Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120028146 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a fuel cell system for vehicles and a method for controlling the same which stably maintains an output of a fuel cell by precisely estimating a recirculated hydrogen amount to a stack. A fuel cell system according to the present invention may include: a stack comprising a plurality of unit cells for generating electrical energy by electrochemical reaction of a fuel and an oxidizing agent; a blower for recirculating a gas exhausted from the stack so as to supply the gas back to the stack; an ejector for recirculating the gas exhausted from the stack, receiving hydrogen so as to mix the hydrogen to the recirculated gas, and supplying the mixture to the stack; a sensor module for detecting a driving condition of the vehicle; and a control portion for controlling operations of the blower and the ejector by using the driving condition of the vehicle and performance maps of the blower and the ejector. | 02-02-2012 |
20120315559 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING HYDROGEN SUPPLY OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention provides an apparatus for controlling hydrogen supply of a fuel cell system and a method for controlling the same. The apparatus includes a jet pump, a proportional control solenoid valve, and a controller. The jet pump is disposed at the side of an inlet of a fuel cell stack and performs supply and recirculation of hydrogen into the fuel cell stack. The proportional control solenoid valve is connected to a hydrogen supply line and fluidly communicates with a nozzle inlet of the jet pump to control the hydrogen supply to the jet pump. The controller controls an operation of the proportional control solenoid valve according to a power of the fuel cell system. Here, the controller controls the operation of the proportional control solenoid valve according to a pulse flow control method at a low power section in which a current power is lower than a predetermined reference power. | 12-13-2012 |
20130164644 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE OSCILLATION IN ANODE OF FUEL CELL STACK - Disclosed is a system and method for controlling pressure oscillation in an anode of a fuel cell stack. In particular, an electronic control unit is configured to determine operation information including a reference power mapped based on the operating pressure of a fuel cell system and a reference differential pressure between at least two predetermined points in a vicinity of the anode, compare the power of the fuel cell system with the reference power and, when the power is less than the reference power, control the pressure in the anode to be an oscillating target pressure, and compare the measured differential pressure between the at least two points with the reference differential pressure and, when the measured differential pressure is less than the reference differential pressure, reduce a purge valve operation cycle. | 06-27-2013 |
20130295482 | HYDROGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL WITH INTEGRATED MANIFOLD BLOCK - Disclosed is a hydrogen supply system for a fuel cell, which has an integrated manifold block in which components for hydrogen supply are integrated and modulated. In particular, a hydrogen supply line, a hydrogen discharge line, and a hydrogen recirculation line are formed in a manifold block mounted on the outside of a plurality of stack modules of a fuel cell stack. Additionally, components of the hydrogen supply system including components for supplying and discharging hydrogen and components for recirculating hydrogen are integrally mounted in predetermined positions of the hydrogen supply line, the hydrogen discharge line, and the hydrogen recirculation line to modularize the manifold block and the components of the hydrogen supply system. | 11-07-2013 |
20140138060 | COMPRESSED AIR COOLING APPARATUS OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A compressed air cooling apparatus of a fuel cell system is provided that includes i) a heat absorber installed at a first part of an air supplying system which supplies compressed air of a first compressed by an air compressor to a fuel cell stack, ii) a heat radiator installed at a second part of a stack cooling system which cools a coolant circulating to the fuel cell stack, iii) a heat pipe which connects the heat absorber and the heat radiator and is filled with the refrigerant therein, wherein the heat absorber is disposed at a lower position than the heat radiator for the refrigerant to flow from the heat radiator to the heat absorber. | 05-22-2014 |
20140193726 | FULL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF HUMIDIFYING AND COOLING THE SAME - A method of humidifying and cooling a fuel cell system is provided. The method of humidifying and cooling a fuel cell system includes: exhausting, by a fuel supply unit, a hydrogen gas to a reservoir in which condensed water of an anode is stored. Additionally, a hydrogen gas and condensed water are pumped and the hydrogen gas and the condensed water are exhausted to the humidifier. Additionally, compressed air of an air compressor is delivered to the humidifier heat is exchanged with compressed air in the humidifier. The hydrogen gas and compressed air in which a heat is exchanged in a humidified state is delivered to an anode and a cathode, respectively. | 07-10-2014 |
20140205920 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a fuel cell system for vehicles and a method for controlling the same which stably maintains an output of a fuel cell by precisely estimating a recirculated hydrogen amount to a stack. A fuel cell system according to the present invention may include: a stack comprising a plurality of unit cells for generating electrical energy by electrochemical reaction of a fuel and an oxidizing agent; a blower for recirculating a gas exhausted from the stack so as to supply the gas back to the stack; an ejector for recirculating the gas exhausted from the stack, receiving hydrogen so as to mix the hydrogen to the recirculated gas, and supplying the mixture to the stack; a sensor module for detecting a driving condition of the vehicle; and a control portion for controlling operations of the blower and the ejector by using the driving condition of the vehicle and performance maps of the blower and the ejector. | 07-24-2014 |
20140287334 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND THE OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system includes an air manifold through which air is supplied or exhausted, a fuel gas manifold through which fuel gas is supplied or exhausted, a stack portion that generates electricity by using air and fuel that are supplied by the air manifold and the fuel gas manifold, and an injection array that is disposed along an inside of the air manifold or the fuel gas manifold to inject air or fuel gas. | 09-25-2014 |
20140369861 | JET PUMP UNIT - A jet pump unit, including: a nozzle housing having a vacuum chamber formed therein and connected with a recirculation line; a jet nozzle in which a front end is placed in the vacuum chamber of the nozzle housing, a nozzle aperture injecting fluid to the outside is formed on the front end, a slanted surface is formed on an exterior with an outer diameter gradually decreasing toward the nozzle aperture, and a concave notch is concave toward a rear end of the nozzle aperture; and a mixture pipe in which the fluid injected from the nozzle aperture of the jet nozzle and recirculation fluid that is sucked into the vacuum chamber are mixed. | 12-18-2014 |
20140377673 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell including a stack in which a plurality of cells are stacked includes an air manifold and a hydrogen manifold on a first side and a second side of the stack, respectively, a jet array including a tubular body inserted in the air manifold or the hydrogen manifold and a plurality of orifices formed in the tubular body and arranged in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body, a pump or a valve for supplying air or hydrogen to the jet array; and a controller that operates the pump or the valve. | 12-25-2014 |
20150079489 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM HAVING EJECTOR - A fuel cell system with an ejector is provided. In particular, the system includes a stack, fuel injection nozzle and a water injection nozzle. In particular, the stack produces electricity via an electrochemical reaction using fuel and air. The fuel injection nozzle injects fuel into the stack and the water injection nozzle injects water into the fuel injection nozzle. In particular, water is supplied from the water injection nozzle into the fuel injection nozzle due to a vacuum within the fuel injection nozzle. | 03-19-2015 |