State diagnosis system, state diagnosis method, and electrolysis system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025297390-A1
Application number	US-202519044877-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 4, 2025
Priority date	Mar 21, 2024
Publication date	Sep 25, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A diagnosis system of an electrolysis device, includes: a device to output an impedance data indicating a measurement result of a complex impedance; a first memory unit to store prior data including a relation data indicating a relation between state of the device and a diagnosis result of a state of the device; a first processing unit to analyze the impedance data, judge validity of an analysis result, and output an analysis data indicating the analysis result in which data indicating at least a part of a frequency region of the measurement result is determined valid; a second processing unit to output a state data indicating the state based on first data including the analysis data; a second memory unit to store second data including the state data; and a third processing unit to output a diagnosis data based on data including the prior data and the second data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A state diagnosis system configured to diagnose a state of an electrolysis device,
the electrolysis device comprising an electrolysis cell, the electrolysis cell having an anode, a cathode, and a separator separating the anode and the cathode, the state diagnosis system comprising: an impedance measuring device configured to measure a complex impedance of the electrolysis device and to output an impedance data indicating a measurement result of the complex impedance; a first memory unit configured to store at least one prior information data to be obtained before start of an operation of the electrolysis device, the at least one prior information data including a relation data indicating a relation between state information of the electrolysis device and a diagnosis result of a state of the electrolysis device; a first processing unit configured to analyze the impedance data, judge a validity of an analysis result of the impedance data, and output an analysis data indicating the analysis result in which a data indicating at least a part of a frequency region in the measurement result is determined valid; a second processing unit configured to output state data indicating the state information based on at least one first data, the at least one first data including the analysis data; a second memory unit configured to store at least one second data, the at least one second data including the state data; and a third processing unit configured to diagnose the state based on multiple data including the at least one prior information data from the first memory unit and the at least one second data from the second memory unit, and to output a diagnosis data indicating the diagnosis result of the state.

2 . The state diagnosis system according to claim 1 , wherein
the first processing unit is configured to
analyze the impedance data to determine analysis validity and an analysis valid range of the measurement result of the complex impedance and thus distinguish a valid region from an invalid region of the measurement result of the complex impedance, and
output the analysis data indicating the analysis result in the valid region.

3 . The state diagnosis system according to claim 1 , further comprising
a fourth processing unit configured to predict a future state of the electrolysis device based on at least one third data including the diagnosis data from the third processing unit, and to output a prediction data indicating a prediction result of the future state.

4 . The state diagnosis system according to claim 3 , wherein
the first processing unit is configured to
analyze the impedance data to determine analysis validity and an analysis valid range of the measurement result of the complex impedance and thus distinguish a valid region from an invalid region of the measurement result, and
output the analysis data indicating the analysis result in the valid region.

5 . An electrolysis system comprising:
the electrolysis device; and the state diagnosis system according to claim 3 , wherein the state diagnosis system further comprises
a fifth processing unit configured to output a control signal for controlling an operation state of the electrolysis device based on the prediction data from the fourth processing unit.

6 . The electrolysis system according to claim 5 , further comprising:
sensors configured to detect a composition of at least one fluid to be supplied to the electrolysis cell and a composition of at least one fluid to be discharged from the electrolysis cell and to output detection data indicating detection results of the compositions; a third memory unit configured to store external data indicating at least one external information selected from the group consisting of an energy data indicating a demand-supply situation of renewable energy, a fluid data indicating a supply possibility of the at least one fluid, a device process data indicating a state of a later-stage process of the electrolysis device, and a market data indicating market information of a carbon credit; and a sixth processing unit configured to make an operation plan of the electrolysis device based on multiple data including the analysis data, the diagnosis data, the prediction data, the detection data, and the external data.

7 . The electrolysis system according to claim 6 , wherein
the electrolysis device comprises the electrolysis cells, and the sixth processing unit is configured to make the operation plan based on the multiple data and to output a control signal for controlling an allocation of an amount of a cathode fluid to be supplied to each of the electrolysis cells in accordance with the operation plan.

8 . The electrolysis system according to claim 5 , further comprising:
sensors configured to detect a composition of at least one fluid to be supplied to the electrolysis device and a composition of at least one fluid to be discharged from the electrolysis cell and to output a detection data indicating detection results of the compositions; a third memory unit configured to store an external data indicating at least one external information selected from the group consisting of an energy data indicating a demand-supply situation of renewable energy, a fluid data indicating a supply possibility of the at least one fluid, a device process data indicating a state of a later-stage process of the electrolysis device, and a market data indicating market information of a carbon credit; and a sixth processing unit configured to make a maintenance plan of the electrolysis device based on multiple data including the analysis data, the diagnosis data, the prediction data, the detection data, and the external data.

9 . The electrolysis system according to claim 8 , wherein
the third memory unit is configured to store a maintenance data indicting maintenance plans of electrolysis devices in all over the country or all over the world, and the sixth processing unit is configured to make a plan of a route capable of supplying a replacement part necessary for the electrolysis device in the shortest time and the shortest distance in accordance with the maintenance data.

10 . The electrolysis system according to claim 5 , wherein
the measurement result of the complex impedance includes at least one signal selected from the group consisting of a direct current, a sine wave, a rectangular wave, a triangular wave, a pulse, and a noise, and a measurement frequency of the complex impedance is in a range of 0 kHz or higher and 1 GHz or lower.

11 . The electrolysis system according to claim 5 , wherein
the first processing unit is configured to perform a fitting processing using an equivalent circuit model on the impedance data and judge that the measurement result of a region in which a value of a calculated residual is within ±5% is a valid region.

12 . The electrolysis system according to claim 11 , wherein
the first processing unit is configured to judge that the measurement result of a region in which the value of the residual is within ±3% is a valid region.

13 . The electrolysis system according to claim 6 , wherein
the sixth processing unit is configured to output at least one control signal for controlling at least one selected from the group consisting of a flow rate of the at least one fluid to be supplied to the electrolysis device, the composition of the at least one fluid to be supplied to the electrolysis device, a temperature of the electrolysis device, and a pressure of the electrolysis device, in accordance with the operation plan or the maintenance plan.

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Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Yamagiwa Masakazu
• Fujiwara Naoya
• Kudo Yuki
• Kitagawa Ryota

Classifications

• C25B1/50

  Processes · CPC title

• C25B1/23

  Carbon monoxide or syngas · CPC title

• C25B9/60

  Constructional parts of cells · CPC title

• C25B9/19

  with diaphragms · CPC title

• C25B15/023 Primary

  Measuring, analysing or testing during electrolytic production · CPC title