EP2059968A1 - Brennstoffzellensystem und verfahren zum beeinflussen des wärme- und temperaturhaushaltes eines brennstoffzellenstapels - Google Patents
Brennstoffzellensystem und verfahren zum beeinflussen des wärme- und temperaturhaushaltes eines brennstoffzellenstapelsInfo
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- EP2059968A1 EP2059968A1 EP07785593A EP07785593A EP2059968A1 EP 2059968 A1 EP2059968 A1 EP 2059968A1 EP 07785593 A EP07785593 A EP 07785593A EP 07785593 A EP07785593 A EP 07785593A EP 2059968 A1 EP2059968 A1 EP 2059968A1
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- Prior art keywords
- fuel cell
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- cell stack
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/04—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids
- H01M8/04007—Auxiliary arrangements, e.g. for control of pressure or for circulation of fluids related to heat exchange
- H01M8/04014—Heat exchange using gaseous fluids; Heat exchange by combustion of reactants
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
- H01M8/12—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte
- H01M2008/1293—Fuel cells with solid oxide electrolytes
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
- H01M8/06—Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues
- H01M8/0606—Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues with means for production of gaseous reactants
- H01M8/0612—Combination of fuel cells with means for production of reactants or for treatment of residues with means for production of gaseous reactants from carbon-containing material
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
- Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
- Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
Definitions
- the invention relates to a fuel cell system having a fuel cell stack, an afterburner for burning exhaust gas emerging from the fuel cell stack and a heat exchanger arranged in an exhaust duct of the afterburner, in which cathode feed to be supplied to the fuel cell stack can be heated.
- the invention furthermore relates to a method for influencing the heat and temperature balance of a fuel cell stack disposed in a fuel cell system, wherein the fuel cell system further comprises a fuel cell stack
- An afterburner for burning exhaust gas emerging from the fuel cell stack and has a arranged in an exhaust passage of the afterburner heat exchanger, in which the cathode fuel to be supplied to the fuel cell stack can be heated.
- a fuel cell system contains a fuel cell stack in which a hydrogen-rich reformate supplied to the anode side of the fuel cell stack is reacted with the cathode feed to the cathode side.
- This creates electrical energy and heat.
- SOFC fuel cell systems solid oxide fuel cell
- the heat balance plays an important role due to the high temperatures occurring.
- the heat and temperature balance of the fuel cell stack is influenced by the regulated supply of tempered cathode feed.
- the cathode feed air is introduced via a heat exchanger before it enters the fuel cell stack. 2007/001187
- the heat required for this purpose preferably originates from an afterburner which exothermically oxidizes the spent reformate taken from the fuel cell by using air.
- the size on which the regulation is based is the temperature measured in the cathode exhaust leaving the fuel cell stack. Influence on the control loop is made by varying the delivered amount of cathode air, namely by setting a suitable speed of a cathode air blower.
- the regulation based on the cathode exhaust air temperature is sometimes insufficient because the temperature distribution in the fuel cell stack does not necessarily have the desired uniform course. This can lead to undesirable cooling or heating of the fuel cell stack, resulting in thermomechanical loads on the fuel cell stack and power drops.
- the invention has for its object to provide a fuel cell system and a method for influencing the heat and temperature balance of the fuel cell system available on the basis of a homogeneous temperature distribution in the fuel cell stack can be achieved.
- the invention builds on the generic fuel cell system in that the fuel cell stack kordodenzu slaughter without prior heating in the heat exchanger 0H87
- the heat and temperature balance of the fuel cell stack can be influenced by the total amount of supplied cathode feed and the ratio of heated in the heat exchanger and not heated in the heat exchanger Kathodenzu Kunststoffanteils.
- the heat and temperature balance of the fuel cell stack can be influenced with increased variability.
- lowering of the cathode exhaust temperature quite a temperature increase can be achieved at the entrance of the fuel cell stack. There may be a temperature increase despite the reduced heat input.
- the temperature may be kept low when needed at the entrance of the fuel cell stack, although overall more heat is introduced due to the higher cathode feed rate.
- a first temperature sensor is provided for measuring the cathode inlet temperature before it enters the fuel cell stack
- a second temperature sensor is provided for measuring the cathode exhaust temperature after leaving the fuel cell stack
- the invention is developed in a particularly advantageous manner in that a controllable by the control unit cathode air blower is provided, that the Kathodenluft- blower is controlled by the control unit volumetric flow divider and that a first output stream of the volume flow divider forms the Kathodenzu povertyanteil, the fuel cell stack via the heat exchanger can be fed, and a second output stream of the volume flow divider forms the Kathodenzuluftanteil which is fed to the fuel cell stack, bypassing the heat exchanger.
- On the speed of the cathode air blower can thus be determined directly the total supplied amount of cathode feed. Regardless of this, the temperature at the input of the fuel cell stack can be adjusted by adjusting the volume flow divider.
- the cathode charge air fractions are mixed in a mixing zone before they enter the fuel cell stack, and that the first temperature sensor is arranged in the mixing zone or arranged downstream of it.
- the fuel cell stack can be designed in a conventional manner, that is to say with a single feed for the cathode.
- the arrangement of the temperature sensor of the mixing zone or behind it ensures that a dependent on the setting of the volume flow divider temperature signal is provided. 7 001187
- the temperature of the cathode feed entering the fuel cell stack can be regulated on the basis of the signals supplied by the first temperature sensor by controlling the volume flow divider and / or the cathode air blower.
- a control loop can thus be realized.
- this control loop can be closed solely on the basis of the setting of the volume flow divider.
- the temperature at the entrance of the fuel cell stack can be brought to the desired level by adjusting the volume flow divider.
- the temperature of the fuel cell stack can be regulated on the basis of the signals supplied by the second temperature sensor by controlling the volumetric flow divider and / or the cathode air blower.
- the difference between the cathode Zu Kunststofftemperatur and the cathode exhaust air temperature is a measure of the temperature of the fuel cell stack. In knowledge of the two temperatures can thus by influencing the 2007/001187
- volumetric flow divider is integrated into a control circuit operating on the basis of the cathode supply air temperature, which adjusts the cathode supply air temperature to a desired value, a setpoint temperature of the cathode exhaust air can be adjusted solely on the basis of the cathode exhaust air temperature by influencing the cathode air blower, thereby ultimately setting the temperature - Takes place the fuel cell stack.
- the invention is based on the generic method in that the BrennstoffZellenstapel a Kathodenzu- air with and a cathode feed are supplied without prior heating in the heat exchanger and that the heat and temperature balance of the fuel cell stack by the total amount of supplied cathode feed and the ratio of Kathodenzuluftanteile influences becomes.
- the advantages and special features of the fuel cell system according to the invention are also realized in the context of a method. This also applies to the following particularly preferred embodiments of the method according to the invention.
- a cathode air blower is controlled by the control unit, that a volumetric flow divider downstream of the cathode air blower is actuated by the control unit and that a first output flow of the volumetric flow divider forms the cathode feed air fraction which is supplied to the fuel cell stack via the heat exchanger, and a second output stream of the volume flow divider forms the cathode feed air fraction, which is supplied to the fuel cell stack, bypassing the heat exchanger.
- the cathode feed air fractions are mixed prior to their entry into the fuel cell stack and that the first temperature sensor measures the temperature of the mixture thus produced.
- the invention is developed in a particularly useful way in that the temperature of the cathode feed entering the fuel cell stack is regulated on the basis of the signals supplied by the first temperature sensor by controlling the volume flow divider and / or the cathode air blower.
- Fuel cell stack is controlled on the basis of the signals supplied by the second temperature sensor by controlling the volume flow divider and / or the cathode air blower.
- the invention is based on the finding that, due to the independent adjustment of the total amount of cathode feed and the temperature of this cathode feed, an increased variability with regard to the heat and temperature budget of the fuel cell stack is available stands. In particular, it may be useful to realize the adjustment of the total amount of cathode feed and cathode air fractions in the context of control loops that operate on the basis of cathode feed temperature and cathode bleed temperature, respectively.
- Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a fuel cell system according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a fuel cell system according to the invention.
- the fuel cell system comprises a reformer 44 to which fuel or air is supplied via a fuel feed 32 and a blower 34.
- a reformer 44 to which fuel or air is supplied via a fuel feed 32 and a blower 34.
- further fuel feeds and blowers can be provided, which allow a variable design of the reforming process.
- reformer 30 performs catalytic reforming which operates solely on the basis of air as the oxidant.
- the present invention is not limited thereto.
- other oxidizing agents can be used, for example water.
- a hydrogen-rich reformate 36 is generated, which is the
- Anode side of a fuel cell stack 10 is supplied.
- the cathode side of the fuel cell stack 10 is supplied via a cathode air blower 28 cathode feed.
- On the output side leave the cathode exhaust air 38 and anode exhaust gas 40, the fuel cell stack 10.
- the afterburner 12 in which air is further introduced as oxidizing agent by means of an afterburner air blower 42.
- the afterburner 12 may also be assigned a fuel feed.
- the exhaust gas 14 passes through a heat exchanger 16.
- the heat exchanger 16 is preceded by a volume flow divider 30 in the flow direction of the Kathodenzuluft required by the cathode air blower 28. This volumetric flow divider generates a first cathode air portion 18 which passes through the heat exchanger 16 and a second cathode air portion 20 which bypasses the heat exchanger 16.
- the cathode air components 18, 20 are mixed.
- Two temperature sensors 22, 24 are provided, wherein a first temperature sensor 22 measures the temperature of the cathode feed air, that is to say the temperature of the mixed together cathode air portions 18, 20.
- Another temperature sensor 24 measures the temperature of the cathode exhaust air 38th
- the temperature sensors 22nd , 24 supplied signals are supplied to a control unit 26, which influences the speed of the cathode air blower 28 and the setting of the volume flow divider 30.
- the controller may perform other tasks, such as complete control of the fuel cell system.
- control loops By means of the present arrangement, two control loops can be realized.
- the one control circuit is based on the cathode inlet temperature measured by the temperature sensor 22, wherein the control variable used is the setting of the volume flow divider.
- Another control loop can operate on the basis of the cathode exhaust air temperature measured by the temperature sensor 24, in which case the speed as the control variable 7 001187
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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DE102006042107A DE102006042107A1 (de) | 2006-09-07 | 2006-09-07 | Brennstoffzellensystem und Verfahren zum Beeinflussen des Wärme- und Temperaturhaushaltes eines Brennstoffzellenstapels |
PCT/DE2007/001187 WO2008028439A1 (de) | 2006-09-07 | 2007-07-05 | Brennstoffzellensystem und verfahren zum beeinflussen des wärme- und temperaturhaushaltes eines brennstoffzellenstapels |
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US (1) | US20090191434A1 (de) |
EP (1) | EP2059968A1 (de) |
JP (1) | JP2010503158A (de) |
CN (1) | CN101584069A (de) |
AU (1) | AU2007294309A1 (de) |
CA (1) | CA2662003A1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE102006042107A1 (de) |
EA (1) | EA200970253A1 (de) |
WO (1) | WO2008028439A1 (de) |
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