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Fuel cell system

A fuel cell system, fuel cell technology, applied in the direction of fuel cells, fuel cell additives, fuel cell heat exchange, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-02
NEC CORP
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That is, when the protection circuit 107 operates and the fuel cell 101 cannot supply electric power, for example, if the fuel cell 101 is in the middle of starting up, the control circuit 110 may stop completely.

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[0032] Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a fuel cell system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 , the fuel cell system of the first embodiment includes a fuel cell 1 , a secondary battery 2 , and a DC power source 3 as power sources. The output of the fuel cell 1 is connected to the dummy load circuit 6 , and is also connected to an information device from an output terminal via a first switch circuit 11 , a distribution circuit 12 , and a first synthesis circuit 13 . In addition, it is connected to the third combining circuit 17 via the first combining circuit. The distribution circuit 12 supplies a part of the output of the fuel cell 1 to the second combination circuit 14 . The output of the DC power supply 3 is connected to the second synthesis circuit 14 and the third synthesis circuit 17 . The output of the third combination circuit 17 is connected to the auxiliary machine 8 through the second DC / DC converte...

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[0041] Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a fuel cell system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The constitution of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, only the differences will be described.

[0042] Referring to FIG. 3 , in the fuel cell system of the second embodiment, the dummy load circuit 6 is replaced by a switch 21 and a load 22 . The load 22 is a heater for heating the fuel cell. The control circuit 10 detects data indicating the temperature of the fuel cell 1 based on the output current value of the load 22, and controls the output current value of the fuel cell 1 based on the temperature data. In the second embodiment, the distribution circuit 12 is omitted. In addition, each of the first combination circuit 13 , the second combination circuit 14 , and the third combination circuit 17 realizes the output of two diodes through OR combination.

[0043] Diodes can be composed of S...

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[0054] Next, a fuel cell system according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. Referring to FIG. 5 , the fuel cell system of the third embodiment includes a fuel cell 1 , a synthesis circuit 30 , an auxiliary machine 8 , and a control circuit 10 . The auxiliary power supply assembly 50 is connected to the fuel cell system through a connector 60 . The synthesizing circuit 30 is formed of diodes, and synthesizes the electric power from the fuel cell 1 and the electric power from the auxiliary power supply unit 50 and supplies it to a load such as a personal computer. The auxiliary power supply assembly 50 includes a primary battery 5 , a protection circuit 7 , and a DC / DC converter 13 .

[0055] The fuel cell system of this embodiment is a power supply system using a fuel cell as a power source. The fuel cell 1 is suitable for a direct methanol fuel cell, but is not limited thereto. The auxiliary power supply unit 50 is detachably connected via a ...

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Abstract

In a viewpoint of the invention, a fuel cell system includes a fuel cell configured to generate a electric power by using fuel; a first assisting power source; a protecting circuit connected to the first assisting power source and configured to detect a failure in the first assisting power source; an auxiliary unit configured to supply the fuel to the fuel cell; a control circuit configured to control the fuel cell and the auxiliary unit; a first power converter configured to drive the control circuit by using electric power from the first assisting power source; and a first synthesizing section configured to synthesize a first electric power from the fuel cell and a second electric power from the first assisting power source to supply a synthesized power to a load.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a fuel cell system with a fuel cell. Background technique [0002] Fuel cells are expected to be used in automobiles and portable devices as portable batteries that do not require charging. However, in the current technology, the internal impedance of the fuel cell is high, and it is impossible to supply large electric power which is required instantaneously. Therefore, an assist power source such as an electric double layer capacitor is used. In addition, an auxiliary power source such as a secondary battery is used for the initial operation of the fuel transport device or for power supply until the output of the fuel cell stabilizes. Therefore, there is a need for a control device for combining a fuel cell and an auxiliary power source or an auxiliary power source, and various studies have been conducted on their control methods. [0003] For example, in a personal computer using a fuel cell of the direct oxidation methano...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01M8/04H01M8/00H02J7/00H02J7/34G06F1/26
CPCH01M8/04731H01M10/425H01M8/04888H01M8/04917H02J2001/004Y02E60/12H01M8/04082H01M8/04365H02J7/34H01M8/04567H01M8/04589H01M8/04686H01M16/006G06F1/30H01M8/04007H01M8/04559H01M8/04597Y02E60/50G06F1/263H02J2300/30Y02E60/10
Inventor 大家和政森和也永濑和久竹本刚中泽利明北口隆久真子隆志山下修木村英和梶谷浩司
Owner NEC CORP