NOVELTY - Chemoelectric generation with fuel cell involves supplying a fuel to an anode (120) of the fuel cell. An oxidizer is supplied to a cathode (130) of the fuel cell. At least two reforming operations of reverse current charging operation, forward current charging operation, oxygen-less operation and/or open circuit operation are performed on the fuel cell. The step of supplying the oxidizer involves decomposing potassium or sodium chlorate, or hydrogen peroxide to provide oxygen. The greater than or equal to2 reforming operations are performed intermittently, simultaneously, or sequentially.    USE - The method is used for chemoelectric generating with fuel cell, e.g. direct methanol fuel cell (110), useful for producing electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The chemoelectric generation operation uses the controller to monitor various cell performance parameters, e.g. the fuel cell voltage, load current, second power processing circuitry, and energy storage device. The controller monitors fuel cell operating status via status line; monitors fuel cell reversal, the fuel supply status, operating time elapse, and long-term performance decay; and can improve fuel cell performance by monitoring the cell performance parameters and intermittently applying four reforming operations either alone or in combination.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an apparatus for chemoelectric generation comprising an electrolyte (100) positioned partially between the anode and the cathode; a controllable switch for coupling a load between the anode and the cathode; and a controller constructed and arranged to control the fuel received by the anode, the oxidizer received by the cathode, the controllable switch, and to perform the at least two reforming operations.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a system block diagram of an operating fuel cell.    Direct methanol fuel cell (110)    Anode (120)    Cathode (130)    Load current (175)    External circuit (200)