Patent ID: 7855018

Claim:
A fuel cell apparatus, comprising: a porous electrolyte support, said porous electrolyte support having a microelectromechanical systems body with micropore channels, wherein said porous electrolyte support comprises a solgel; a phosphoric acid electrolyte reservoir; a phosphoric acid electrolyte in said phosphoric acid electrolyte reservoir and in said micropore channels of said porous electrolyte support; a cathode electrode contacting said microelectromechanical systems body with micropore channels and said phosphoric acid electrolyte; a cathode flow field formed by said micropore channels of said porous electrolyte support connecting said cathode electrode and said phosphoric acid electrolyte reservoir; an anode electrode contacting said microelectromechanical systems body with micropore channels and said phosphoric acid electrolyte; and an anode flow field formed by said micropore channels of said porous electrolyte support connecting said anode electrode and said phosphoric acid electrolyte reservoir.