are installed separately, this By adopting the same configuration as the exhaust drain valve 48 for each, freezing can be suppressed. In such a configuration, the drain valve is connected to the gas-liquid separator 47 in the same manner as the exhaust drain valve 48. On the other hand, the exhaust valve is interposed in a purge path branched and connected to the circulation path 42.
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