WO2017104213A1 - 燃料電池システム及び燃料電池システムの制御方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a fuel cell system including a solid oxide fuel cell that generates electric power by receiving supply of anode gas and cathode gas, and a control method of the fuel cell system.
- JP 2005-179081A includes an anode discharge passage for flowing an anode off-gas discharged from a solid oxide fuel cell, a cathode discharge passage for flowing a cathode off-gas discharged from a solid oxide fuel cell, and a merge for joining these passages.
- a fuel cell system comprising a unit is disclosed. The anode off-gas and the cathode off-gas are burned by the burner at the junction, and then discharged to the outside of the fuel cell system.
- system stop control is executed in response to a system stop request or the like.
- the system stop control since the operating temperature of the fuel cell is as high as about 800 ° C., the system stop control supplies the anode gas while continuing the cathode gas supply before completely stopping the operation of the fuel cell system. Is stopped, the fuel cell cooling process is executed.
- a cathode gas for example, air
- the air that has passed through the fuel cell flows as a cathode off gas through the cathode discharge passage to the junction with the anode off gas.
- the system stop control since the supply of the anode gas is stopped, a part of the air that has reached the junction flows into the anode discharge passage from the junction.
- a gas containing oxygen such as air flows into the anode discharge passage, the oxygen concentration (oxygen partial pressure) in the anode discharge passage and the anode flow passage of the fuel cell increases.
- the oxygen concentration in the anode flow path is high and the fuel cell is not sufficiently cooled, the anode electrode of the fuel cell may be oxidized and deteriorated.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of suppressing the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode of the fuel cell while the system is stopped.
- a fuel cell system includes a solid oxide fuel cell that generates power by receiving supply of an anode gas and a cathode gas.
- the fuel cell system includes an anode discharge passage for flowing an anode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell, a cathode discharge passage for flowing a cathode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell, a joining portion where the anode discharge passage and the cathode discharge passage merge, Is provided.
- the fuel cell system includes a gas supply unit that supplies fuel gas using fuel stored in the fuel tank into the anode discharge passage while the system is stopped.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a solid oxide fuel cell system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing system start-up control of the solid oxide fuel cell system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing system stop control of the solid oxide fuel cell system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a change in the fuel gas supply amount and a change in the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage during the system stop control.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing system stop control of the solid oxide fuel cell system according to a modification of the first embodiment.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic configuration diagram of a solid oxide fuel cell system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a solid oxide fuel cell system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing system start-up control of the solid oxide fuel cell system according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 3
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing system stop control of the solid oxide fuel cell system according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a change in the fuel gas supply amount and a change in the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage during the system stop control.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing system stop control of a solid oxide fuel cell system according to a modification of the second embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a main configuration of a solid oxide fuel cell system 100 according to the first embodiment.
- the fuel cell system 100 is a solid oxide fuel cell system including a solid oxide fuel cell stack 10 that generates power upon receiving supply of anode gas and cathode gas.
- the fuel cell system 100 constitutes a part of a power supply system for an electric vehicle, for example.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is a stacked battery in which a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC: Solid Oxide Fuel Cell) are stacked.
- SOFC Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
- an electrolyte layer formed of a solid oxide such as ceramic is sandwiched between an anode electrode supplied with an anode gas and a cathode electrode supplied with a cathode gas.
- the anode gas is a gas containing hydrogen and hydrocarbons
- the cathode gas is a gas containing oxygen and the like.
- the fuel cell system 100 includes an anode gas supply system 20 that supplies anode gas to the fuel cell stack 10, a system activation system 30 that is used when the system is activated, and a cathode gas supply system 40 that supplies cathode gas to the fuel cell stack 10. And an exhaust system 50 that exhausts anode off-gas and cathode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell stack 10, and a power system 60 that inputs and outputs power between the fuel cell stack 10. Furthermore, the fuel cell system 100 includes a control unit 80 that comprehensively controls the operation of the entire system.
- the anode gas supply system 20 includes an anode supply passage 21, a fuel tank 22, a filter 23, a pump 24, an injector 25, an evaporator 26, a heat exchanger 27, a reformer 28, and the like. .
- the anode supply passage 21 is a passage connecting the fuel tank 22 and the anode flow path formed in the fuel cell stack 10.
- the fuel tank 22 is a container that stores liquid fuel for reforming in which, for example, ethanol and water are mixed.
- the pump 24 is provided in the anode supply passage 21 on the downstream side of the fuel tank 22. The pump 24 sucks the reforming fuel stored in the fuel tank 22 and supplies the fuel to the injector 25 and the like with a constant pressure.
- the filter 23 is disposed in the anode supply passage 21 between the fuel tank 22 and the pump 24.
- the filter 23 removes foreign matters and the like contained in the reforming fuel before being sucked into the pump 24.
- the injector 25 is disposed in the anode supply passage 21 between the pump 24 and the evaporator 26.
- the injector 25 injects and supplies the fuel supplied from the pump 24 into the evaporator 26.
- the evaporator 26 is provided in the anode supply passage 21 on the downstream side of the injector 25.
- the evaporator 26 vaporizes the fuel supplied from the injector 25 and supplies it to the heat exchanger 27.
- the evaporator 26 vaporizes the fuel by using the heat of the exhaust discharged from the exhaust combustor 53 described later.
- the heat exchanger 27 is provided in the anode supply passage 21 on the downstream side of the evaporator 26 and is disposed adjacent to the exhaust combustor 53.
- the heat exchanger 27 further heats the fuel vaporized in the evaporator 26 using the heat transmitted from the exhaust combustor 53.
- the anode supply passage 21 between the evaporator 26 and the heat exchanger 27 is provided with a pressure regulating valve 29 that adjusts the pressure of the vaporized fuel supplied to the heat exchanger 27.
- the opening degree of the pressure regulating valve 29 is controlled by the control unit 80.
- the reformer 28 is provided in the anode supply passage 21 between the heat exchanger 27 and the fuel cell stack 10.
- the reformer 28 reforms the fuel using a catalyst provided in the reformer 28.
- the reforming fuel is reformed into an anode gas containing hydrogen, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and the like by a catalytic reaction in the reformer 28.
- the reformed anode gas is supplied to the anode flow path of the fuel cell stack 10 in a high temperature state.
- the anode supply passage 21 includes branch paths 71, 72, and 73 that branch from the anode supply passage 21.
- the branch path 71 branches from the anode supply passage 21 between the pump 24 and the injector 25 and is connected to an injector 71 ⁇ / b> A that supplies fuel to the diffusion combustor 31.
- the branch path 71 is provided with an on-off valve 71B that opens and closes the branch path 71.
- the branch path 72 branches from the anode supply passage 21 between the pump 24 and the injector 25, and is connected to an injector 72 ⁇ / b> A that supplies fuel to the catalytic combustor 32.
- the branch path 72 is provided with an on-off valve 72B that opens and closes the branch path 72.
- the branch path 73 branches from the anode supply passage 21 between the pump 24 and the injector 25, and is connected to an injector 73 ⁇ / b> A that supplies fuel to the anode discharge path 51.
- the branch path 73 is provided with an on-off valve 73B that opens and closes the branch path 73.
- Electric heaters 71C and 73C are installed in the injectors 71A and 73A as heating devices for vaporizing the liquid fuel.
- the opening degree of the on-off valves 71B, 72B, 73B described above is controlled by the control unit 80.
- the on-off valves 71B and 72B are opened, for example, when the fuel cell system 100 is activated, and are closed after the activation is completed. Further, the on-off valve 73B is opened when the fuel cell system 100 is stopped, for example, and is closed during system startup, normal operation, or the like.
- the cathode gas supply system 40 includes a cathode supply passage 41, a filter 42, a compressor 43, a heat exchanger 44, and the like.
- the system activation system 30 includes a diffusion combustor 31, a catalytic combustor 32, and the like.
- the cathode supply passage 41 is a passage connecting the compressor 43 and a cathode flow path formed in the fuel cell stack 10.
- the compressor 43 is an air supply device that takes outside air (air) through the filter 42 and supplies the taken air as a cathode gas to the fuel cell stack 10 and the like.
- the filter 42 removes foreign matters contained in the air before being taken into the compressor 43.
- the heat exchanger 44 is provided in the cathode supply passage 41 on the downstream side of the compressor 43.
- the heat exchanger 44 is a device that heats the cathode gas (air) using the heat of the exhaust discharged from the exhaust combustor 53.
- the cathode gas heated by the heat exchanger 44 is supplied to the diffusion combustor 31 constituting a part of the system startup system 30.
- the cathode supply passage 41 between the compressor 43 and the heat exchanger 44 is provided with a throttle 45 (flow rate adjusting unit), and the flow rate of the cathode gas is adjusted according to the opening degree of the throttle 45.
- the opening degree of the throttle 45 is controlled by the control unit 80.
- the cathode supply passage 41 includes a branch path 46 that branches from the cathode supply passage 41.
- the branch path 46 branches from the cathode supply path 41 between the compressor 43 and the throttle 45 and is connected to a catalytic combustor 32 described later.
- a throttle 46A is attached to the branch path 46, and the air flow rate is adjusted according to the opening of the throttle 46A.
- the opening degree of the throttle 46A is controlled by the control unit 80.
- the throttle 46A is opened so that a certain amount of air is supplied to the catalytic combustor 32 when the fuel cell system 100 is activated, and is closed after the activation is completed.
- the diffusion combustor 31 and the catalytic combustor 32 constituting the system start system 30 are basically devices used during system start (starting).
- the diffusion combustor 31 is disposed in the cathode supply passage 41 on the downstream side of the heat exchanger 44.
- air from the compressor 43 and fuel injected from the injector 71A are supplied into the diffusion combustor 31.
- the fuel injected from the injector 71A is heated by the electric heater 71C and supplied to the diffusion combustor 31 in a vaporized state.
- the air-fuel mixture is ignited by an ignition device attached to the diffusion combustor 31, and a preheating burner for heating the catalyst combustor 32 is formed.
- the supply of fuel and the operation of the ignition device are stopped, and the air supplied from the compressor 43 passes through the diffusion combustor 31 and is supplied to the catalytic combustor 32.
- the catalytic combustor 32 is provided in the cathode supply passage 41 between the diffusion combustor 31 and the fuel cell stack 10.
- the catalytic combustor 32 is a device that includes a catalyst therein and generates combustion gas using the catalyst.
- air from the branch path 46 and fuel injected from the injector 72A are supplied into the catalyst combustor 32.
- the catalyst of the catalytic combustor 32 is heated by a preheating burner, and air and fuel are burned on the heated catalyst to generate combustion gas.
- the combustion gas is a high-temperature inert gas containing almost no oxygen, and is supplied to the fuel cell stack 10 to heat the fuel cell stack 10 and the like.
- the supply of fuel and air from the branch paths 72 and 46 is stopped, and the air (anode gas) from the compressor 43 is supplied to the fuel cell stack 10 through the diffusion combustor 31 and the catalytic combustor 32.
- the exhaust system 50 includes an anode discharge passage 51, a cathode discharge passage 52, an exhaust combustor 53, a merged exhaust passage 54, and the like.
- the anode discharge passage 51 connects the anode flow path of the fuel cell stack 10 and the anode side inlet portion of the exhaust combustor 53.
- the anode discharge passage 51 is a passage through which exhaust gas (anode off gas) containing anode gas discharged from the anode flow path of the fuel cell stack 10 flows.
- the cathode discharge passage 52 connects the cathode channel of the fuel cell stack 10 and the cathode side inlet portion of the exhaust combustor 53.
- the cathode discharge passage 52 is a passage through which an exhaust gas (cathode off gas) containing a cathode gas discharged from the cathode flow path of the fuel cell stack 10 flows.
- the exhaust combustor 53 catalytically burns the anode off-gas and cathode off-gas supplied from the discharge passages 51 and 52 to generate exhaust gas mainly composed of carbon dioxide and water.
- the catalyst temperature is preferably equal to or higher than the activation temperature. Therefore, for example, when the system is started, the catalyst of the exhaust combustor 53 is heated by the combustion gas generated by the catalytic combustor 32. It should be noted that at the time of starting the system, the temperature rise efficiency of the catalyst temperature may be increased by supplying fuel and air to the exhaust combustor 53 to promote catalytic combustion in the exhaust combustor 53.
- the exhaust combustor 53 Since the exhaust combustor 53 is arranged so as to be adjacent to the heat exchanger 27, the heat generated by catalytic combustion in the exhaust combustor 53 is transmitted to the heat exchanger 27. The heat transferred to the heat exchanger 27 in this way is used to heat the fuel.
- a combined exhaust passage 54 is connected to the gas outlet (downstream end) of the exhaust combustor 53. Exhaust gas discharged from the exhaust combustor 53 is discharged outside the fuel cell system 100 through the merged exhaust passage 54.
- the combined exhaust passage 54 is configured to pass through the evaporator 26 and the heat exchanger 44, and the evaporator 26 and the heat exchanger 44 are heated by the exhaust gas that passes through the combined exhaust passage 54.
- the above-described exhaust combustor 53 and the merged exhaust passage 54 function as a merging unit that collectively flows the gas discharged from the fuel cell stack 10.
- the power system 60 includes a DC-DC converter 61, a battery 62, a drive motor 63, and the like.
- the DC-DC converter 61 is electrically connected to the fuel cell stack 10 and boosts the output voltage of the fuel cell stack 10 to supply power to the battery 62 or the drive motor 63.
- the battery 62 is configured to charge the power supplied from the DC-DC converter 61 or supply power to the drive motor 63.
- the drive motor 63 is a three-phase AC motor and functions as a power source for the vehicle.
- the drive motor 63 is connected to the battery 62 and the DC-DC converter 61 via an inverter. At the time of braking, the drive motor 63 generates regenerative power, and this regenerative power is used for charging the battery 62, for example.
- the control unit 80 is constituted by a microcomputer including a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and an input / output interface (I / O interface).
- the controller 80 executes a process for controlling the fuel cell system 100 by executing a specific program.
- the control unit 80 includes signals from various sensors such as a current sensor 81, a voltage sensor 82, and a temperature sensor 83, as well as signals from sensors that detect the vehicle state, such as an accelerator stroke sensor 84 that detects the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal. Is entered.
- sensors such as a current sensor 81, a voltage sensor 82, and a temperature sensor 83, as well as signals from sensors that detect the vehicle state, such as an accelerator stroke sensor 84 that detects the amount of depression of the accelerator pedal. Is entered.
- the current sensor 81 detects the output current taken out from the fuel cell stack 10.
- the voltage sensor 82 detects the output voltage of the fuel cell stack 10, that is, the inter-terminal voltage between the anode electrode side terminal and the cathode electrode side terminal.
- the temperature sensor 83 is provided in the fuel cell stack 10 and detects or estimates the temperature of the fuel cell stack 10.
- system stop control is executed in response to a system stop request or the like based on a driver's key-off operation.
- the cooling process of the fuel cell stack 10 is executed before the operation of the fuel cell system 100 is completely stopped.
- the fuel cell system 100 is configured to be able to charge the battery 62 with the electric power generated by the fuel cell stack 10, and the system stop control may be executed when the battery 62 is fully charged.
- the system stop control is executed when the system is stopped.
- the system stop control is ended when the temperature of the fuel cell stack 10 reaches a temperature at which oxidation deterioration of the anode electrode can be suppressed or prevented.
- the system being stopped means a period from the start of the system stop control to the next system startup.
- the cooling process is executed by stopping the supply of the anode gas while continuing the supply of the cathode gas, and the fuel cell stack 10 is cooled by the cathode gas.
- cathode gas air
- the air that has passed through the fuel cell stack 10 flows into the exhaust combustor 53 through the cathode discharge passage 52 as the cathode off gas.
- the anode electrode is made of a metal such as nickel
- the nickel (Ni) is oxidized by oxygen in the anode gas to become NiO.
- volume expansion may occur, and cracks may occur in the anode electrode and the electrolyte.
- the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode is suppressed by suppressing an increase in the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 during the cooling of the fuel cell stack 10.
- the cooling process of the fuel cell stack 10 is a process executed during the system stop control.
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing system activation control executed by the control unit 80 of the fuel cell system 100.
- the system activation control is repeatedly executed after an activation request to the fuel cell system 100 (an activation request such as a driver's key-on operation).
- control unit 80 executes the process of step 101 (S101).
- step 101 the control unit 80 acquires the temperature of the fuel cell stack 10 (fuel cell temperature Tfc) using the temperature sensor 83.
- the control unit 80 determines whether or not the fuel cell temperature Tfc has reached a preset operating temperature Ts.
- the operating temperature Ts is set as a temperature at which the fuel cell stack 10 can generate power at a predetermined power generation efficiency or higher.
- the control unit 80 determines that the fuel cell stack 10 needs to be warmed up, and executes the processes of S103 and S104.
- control unit 80 drives the compressor 43 to open the throttles 45 and 46A at a certain opening degree. As a result, air is supplied to the diffusion combustor 31 and the catalytic combustor 32.
- the control unit 80 activates the ignition devices of the pump 24 and the diffusion combustor 31 and opens the on-off valves 71B and 72B in S104. Thereby, the liquid fuel stored in the fuel tank 22 is supplied to the diffusion combustor 31 and the catalytic combustor 32. Then, a preheating burner is formed in the diffusion combustor 31, and combustion gas is generated in the catalytic combustor 32 using this preheating burner. The combustion gas warms up the fuel cell stack 10 and devices disposed downstream of the fuel cell stack 10.
- control unit 80 determines that the fuel cell stack 10 has been warmed up, and executes the start / stop process in S105. .
- control unit 80 stops the ignition device of the diffusion combustor 31, closes the throttle 46A and the on-off valves 71B and 72B, and ends the system activation control.
- normal power generation control is executed by the control unit 80.
- the fuel supplied from the fuel tank 22 is vaporized by the evaporator 26 and the vaporized fuel is heated by the heat exchanger 27.
- the fuel thus heated is reformed into anode gas in the reformer 28, and the anode gas is supplied to the fuel cell stack 10.
- the air (cathode gas) supplied by the compressor 43 is heated by the heat exchanger 44 and supplied to the fuel cell stack 10 via the diffusion combustor 31 and the catalyst combustor 32.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is supplied with anode gas and cathode gas to generate power, and the generated power of the fuel cell stack 10 is used by the battery 62, the drive motor 63, and the like.
- the anode off gas and the cathode off gas discharged from the fuel cell stack 10 are introduced into the exhaust combustor 53 through the anode discharge passage 51 and the cathode discharge passage 52.
- anode off-gas and cathode off-gas are fueled to become exhaust, and the exhaust discharged from the exhaust combustor 53 heats the evaporator 26 and the heat exchanger 44.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the system stop control executed by the control unit 80.
- the system stop control is executed after a stop request to the fuel cell system 100 (stop request by a driver's key-off operation or the like).
- control unit 80 executes the process of S201.
- S201 the control unit 80 stops the operation of the pump 24 and causes the pressure regulating valve 29 to be fully closed. Thereby, the supply of the anode gas to the fuel cell stack 10 is stopped.
- the control unit 80 increases the rotational speed of the compressor 43 so that the supply amount of the cathode gas is higher than that during normal power generation, and increases the opening of the throttle 45, for example, when the fuel cell is cooled.
- the rotation speed of the compressor 43 and the opening of the throttle 45 are set larger than those during normal power generation in which the fuel cell stack 10 generates power so as to generate a required output determined by the system operating state.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is cooled from the inside by continuously supplying the cathode gas to the fuel cell stack 10 and using the cathode gas as a cooling gas.
- the processes of S201 and S202 correspond to a cooling process for forcibly cooling the fuel cell stack 10.
- control unit 80 acquires the fuel cell temperature Tfc using the temperature sensor 83, and then executes the process of S204.
- the control unit 80 determines whether or not the fuel cell temperature Tfc has decreased to a preset reference temperature T1.
- the reference temperature T1 is, for example, 300 ° C., and is set as a temperature at which the anode electrode of the fuel cell does not deteriorate due to oxidation even if oxygen exists in the anode discharge passage 51 or the like.
- the reference temperature T1 is set to an arbitrary value according to, for example, the constituent material of the anode electrode.
- the control unit 80 determines that the fuel cell stack 10 is sufficiently cooled and the anode electrode does not undergo oxidative deterioration, and executes the system stop process in S205. To do. In the system stop process, the control unit 80 stops the compressor 43 and fully closes the throttle 45. Thereby, supply of anode gas and cathode gas is stopped, and stop control of the fuel cell system 100 is completed.
- the control unit 80 determines that the anode electrode may be oxidized and deteriorated, and executes the fuel gas supply process of S206.
- the controller 80 opens the on-off valve 73B, drives the injector 73A, and supplies the fuel gas vaporized by the electric heater 73C to the anode discharge passage 51.
- the injector 73A is configured as a gas supply unit different from the anode gas supply unit (the reformer 28 and the like) that supplies the anode gas to the fuel cell stack 10.
- the fuel stored in the fuel tank 22 is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 by the injector 73A, thereby increasing the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51. Suppress.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a change in the fuel gas supply amount and a change in the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 during the system stop control.
- the supply of the anode gas is stopped, and only the cathode gas is supplied to the fuel cell stack 10.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is cooled by the cathode gas.
- the cathode gas that has passed through the fuel cell stack 10 is introduced into the exhaust combustor 53 through the cathode discharge passage 52 as a cathode off gas. Part of the cathode off gas introduced in this way flows from the exhaust combustor 53 into the anode discharge passage 51. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 increases at the time when the system stop control is started.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is hardly cooled, and the fuel cell temperature Tfc is high (for example, 750 ° C.).
- the fuel cell temperature Tfc is high (for example, 750 ° C.).
- the fuel gas is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 through the injector 73A.
- the reference temperature for example, 300 ° C.
- the fuel gas is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 in this manner, the presence of the fuel gas in the anode discharge passage 51 makes it difficult for the cathode gas to flow from the exhaust combustor 53 to the anode discharge passage 51 side.
- An increase in oxygen concentration is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 from exceeding the oxygen concentration threshold (reference concentration). Since the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 is proportional to the oxygen partial pressure in the anode discharge passage 51, the oxygen partial pressure may be used as an index for oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode instead of the oxygen concentration.
- the inventors of the present application have found that the oxygen concentration at which oxidative degradation can occur varies according to the fuel cell temperature Tfc with respect to the oxidative degradation of the anode electrode of the fuel cell. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the oxygen concentration threshold value (reference concentration), which is a threshold value for the presence or absence of the occurrence of oxidation deterioration, decreases as the fuel cell temperature Tfc decreases.
- the reason why the oxygen concentration threshold value that causes oxidative degradation as the fuel cell temperature Tfc decreases is that the hydrogen in the anode electrode is more easily released as the fuel cell temperature Tfc decreases, and accordingly, This is because oxygen easily diffuses.
- the fuel cell temperature Tfc is lowered to a certain level (for example, 300 ° C.), the anode electrode is not oxidized and deteriorated regardless of the oxygen concentration.
- the fuel cell system 100 increases the amount of fuel gas supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 as the fuel cell temperature Tfc decreases.
- the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 can be lowered in accordance with the drop in the fuel cell temperature Tfc, and the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode can be suppressed regardless of the fuel cell temperature Tfc. It becomes possible.
- the supply amount of the fuel gas introduced from the injector 73A into the anode discharge passage 51 is determined based on the fuel cell temperature Tfc. If the fuel cell temperature Tfc is known, the oxygen concentration threshold value can be determined. From the oxygen concentration threshold value, the anode discharge passage, the volume of the anode flow passage in the fuel cell stack 10 (known parameters), etc., the oxygen in the anode discharge passage 51 can be determined. It is possible to determine the supply amount of the fuel gas so that the concentration does not exceed the oxygen concentration threshold.
- the controller 80 adjusts the fuel gas supply amount supplied from the injector 73A by controlling the injection period or the valve opening amount of the injector 73A.
- the fuel cell temperature Tfc when the fuel cell temperature Tfc is lowered to a reference temperature (for example, 300 ° C.) by the cooling process during the system stop control, the anode gas is not oxidized and the fuel gas supply process is stopped.
- a system stop process for completely stopping the fuel cell system 100 is executed.
- the fuel cell system 100 includes a solid oxide fuel cell stack 10 that generates power upon receiving supply of anode gas and cathode gas, an anode discharge passage 51 through which anode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell stack 10 flows, and a fuel cell stack.
- 10 includes a cathode discharge passage 52 through which the cathode off-gas discharged from 10 flows, and an exhaust combustor 53 as a joining portion where the anode discharge passage 51 and the cathode discharge passage 52 join together.
- the fuel cell system 100 includes an injector 73A as a gas supply unit that supplies fuel gas using fuel stored in the fuel tank 22 into the anode discharge passage 51 while the system is stopped (during system stop control).
- the injector 73A is configured as a gas supply unit different from the anode gas supply unit (the reformer 28 and the like) that supplies the anode gas to the fuel cell stack 10.
- the fuel gas is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 by the injector 73A using the fuel stored in the fuel tank 22 while the system is stopped, whereby the cathode gas is discharged into the exhaust combustor. 53 is less likely to flow into the anode discharge passage 51 side, and an increase in oxygen concentration (oxygen partial pressure) in the anode discharge passage 51 is suppressed. Thereby, it becomes possible to suppress the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode of the fuel cell.
- the fuel cell system 100 includes a temperature sensor 83 as a temperature detection unit that detects or estimates the temperature of the fuel cell stack 10, and the injector 73A is stopped, and the fuel cell temperature Tfc is the reference temperature T1. If it is higher, the fuel gas is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is in a temperature state in which the anode electrode may be oxidized and deteriorated, the fuel gas is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 to increase the oxygen concentration (oxygen partial pressure) in the anode discharge passage 51. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode of the fuel cell without consuming fuel wastefully.
- the injector 73A is configured to increase the fuel gas supply amount as the fuel cell temperature Tfc is lower.
- the oxygen concentration (oxygen partial pressure) in the anode discharge passage 51 can be reduced according to the decrease in the fuel cell temperature Tfc, and the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode can be achieved with the fuel gas supply amount corresponding to the fuel cell temperature Tfc. It becomes possible to suppress efficiently.
- the injector 73A of the fuel cell stack 10 includes an electric heater 73C as a heater for vaporizing the fuel supplied from the fuel tank 22, and is configured to supply the vaporized fuel to the anode discharge passage 51 as a fuel gas.
- the electric heater 73C the vaporized fuel gas can be reliably supplied to the anode discharge passage 51, and an increase in oxygen concentration (oxygen partial pressure) in the anode discharge passage 51 is efficiently suppressed. It becomes possible.
- the fuel cell system 100 includes an oxygen concentration sensor 85 as an oxygen concentration detection unit that detects or estimates the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51.
- the oxygen concentration sensor 85 is provided in the anode discharge passage 51 on the upstream side from the installation position of the injector 73A.
- the oxygen concentration sensor 85 may be provided in the anode discharge passage 51, and is preferably provided at a position closer to the fuel cell stack 10 than the injector 73A.
- As the oxygen concentration sensor 58 for example, a zirconia oxygen concentration meter that detects or estimates the oxygen concentration using a solid electrolyte zirconia element is used.
- the oxygen concentration sensor 85 is electrically connected to the control unit 80, and a detection signal of the oxygen concentration sensor 85 is provided to the control unit 80.
- the control unit 80 can also calculate the oxygen partial pressure in the anode discharge passage 51 based on the oxygen concentration detected or estimated by the oxygen concentration sensor 85.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing system stop control executed by the control unit 80 of the fuel cell system 100 according to this modification.
- control unit 80 executes the processing after S211.
- control unit 80 calculates the threshold value D1 of the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 based on the fuel cell temperature Tfc detected or estimated by the temperature sensor 83.
- a map (characteristic line) indicating the relationship between the fuel cell temperature Tfc and the oxygen concentration threshold value D1 is obtained by a prior experiment or the like, and this map is stored in the ROM or the like of the control unit 80.
- the control unit 80 can uniquely calculate the oxygen concentration threshold value D1 corresponding to the fuel cell temperature Tfc based on the fuel cell temperature Tfc.
- the controller 80 calculates (sets) the oxygen concentration threshold D1 as a smaller value as the fuel cell temperature Tfc is lower.
- control unit 80 measures the oxygen concentration Dfc in the anode discharge passage 51 using the oxygen concentration sensor 85, and then executes the process of S213.
- control unit 80 compares the oxygen concentration Dfc with the oxygen concentration threshold D1 (reference concentration) calculated in S211 and determines whether the oxygen concentration Dfc is equal to or lower than the oxygen concentration threshold D1.
- the control unit 80 determines that the oxygen concentration Dfc is low and there is no possibility that the anode electrode is oxidized and deteriorated, and the process of S203 is performed again. Execute.
- the control unit 80 determines that the anode electrode may be oxidized and deteriorated, and the fuel gas supply in S206A Execute the process.
- the controller 80 opens the on-off valve 73B, drives the injector 73A, and supplies the fuel gas vaporized by the electric heater 73C to the anode discharge passage 51.
- the fuel stored in the fuel tank 22 is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 by the injector 73A, thereby increasing the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51.
- the control part 80 performs the process after S203 again after the fuel gas supply process of S206A is complete
- the injector 73A is disposed in the anode discharge passage 51 when the fuel cell temperature Tfc is higher than the reference temperature T1 and the oxygen concentration Dfc is higher than the oxygen concentration threshold D1 (reference concentration).
- the fuel gas is supplied. That is, even if the fuel cell temperature Tfc is higher than the reference temperature T1, the fuel gas is not supplied if the oxygen concentration Dfc in the anode discharge passage 51 is a concentration that does not cause oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode.
- control unit 80 controls the injector 73A to supply the fuel gas to the anode discharge passage 51 when the oxygen concentration Dfc exceeds the oxygen concentration threshold D1. According to such a fuel gas supply process, it is possible to suppress oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode of the fuel cell while suppressing fuel consumption as compared with the first embodiment.
- the control unit 80 controls the injector 73A so that the fuel gas supply amount increases as the deviation between the oxygen concentration Dfc and the oxygen concentration threshold D1 increases. That is, the injector 73A is configured to adjust the supply amount of the fuel gas according to the oxygen concentration Dfc. More specifically, the injector 73A is configured to increase the amount of fuel gas supplied as the value obtained by subtracting the oxygen concentration threshold D1 from the oxygen concentration Dfc increases.
- the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 can be reduced without wasting fuel. It can be reliably lowered. Therefore, it becomes possible to efficiently suppress the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode with the fuel gas supply amount corresponding to the oxygen concentration Dfc in the anode discharge passage 51.
- the control unit 80 has a lower fuel cell temperature Tfc.
- the oxygen concentration threshold value D1 is set as a smaller value.
- the fuel cell system 100 according to the second embodiment is substantially the same as the fuel cell system according to the first embodiment, but includes the temperature sensor 86 and the contents of the system stop control executed by the control unit 80. Is different. Note that the fuel cell system 100 according to the present embodiment may not include the oxygen concentration sensor 85.
- the fuel cell system 100 includes a temperature sensor 86 in the anode supply passage 21 between the reformer 28 and the fuel cell stack 10.
- the temperature sensor 86 detects or estimates the temperature of the anode gas passing through the anode supply passage 21.
- the control unit 80 uses the anode gas temperature in the anode supply passage 21 detected or estimated by the temperature sensor 86 as the temperature of the reformer 28.
- the temperature sensor 86 functions as a reformer temperature detector for detecting or estimating the temperature of the reformer 28.
- the temperature sensor 86 may be provided in the reformer 28 to directly detect the reformer temperature.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the system stop control executed by the control unit 80.
- the system stop control is executed after a stop request to the fuel cell system 100.
- control unit 80 executes the processing after S221 in order to suppress the deterioration of the anode electrode.
- the control unit 80 compares the reformer temperature Tre detected or estimated by the temperature sensor 86 with the reformer reference temperature T2, and whether the reformer temperature Tre is equal to or lower than the reformer reference temperature T2. Determine whether or not.
- the reformer reference temperature T2 is a reformer activation temperature at which the reformer 28 can reform vaporized fuel into anode gas, and is set to 500 ° C., for example.
- the control unit 80 executes the process of S222.
- the controller 80 executes a high temperature fuel gas supply process for supplying the anode gas reformed by the reformer 28 to the anode discharge passage 51 as a fuel gas.
- the control unit 80 drives the pump 24 and the injector 25 and further adjusts the pressure regulating valve 29 to control the amount of vaporized fuel introduced into the reformer 28.
- the amount of anode gas supplied from the reformer 28 to the fuel cell stack 10 is adjusted by controlling the opening degree of the pressure regulating valve 29.
- the reformer 28 and the pressure regulating valve 29 constitute an anode gas supply unit that supplies anode gas (fuel gas).
- the anode gas thus reformed by the reformer 28 is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 through the cooling fuel cell stack 10.
- the anode gas discharged from the reformer 28 is used as the fuel gas.
- the cathode gas supplied for cooling the fuel cell stack 10 is less likely to flow from the exhaust combustor 53 to the anode discharge passage 51, and the anode discharge passage An increase in the oxygen concentration in 51 is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 from exceeding the oxygen concentration threshold (reference concentration).
- the oxygen partial pressure may be used as an index related to the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode instead of the oxygen concentration.
- the control unit 80 increases the supply amount of anode gas (fuel gas) supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 as the fuel cell temperature Tfc decreases, as shown in the middle part of FIG. .
- the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 can be reduced in accordance with the decrease in the fuel cell temperature Tfc, and the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode is suppressed regardless of the fuel cell temperature Tfc. can do.
- the supply amount of the anode gas introduced from the reformer 28 into the anode discharge passage 51 is determined based on the fuel cell temperature Tfc. If the fuel cell temperature Tfc is known, the oxygen concentration threshold value can be determined. From the oxygen concentration threshold value, the anode discharge passage, the volume of the anode flow passage in the fuel cell stack 10 (known parameters), etc., the oxygen in the anode discharge passage 51 can be determined. The supply amount of the anode gas can be determined such that the concentration does not exceed the oxygen concentration threshold.
- the process of S222 is continued until the reformer temperature Tre reaches the reference temperature T2 (for example, 500 ° C.) until the fuel cell temperature Tfc decreases to the reference temperature T1.
- the control unit 80 determines that the reformer temperature Tre is lowered and a reforming failure occurs, and the low temperature in S206 is determined. Execute the fuel gas supply process. When vaporized fuel is supplied to the reformer 28 in a low temperature state, the vaporized fuel is not reformed in the reformer 28 and carbon is deposited. In order to avoid this, when the reformer temperature Tre becomes equal to or lower than the reformer reference temperature T2, the fuel gas supply source is switched from the reformer 28 to the injector 73A.
- control unit 80 controls the pump 24, the injector 25, and the pressure regulating valve 29 to stop the supply of the anode gas, and opens the on-off valve 73B to drive the injector 73A, and the fuel vaporized by the electric heater 73C. Gas is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51.
- the fuel stored in the fuel tank 22 is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 by the injector 73A, thereby increasing the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51. Suppress.
- the control unit 80 increases the supply amount of the fuel gas supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 as the fuel cell temperature Tfc decreases.
- the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 can be lowered in accordance with the drop in the fuel cell temperature Tfc, and the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode is suppressed regardless of the fuel cell temperature Tfc. be able to.
- the fuel cell temperature Tfc when the fuel cell temperature Tfc is lowered to the reference temperature (for example, 300 ° C.) by the cooling process during the system stop control, the anode electrode is not oxidized and deteriorated.
- a system stop process for completely stopping the system 100 is executed.
- the fuel cell system 100 according to the present embodiment described above can achieve the following effects.
- the fuel cell system 100 further includes a reformer 28 that reforms the fuel supplied from the fuel tank 22 into an anode gas and supplies the reformed anode gas to the fuel cell stack 10. While the system is stopped (during system stop control), the reformer 28 functions as an anode gas supply unit that supplies anode gas as fuel gas to the anode discharge passage 51.
- the fuel cell system 100 is configured such that the supply source for supplying the fuel gas to the anode discharge passage 51 is switched while the system is stopped. That is, in the fuel cell system 100, when the fuel cell temperature Tfc is higher than the reference temperature Tref and the reformer temperature Tre is higher than the reformer reference temperature T2, the anode gas reformed by the reformer 28 Is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51 as fuel gas. On the other hand, when the fuel cell temperature Tfc is higher than the reference temperature Tref and the reformer temperature Tre becomes equal to or lower than the reformer reference temperature T2, the fuel gas from the injector 73A is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51. Is done. Also with such a configuration, it is possible to suppress an increase in oxygen concentration (oxygen partial pressure) in the anode discharge passage 51, and to suppress oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode of the fuel cell.
- oxygen concentration oxygen partial pressure
- the operation of the injector 73A and the electric heater 73C can be stopped, and the fuel cell system 100 can be stopped. Power consumption can be suppressed.
- the fuel cell system 100 includes an oxygen concentration sensor 85 that detects or estimates the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing system stop control executed by the control unit 80 of the fuel cell system 100.
- control unit 80 executes the processing from S221 onward in order to suppress the deterioration of the anode electrode.
- control unit 80 compares the reformer temperature Tre detected or estimated by the temperature sensor 86 with the reformer reference temperature T2, and whether the reformer temperature Tre is equal to or lower than the reformer reference temperature T2. Determine whether or not.
- the control unit 80 executes the process of S231.
- control unit 80 calculates a threshold value D1 of the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 based on the fuel cell temperature Tfc detected or estimated by the temperature sensor 83.
- a map (characteristic line) showing the relationship between the fuel cell temperature Tfc and the oxygen concentration threshold value D1 has been obtained by a prior experiment or the like. Is remembered. Therefore, the control unit 80 can uniquely calculate the oxygen concentration threshold value D1 corresponding to the fuel cell temperature Tfc based on the fuel cell temperature Tfc. The controller 80 calculates (sets) the oxygen concentration threshold D1 as a smaller value as the fuel cell temperature Tfc is lower.
- control unit 80 measures the oxygen concentration Dfc in the anode discharge passage 51 using the oxygen concentration sensor 85, and then executes the process of S233.
- control unit 80 compares the oxygen concentration Dfc with the oxygen concentration threshold D1 (reference concentration) calculated in S231, and determines whether or not the oxygen concentration Dfc is equal to or lower than the oxygen concentration threshold D1.
- the control unit 80 determines that the oxygen concentration Dfc is low and there is no possibility that the anode electrode is oxidized and deteriorated, and the process of S203 is performed again. Execute. On the other hand, when the oxygen concentration Dfc in the anode discharge passage 51 is larger than the oxygen concentration threshold D1, the control unit 80 determines that the anode electrode may be oxidized and deteriorated, and the high temperature fuel in S222A. A gas supply process is executed.
- the control unit 80 drives the pump 24 and the injector 25, and further adjusts the pressure regulating valve 29 to adjust the amount of anode gas supplied from the reformer 28 to the fuel cell stack 10.
- the anode gas discharged from the reformer 28 is supplied as the fuel gas to the anode discharge passage 51, so that the oxygen concentration in the anode discharge passage 51 is reduced. Suppresses the rise.
- the control part 80 performs the process after S203 again after the fuel gas supply process of S222A is complete
- the control unit 80 is introduced into the reformer 28 so that the supply amount of the anode gas (fuel gas) increases as the deviation between the oxygen concentration Dfc and the oxygen concentration threshold D1 increases. Control the amount of vaporized fuel. That is, the reformer 28 is configured to adjust the supply amount of the fuel gas according to the oxygen concentration Dfc. More specifically, the reformer 28 is configured to increase the supply amount of the anode gas as the value obtained by subtracting the oxygen concentration threshold value D1 from the oxygen concentration Dfc increases.
- the control unit 80 executes the process of S211.
- the processes in S211 to S213 are the same as those described in the modification of the first embodiment.
- the control unit 80 determines that the anode electrode may be oxidized and deteriorated, and the low temperature of S206A The fuel gas supply process is executed.
- the control unit 80 controls the pump 24, the injector 25, and the pressure regulating valve 29 to stop the supply of the anode gas, and opens the on-off valve 73B to drive the injector 73A, and the fuel vaporized by the electric heater 73C. Gas is supplied to the anode discharge passage 51.
- the control part 80 performs the process after S203 again after the fuel gas supply process of S206A is complete
- the control unit 80 controls the injector 73A so that the fuel gas supply amount increases as the deviation between the oxygen concentration Dfc and the oxygen concentration threshold D1 increases. That is, the injector 73A is configured to increase the supply amount of the fuel gas as the value obtained by subtracting the oxygen concentration threshold value D1 from the oxygen concentration Dfc increases.
- the fuel gas is supplied according to the amount of deviation between the oxygen concentration Dfc and the oxygen concentration threshold value D1 in the anode discharge passage 51, so that the anode discharge can be performed without consuming fuel wastefully.
- the oxygen concentration in the passage 51 can be reliably reduced. Therefore, it becomes possible to efficiently suppress the oxidative deterioration of the anode electrode with the fuel gas supply amount corresponding to the oxygen concentration Dfc in the anode discharge passage 51.
- the control unit 80 has a lower fuel cell temperature Tfc.
- the oxygen concentration threshold value D1 is set as a smaller value.
- the fuel cell stack 10 is forcibly cooled by stopping the supply of the anode gas while continuing the supply of the cathode gas, but a cooling process other than the forced cooling may be performed.
- the fuel cell system 100 may be configured to naturally cool the fuel cell stack 10 by stopping the supply of the cathode gas and the anode gas, or to cool the fuel cell stack 10 using a refrigerant such as cooling water. It may be configured to. Even when such a cooling process is employed, the fuel gas using the fuel stored in the fuel tank 22 is supplied into the anode discharge passage 51 while the system is stopped (during system stop control), so that the anode It becomes possible to suppress the oxidative deterioration of the electrode.
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図1は、第1実施形態による固体酸化物型燃料電池システム100の主要構成を示す概略構成図である。
図6~図8を参照して、本発明の第2実施形態による燃料電池システム100について説明する。なお、以下の説明において、第1実施形態と共通の構成要素には同一の番号を付し、必要な場合を除いてその説明を省略する。
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- アノードガス及びカソードガスの供給を受けて発電する固体酸化物型の燃料電池を備える燃料電池システムであって、
前記燃料電池から排出されるアノードオフガスを流すアノード排出通路と、
前記燃料電池から排出されるカソードオフガスを流すカソード排出通路と、
前記アノード排出通路と前記カソード排出通路とが合流する合流部と、
システム停止中に、燃料タンクに蓄えられた燃料を用いた燃料ガスを前記アノード排出通路内に供給するガス供給部と、
を備える燃料電池システム。 - 請求項1に記載の燃料電池システムであって、
前記燃料電池の温度を検出又は推定する温度検知部をさらに備え、
前記ガス供給部は、システム停止中であって、前記燃料電池の温度が前記燃料電池のアノード電極が酸化劣化しない基準温度よりも高い場合に、前記アノード排出通路に燃料ガスを供給する、
燃料電池システム。 - 請求項2に記載の燃料電池システムであって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記燃料電池の温度が低いほど燃料ガス供給量を増加させる、
燃料電池システム。 - 請求項2に記載の燃料電池システムであって、
前記アノード排出通路内の酸素濃度を検出又は推定する酸素濃度検知部をさらに備え、
前記ガス供給部は、前記酸素濃度に応じて燃料ガス供給量を調整する、
燃料電池システム。 - 請求項4に記載の燃料電池システムであって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記酸素濃度と前記燃料電池のアノード電極が酸化劣化しない基準濃度との偏差が大きいほど燃料ガス供給量を増加させる、
燃料電池システム。 - 請求項5に記載の燃料電池システムであって、
前記基準濃度は、前記燃料電池の温度が低いほど小さく設定される、
燃料電池システム。 - 請求項1から6のいずれか一つに記載の燃料電池システムであって、
前記合流部は、アノードオフガス及びカソードオフガスを燃焼させる排気燃焼器である、
燃料電池システム。 - 請求項2から7のいずれか一つに記載の燃料電池システムであって、
前記ガス供給部は、前記燃料電池にアノードガスを供給するアノードガス供給部とは異なる供給部として構成されており、前記アノード排出通路に設けられるインジェクタを備え、
前記インジェクタは、前記燃料タンクから供給される燃料を気化させる加熱器を含み、気化燃料を燃料ガスとして前記アノード排出通路に供給するよう構成される、
燃料電池システム。 - 請求項8に記載の燃料電池システムであって、
前記アノードガス供給部を構成し、前記燃料タンクから供給される燃料をアノードガスに改質して当該アノードガスを前記燃料電池に供給する改質器と、
前記改質器の温度を検出又は推定する改質器温度検知部と、をさらに備え、
前記燃料電池の温度が前記基準温度よりも高く、前記改質器の温度が改質器基準温度よりも高い場合には、前記改質器で改質されたアノードガスが燃料ガスとして前記アノード排出通路に供給され、
前記燃料電池の温度が前記基準温度よりも高く、前記改質器の温度が前記改質器基準温度以下の場合には、前記インジェクタからの気化燃料が前記アノード排出通路に供給される、
燃料電池システム。 - アノードガス及びカソードガスの供給を受けて発電する固体酸化物型の燃料電池と、
前記燃料電池から排出されるアノードオフガス及びカソードオフガスをそれぞれ流すアノード排出通路及びカソード排出通路と、
前記アノード排出通路と前記カソード排出通路とが合流する合流部と、を備える燃料電池システムの制御方法であって、
システム停止中に、燃料タンクに蓄えられた燃料を用いた燃料ガスを前記アノード排出通路内に供給する、
燃料電池システムの制御方法。 - 請求項10に記載の燃料電池システムの制御方法であって、
前記燃料電池の温度を検出又は推定し、
システム停止中であって、前記燃料電池の温度が前記燃料電池のアノード電極が酸化劣化しない基準温度よりも高い場合に、前記アノード排出通路に前記燃料ガスを供給する、
燃料電池システムの制御方法。 - 請求項11に記載の燃料電池システムの制御方法であって、
前記燃料電池の温度が低いほど、前記燃料ガスの供給量を増加させる、
燃料電池システムの制御方法。 - 請求項11に記載の燃料電池システムの制御方法であって、
前記アノード排出通路内の酸素濃度を検出又は推定し、
前記酸素濃度に応じて、前記燃料ガスの供給量を調整する、
燃料電池システムの制御方法。 - 請求項13に記載の燃料電池システムの制御方法であって、
前記酸素濃度と前記燃料電池のアノード電極が酸化劣化しない基準濃度との偏差が大きいほど、前記燃料ガスの供給量を増加させる、
燃料電池システムの制御方法。
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