Abstract:
본 발명은 연료전지 냉시동 향상 장치에 관한 것으로서, 차량용 연료전지 시스템에서 기존의 장치 요소를 최대한 이용하여 냉시동 성능을 향상시킬 수 있는 냉시동 향상 장치를 제공하는데 그 목적이 있는 것이다. 상기한 목적을 달성하기 위해, 연료전지의 냉시동 조건을 검출하기 위한 온도센서와; 연료전지 스택의 애노드 출구에서 연료전지 스택의 공기공급라인으로 연결되도록 설치되는 수소배기라인과; 시동키 신호와 상기 온도센서의 검출값에 기초하여 연료전지의 냉시동 상태임을 판정하게 되면 공기와 수소의 혼합기를 생성하여 연료전지 스택에 공급하기 위한 제어신호를 출력하는 제어기와; 상기 수소배기라인에 설치되고, 상기 혼합기의 생성을 위해 연료전지 스택의 애노드에서 배출된 수소가 수소배기라인을 통해 공기공급라인으로 공급되도록 상기 제어기의 제어신호에 따라 개폐동작되는 퍼지밸브;를 포함하는 연료전지 냉시동 향상 장치가 개시된다.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A control method of fuel cell hybrid system is provided to improve durability of the fuel cell system by using OCV domain avoidance operation. CONSTITUTION: A control method of fuel cell hybrid system comprises the following steps: driving vehicles in a normal driving mode of the fuel system; stop providing air to the fuel battery in order to stop power generation of the fuel battery and lowering fuel battery voltage if idle stop condition is satisfied; maintaining voltage of a bidirectional power conversion device by lowering the voltage to a set value; forcedly charging output power of the fuel cell with high voltage battery due to maintenance of voltage; and lowering voltage of the fuel cell battery less than voltage of the power conversion device. An EV mode driving is executed which runs a drive motor only with high voltage battery output.
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PURPOSE: An emergency driving method at malfunction of hydrogen purge valve is provided to secure the safety of vehicle in case hydrogen purge valve is broken down, because of securing hydrogen purging function even in emergency, and to facilitate the exhaustion of impurities and hydrogen. CONSTITUTION: An emergency driving method at malfunction of hydrogen purge valve comprises: a step of detecting the malfunction of a hydrogen purge valve; a step of converting to emergency operation mode In case the malfunction of the hydrogen purge valve is detected; and a step of switch-cotnrol water trap water discharge valve according to operation condition of hydrogen purge valve. At the emergency operation mode, hydrogen is discharged according to the opening of the water trap water discharge valve.
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PURPOSE: An emergency driving method for fuel cell vehicle is provided to enhance control logic without system change or hardware addition, thereby configuring additional emergency driving modes. CONSTITUTION: A vehicle controller and air supply controller checks communication state with each other. When the air supply controller checks a communication disconnection state for a fixed time, the air supply controller controls a driving operation of an air supply device for supplying air to a fuel cell stack with a self-determined air flux. The vehicle controller determines an abnormal state of a fixed air flux by receiving an input of air flux detection value supplied to the fuel cell stack from an air flux sensor. The vehicle controller drives the vehicle in an emergency driving mode by operating an operating motor with a fuel cell stack output.
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PURPOSE: An apparatus and a method for predicting the coolant temperature of fuel cell system are provided to secure the controlling stability of the apparatus and to effectively prevent the overheat and the damage of a fuel cell stack. CONSTITUTION: A first temperature sensor detects the temperature of coolant at one side of the inlet or the outlet of a fuel cell stack(10). A flow meter(15) measures the flux of the coolant during the operation of a fuel cell. A controller(1) measures the heating value of the fuel cell stack. The controller predicts the temperature of coolant at another side of the inlet and the outlet of the fuel cell based on the flux of the coolant, the heating value of the fuel cell stack, and the detected temperature of the coolant.
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PURPOSE: Apparatus and method for removing water within a fuel cell are provided to improve cold starting of a fuel cell by rapidly removing water present in the cell of a fuel cell stack without the addition and use of a bypass line or suction pump. CONSTITUTION: An apparatus for removing water within a fuel cell comprises: a current application device which is connected to a cathode and an anode of a fuel cell stack and applies current for electrolysis of water between the cathode and the anode; a cell voltage detection part for detecting the cell voltage of the fuel cell stack; and a controller for controlling the current output of the current application device so that a set reference voltage is not the set reference voltage or more.
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PURPOSE: A method for detecting the ice blocking of a fuel cell stack is provided to detect the ice blocking on the surface of an electrode in a real time by analyzing a minimum cell voltage of the fuel cell stack and to distinguish the ice blocking of a cathode and the ice blocking of an anode. CONSTITUTION: A method for detecting the ice blocking of a fuel cell stack comprises the steps of: (i) periodically calculating a minimum cell voltage of a fuel cell stack from a cell voltage measured value of a cell voltage monitoring device in the state where a reaction gas is supplied to the fuel cell stack; (ii) calculating the variation of the minimum cell voltage using the present value of the calculated minimum cell voltage and the previous value of the minimum cell voltage; (iii) determining whether the variation of the minimum cell voltage is a set standard value or greater; and (iv) if the variation of the minimum cell voltage is a set standard value or greater, determining that the ice blocking is generated in an anode of a fuel cell stack.
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PURPOSE: A method for controlling a fuel cell system is provided to improve cold starting-up of vehicles by increasing the temperature of a stack to a predetermined value or more without the change of the configuration of a system and a stack. CONSTITUTION: A method for controlling a fuel cell system comprises the steps of: (S1) if a staring key is operated, determining whether a cold starting condition is right or not; (S2) if a cold starting condition is right, a first flow path for air supply and a second flow path for air discharge are closed, a third flow path connecting the second flow path and the stack is opened, the fuel is supplied to the stack; (S3); opening the first flow path and the second flow path, and supplying the air to the stack; (S4) determining whether the temperature of the stack is the predetermined value or greater or not; and (S5) if the temperature of the stack is the predetermined value or greater, performing the normal operation of a fuel cell system by supplying the fuel and air to the stack.