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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
Yasuo Takebe, Uji, JP;
Kazuhito Hatoh, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Kusakabe, Sakai, JP;
Teruhisa Kanbara, Toyonaka, JP;
Makoto Uchida, Hirakata, JP;
Shinya Kosako, Kobe, JP;
Yoichiro Tsuji, Katano, JP;
Yasushi Sugawara, Higashiosaka, JP;
Yasuo Takebe, Uji, JP;
Kazuhito Hatoh, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Kusakabe, Sakai, JP;
Teruhisa Kanbara, Toyonaka, JP;
Makoto Uchida, Hirakata, JP;
Shinya Kosako, Kobe, JP;
Yoichiro Tsuji, Katano, JP;
Yasushi Sugawara, Higashiosaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A method of operating a fuel cell capable of suppressing degradation of a fuel cell caused by starting and stopping of the fuel cell, including carrying out a restoring operation by decreasing a voltage of the cathode following termination of the fuel cell.