Patent ID: 7776479

Claim:
A fuel cell apparatus, comprising: a porous electrolyte support, said porous electrolyte support having a microelectromechanical systems body with micropore channels, 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.