Patents by Inventor Tetsushi YAMAZAKI

Tetsushi YAMAZAKI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Solid oxide fuel cell system and method of controlling the same
    Patent number: 10547068
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell system includes a solid oxide fuel cell, a combustor disposed in a cathode gas supply line of the fuel cell, a fuel supply unit configured to supply a fuel to the combustor, and a cathode gas supply unit configured to supply a cathode gas to the cathode gas supply line. The system further includes a stop control unit configured to perform a stop control of the fuel cell, which includes a control that sets a cathode gas supply amount from the cathode gas supply unit to a predetermined amount and a control that supplies the fuel from the fuel supply unit in a supply amount corresponding to the cathode gas supply amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsushi Yamazaki, Tatsuya Yaguchi, Takeshi Shiomi
  • SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20180375127
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell system includes a solid oxide fuel cell, a combustor disposed in a cathode gas supply line of the fuel cell, a fuel supply unit configured to supply a fuel to the combustor, and a cathode gas supply unit configured to supply a cathode gas to the cathode gas supply line. The system further includes a stop control unit configured to perform a stop control of the fuel cell, which includes a control that sets a cathode gas supply amount from the cathode gas supply unit to a predetermined amount and a control that supplies the fuel from the fuel supply unit in a supply amount corresponding to the cathode gas supply amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsushi YAMAZAKI, Tatsuya YAGUCHI, Takeshi SHIOMI