Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Kosuke Katsuta

Kazumi Sugita

Naotoshi Miyamoto

Shigemitsu Nomoto

A method of activating a catalyst for a fuel cell in order to perform catalyst activation in a cathode electrode of the fuel cell includes a first process in which hydrogen is supplied into an anode electrode, the side of an air supply line of the cathode electrode is sealed, and the side of an air exhaust line of the cathode electrode is opened to an atmosphere, a second process in which the side of the air exhaust line of the cathode electrode is sealed after the first process, and a third process in which catalyst activation is performed in the cathode electrode after the second process.

Method of activating catalyst for fuel cell

A loading-unloading assist system includes a holder that holds a plurality of single cells such that the single cells are detachable from the holder, and a lifting device that moves the holder up and down. The holder holds the plurality of single cells in a state where the single cells are arrayed in a straight line at predetermined intervals.

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Kosuke Katsuta