Ejector for fuel cell system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9368806-B2
Application number	US-201414562746-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2014
Priority date	May 16, 2014
Publication date	Jun 14, 2016
Grant date	Jun 14, 2016

Abstract

An ejector for supplying a fuel, such as hydrogen, to a stack in a fuel cell system can automatically move a position of a nozzle according to an increase or a decrease of a system load. As a result, it is possible to control a necessary supply of hydrogen and a recirculation flow rate by selecting an area of a nozzle throat in the fuel cell system using the ejector, and specifically, of being automatically controlled to supply hydrogen through a small nozzle at a low load, such that a recirculation amount is increased.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ejector for a fuel cell system, the ejector comprising:
an ejector body having a hydrogen outlet on a front end and a recirculation hydrogen inlet on a rear end; and
a nozzle installed in the ejector body to communicate with a flow control valve for controlling a supply of hydrogen,
wherein the nozzle comprises:
a nozzle body having a hydrogen flow path; and
a nozzle device installed at the nozzle body and configured to provide a hydrogen flow path, the nozzle body varying an area of a nozzle throat according to an increase or decrease of a system load such that the supply of hydrogen and a recirculation flow rate are controlled,
wherein the nozzle device comprises:
a nozzle cap installed at a front end of the nozzle body;
a valve nozzle configured to provide a hydrogen flow route, disposed in parallel with an inner shaft line of the nozzle cap, and for opening or closing an inside of the nozzle cap and the hydrogen flow path while being elastically supported by a spring to move; and
a bush configured to provide a flow route of hydrogen introduced into the nozzle cap by using a plurality of holes while concentrically interposing between the nozzle cap and the valve nozzle.

2. The ejector of claim 1 , further comprising a valve sheet formed at a rear end of the valve nozzle and for opening or closing the inside of the nozzle cap and the hydrogen flow path while selectively closing an orifice of the hydrogen flow path in the nozzle body.

3. The ejector of claim 1 , further comprising a protrusion formed at a rear end of the valve nozzle, wherein the protrusion protrudes more backward than a rear surface of a valve sheet.

4. The ejector of claim 1 , further comprising a valve sheet formed at a rear end of the valve nozzle and for opening or closing the inside of the nozzle cap and the hydrogen flow path while selectively closing an orifice of the hydrogen flow path in the nozzle body.

5. The ejector of claim 1 , further comprising a protrusion formed at a rear end of the valve nozzle, wherein the protrusion protrudes more backward than a rear surface of a valve sheet.

6. The ejector of claim 1 , wherein the ejector is installed in a fuel cell vehicle.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Noh Yong Gyu
• Jung Se Kwon

Classifications

• H01M8/04

  Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids · CPC title

• H01M8/02 Primary

  Details (electrodes H01M4/86 - H01M4/98) · CPC title

• H01M8/04097 Primary

  with recycling of the reactants (H01M8/04119, H01M8/04104 take precedence) · CPC title

• Y02E60/50

  Fuel cells · CPC title

• B05B1/3013

  Lift valves (B05B1/3033 takes precedence) · CPC title