Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110262820 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM HAVING A REFORMER - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, an oxidizer supply unit, a reformer, a fuel tank, and a water tank. The reformer generates a hydrogen-containing reformed gas reformed from hydrocarbon-based fuel and supplies it to the fuel cell stack. The fuel tank supplies the hydrocarbon-based fuel to the reformer. The water tank supplies water to the reformer. The reformer includes a reforming unit configured to have a reforming reaction generated therein, a combustion unit configured to supply heat energy to the reforming unit, and a carbon monoxide reduction unit configured to reduce the concentration of carbon monoxide in a reformed gas discharged from the reforming unit. A combustion gas pipe is connected to the combustion unit. A reformed gas pipe is disposed between the reforming unit and the carbon monoxide reduction unit. At least one of the combustion gas pipe and the reformed gas pipe is configured to pass through the inside of the water tank or to raise a temperature of the water tank through contact with the water tank, thereby preventing the freezing of the water tank. | 10-27-2011 |
20110318664 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD FOR THE SAME - A fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having a plurality of unit cells is provided. A method of driving the fuel cell stack is also provided. The method may include supplying a fuel to a fuel cell stack, supplying an oxidizer to the fuel cell stack, controlling supply of the fuel and the oxidizer to operate the fuel cell stack, calculating a total operation time of the fuel cell, and/or varying a stack activation period in which the oxidizer is blocked to the fuel cell stack according to the total operation time and a stack activation cycle of which the stack activation period is generated. | 12-29-2011 |
20120003553 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD OF THE SAME - A method of driving a fuel cell system is disclosed. The method of driving the fuel cell system may include supplying water to a reformer by pressing a pump pipe to pressing members to move the pressing members in a first direction, stopping power generation including stopping a supply of fuel and oxidant to the reformer, and discharging water in the reformer by moving the pressing members in a second direction opposite to the first direction while pressing the pump pipe with the pressing members. A fuel cell system is also disclosed. The fuel cell system includes a reformer, a fuel cell stack and a water transferring pump. The water transferring pump includes pressing members and a pump pipe. The pump pipe is in fluid communication with a water transferring pipe. | 01-05-2012 |
20130059216 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system is disclosed. The fuel cell system may include a fuel cell stack configured for generating electrical energy by a reaction of an oxidant and a fuel, a recovery unit including a first gas liquid separator configured for separating a by-product discharged by the fuel cell stack into a first gas and a first liquid, a first heat exchanger configured for cooling the first gas supplied by the first gas liquid separator, and a second gas liquid separator configured for separating a by-product supplied by the first heat exchanger into a second gas and a second liquid, and a remover unit fluidly connected to the second gas liquid separator and configured for removing the second gas from the recovery unit. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059220 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system for supplying power to a load includes: a plurality of fuel cell stacks; a plurality of DC/DC converters coupled to the plurality of fuel cell stacks; and a stack controller for estimating performance of the respective fuel cell stacks according to current amounts of the plurality of fuel cell stacks, and for controlling power converting efficiency of the respective DC/DC converters according to the performance of the fuel cell stacks to control output power generated by the fuel cell stacks. | 03-07-2013 |
20130241464 | FUEL CELL HYBRID SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING RECHARGEABLE BATTERY THEREOF - A fuel cell hybrid system extends a cycle-life of a rechargeable battery by charging the rechargeable battery with voltage lower than the maximum charging voltage of the rechargeable battery by a predetermined level. | 09-19-2013 |
20140308569 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of secondary batteries, the plurality of secondary batteries including at least a first secondary battery and a second secondary battery, a first pack case having an accommodating portion on which the plurality of secondary batteries are mounted, and a plurality of bus-bars electrically connecting the plurality of secondary batteries together, the bus-bars having a “⊂” shape, the plurality of bus-bars including at least a first bus-bar and a second bus-bar, the first bus-bar being coupled to an end of the first secondary battery, the second bus-bar being coupled to an end of the second secondary battery and facing the first bus-bar. | 10-16-2014 |
20150249278 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK - A rechargeable battery pack includes a plurality of cell modules connected to each other via bus bars, each cell module including a plurality unit cells with electrode terminals connected to the bus bars, a plurality of spacers between the cell modules, first and second plates coupled to opposite sides of the spacers, the first and second plates being configured to support the cell modules therebetween, and flow paths between the unit cells in a length direction of the unit cells, the flow paths being between side surfaces of the spacers and side surfaces of the unit cells, and being further partially set by sides of the bus bars. | 09-03-2015 |