Fuel cell unit and fuel cell vehicle
US-2015017563-A1 · Jan 15, 2015 · US
Inspection method of fuel battery
US9791516B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9791516-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514948872-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | Nov 27, 2014 |
| Publication date | Oct 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 17, 2017 |
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An inspection method of a fuel battery by using an electrical charge existing in a fuel battery stack includes a supplying step in which the electrical charge is supplied from an external power supply to the fuel battery stack.
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What is claimed is: 1. An inspection method of a fuel battery including a fuel battery stack having a plurality of fuel battery cells, each fuel battery cell being connected to a cell monitor, the method comprising: a supplying step of supplying an electrical charge from an external power supply to the fuel battery stack; and a determining step of determining whether a connection between each of the fuel battery cells and the cell monitor is normal based on a value of the cell monitor after supplying the electrical charge, wherein the determining step is conducted before a fuel supply pipe and a fuel discharge pipe, in which fuel gas flows, are in communication with the fuel battery stack and in a state where both fuel gas is not supplied to the fuel battery cells and electric power is not generated via the fuel battery cells. 2. The inspection method of the fuel battery according to claim 1 , wherein the fuel battery includes an main-positive section that is provided to a positive terminal of the fuel battery stack and an main-negative section that is provided to a negative terminal of the fuel battery stack, and the supplying step includes applying the electrical charge to either the main-positive section or the main-negative section. 3. The inspection method of the fuel battery according to claim 1 , wherein the determining step is conducted before supplying devices that supply hydrogen gas and oxidation gas as fuel gas to the fuel battery are connected to the fuel battery stack. 4. The inspection method of the fuel battery according to claim 1 , wherein the cell monitor is configured to detect a voltage of each of the fuel battery cells and to send a detected voltage to an inspection facility outside the fuel battery stack, the inspection facility being configured to perform the determining step. 5. The inspection method of the fuel battery according to claim 1 further comprising: a first detecting step of detecting, by the cell monitor, a voltage of each of the fuel battery cell before the supplying step; and a second detecting step of detecting, by the cell monitor, the voltage of each of the fuel battery cell after the supplying step, wherein the determining step is performed based on a difference between a voltage detected in the first detecting step and a voltage detected in the second detecting step. 6. The inspection method of the fuel battery according to claim 1 , further comprising an inspecting step of inspecting an electric insulation property of an exterior part of the fuel battery stack based on a leak current from the exterior part after the electrical charge is supplied. 7. The inspection method of the fuel battery according to claim 1 , wherein the external power supply is a DC stabilized power supply. 8. The inspection method of the fuel battery according to claim 1 , wherein the determining step is conducted during a manufacturing process.
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Physics · mapped topic
- G01R31/3641Primary
Physics · mapped topic
involving only voltage measurements · CPC title
Processes for controlling fuel cells or fuel cell systems · CPC title
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- What does patent US9791516B2 cover?
- An inspection method of a fuel battery by using an electrical charge existing in a fuel battery stack includes a supplying step in which the electrical charge is supplied from an external power supply to the fuel battery stack.
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- Toyota Motor Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01R31/3641. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Oct 17 2017 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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