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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2010
Benjamin D. Gould, Alexandria, VA (US);
Karen Swider Lyons, Alexandria, VA (US);
Olga A. Baturina, Burke, VA (US);
Benjamin D. Gould, Alexandria, VA (US);
Karen Swider Lyons, Alexandria, VA (US);
Olga A. Baturina, Burke, VA (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A method of improving the electrical performance of an operating fuel cell catalyst-containing cathode in a fuel cell connected to an electrical load by: reducing the flow of air to the cathode; disconnecting the load from the fuel cell; connecting a potentiostat to the fuel cell; cycling an applied voltage, current, or power to the fuel cell one or more times; disconnecting the potentiostat from the fuel cell; reconnecting the load to the fuel cell; and resuming the flow of air to the cathode.