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(a)水位センサ76の検出信号Sが水あり判定である。
(b)燃料電池スタック12の目標電流値Ocが所定の電流閾値Tc以下である。
(c)ドレイン弁74が開弁されている。
(d)(a)~(c)の状態での経過時間が所定の時間閾値Ttを経過している。
(e)水位センサ76が上下限故障Bsではない。
(f)気液分離器60又はドレイン弁74が凍結していない。
14…アノード系装置 42…アノード排出管
58…ドレイン管 60…気液分離器
64b…貯留部 74…ドレイン弁
76…水位センサ 80…制御部
86…DTC判定部 88…アノード系排出処理部
90…水あり故障判定部 94…報知部
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- 燃料電池スタックに連通した気液分離器内に貯留される水の有無を検出可能な検出センサの故障検知処理方法であって、
前記燃料電池スタックから排出され、前記燃料電池スタックに戻されるガスに含まれる窒素分圧に基づいて、前記燃料電池スタックの電流出力を制御する制御部により、前記検出センサが水ありを検出し、且つ前記燃料電池スタックの発電電流値が所定の電流閾値以下であり、且つ前記気液分離器内の前記水を排出するドレイン弁が開弁であるときに実条件を満たしたことを、前記燃料電池スタックの発電中に判定する条件判定ステップと、
前記制御部により、時間閾値を超えて前記実条件が成立し続ける場合に、前記検出センサの故障を判定する故障判定ステップとを有する
故障検知処理方法。 - 請求項1記載の故障検知処理方法において、
前記気液分離器は、前記燃料電池スタックにアノードガスを供給すると共に、前記燃料電池スタックからアノードオフガスを排出するアノード系装置の循環回路に設けられる
故障検知処理方法。 - 請求項1又は2記載の故障検知処理方法において、
前記故障判定ステップにより前記検出センサの故障を判定した場合に、前記制御部は、前記燃料電池スタックの発電中は前記ドレイン弁を常開状態とする開弁ステップを実施する
故障検知処理方法。 - 請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の故障検知処理方法において、
前記故障判定ステップにより前記検出センサの故障を判定した場合に、前記制御部は、報知部により前記検出センサの故障を報知する報知ステップを実施する
故障検知処理方法。 - 請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の故障検知処理方法において、
前記燃料電池スタックの発電電流値と比較する電流閾値は、前記気液分離器が水を排出する単位時間当たりの排水量に対し、前記燃料電池スタックの発電時に生成される単位時間当たりの生成水量が少なくなる電流値である
故障検知処理方法。 - 請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の故障検知処理方法において、
前記条件判定ステップでは、前記実条件の判定を行う前の前提条件として前記気液分離器及び前記ドレイン弁が凍結していないことを判定する
故障検知処理方法。 - 請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の故障検知処理方法において、
前記制御部は、前記検出センサの検出信号の値が予め設定された上下限故障範囲内である場合に当該検出センサの上下限故障を判定する構成であり、
前記条件判定ステップでは、前記実条件の判定を行う前の前提条件として前記検出センサが上下限故障をしていないことを判定する
故障検知処理方法。
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