Method of inspecting output of fuel cell
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsHodaka Tsuge, Takashi Kato, Tadaaki Yamada, Ayumi Mizuno, You Shimomura
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Abstract
In a method of inspecting an output of a fuel cell, an oxidation step is performed, and thereafter, a measurement step is performed. In the oxidation step, oxidation treatment is applied to an electrode catalyst contained in an anode and a cathode. After the oxidation treatment is applied to the electrode catalyst of the anode and the cathode, in the measurement step, a measurement current which is smaller than a rated current of the fuel cell is applied to the anode and the cathode to measure the output of the fuel cell.
Claims4
A method of inspecting an output of a fuel cell, the fuel cell comprising an electrolyte membrane of solid polymer, an anode provided on one surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode provided on the other surface of the electrolyte membrane,
- the method comprising:
- an oxidation step of applying oxidation treatment to an electrode catalyst contained in the anode and the cathode;
- and
- a measurement step of measuring the output of the fuel cell after the oxidation treatment is applied to the electrode catalyst, by applying a measurement current which is smaller than a rated current of the fuel cell to the anode and the cathode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.