Fuel cell system without high pressure line of hydrogen supplying system and control method thereof
View Patent ↗a fuel cell system without a high pressure line of a hydrogen supplying system, including a gas charging line formed between a gas charging station and a high pressure vessel charged with gas by the gas charging station, and a gas supplying line formed between the high pressure vessel and a stack, includes: a regulator provided in the gas supplying line; a solenoid valve provided in the gas supplying line between the regulator and the high pressure vessel; and a check valve provided in a bypass line connecting one point of the gas supplying line between the regulator and the solenoid valve and one point of the gas charging line.
1. A fuel cell system, comprising:
a gas charging line disposed between a gas charging station and a pressure vessel charged with gas from the gas charging station, and a gas supplying line disposed between the pressure vessel and a stack;
a regulator disposed in the gas supplying line;
a solenoid valve disposed in the gas supplying line between the regulator and the pressure vessel; and
a check valve disposed in a bypass line connecting one point of the gas supplying line, which is located between the regulator and the solenoid valve, and one point of the gas charging line,
wherein the check valve is a one-way valve configured to allow gas passing through the check valve to be movable only in a direction from the gas supplying line to the gas charging line, and a pressure of the gas supplying line connected with the solenoid valve is reduced when the check valve is opened, for every start immediately after charging, so that a pressure difference is generated between a front end and a rear end of the solenoid valve, thereby correcting a leak inside the solenoid valve, and
wherein no intermediate components are present along the gas supplying line between the solenoid valve and the regulator.
2. The fuel cell system of claim 1 , wherein after the pressure vessel is charged with gas, the check valve is opened and then, in sequence, closed before the solenoid valve is opened.
3. The fuel cell system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first leak point, wherein a leak is able to happen in a flow path of the gas supplying line between the stack and the regulator.
4. The fuel cell system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a second leak point, wherein a leak is able to happen in a flow path of the gas charging line between the gas charging station and the check valve.
5. A fuel cell system, comprising:
a gas charging line disposed between a gas charging station and a pressure vessel charged with gas from the gas charging station, and a gas supplying line disposed between the pressure vessel and a stack;
a regulator disposed in the gas supplying line;
a solenoid valve disposed in the gas supplying line between the regulator and the pressure vessel;
a check valve disposed in a bypass line connecting one point of the gas supplying line, which is located between the regulator and the solenoid valve, and one point of the gas charging line; and
a pressure sensor fastened to the gas supplying line between the regulator and the solenoid valve,
wherein the check valve is a one-way valve configured to allow gas passing through the check valve to be movable only in a direction from the gas supplying line to the gas charging line, and a pressure of the gas supplying line connected with the solenoid valve is reduced when the check valve is opened, for every start immediately after charging, so that a pressure difference is generated between a front end and a rear end of the solenoid valve, thereby correcting a leak inside the solenoid valve, and
wherein no intermediate components are present along the gas supplying line between a sensor port of the pressure sensor and the regulator and along the gas supplying line between the sensor port of the pressure sensor and the solenoid valve.