Patent ID: 8247135
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A micro-fabricated flexible polymeric fuel cell comprising: a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyte layer having a first surface and a second surface and first and second spaced apart edges; a porous cathode layer disposed upon the first surface of the PEM electrolyte layer; a porous anode layer disposed upon the second surface of the PEM electrolyte layer; a porous current collector layer disposed upon the porous cathode layer, wherein the porous current collector layer has an edge connector that directly contacts the first surface of the PEM electrolyte layer along the first edge; and a porous current distributor layer disposed upon the porous anode layer, wherein the porous current distributor layer has an edge connector that directly contacts the second surface of the PEM electrolyte layer along the second edge; whereby current flows from the edge connector of the distributor layer through the fuel cell to the edge connector of the current collector layer.