WO2012091033A1 - 燃料電池システム - Google Patents

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WO2012091033A1
WO2012091033A1 PCT/JP2011/080264 JP2011080264W WO2012091033A1 WO 2012091033 A1 WO2012091033 A1 WO 2012091033A1 JP 2011080264 W JP2011080264 W JP 2011080264W WO 2012091033 A1 WO2012091033 A1 WO 2012091033A1
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  • the present invention relates to a fuel cell system.
  • the fuel cell system can be constructed assuming that the properties of the fuel supplied to the cell stack are constant. For this reason, when the fuel cell system is installed in an environment in which the properties of the fuel fluctuate, there is a risk of causing deterioration of the heat balance in the system and progress of deterioration of the cell stack.
  • fuel property measuring means for measuring the property and flow rate of the fuel is provided in the fuel supply unit, and the water vapor supply amount and the fuel supply amount are based on the measurement results.
  • Various parameters such as are controlled.
  • the conventional fuel property measuring means as described above actually requires a configuration for measuring a plurality of factors such as fuel composition, calorific value, and flow rate. Therefore, the configuration of the fuel cell system may be complicated.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell system capable of detecting a change in fuel properties with a simple configuration.
  • a fuel cell system includes a hydrogen generation unit that generates a hydrogen-containing gas using a fuel containing hydrogen, a cell stack that generates power using the hydrogen-containing gas, and A voltage detection unit that detects a voltage output from the cell stack, an operation state determination unit that determines whether or not the fuel cell system is in a rated operation state, and an operation state determination When the unit determines that the fuel cell system is in the rated operation state, the first moving average value of the voltage detected by the voltage detecting unit and the second moving average value of a certain time before the current time are calculated. And a property change determination unit that determines whether there is a change in the property of the fuel based on a comparison between the first moving average value and the second moving average value.
  • a fuel cell system includes a hydrogen generation unit that generates a hydrogen-containing gas using a hydrogen-containing fuel, a cell stack that generates power using the hydrogen-containing gas, and a cell stack.
  • the determination unit and the operation state determination unit determine that the fuel cell system is in the rated operation state
  • the current first moving average value of the temperature detected by the temperature detection unit and the first predetermined time before the current time A property change determining unit that calculates a two-moving average value and determines whether there is a change in the property of the fuel based on a comparison between the first moving average value and the second moving average value.
  • This fuel cell system can detect changes in fuel properties with a simple configuration.
  • FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a fuel cell system according to the present invention. It is a figure which shows the functional component of a control part. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the diagnostic process by a control part. It is a flowchart which shows an example of judgment of diagnosis start conditions. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the property of a fuel, and the output of a cell stack. It is a figure which shows the functional component of the control part which concerns on a modification. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the diagnostic process by the control part which concerns on a modification. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the property of the fuel which concerns on a modification, and the output of a cell stack.
  • the fuel cell system 1 includes a desulfurization unit 2, a water vaporization unit 3, a hydrogen generation unit 4, a cell stack 5, an off-gas combustion unit 6, a hydrogen-containing fuel supply unit 7, The water supply part 8, the oxidizing agent supply part 9, the power conditioner 10, and the control part 11 are provided.
  • the fuel cell system 1 generates power in the cell stack 5 using a hydrogen-containing fuel and an oxidant.
  • the type of the cell stack 5 in the fuel cell system 1 is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC), a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), and phosphoric acid.
  • a fuel cell (PAFC: Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell), a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC: Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell), and other types can be employed. 1 may be appropriately omitted depending on the type of cell stack 5, the type of hydrogen-containing fuel, the reforming method, and the like.
  • hydrocarbon fuel a compound containing carbon and hydrogen in the molecule (may contain other elements such as oxygen) or a mixture thereof is used.
  • hydrocarbon fuels include hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, and biofuels. These hydrocarbon fuels are derived from conventional fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal, and synthetic systems such as synthesis gas. Those derived from fuel and those derived from biomass can be used as appropriate. Specific examples of hydrocarbons include methane, ethane, propane, butane, natural gas, LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), city gas, town gas, gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, and light oil. Examples of alcohols include methanol and ethanol. Examples of ethers include dimethyl ether. Examples of biofuels include biogas, bioethanol, biodiesel, and biojet.
  • oxygen-enriched air for example, air, pure oxygen gas (which may contain impurities that are difficult to remove by a normal removal method), or oxygen-enriched air is used.
  • the desulfurization unit 2 desulfurizes the hydrogen-containing fuel supplied to the hydrogen generation unit 4.
  • the desulfurization part 2 has a desulfurization catalyst for removing sulfur compounds contained in the hydrogen-containing fuel.
  • a desulfurization method of the desulfurization unit 2 for example, an adsorptive desulfurization method that adsorbs and removes sulfur compounds and a hydrodesulfurization method that removes sulfur compounds by reacting with hydrogen are employed.
  • the desulfurization unit 2 supplies the desulfurized hydrogen-containing fuel to the hydrogen generation unit 4.
  • the water vaporization unit 3 generates water vapor supplied to the hydrogen generation unit 4 by heating and vaporizing water.
  • heat generated in the fuel cell system 1 such as recovering the heat of the hydrogen generation unit 4, the heat of the off-gas combustion unit 6, or the heat of the exhaust gas may be used.
  • FIG. 1 only heat supplied from the off-gas combustion unit 6 to the hydrogen generation unit 4 is described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the water vaporization unit 3 supplies the generated water vapor to the hydrogen generation unit 4.
  • the hydrogen generation unit 4 generates a hydrogen rich gas using the hydrogen-containing fuel from the desulfurization unit 2.
  • the hydrogen generator 4 has a reformer that reforms the hydrogen-containing fuel with a reforming catalyst.
  • the reforming method in the hydrogen generating unit 4 is not particularly limited, and for example, steam reforming, partial oxidation reforming, autothermal reforming, and other reforming methods can be employed.
  • the hydrogen generator 4 may have a configuration for adjusting the properties in addition to the reformer reformed by the reforming catalyst depending on the properties of the hydrogen rich gas required for the cell stack 5.
  • the hydrogen generation unit 4 is configured to remove carbon monoxide in the hydrogen-rich gas. (For example, a shift reaction part and a selective oxidation reaction part).
  • the hydrogen generation unit 4 supplies a hydrogen rich gas to the anode 12 of the cell stack 5.
  • the cell stack 5 generates power using the hydrogen rich gas from the hydrogen generation unit 4 and the oxidant from the oxidant supply unit 9.
  • the cell stack 5 includes an anode 12 to which a hydrogen-rich gas is supplied, a cathode 13 to which an oxidant is supplied, and an electrolyte 14 disposed between the anode 12 and the cathode 13.
  • the cell stack 5 supplies power to the outside via the power conditioner 10.
  • the cell stack 5 supplies the hydrogen rich gas and the oxidant, which have not been used for power generation, to the off gas combustion unit 6 as off gas.
  • a combustion section for example, a combustor that heats the reformer
  • the hydrogen generation section 4 may be shared with the off-gas combustion section 6.
  • the off gas combustion unit 6 burns off gas supplied from the cell stack 5.
  • the heat generated by the off-gas combustion unit 6 is supplied to the hydrogen generation unit 4 and used for generation of a hydrogen rich gas in the hydrogen generation unit 4.
  • the hydrogen-containing fuel supply unit 7 supplies hydrogen-containing fuel to the desulfurization unit 2.
  • the water supply unit 8 supplies water to the water vaporization unit 3.
  • the oxidant supply unit 9 supplies an oxidant to the cathode 13 of the cell stack 5.
  • the hydrogen-containing fuel supply unit 7, the water supply unit 8, and the oxidant supply unit 9 are configured by a pump, for example, and are driven based on a control signal from the control unit 11.
  • the power conditioner 10 adjusts the power from the cell stack 5 according to the external power usage state. For example, the power conditioner 10 performs a process of converting a voltage and a process of converting DC power into AC power.
  • the control unit 11 performs control processing for the entire fuel cell system 1.
  • the control unit 11 is configured by a device including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an input / output interface, for example.
  • the control unit 11 is electrically connected to a hydrogen-containing fuel supply unit 7, a water supply unit 8, an oxidant supply unit 9, a power conditioner 10, and other sensors and auxiliary equipment not shown.
  • the control unit 11 acquires various signals generated in the fuel cell system 1 and outputs a control signal to each device in the fuel cell system 1.
  • control executed by the control unit 11 will be described in more detail.
  • the control unit 11 is a part that outputs a control signal to each device in the fuel cell system 1, but in addition to this, the properties (heat amount, composition, etc.) of the hydrogen-containing fuel supplied from the hydrogen-containing fuel supply unit 7. Diagnosis processing for diagnosing a change in the output of the fuel cell system 1 due to the change in the value is executed.
  • control unit 11 includes a diagnosis start condition determination unit 101, an operation state determination unit 102, a voltage detection unit 103, and a property change determination unit 104 as functional components. And a fuel supply table selection unit 105.
  • the diagnosis start condition determination unit 101 is a part that determines whether or not to start execution of diagnosis processing. Various conditions can be applied as the diagnosis start condition. For example, whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the fuel cell system 1 started power generation, or a hot water tank (not shown) connected to the fuel cell system 1 The remaining amount of water is small and there is a demand for hot water (the fuel cell system 1 is in a state of recovering heat).
  • the predetermined time after starting the power generation is set to 1000 hours, for example.
  • the operation state determination unit 102 is a part that determines whether or not the fuel cell system 1 is in a rated operation state.
  • the rated operation state is an operation state in which the power generated by the cell stack 5 is the maximum power in the specification, and is a state in which the voltage / current operates stably.
  • the operation state determination unit 102 determines that the fuel cell system 1 is in the rated operation state when, for example, the change in the moving average value of the voltage output from the cell stack 5 is equal to or less than the threshold value for a certain time (for example, 15 minutes). to decide.
  • the voltage detection unit 103 is a part that detects a voltage output from the cell stack 5 to the power conditioner 10.
  • the voltage detector 103 constantly detects the voltage output from the cell stack 5 to the power conditioner 10 while the fuel cell system 1 is generating power.
  • the property change determination unit 104 is a part that determines whether or not the property of the hydrogen-containing fuel supplied from the hydrogen-containing fuel supply unit 7 has changed. More specifically, the property change determination unit 104 determines the first current of the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit 103 when the operation state determination unit 102 determines that the fuel cell system 1 is in the rated operation state.
  • the moving average value Vcc_now and the second moving average value Vcc_before for a certain time before the current time are calculated.
  • the first moving average value Vcc_now and the second moving average value Vcc_before may be a moving average value of voltage for 15 minutes, for example.
  • the second moving average value Vcc_before may be a moving average value 10 hours before the first moving average value Vcc_now, for example.
  • the property change determination unit 104 compares the first moving average value Vcc_now and the second moving average value Vcc_before, and compares the first moving average value Vcc_before with the second moving average value Vcc_before. It is determined whether or not the amount of change in the 1 moving average value Vcc_now exceeds a threshold value.
  • the upper limit threshold value may be, for example, the second moving average value Vcc_before ⁇ 1.03
  • the lower limit threshold value may be, for example, the second moving average value Vcc_before ⁇ 0.97.
  • the comparison between the first moving average value Vcc_now and the second moving average value Vcc_before as described above may be executed at regular intervals or may be executed constantly.
  • the fuel supply table selection unit 105 is a part that changes the supply table of the hydrogen-containing fuel supplied from the hydrogen-containing fuel supply unit 7 based on the determination result in the property change determination unit 104.
  • the property change determination unit 104 determines that the first moving average value Vcc_now exceeds the second moving average value Vcc_before ⁇ 1.03, for example, the fuel supply table selection unit 105 determines that the fuel for the high calorific value is high. Select the supply table to control the fuel supply.
  • the property change determining unit 104 determines that the first moving average value Vcc_now is less than the second moving average value Vcc_before ⁇ 0.97, for example, the fuel supply table selecting unit 105 uses the low heating value.
  • a fuel supply table is selected to control fuel supply.
  • the high calorific value fuel supply table is a table used when the calorific value of the fuel is higher than before.
  • the fuel flow rate is controlled to 1.0 L / min and the water is controlled to 7 g / min on the assumption that the fuel utilization rate and S / C are constant.
  • the low calorific value fuel supply table is a table used when the calorific value of the fuel is lower than the conventional one.
  • the fuel flow rate is controlled to, for example, 1.5 L / min and water is 10.5 g / min, assuming that the fuel utilization rate and S / C are constant.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of diagnosis processing by the control unit.
  • step S01 when the fuel cell system 1 starts power generation, detection of the voltage output from the cell stack 5 is started (step S01). Next, based on the amount of change in the moving average value of the voltage output from the cell stack 5, it is determined whether or not the fuel cell system 1 is in the rated operation state (step S02).
  • step S02 when it is determined that the fuel cell system 1 is in the rated operation state, the diagnosis start condition is determined (step S03, step S04).
  • the diagnosis start condition for example, as shown in FIG. 4, it is first determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the start of power generation (step S21). Next, it is determined whether or not the demand for hot water is large (step S22). If both the steps S21 and S22 are satisfied, it is determined that the diagnosis start condition is satisfied (step S23). If either of steps S21 and S22 is not satisfied, it is determined that the diagnosis start condition is not satisfied (step S24). If it is determined that the diagnosis start condition is not satisfied, the processes from step S02 to step S04 are repeated.
  • the current first moving average value Vcc_now of the voltage detected by the voltage detection unit 103 and the second moving average value Vcc_before for a certain time before the current time. Is calculated (step S05).
  • step S06 if the first moving average value Vcc_now is within the threshold value range, it is determined that there is no change in the properties of the fuel, and after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of diagnosis, the diagnosis process ends ( Step S11). On the other hand, if the first moving average value Vcc_now is outside the threshold value range in step S06, the magnitude of the first moving average value Vcc_now and the second moving average value Vcc_before is determined (step S07).
  • step S07 when the first moving average value Vcc_now is larger than the second moving average value Vcc_before, it is determined that the property of the fuel has changed and the heat value of the fuel is higher than the conventional value, and the high heat value is high.
  • the fuel supply is controlled based on the fuel supply table (step S08).
  • step S09 when the first moving average value Vcc_now is smaller than the second moving average value Vcc_before, it is determined that the fuel property has changed and the heat value of the fuel is lower than that of the conventional fuel.
  • the supply of fuel is controlled based on the supply table (step S09). In any case, when the fuel supply table is changed, the second moving average value Vcc_before is replaced with the first moving average value Vcc_now (step S10). Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of diagnosis, the diagnosis process ends (step S11).
  • the moving average value of the voltage output from the cell stack 5 is obtained. If there is a change, it is determined that the fuel properties have changed. Therefore, compared with the conventional method of measuring a plurality of factors relating to the fuel property, the configuration necessary for determining whether or not the property of the fuel has changed can be simplified.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the relationship between fuel properties and cell stack output.
  • heat amount of a fuel becomes lower than before is illustrated.
  • the voltage output from the cell stack 5 decreases.
  • the control unit 11 detects a change in the properties of the fuel and the fuel supply table is changed, the decrease in the heat quantity of the fuel is compensated by the increase in the flow rate, and the voltage output from the cell stack 5 It recovers to the same value as before the change of properties.
  • the modified example is different from the above-described embodiment in that the change in the property of the fuel is diagnosed by detecting the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6 instead of detecting the voltage output from the cell stack 5.
  • the control unit 21 in the modification example includes, as functional components, a diagnosis start condition determination unit 201, an operation state determination unit 202, a temperature detection unit 203, and a property change determination as illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • Unit 204 and a fuel supply table selection unit 205 are the same as the diagnosis start condition determination unit 101 described above, and a description thereof will be omitted.
  • the operation state determination unit 202 is a part that determines whether or not the fuel cell system 1 is in a rated operation state.
  • the operation state determination unit 202 determines that the fuel cell system 1 is in the rated operation state when, for example, the change in the moving average value of the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6 is equal to or less than the threshold value for a certain time (for example, 15 minutes). .
  • the temperature detection unit 203 is a part that detects the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6.
  • the temperature detection unit 203 always detects the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6 while the fuel cell system 1 is generating power.
  • the property change determination unit 204 is a part that determines whether or not the property of the hydrogen-containing fuel supplied from the hydrogen-containing fuel supply unit 7 has changed. More specifically, the property change determination unit 204 determines the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6 detected by the temperature detection unit 203 when the operation state determination unit 202 determines that the fuel cell system 1 is in the rated operation state.
  • the first moving average value Tcc_now at the present time and the second moving average value Tcc_before for a certain time before the current time are calculated.
  • the first moving average value Tcc_now and the second moving average value Tcc_before may be, for example, moving average values of temperatures for 15 minutes.
  • the second moving average value Tcc_before may be a moving average value 10 hours before the first moving average value Tcc_now, for example.
  • the property change determining unit 204 compares the first moving average value Tcc_now and the second moving average value Tcc_before, and compares the first moving average value Tcc_before with the second moving average value Tcc_before. It is determined whether or not the amount of change in the 1 moving average value Tcc_now exceeds a threshold value.
  • the upper limit threshold value may be, for example, the second moving average value Tcc_before ⁇ 1.03
  • the lower limit threshold value may be, for example, the second moving average value Tcc_before ⁇ 0.97.
  • the comparison between the first moving average value Tcc_now and the second moving average value Tcc_before as described above may be executed at regular intervals or may be executed constantly.
  • the fuel supply table selection unit 205 is a part that changes the supply table of the hydrogen-containing fuel supplied from the hydrogen-containing fuel supply unit 7 based on the determination result in the property change determination unit 204.
  • the property change determination unit 204 determines that the first moving average value Tcc_now exceeds the second moving average value Tcc_before ⁇ 1.03, for example, the fuel supply table selection unit 205 has a high heating value fuel. Select the supply table to control the fuel supply.
  • the property change determination unit 204 determines that the first moving average value Tcc_now is less than the second moving average value Tcc_before ⁇ 0.97, for example, the fuel supply table selection unit 205 uses the low heating value.
  • a fuel supply table is selected to control fuel supply.
  • the high calorific value fuel supply table is a table used when the calorific value of the fuel is higher than before.
  • the fuel flow rate is controlled to 1.0 L / min and the water is controlled to 7 g / min on the assumption that the fuel utilization rate and S / C are constant.
  • the low calorific value fuel supply table is a table used when the calorific value of the fuel is lower than the conventional one.
  • the fuel flow rate is controlled to, for example, 1.5 L / min and water is 10.5 g / min, assuming that the fuel utilization rate and S / C are constant.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a diagnosis process performed by the control unit according to the modification.
  • step S31 when the fuel cell system 1 starts power generation, detection of the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6 is started (step S31). Next, based on the amount of change in the moving average value of the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6, it is determined whether or not the fuel cell system 1 is in the rated operation state (step S32).
  • step S32 when it is determined that the fuel cell system 1 is in the rated operation state, the diagnosis start condition is determined (step S33, step S34). In the determination of the diagnosis start condition, for example, the same determination as in FIG. 4 is made (steps S21 to S24). If it is determined that the diagnosis start condition is not satisfied, the processes from step S32 to step S34 are repeated.
  • step S36 if the first moving average value Tcc_now is within the threshold value range, it is determined that there is no change in the fuel properties, and after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of diagnosis, the diagnosis process ends ( Step S41). On the other hand, when the first moving average value Tcc_now is outside the threshold range in step S36, the magnitude of the first moving average value Tcc_now and the second moving average value Tcc_before is determined (step S37).
  • step S37 when the first moving average value Tcc_now is larger than the second moving average value Tcc_before, it is determined that the fuel property has changed and the heat value of the fuel is higher than the conventional value, and the high heat value is high.
  • the fuel supply is controlled based on the fuel supply table (step S38).
  • the first moving average value Tcc_now is smaller than the second moving average value Tcc_before, it is determined that the fuel property changes and the heat value of the fuel is lower than that of the conventional fuel, and the fuel for the low heat value
  • the supply of fuel is controlled based on the supply table (step S39).
  • the second moving average value Tcc_before is replaced with the first moving average value Tcc_now (step S40). Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start of diagnosis, the diagnosis process ends (step S41).
  • the moving average value of the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6 has changed in the rated operation state where the sweep current of the cell stack 5 is constant. If it is determined that the fuel properties have changed. Therefore, compared with the conventional method of measuring a plurality of factors relating to the fuel property, the configuration necessary for determining whether or not the property of the fuel has changed can be simplified.
  • FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the fuel properties and the cell stack output according to the modification.
  • heat amount of a fuel becomes lower than before is illustrated.
  • the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6 decreases when the fuel properties change and the amount of heat decreases.
  • the control unit 21 detects a change in the fuel property and the fuel supply table is changed, the decrease in the heat quantity of the fuel is compensated by the increase in the flow rate, and the temperature of the off-gas combustion unit 6 becomes the property of the fuel. It recovers to the same value as before the change.

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