Patent ID: 7981560
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cell that uses a fuel and an oxidant, the fuel cell comprising a micro-electro-mechanical system that includes: a substrate; an electrolyte on the substrate; a cathode on the electrolyte; an anode on the electrolyte and laterally spaced apart from the cathode; at least one chamber extending over only one of the cathode and the anode, the at least one chamber including an integral manifold for at least one of the fuel and the oxidant; and an opening extending through the substrate under the chamber, the opening communicating with the chamber, whereby the opening is configured for flow of at least one of the fuel and the oxidant into the chamber, and wherein the substrate thins under the anode and the cathode, leaving a membrane portion of the substrate supporting the anode and the cathode.