JP2002158019A

Fuel cell electricity generating device

Abstract

Problem to be solved.To provide a fuel cell electricity generating device with a structure of reusing residual hydrogen to heat a fuel generator 2, which prevents the fuel generator 2 operating at proper reaction temperature from unusual temperature increase caused by a sudden increase of residual hydrogen.

Solution.When it is estimated that the temperature of the fuel generator 2 exceeds a proper reaction temperature caused by residual hydrogen, the fuel generator 2 is made to maintain a proper reaction temperature by increasing the air flow of a combustion fan 6 to release the heat into the exhaustion gas.

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    [Claims] [1] A fuel cell main body that generates power with a fuel and an oxidizing agent and discharges residual fuel gas containing hydrogen, a fuel generator that generates the fuel from a power generation raw material and water, and the residual fuel gas and combustion. A combustor that burns the raw material to heat the fuel generator, a residual hydrogen estimator that estimates the amount of hydrogen in the residual fuel gas, and a combustion raw material that sets the amount of the combustion raw material supplied to the combustor. A regulator and an air supply device for supplying air to the combustor are provided, and when the amount of the combustion raw material supplied to the combustor is smaller than the threshold value, excess air is supplied to the combustor. Combustion cell power generator. 【特許請求の範囲】 【請求項1】燃料と酸化剤とで発電を行い水素を含む残余燃料ガスを排出する燃料電池本体と、発電原料と水とから前記燃料を生成する燃料生成器と、前記残余燃料ガスと燃焼原料とを燃やして前記燃料生成器を加熱する燃焼器と、前記残余燃料ガス中の水素量を推定する残余水素推定器と、前記燃焼器へ供給される前記燃焼原料の量を設定する燃焼原料調節器と、前記燃焼器へ空気を供給する空気供給器とを備え、前記燃焼器へ供給される前記燃焼原料の量がしきい値より小さい場合には、前記燃焼器に過剰の空気を供給する燃料電池発電装置。
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    A fuel cell main body that generates power with a fuel and an oxidizing agent and discharges residual fuel gas containing hydrogen, a fuel generator that generates the fuel from a power generation raw material and water, and the residual fuel gas and combustion. A combustor that burns the raw material to heat the fuel generator, a residual hydrogen estimator that estimates the amount of hydrogen in the residual fuel gas, and a combustion raw material that sets the amount of the combustion raw material supplied to the combustor. A regulator, a temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the fuel generator, and an air supply device for supplying air to the combustor are provided, and the amount of combustible raw material supplied to the combustor is smaller than the threshold value. In the case of a fuel cell power generation device, the amount of air supplied to the combustor is adjusted so as to maintain an appropriate temperature of the fuel generator detected by the temperature detector. 【請求項2】燃料と酸化剤とで発電を行い水素を含む残余燃料ガスを排出する燃料電池本体と、発電原料と水とから前記燃料を生成する燃料生成器と、前記残余燃料ガスと燃焼原料とを燃やして前記燃料生成器を加熱する燃焼器と、前記残余燃料ガス中の水素量を推定する残余水素推定器と、前記燃焼器へ供給される前記燃焼原料の量を設定する燃焼原料調節器と、前記燃料生成器の温度を検出する温度検知器と、前記燃焼器へ空気を供給する空気供給器とを備え、前記燃焼器へ供給される燃焼原料の量がしきい値より小さい場合には、前記温度検知器で検出される前記燃料生成器の温度を適正に保つように前記燃焼器に供給する空気量を調節することを特徴とする燃料電池発電装置。
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    A fuel cell main body that generates power with a fuel and an oxidizing agent and discharges residual fuel gas containing hydrogen, a fuel generator that generates the fuel from a power generation raw material and water, and the residual fuel gas and combustion. A combustor that burns the raw material to heat the fuel generator, a residual hydrogen estimator that estimates the amount of hydrogen in the residual fuel gas, and a combustion raw material that sets the amount of the combustion raw material supplied to the combustor. When the amount of the combustion raw material supplied to the combustor is smaller than the threshold value, including the regulator, the temperature detector for detecting the temperature of the fuel generator, and the water amount regulator for adjusting the flow rate of the water. The fuel cell power generation device is characterized in that the amount of water supplied to the fuel generator is adjusted by the water amount controller so as to maintain an appropriate temperature of the fuel generator detected by the temperature detector. 【請求項3】燃料と酸化剤とで発電を行い水素を含む残余燃料ガスを排出する燃料電池本体と、発電原料と水とから前記燃料を生成する燃料生成器と、前記残余燃料ガスと燃焼原料とを燃やして前記燃料生成器を加熱する燃焼器と、前記残余燃料ガス中の水素量を推定する残余水素推定器と、前記燃焼器へ供給される前記燃焼原料の量を設定する燃焼原料調節器と、前記燃料生成器の温度を検出する温度検知器と、前記水の流量を調節する水量調節器とを備え、前記燃焼器へ供給される燃焼原料の量がしきい値より小さい場合には、前記温度検知器で検出される前記燃料生成器の温度を適正に保つように前記水量調節器で前記燃料生成器に供給する水量を調節することを特徴とする燃料電池発電装置。