Abstract:
A vaporizing device which can vaporize fuel stably includes: a liquid absorbing member to allow liquid to move from one end portion to the other end portion of the liquid absorbing member under influence of a capillary action; and a heater to heat a side of the other end portion of the liquid absorbing member to vaporize the liquid.
Abstract:
A fuel cell system having a fuel cell (11) which performs a power generation operation with fuel for power generation of a fuel container (20) ; a water supply control section (15) which extracts water from the fuel container (20) and supplies the water to the fuel cell (11) before the fuel cell (11) performs the power generation operation. A wet state of an electrolyte membrane in the fuel cell body is adequately maintained during system start-up (upon commencement of a power generation operation) and an electrochemical reaction related to the power generation operation is accelerated. In this manner, the fuel cell system which can adequately extract predetermined electrical energy and a fuel container (20) for power generation applicable to that fuel cell system are provided.
Abstract:
A fuel container according to the present invention includes a container body (15), a fuel (10) provided in the container body (15), a draining port (9) provided to the container body (15) for supplying the fuel (10) to the outside of the container body (15), a fluid introduction unit (19) which introduces into the container body (15) a fluid corresponding to flow-out of the fuel (10) from the draining port (9), and a swelling member (17) which connects to the fluid introduction unit (19) and swells in the container body (15) by absorbing the fluid.
Abstract:
A power supply system using a fuel cell comprises a chemical reaction section (100) including, a evaporation section (103, 112, 114) that receives a power generation fuel and water supplied to it, heating at least the water supplied to it to evaporate it and a reaction section (105, 107) that generates a power generation gas on the basis of the steam generated by the evaporation section and the power generation fuel, a fuel supply section (P1, V1) that supplies the power generation fuel to the chemical reaction section, a water supply section (P2, V2) that supplies water to the chemical reaction section and a control section (130) that controls the operation of the system so as to stop supply of the power generation fuel from the fuel supply section to the chemical reaction section when the evaporation section is not in a condition suitable for evaporating operation. The power supply system suppresses any rise of the carbon monoxide concentration at the time of starting and stopping the system and prevents the power generation performance of the system from degrading.
Abstract:
A fuel container includes a container body (2) having a fuel discharge port and an interior spacing. A body of liquid fuel is filled in the interior spacing of the container body. Follower units are provided in the container body, in contact with at least a part of an end of the body of the liquid fuel. Solid follower auxiliary members (75 to 78) are interposed between the follower units and the body of liquid fuel to be optically detectable.
Abstract:
A liquid fuel (14) is contained in a fuel container, and the liquid fuel (14) is discharged from a fuel outlet (31). Further, a water (12) is contained in a water containing pipe (10) provided in the fuel container, and the water (12) is discharged from a water outlet (33) to the outside. Air taken into the fuel container through a dustproof filter (8) attached to a rear lid portion of the fuel container is discharged to the outside from an oxygen source outlet (32) through an oxygen source pipe (9). The fuel outlet (31), oxygen source outlet (32) and water outlet (33) are provided in a front outer surface (3a) of the front lid portion (3).
Abstract:
A liquid cartridge comprises a vessel body for containing liquid, the vessel body comprising a plurality of surfaces, an oxygen outlet provided on one surface among the plurality of surfaces of the vessel body, and an oxygen input provided on a surface other than a furthest surface from the surface on which the oxygen outlet is formed among the plurality of surfaces of the vessel body.
Abstract:
A liquid fuel (14) is contained in a fuel container, and the liquid fuel (14) is discharged from a fuel outlet (31). Further, a water (12) is contained in a water containing pipe (10) provided in the fuel container, and the water (12) is discharged from a water outlet (33) to the outside. Air taken into the fuel container through a dustproof filter (8) attached to a rear lid portion of the fuel container is discharged to the outside from an oxygen source outlet (32) through an oxygen source pipe (9). The fuel outlet (31), oxygen source outlet (32) and water outlet (33) are provided in a front outer surface (3a) of the front lid portion (3).
Abstract:
A fuel package (1) comprises a vessel (2) wherein the interior space is separated, and has a flow-out opening (47) and a flow-in opening (44) that lead to the interior space, a liquid fuel (99) filled in the region at the side of the flow-out 5 opening (47) in the vessel (2), and a follower (10) that separates the liquid fuel (99) and the region at the side of the flow-in opening (44).
Abstract:
Disclosed is a fuel cell device comprising: a fuel cartridge to accumulate a fuel therein; and a fuel cell device main body to generate electric power by using the fuel accumulated in the fuel cartridge, wherein the fuel cell device main body is provided with a cartridge conveying body, the fuel cartridge can be attached to and detached from the cartridge conveying body, and the cartridge conveying body is provided so as to be slidingly rotatable with respect to the fuel cell device main body.