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Fuel cell system and fuel cell system diagnosis method
US9178231B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9178231-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113993953-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2011 |
| Priority date | Dec 20, 2010 |
| Publication date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
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A system has: a stack having anodes supplied with anode fluid and cathodes supplied with cathode fluid; an evaporating portion generating steam by evaporating water; a water deliverer delivering the water to the evaporating portion; and a reforming portion producing the anode fluid through steam-reforming on fuel using the steam generated by the evaporating portion. A controller executes a determination process that determines whether an open circuit voltage of the stack increases while the water is temporarily fed to the evaporating portion, when the stack is restarted from a state where power generation of the stack is suspended but the temperature of the evaporating portion is a reference temperature being capable of generating steam, and if the open circuit voltage has increased or is on an increase, the controller executes a restart process for resuming the power generation of the stack.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A fuel cell system comprising: a stack of fuel cells each having an anode to which an anode fluid is fed and a cathode to which a cathode fluid is fed; a steam generation system that is provided with an evaporating portion for generating a steam by evaporating a water and a water feed passage having a water deliverer for delivering the water to the evaporating portion; a reforming portion that produces the anode fluid by performing steam-reforming…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9178231B2 cover?
- A system has: a stack having anodes supplied with anode fluid and cathodes supplied with cathode fluid; an evaporating portion generating steam by evaporating water; a water deliverer delivering the water to the evaporating portion; and a reforming portion producing the anode fluid through steam-reforming on fuel using the steam generated by the evaporating portion. A controller executes a dete…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Horiuchi Kouichiro, Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H01M8/04298. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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