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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
May. 23, 2005
Applicant:
Takaaki Sasaoka, Tsuchiura, JP;
Inventor:
Takaaki Sasaoka, Tsuchiura, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Cable, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A characteristic recovery apparatus is provided with a DMFC having anode and cathode electrodes; anode-side and cathode-side separators for feeding the anode and cathode electrodes with pure water or a solution and an oxygen-containing gas, respectively; a voltage-applying means for forcing current to flow between the electrodes in the same direction as a direction of current flow during power generation of the fuel cell; and a control means for controlling the voltage-applying means.