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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2018
Applicant:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hodaka Tsuge, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Takashi Kato, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Tadaaki Yamada, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Koichiro Sato, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 8/04225 (2016.01); H01M 8/1007 (2016.01); H01M 8/04701 (2016.01); H01M 8/04029 (2016.01); H01M 8/04223 (2016.01); H01M 8/1018 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/04225 (2016.02); H01M 8/04029 (2013.01); H01M 8/04268 (2013.01); H01M 8/04701 (2013.01); H01M 8/1007 (2016.02); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of activating a fuel cell includes an energizing step. In the energizing step, a hydrogen gas as an anode gas is supplied to an anode, and an inert gas as a cathode gas is supplied to a cathode to produce a potential difference between the anode and the cathode. In this state, current is applied between the anode and the cathode.