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CN115939461B
CN115939461B CN202310088477.9A CN202310088477A CN115939461B CN 115939461 B CN115939461 B CN 115939461B CN 202310088477 A CN202310088477 A CN 202310088477A CN 115939461 B CN115939461 B CN 115939461B
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本发明提供了一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法,所述方法包括如下步骤:测量燃料电池在正常额定工况下运行的电堆电压U0,然后提高冷却液入口和出口温度,判断是否稳定运行,并测量此时电堆电压U1,判断电堆含水量;然后降低冷却液入口和出口温度,判断是否稳定运行,并测量此时电堆电压U2,判断电堆含水量;再在较低温度下增大温度梯度运行,判断是否稳定运行,并测量此时电堆电压U3,判断冷却液入口区域含水量;再在较高温度下增大温度梯度运行,判断是否稳定运行,并测量此时电堆电压U4,判断冷却液出口区域含水量。本发明所述方法仅需通过调节冷却液入口和出口的温度,即可判断含水量是否合理,既简便,准确性又高。

The invention provides a method for judging the rationality of the water content of a fuel cell. The method includes the following steps: measuring the stack voltage U 0 of the fuel cell operating under normal rated working conditions, then increasing the coolant inlet and outlet temperatures, and judging Whether it is running stably, and measure the stack voltage U 1 at this time to determine the water content of the stack; then reduce the coolant inlet and outlet temperatures to determine whether it is running stably, and measure the stack voltage U 2 at this time to determine the water content of the stack; Then increase the temperature gradient operation at a lower temperature to determine whether the operation is stable, and measure the stack voltage U 3 at this time to determine the water content in the coolant inlet area; then increase the temperature gradient operation at a higher temperature to determine whether it is stable. Run, and measure the stack voltage U 4 at this time to determine the water content in the coolant outlet area. The method of the present invention only needs to adjust the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet and outlet to determine whether the water content is reasonable, which is simple and accurate.

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一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法A method for judging the rationality of water content in fuel cells

技术领域Technical field

本发明属于燃料电池技术领域,涉及一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法。The invention belongs to the technical field of fuel cells and relates to a method for judging the rationality of water content in fuel cells.

背景技术Background technique

燃料电池由于其功率密度高、重量轻和资源丰富等特点得到广泛应用。在燃料电池的运行过程中,电池内部含水量过高会产生水淹故障,影响气体的传质扩散,从而使得气体反应物到达反应位点的传输受阻,燃料电池的活化损耗和浓差损耗显著增加;若含水量不足则会导致膜干故障,膜干故障会引起电阻率上升,使得燃料电池在运行过程中产热增加,进一步导致能量转化效率降低及更为严重的膜干故障,甚至造成局部热点,产生永久性损坏,严重时会影响燃料电池性能和耐久性。Fuel cells are widely used due to their high power density, light weight and abundant resources. During the operation of the fuel cell, excessive water content inside the battery will cause flooding failure, which will affect the mass transfer and diffusion of gases, thereby hindering the transmission of gas reactants to the reaction site, and the activation loss and concentration loss of the fuel cell will be significant. Increase; if the water content is insufficient, it will lead to membrane dryness failure. Membrane dryness failure will cause the resistivity to increase, causing the fuel cell to increase heat production during operation, further leading to a reduction in energy conversion efficiency and more serious membrane dryness failure, and even causing local Hot spots can cause permanent damage, which can affect fuel cell performance and durability in severe cases.

同时,随着燃料电池电堆功率规格进一步的增大,输出电流规格需求增大,单电池活性面积增大,活性面积内的温度差异和含水量差异增加,存在活性面积内各处的温度和含水量偏离最佳状态的情况,因此,需要可根据工况差异优化不同区域的温度,控制燃料电池内的含水量。At the same time, as the power specifications of the fuel cell stack further increase, the demand for output current specifications increases, the active area of the single cell increases, the temperature difference and water content difference within the active area increase, and there are temperature and moisture differences everywhere in the active area. The water content deviates from the optimal state. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize the temperature in different areas according to differences in working conditions and control the water content in the fuel cell.

如CN 114583220A公开的燃料电池含水量控制方法、燃料电池系统及燃料电池车辆,其以氢气循环泵电流为依据,辅以单片电池最低电压和单片电池电压一致性,以确定燃料电池含水量是否在正常范围,并在发现含水量过高或过低的情况下,先控制改变电堆反应温度,以在不浪费能源的情况下试图去调整燃料电池含水量,在改变电堆反应温度效果不佳的情况下,再去改变空压机转速和排氢频率,以加快/减少水分的排水,提高对改变燃料电池含水量的控制指令的响应速度,使燃料电池电堆工作在合适的环境下,无需添加阀门或者管路,但是其判断含水量的方法较复杂,判断结果会受工况差异的影响,也无法根据含水量判断区域温度的合理性。For example, the fuel cell water content control method, fuel cell system and fuel cell vehicle disclosed in CN 114583220A is based on the hydrogen circulation pump current, supplemented by the minimum voltage of the single cell and the consistency of the single cell voltage to determine the water content of the fuel cell. Is it within the normal range? If the water content is found to be too high or too low, first control and change the stack reaction temperature to try to adjust the fuel cell water content without wasting energy. After changing the stack reaction temperature, the effect will be Under unfavorable conditions, change the air compressor speed and hydrogen discharge frequency to speed up/reduce the drainage of water, improve the response speed to control instructions that change the water content of the fuel cell, and enable the fuel cell stack to work in a suitable environment. There is no need to add valves or pipelines, but the method of judging the water content is more complicated, the judgment results will be affected by differences in working conditions, and the rationality of the regional temperature cannot be judged based on the water content.

基于以上研究,需要提供一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法,所述方法简单易实现,能够准确判断含水量是否合理,能够根据判断结果,降低或者提升电堆的排水量。Based on the above research, it is necessary to provide a method for judging the rationality of the water content of the fuel cell. The method is simple and easy to implement, can accurately judge whether the water content is reasonable, and can reduce or increase the drainage volume of the stack based on the judgment results.

发明内容Contents of the invention

本发明的目的在于提供一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法,所述方法仅需通过调节冷却液入口和出口的温度,即可判断电堆含水量是否合理,即简便,准确性又高,能够根据工况差异优化不同区域的温度。The object of the present invention is to provide a method for judging the rationality of the water content of a fuel cell. The method can judge whether the water content of the stack is reasonable by simply adjusting the temperatures of the coolant inlet and outlet, which is simple and highly accurate. , able to optimize the temperature in different areas according to differences in working conditions.

为达到此发明目的,本发明采用以下技术方案:In order to achieve the purpose of this invention, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

本发明提供了一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法,所述方法包括如下步骤:(1)燃料电池在正常额定工况下运行,测量此时电堆电压U0The invention provides a method for judging the rationality of the water content of a fuel cell. The method includes the following steps: (1) The fuel cell is operated under normal rated working conditions, and the stack voltage U 0 is measured at this time;

(2)步骤(1)测量电堆电压U0后,同时提高冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口温度,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则电堆的含水量过低;(2) Step (1) After measuring the stack voltage U 0 , increase the coolant inlet temperature and coolant outlet temperature at the same time. If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the water content of the stack is too low;

若燃料电池能稳定运行,测量此时电堆电压U1,若U1≥U0+△U,则电堆含水量过高;If the fuel cell can operate stably, measure the stack voltage U 1 at this time. If U 1U 0 + △U, the water content of the stack is too high;

(3)步骤(1)测量电堆电压U0后,或者步骤(2)判断完成后,同时降低冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口温度,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则电堆含水量过高;(3) After measuring the stack voltage U 0 in step (1), or after the judgment in step (2) is completed, reduce the coolant inlet temperature and coolant outlet temperature at the same time. If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the water content of the stack is too high. ;

若燃料电池能稳定运行,测量此时电堆电压U2,若U2≥U0+△U,则电堆含水量过低;If the fuel cell can operate stably, measure the stack voltage U 2 at this time. If U 2U 0 + △U, the stack water content is too low;

(4)步骤(3)判断完成后,增大冷却液出口温度和冷却液入口温度的差值,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则冷却液入口区域含水量过高;(4) After the judgment in step (3) is completed, increase the difference between the coolant outlet temperature and the coolant inlet temperature. If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the water content in the coolant inlet area is too high;

若燃料电池能稳定运行,测量此时的电堆电压U3,若U3≥U0+△U,则冷却液入口区域含水量过低;If the fuel cell can operate stably, measure the stack voltage U 3 at this time. If U 3U 0 +△U, the water content in the coolant inlet area is too low;

(5)步骤(3)判断完成后,增大冷却液出口温度和冷却液入口温度的差值,或者完成步骤(4)的判断后,提升冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口温度,同时保证冷却液出口温度与冷却液入口温度的差值不小于步骤(4)中所述差值,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则冷却液出口区域含水量过低;(5) After the judgment in step (3) is completed, increase the difference between the coolant outlet temperature and the coolant inlet temperature, or after the judgment in step (4) is completed, increase the coolant inlet temperature and the coolant outlet temperature while ensuring cooling The difference between the liquid outlet temperature and the coolant inlet temperature is not less than the difference described in step (4). If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the water content in the coolant outlet area is too low;

若燃料电池能稳定运行,测量此时的电堆电压U4,若U4≥U0+△U,则冷却液出口区域含水量过高;If the fuel cell can operate stably, measure the stack voltage U 4 at this time. If U 4U 0 + △U, the water content in the coolant outlet area is too high;

所述含水量指在正常额定工况下的含水量,所述△U为电堆总输出电压的需要响应处理的性能偏差阈值。The water content refers to the water content under normal rated working conditions, and the △U is the performance deviation threshold of the total output voltage of the stack that requires response processing.

本发明通过调节电堆冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口温度,就可对电堆含水量是否合理进行判断,其中,在提升电堆温度运行时,同时提升冷却液入口和出口的温度,通过判断此时电堆电压值,就能确定电堆含水量是否过高或过低,若含水量过高则需要提高排水量,若含水量过低则需要降低排水量;同时,作为本发明的另一种并列技术方案,可以通过降低电堆温度运行,也能判断电堆含水量是否合理;作为本发明的再一种并列技术方案,在进行完步骤(2)的提升电堆温度运行后,再进行降低电堆温度运行,能够再次判断电堆含水量的合理性,因此,本发明仅需通过同时升高或者降低冷却液入口或者出口的温度,即能够判断电堆含水量是否合理。The present invention can judge whether the water content of the stack is reasonable by adjusting the stack coolant inlet temperature and the coolant outlet temperature. When the stack temperature is raised during operation, the temperatures of the coolant inlet and outlet are simultaneously raised. By judging At this time, the voltage value of the stack can determine whether the water content of the stack is too high or too low. If the water content is too high, the drainage volume needs to be increased. If the water content is too low, the drainage volume needs to be reduced. At the same time, as another method of the present invention The parallel technical solution can be operated by lowering the stack temperature, and it can also be judged whether the water content of the stack is reasonable; as another parallel technical solution of the present invention, after the operation of increasing the stack temperature in step (2) is completed, the By lowering the temperature of the stack, the rationality of the water content of the stack can be judged again. Therefore, the present invention can determine whether the water content of the stack is reasonable by simultaneously raising or lowering the temperature of the coolant inlet or outlet.

本发明不仅能判断电堆的含水量是否合理,还能通过增大冷却液入口和出口的温度梯度判断区域含水量是否合理,从而判断出区域温度是否合理,成功对冷却液上游区域和下游区域的温度解耦;此外,本发明通过步骤(4)的判断后,在保证冷却液入口和出口具备较大温度梯度时,提升冷却液入口和出口的温度,从而能够判断出冷却液出口区域的含水量,从而判断出冷却液出口温度是否合理。The present invention can not only judge whether the water content of the stack is reasonable, but also judge whether the regional water content is reasonable by increasing the temperature gradient between the coolant inlet and outlet, thereby judging whether the regional temperature is reasonable, and successfully control the upstream and downstream areas of the coolant. The temperature decoupling of Moisture content to determine whether the coolant outlet temperature is reasonable.

本发明步骤(2)和步骤(3)的顺序可以调换,步骤(4)和步骤(5)的顺序可以调换,但是需要保证步骤(4)和步骤(5)在步骤(2)和步骤(3)之后进行,否则会影响含水量判断的准确性。The order of step (2) and step (3) of the present invention can be exchanged, and the order of step (4) and step (5) can be exchanged, but it is necessary to ensure that step (4) and step (5) are in step (2) and step (5). 3) Do it later, otherwise it will affect the accuracy of moisture content judgment.

本发明所述含水量合理,过高或者过低,均是指在正常额定工况下的情况,不是指燃料电池当下时刻的含水量。The water content mentioned in the present invention is reasonable, too high or too low, which refers to the situation under normal rated working conditions, and does not refer to the water content of the fuel cell at the current moment.

优选地,所述步骤(2)中,若U1<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理。Preferably, in step (2), if U 1 <U 0 + ΔU, the water content of the stack is reasonable.

优选地,所述步骤(3)中,若U2<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理。Preferably, in step (3), if U 2 <U 0 +ΔU, the water content of the stack is reasonable.

优选地,所述步骤(2)判断完成后,进行步骤(3)所述降低冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口温度的后续步骤。Preferably, after the determination in step (2) is completed, the subsequent steps of reducing the coolant inlet temperature and the coolant outlet temperature in step (3) are performed.

优选地,所述步骤(4)中,若U3<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理。Preferably, in the step (4), if U 3 <U 0 +ΔU, the water content of the stack is reasonable.

优选地,所述步骤(5)中,若U4<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理。Preferably, in step (5), if U 4 <U 0 +ΔU, the water content of the stack is reasonable.

优选地,所述完成步骤(4)的判断后,提升冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口温度,进行后续判断。Preferably, after completing the judgment in step (4), the coolant inlet temperature and the coolant outlet temperature are raised to make subsequent judgments.

优选地,完成步骤(5)后,将燃料电池恢复至正常额定工况运行。Preferably, after completing step (5), the fuel cell is restored to normal rated operating conditions.

优选地,所述冷却液入口区域含水量过低,则冷却液入口温度过高;Preferably, if the water content in the cooling liquid inlet area is too low, the cooling liquid inlet temperature will be too high;

优选地,所述冷却液入口区域含水量过高,则冷却液入口温度过低。Preferably, if the water content in the cooling liquid inlet area is too high, the cooling liquid inlet temperature will be too low.

本发明根据区域含水量进行实时调节,保证燃料电池的正常运行,如冷却液入口区域含水量过低,则冷却液入口温度过高,需要降低冷却液入口温度。由于燃料电池活性区域局部温度决定该部分的饱和蒸汽压,也因此决定了排水性能和含水量等影响燃料电池运行性能的关键因素。The invention performs real-time adjustment according to the regional water content to ensure the normal operation of the fuel cell. If the water content in the coolant inlet area is too low, the coolant inlet temperature will be too high, and the coolant inlet temperature needs to be lowered. Since the local temperature in the active area of the fuel cell determines the saturated vapor pressure of this part, it also determines key factors that affect the operating performance of the fuel cell, such as drainage performance and water content.

优选地,所述冷却液出口区域含水量过高,则冷却液出口温度过低。Preferably, if the water content in the cooling liquid outlet area is too high, the cooling liquid outlet temperature will be too low.

优选地,所述冷却液出口区域含水量过低,则冷却液出口温度过高。Preferably, if the water content in the cooling liquid outlet area is too low, the cooling liquid outlet temperature will be too high.

本发明通过步骤(4)的判断后,在保证冷却液入口和出口具备较大温度梯度时,提升冷却液入口和出口的温度,从而能够判断出冷却液出口区域的含水量,从而判断出冷却液出口温度是否合理,若冷却液出口区域含水量过高,则冷却液出口温度过低,需要提升冷却液出口温度。After the present invention passes the judgment in step (4), when ensuring that the coolant inlet and outlet have a large temperature gradient, the temperature of the coolant inlet and outlet is increased, so that the water content of the coolant outlet area can be judged, thereby judging the cooling Check whether the liquid outlet temperature is reasonable. If the water content in the coolant outlet area is too high, the coolant outlet temperature is too low and the coolant outlet temperature needs to be raised.

优选地,所述冷却液入口温度为60-80℃,例如可以是60℃、65℃、70℃、75℃或80℃,但不仅限于所列举的数值,数值范围内其它未列举的数值同样适用。Preferably, the cooling liquid inlet temperature is 60-80°C, for example, it can be 60°C, 65°C, 70°C, 75°C or 80°C, but is not limited to the listed values. Other unlisted values within the numerical range are the same. Be applicable.

优选地,所述冷却液出口温度为70-90℃,例如可以是70℃、75℃、80℃、85℃或90℃,但不仅限于所列举的数值,数值范围内其它未列举的数值同样适用。Preferably, the cooling liquid outlet temperature is 70-90°C, for example, it can be 70°C, 75°C, 80°C, 85°C or 90°C, but is not limited to the listed values, and other unlisted values within the numerical range are the same. Be applicable.

为了保证电堆正常运行,同时为了得到准确的判断结果,优选冷却液入口温度在60-80℃内变化,所述冷却液出口温度在70-90℃内变化。In order to ensure the normal operation of the stack and obtain accurate judgment results, it is preferred that the coolant inlet temperature changes within 60-80°C, and the coolant outlet temperature changes within 70-90°C.

本发明所述冷却液入口和出口的温度变化是根据冷却液泵流量和散热风扇气流量的变化实现。The temperature changes of the coolant inlet and outlet of the present invention are realized according to the changes of the coolant pump flow rate and the cooling fan air flow rate.

优选地,步骤(2)-步骤(5)所述△U分别独立地不低于2mV/单电池,例如可以是2mV/单电池、5mV/单电池、10mV/单电池、15mV/单电池、20mV/单电池、25mV/单电池、30mV/单电池或35mV/单电池,但不仅限于所列举的数值,数值范围内其它未列举的数值同样适用,优选为20mV/单电池。Preferably, △U in steps (2) to (5) are independently not less than 2mV/cell, for example, it can be 2mV/cell, 5mV/cell, 10mV/cell, 15mV/cell, 20mV/single cell, 25mV/single cell, 30mV/single cell or 35mV/single cell, but not limited to the listed values, other unlisted values within the numerical range are also applicable, preferably 20mV/single cell.

优选地,所述稳定运行的时间为10s-30min,例如可以是10s、30s、1min、5min、10min、15min、20min、25min或30min,但不仅限于所列举的数值,数值范围内其它未列举的数值同样适用,优选为30s-5min。Preferably, the stable operation time is 10s-30min, for example, it can be 10s, 30s, 1min, 5min, 10min, 15min, 20min, 25min or 30min, but is not limited to the listed values, and other values within the range are not listed. The same numerical value applies, preferably 30s-5min.

本发明所述稳定运行时间从冷却液入口出口温度达到并维持在设定值时开始计时。The stable operation time of the present invention starts from when the coolant inlet and outlet temperature reaches and maintains at the set value.

作为本发明的优选技术方案,所述方法包括如下步骤:As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the method includes the following steps:

(1)燃料电池在正常额定工况下运行,测量此时电堆电压U0(1) The fuel cell is operating under normal rated working conditions, and the stack voltage U 0 is measured at this time;

(2)步骤(1)测量电堆电压U0后,同时提高冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口温度,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则电堆的含水量过低;(2) Step (1) After measuring the stack voltage U 0 , increase the coolant inlet temperature and coolant outlet temperature at the same time. If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the water content of the stack is too low;

若燃料电池能稳定运行30s-5min,测量此时电堆电压U1,若U1<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理,若U1≥U0+△U,则电堆含水量过高;If the fuel cell can run stably for 30s-5min, measure the stack voltage U 1 at this time. If U 1 <U 0 +△U, then the water content of the stack is reasonable. If U 1 ≥U 0 +△U, the stack contains Water volume is too high;

(3)步骤(2)判断完成后,同时降低冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口温度,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则电堆含水量过高;(3) After the judgment in step (2) is completed, lower the coolant inlet temperature and coolant outlet temperature at the same time. If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the water content of the stack is too high;

若燃料电池能稳定运行30s-5min,测量此时电堆电压U2,若U2<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理,若U2≥U0+△U,则电堆含水量过低;If the fuel cell can run stably for 30s-5min, measure the stack voltage U 2 at this time. If U 2 <U 0 +△U, then the water content of the stack is reasonable. If U 2 ≥U 0 +△U, the stack contains Water volume is too low;

(4)步骤(3)判断完成后,增大冷却液出口温度和冷却液入口温度的差值,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则冷却液入口区域含水量过高,冷却液入口温度过低;(4) After the judgment in step (3) is completed, increase the difference between the coolant outlet temperature and the coolant inlet temperature. If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the water content in the coolant inlet area is too high and the coolant inlet temperature is too low;

若燃料电池能稳定运行30s-5min,测量此时的电堆电压U3,若U3<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理,若U3≥U0+△U,则冷却液入口区域含水量过低,冷却液入口温度过高;If the fuel cell can run stably for 30s-5min, measure the stack voltage U 3 at this time. If U 3 <U 0 +△U, then the water content of the stack is reasonable. If U 3 ≥U 0 +△U, the coolant The water content in the inlet area is too low and the coolant inlet temperature is too high;

(5)步骤(4)判断完成后,提升冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口温度,同时保证冷却液出口温度与冷却液入口温度的差值不小于步骤(4)中所述差值,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则冷却液出口区域含水量过低,冷却液出口温度过高;(5) After the judgment in step (4) is completed, increase the coolant inlet temperature and coolant outlet temperature, while ensuring that the difference between the coolant outlet temperature and the coolant inlet temperature is not less than the difference stated in step (4). If the fuel If the battery cannot operate stably, the water content in the coolant outlet area is too low and the coolant outlet temperature is too high;

若燃料电池能稳定运行30s-5min,测量此时的电堆电压U4,若U4<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理,若U4≥U0+△U,则冷却液出口区域含水量过高,冷却液出口温度过低;If the fuel cell can run stably for 30s-5min, measure the stack voltage U 4 at this time. If U 4 <U 0 +△U, then the water content of the stack is reasonable. If U 4 ≥U 0 +△U, the coolant The water content in the outlet area is too high and the coolant outlet temperature is too low;

(6)步骤(5)判断完成后,将燃料电池恢复至正常额定工况运行;(6) After the judgment in step (5) is completed, return the fuel cell to normal rated operating conditions;

所述含水量指在正常额定工况下的含水量,所述△U为电堆电压的误差值。The water content refers to the water content under normal rated working conditions, and the △U is the error value of the stack voltage.

相对于现有技术,本发明具有以下有益效果:Compared with the existing technology, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

本发明通过提升电堆温度运行和降低电堆温度运行,再根据电堆运行情况以及电压大小,能够判断出电堆含水量是否合理,从而能够根据判断结果,降低或者提升电堆的排水量;同时,本发明还通过改变冷却液入口温度和出口温度的温度梯度,即通过改变出口温度和入口温度之间的差值,得到了区域含水量的判断结果,具体能够判断冷却液的入口温度和出口温度是否合理,实现了冷却液上游区域和下游区域的温度解耦,从而能够根据性能变化分析各区域的含水量。The present invention can determine whether the water content of the stack is reasonable by increasing the stack temperature and lowering the stack temperature, and then based on the stack operation conditions and voltage, so that the drainage volume of the stack can be reduced or increased based on the judgment results; at the same time, , the present invention also obtains the judgment result of the regional water content by changing the temperature gradient between the inlet temperature and the outlet temperature of the coolant, that is, by changing the difference between the outlet temperature and the inlet temperature. Specifically, it can judge the inlet temperature and outlet temperature of the coolant. Whether the temperature is reasonable, the temperature of the upstream and downstream areas of the coolant is decoupled, so that the water content of each area can be analyzed based on performance changes.

附图说明Description of the drawings

图1为本发明实施例1所述方法的流程图。Figure 1 is a flow chart of the method according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

具体实施方式Detailed ways

下面通过具体实施方式来进一步说明本发明的技术方案。本领域技术人员应该明了,所述实施例仅仅是帮助理解本发明,不应视为对本发明的具体限制。The technical solution of the present invention will be further described below through specific implementations. Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments are only to help understand the present invention and should not be regarded as specific limitations of the present invention.

实施例1Example 1

本实施例提供了一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法,所述方法的流程图如图1所示,所述方法包括如下步骤:This embodiment provides a method for judging the rationality of the water content of a fuel cell. The flow chart of the method is shown in Figure 1. The method includes the following steps:

(1)燃料电池在正常额定工况下运行,其中,此时冷却液入口温度为70℃,冷却液出口温度为80℃,测量此时电堆电压U0(1) The fuel cell operates under normal rated operating conditions, where the coolant inlet temperature is 70°C and the coolant outlet temperature is 80°C. Measure the stack voltage U 0 at this time;

(2)步骤(1)测量电堆电压U0后,提升电堆温度运行,提高冷却液入口温度至80℃,冷却液出口温度至90℃,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则电堆的含水量过低,需要降低排水量;(2) Step (1) After measuring the stack voltage U 0 , increase the stack temperature operation, increase the coolant inlet temperature to 80°C, and the coolant outlet temperature to 90°C. If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the content of the stack The water volume is too low and the drainage volume needs to be reduced;

若燃料电池能稳定运行5min,测量此时电堆电压U1,若U1<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理,正常额定工况运行,若U1≥U0+△U,则电堆含水量过高,需要提高排水量;If the fuel cell can run stably for 5 minutes, measure the stack voltage U 1 at this time. If U 1 <U 0 +△U, then the water content of the stack is reasonable and it will operate under normal rated working conditions. If U 1 ≥U 0 +△U, The water content of the stack is too high and the drainage volume needs to be increased;

(3)步骤(2)判断完成后,降低电堆温度运行,降低冷却液入口温度至60℃,冷却液出口温度至70℃,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则电堆含水量过高,需要提高排水量;(3) After the judgment in step (2) is completed, lower the stack temperature for operation, lower the coolant inlet temperature to 60°C, and the coolant outlet temperature to 70°C. If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the water content of the stack is too high. Improve drainage;

若燃料电池能稳定运行5min,测量此时电堆电压U2,若U2<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理,正常额定工况运行,若U2≥U0+△U,则电堆含水量过低,需要降低排水量;If the fuel cell can run stably for 5 minutes, measure the stack voltage U 2 at this time. If U 2 <U 0 +△U, then the stack water content is reasonable and it will operate under normal rated working conditions. If U 2 ≥U 0 +△U, The water content of the stack is too low and the drainage volume needs to be reduced;

(4)步骤(3)判断完成后,加大温度梯度运行,将冷却液出口温度升至80℃,此时低冷却液入口温度为60℃,冷却液出口温度为80℃,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则冷却液入口区域含水量过高,冷却液入口温度过低,需要提升冷却液入口温度;(4) After the judgment in step (3) is completed, increase the temperature gradient operation and raise the coolant outlet temperature to 80°C. At this time, the low coolant inlet temperature is 60°C and the coolant outlet temperature is 80°C. If the fuel cell cannot To ensure stable operation, the water content in the coolant inlet area is too high and the coolant inlet temperature is too low. The coolant inlet temperature needs to be raised;

若燃料电池能稳定运行5min,测量此时的电堆电压U3,若U3<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理,正常额定工况运行,若U3≥U0+△U,则冷却液入口区域含水量过低,冷却液入口温度过高,需要降低冷却液入口温度;If the fuel cell can run stably for 5 minutes, measure the stack voltage U 3 at this time. If U 3 <U 0 +△U, then the stack water content is reasonable and the stack operates under normal rated working conditions. If U 3 ≥U 0 +△U , then the water content in the coolant inlet area is too low and the coolant inlet temperature is too high, so the coolant inlet temperature needs to be lowered;

(5)步骤(4)判断完成后,提升冷却液入口温度至70℃,冷却液出口温度至90℃,若燃料电池无法稳定运行,则冷却液出口区域含水量过低,冷却液出口温度过高,需要降低冷却液出口温度;(5) After the judgment in step (4) is completed, increase the coolant inlet temperature to 70°C and the coolant outlet temperature to 90°C. If the fuel cell cannot operate stably, the water content in the coolant outlet area is too low and the coolant outlet temperature is too high. High, the coolant outlet temperature needs to be lowered;

若燃料电池能稳定运行5min,测量此时的电堆电压U4,若U4<U0+△U,则电堆含水量合理,正常额定工况运行,若U4≥U0+△U,则冷却液出口区域含水量过高,冷却液出口温度过低,需要提升冷却液出口温度;If the fuel cell can run stably for 5 minutes, measure the stack voltage U 4 at this time. If U 4 <U 0 +△U, then the stack water content is reasonable and the stack operates under normal rated working conditions. If U 4 ≥U 0 +△U , then the water content in the coolant outlet area is too high and the coolant outlet temperature is too low, so the coolant outlet temperature needs to be increased;

(6)步骤(5)判断完成后,将燃料电池恢复至正常额定工况运行,此时冷却液入口温度为70℃,冷却液出口温度为80℃;(6) After the judgment in step (5) is completed, return the fuel cell to normal rated operating conditions. At this time, the coolant inlet temperature is 70°C and the coolant outlet temperature is 80°C;

其中,所述含水量指在正常额定工况下的含水量,所述△U为20mV/单电池。Wherein, the water content refers to the water content under normal rated working conditions, and the △U is 20mV/single cell.

由实施例1可知,步骤(2)和步骤(3)能够判断电堆含水量过高或过低,通过判断结果能够适应性的提高或降低排水量,从而保证了燃料电池的正常运行;步骤(4)和步骤(5)通过增大温度梯度,以及保证温度梯度较大的基础上提升温度,能够判断冷却液入口附近区域和出口附近区域的含水量是否过高或过低,从而能够根据判断结果调整冷却液入口和出口处的温度,实现了冷却液上游区域和下游区域的温度解耦。It can be seen from Embodiment 1 that steps (2) and (3) can determine whether the water content of the stack is too high or too low. Through the judgment results, the drainage volume can be adaptively increased or reduced, thereby ensuring the normal operation of the fuel cell; step ( 4) and step (5) can determine whether the water content in the area near the coolant inlet and outlet is too high or too low by increasing the temperature gradient and ensuring that the temperature gradient is large. As a result, the temperatures at the coolant inlet and outlet are adjusted, achieving temperature decoupling between the upstream and downstream areas of the coolant.

同时,本发明所述判断方法仅涉及改变冷却入口及出口处的温度,以及电堆电压的测量,耗时短,操作简便。At the same time, the judgment method of the present invention only involves changing the temperature at the cooling inlet and outlet and measuring the stack voltage, which is short in time and easy to operate.

实施例2Example 2

本实施例提供了一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法,所述方法除了步骤(2)所述提高冷却液入口温度至85℃,冷却液出口温度至95℃以外,其余均与实施例1相同。This embodiment provides a method for judging the rationality of the water content of a fuel cell. Except for increasing the coolant inlet temperature to 85°C and the coolant outlet temperature to 95°C as described in step (2), the method is the same as in the embodiment. 1 is the same.

实施例3Example 3

本实施例提供了一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法,所述方法除了步骤(4)所述冷却液入口温度为50℃以外,其余均与实施例1相同。This embodiment provides a method for judging the rationality of the water content of a fuel cell. The method is the same as Embodiment 1 except that the coolant inlet temperature in step (4) is 50°C.

由实施例1-3可知,冷却液入口温度优选在60-80℃内变化,出口温度优选在70-90℃内变化,从而能够进一步提升判断的准确性,同时能够保证燃料电池的运行。It can be seen from Examples 1-3 that the coolant inlet temperature preferably changes within 60-80°C, and the outlet temperature preferably changes within 70-90°C, which can further improve the accuracy of judgment and ensure the operation of the fuel cell.

综上所述,本发明提供了一种判断燃料电池含水量合理性的方法,所述方法仅需通过调节冷却液入口和出口的温度,就可实现电堆含水量是否合理进行判断,同时能够判断内部区域含水量的合理性,从而判断出了冷却液入口温度和冷却液出口处温度的合理性,即简便,准确性又高,又易实现,能够根据工况差异进行优化。To sum up, the present invention provides a method for judging the rationality of the water content of a fuel cell. The method only needs to adjust the temperature of the coolant inlet and outlet to judge whether the water content of the stack is reasonable. At the same time, it can Determine the rationality of the water content in the internal area, thereby determining the rationality of the coolant inlet temperature and coolant outlet temperature, which is simple, highly accurate, easy to implement, and can be optimized according to differences in working conditions.

以上所述仅为本发明的具体实施方式,但本发明的保护范围并不局限于此,所属技术领域的技术人员应该明了,任何属于本技术领域的技术人员在本发明揭露的技术范围内,可轻易想到的变化或替换,均落在本发明的保护范围和公开范围之内。The above are only specific embodiments of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Those skilled in the technical field should understand that any person skilled in the technical field, within the technical scope disclosed in the present invention, Changes or substitutions that can be easily imagined fall within the protection scope and disclosure scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A method of determining the water content rationality of a fuel cell, said method comprising the steps of:
(1) The fuel cell operates under normal rated condition, and the stack voltage U is measured 0
(2) Step (1) measuring the pile voltage U 0 Then, the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet are increased at the same time, and if the fuel cell cannot stably operate, the water content of the electric pile is too low;
if the fuel cell can stably operate, the stack voltage U at the moment is measured 1 If U 1 <U 0 If delta U is not shown, the water content of the electric pile is reasonable, the electric pile operates under normal rated working conditions, if U is not shown 1 ≥U 0 If delta U is in the range, the water content of the electric pile is too high;
(3) Step (1) measuring the pile voltage U 0 Then, or after the step (2) is judged to be finished, simultaneously reducing the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet, and if the fuel cell cannot stably run, the water content of the electric pile is too high;
if the fuel cell can stably operate, the stack voltage U at the moment is measured 2 If U 2 ≥U 0 If delta U is in the range, the water content of the electric pile is too low;
(4) After the step (3) is finished, increasing the difference value between the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet, and if the fuel cell cannot stably run, the water content of the cooling liquid inlet area is too high;
if the fuel cell can stably operate, the stack voltage U at the moment is measured 3 If U 3 ≥U 0 If delta U is exceeded, the water content of the coolant inlet region is too low;
(5) After the step (3) is finished, increasing the difference value between the cooling liquid outlet temperature and the cooling liquid inlet temperature, and simultaneously ensuring that the difference value between the cooling liquid outlet temperature and the cooling liquid inlet temperature is not smaller than the difference value in the step (4), or after the step (4) is finished, increasing the cooling liquid inlet temperature and the cooling liquid outlet temperature, and simultaneously ensuring that the difference value between the cooling liquid outlet temperature and the cooling liquid inlet temperature is not smaller than the difference value in the step (4), and if the fuel cell cannot stably operate, the water content of a cooling liquid outlet area is too low;
if the fuel cell can stably operate, the stack voltage U at the moment is measured 4 If U 4 ≥U 0 If delta U is exceeded, the water content of the cooling liquid outlet area is too high;
the water content refers to the water content under the normal rated working condition, and the DeltaU is a performance deviation threshold value of the total output voltage of the electric pile, which needs to be responded and processed.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (2), if U 1 <U 0 If delta U is in the range, the water content of the galvanic pile is reasonable;
in the step (3), if U 2 <U 0 If delta U is in the range, the water content of the galvanic pile is reasonable;
and (3) after the step (2) is judged to be finished, carrying out the subsequent steps of reducing the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet in the step (3).
3. The method of claim 1, wherein in step (4), if U 3 <U 0 If delta U is in the range, the water content of the galvanic pile is reasonable;
in the step (5), if U 4 <U 0 If delta U is in the range, the water content of the galvanic pile is reasonable;
and (3) after the judgment in the step (4) is completed, raising the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet, and carrying out subsequent judgment.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein after step (5) is completed, the fuel cell is returned to normal nominal operating conditions.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the coolant inlet zone has a moisture content that is too low and the coolant inlet temperature is too high;
the coolant inlet temperature is too low if the coolant inlet region has too high a moisture content.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the coolant outlet temperature is too low if the coolant outlet zone moisture content is too high.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the coolant outlet zone has a water content that is too low and the coolant outlet temperature is too high.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the coolant inlet temperature is 60-80 ℃;
the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet is 70-90 ℃;
and (3) step (2) to step (5) wherein DeltaU is not less than 2 mV/single cell independently.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the steady operation time is 10s to 30min.
10. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:
(1) Fuel electricityThe cell operates under normal rated working condition, and the pile voltage U is measured 0
(2) Step (1) measuring the pile voltage U 0 Then, the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet are increased at the same time, and if the fuel cell cannot stably operate, the water content of the electric pile is too low;
if the fuel cell can stably run for 30s-5min, the stack voltage U is measured 1 If U 1 <U 0 If delta U is not shown, the water content of the pile is reasonable, if U 1 ≥U 0 If delta U is in the range, the water content of the electric pile is too high;
(3) After the step (2) is finished, the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet are reduced, and if the fuel cell cannot stably run, the water content of the electric pile is too high;
if the fuel cell can stably run for 30s-5min, the stack voltage U is measured 2 If U 2 <U 0 If delta U is not shown, the water content of the pile is reasonable, if U 2 ≥U 0 If delta U is in the range, the water content of the electric pile is too low;
(4) After the step (3) is finished, increasing the difference value between the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet, and if the fuel cell cannot stably run, the water content of the cooling liquid inlet area is too high, and the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet is too low;
if the fuel cell can stably run for 30s-5min, measuring the stack voltage U at the moment 3 If U 3 <U 0 If delta U is not shown, the water content of the pile is reasonable, if U 3 ≥U 0 If delta U is exceeded, the water content of the cooling liquid inlet area is too low, and the cooling liquid inlet temperature is too high;
(5) After the step (4) is finished, the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet are raised, meanwhile, the difference value between the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet and the temperature of the cooling liquid inlet is not smaller than the difference value in the step (4), if the fuel cell cannot stably run, the water content of the cooling liquid outlet area is too low, and the temperature of the cooling liquid outlet is too high;
if the fuel cell can stably run for 30s-5min, measuring the stack voltage U at the moment 4 If U 4 <U 0 If delta U is in the range of +, the water content of the pile is reasonableIf U 4 ≥U 0 If delta U is exceeded, the water content of the cooling liquid outlet area is too high, and the cooling liquid outlet temperature is too low;
(6) After the step (5) is judged to be completed, the fuel cell is restored to normal rated working condition operation;
the water content refers to the water content under the normal rated working condition, and the DeltaU is a performance deviation threshold value of the total output voltage of the electric pile, which needs to be responded and processed.
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