Solid oxide fuel cell system

A fuel cell system and solid oxide technology, applied in solid electrolyte fuel cells, fuel cells, fuel cell additives, etc., can solve the problems of reduction of condensed water, cost, difficulty in self-supply of water, etc., and achieve the effect of improving efficiency

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-04-30
KYOCERA CORP
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[0004] However, in the method of operating the fuel cell system of Patent Document 1, since steam reforming and partial oxidation reforming are combined, water for steam reforming is necessary, and if water cannot be supplied to the reformer , the fuel cell system has to be shut down
[0005] In general, in a fuel cell system that undergoes steam reforming, it is difficult to self-supply water (completely supply the water necessary for the fuel cell

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[0043] FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of the solid oxide fuel cell system 1 of the present invention. The fuel cell main body 20 is provided with a fuel cell 21 which is an assembly of small cells sandwiched by a pair of electrodes with an electrolyte, and a reforming part 22 containing a reforming catalyst is adjacent to the fuel cell 21. In this way, the heat generated by the power generation reaction of the fuel cell 21 and the combustion heat of the remaining gas can be used for the reforming reaction in the reforming section 22.

[0044] The system is also provided with a gas / water supply system 10 for supplying various gases and water to the fuel cell main body 20. Various gases or water are respectively supplied with appropriate supply pipes connected to the fuel cell main body 20, and the air supply unit 11 The fuel cell 21 supplies oxygen-containing air. The fuel cell 21 is then supplied with the hydrogen-rich fuel gas that has been reformed in the reforming part 22...

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To provide a solid oxide fuel cell system that can be controlled while taking the influence of the volume of water kept in a water tank into consideration and is fully water self-sustainable. The solid oxide fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell (21) provided with a reforming part (22), a gas-water supply system (10) for supplying a plurality of kinds of gases and water to the reforming part (22), and a water tank (50) for storing water. The gas-water supply system (10) comprises a reforming gas supply part (12) for supplying a reforming gas, an oxygen-containing gas supply part (13) for supplying an oxygen-containing gas, and a water supply part (14) for supplying water from the water tank (50). A control unit (15) is further provided for controlling whether, based on a signal from a stored water volume sensor (51) which detects the volume of water kept in the water tank (50) for carrying out a reforming reaction in the reforming part (22), switching between an oxygen-containing gas supply part (13) and the water supply part (14) is carried out, or both the supply parts (13,14) are used in combination.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell system, and more particularly to a supply control system of gas supplied to a reforming unit of a fuel cell. Background technique [0002] Generally, a fuel cell is known as a device for converting the energy of fuel into electric energy. Generally, a fuel cell has a pair of electrodes arranged to sandwich an electrolyte, a hydrogen reaction gas (fuel gas) is brought into contact with the surface of one of the pair of electrodes, and oxygen-containing air is brought into contact with the other of the pair of electrodes. The surface of the fuel cell produces an electrochemical reaction, and a fuel cell is a battery that uses this electrochemical reaction to extract electrical energy from between electrodes. Patent Document 1 describes an operating method of a fuel cell system equipped with a reformer. The disclosed operating method is to operate steam reforming and partial oxidation reforming in ...

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IPC IPC(8): H01M8/04H01M8/06H01M8/12H01M8/04089H01M8/04291H01M8/0656H01M8/1246
CPCY02E60/521Y02E60/525Y02E60/50
Inventor 重久高志高桥成门
Owner KYOCERA CORP
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