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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Tim Z. Hossain, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel E. Posey, Granite Shoals, TX (US);
Inventors:
Tim Z. Hossain, Austin, TX (US);
Daniel E. Posey, Granite Shoals, TX (US);
Assignee:
Spansion LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01); H01M 6/50 (2006.01); B01J 38/04 (2006.01); B01J 38/10 (2006.01); B01J 38/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems that facilitate operating proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells are provided. The systems employ a fuel supply component that supplies fuel to the proton exchange membrane fuel cell; and a regeneration component that provides a reducing agent comprising a mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen, or a reducing plasma to a cathode catalyst of the proton exchange membrane fuel cell to reduce the cathode catalyst.