Reaction chamber arrangement and a method for forming a reaction chamber arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9257724-B2
Application number	US-201113336023-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2011
Priority date	Dec 23, 2011
Publication date	Feb 9, 2016
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016

Abstract

A reaction chamber arrangement is provided, the reaction chamber arrangement including a first chemical reaction chamber; a second chemical reaction chamber; an isolation member between the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber, wherein a first electrode is mounted on a first side of the isolation member, an exposed surface of the first electrode facing into the first chemical reaction chamber and wherein a second electrode is mounted on a second side of the isolation member, an exposed surface of the second electrode facing into the second chemical reaction chamber; and an electronic component configured to measure or control at least one of the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber, wherein the electronic component is arranged between and connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, and at least partially surrounded by an isolation material of the isolation member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A reaction chamber arrangement, comprising:
a first chemical reaction chamber;
a second chemical reaction chamber;
an isolation member between the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber, wherein a first electrode is mounted on a first side of the isolation member, an exposed surface of the first electrode facing into the first chemical reaction chamber and wherein a second electrode is mounted on a second side of the isolation member, an exposed surface of the second electrode facing into the second chemical reaction chamber; and
an electronic component configured to measure or control at least one of the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber, wherein the electronic component is arranged between and connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, and at least partially surrounded by an isolation material of the isolation member.

2. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are electrically coupled through the isolation member to allow a charge carrier flow between the first electrode and the second electrode during a chemical reaction in the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber.

3. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic component is configured to control a flow of charge carriers in at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode to generate a chemical reaction within at least one of the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber.

4. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising
a first further electrode, wherein the first chemical reaction chamber is electrically coupled between the first electrode and the first further electrode; and wherein an exposed surface of the first further electrode faces into the first chemical reaction chamber; and
a second further electrode, wherein the second chemical reaction chamber is electrically coupled between the second electrode and the second further electrode; and wherein an exposed surface of the second further electrode faces into the second chemical reaction chamber.

5. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first isolated carrier and a second isolated carrier;
wherein the first chemical reaction chamber and the first electrode are formed over the first isolated carrier; and
wherein the second chemical reaction chamber and the second electrode are formed over the second isolated carrier;
wherein the first isolated carrier is joined to the second isolated carrier by means of the isolation member joining the first electrode and the second electrode.

6. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a photovoltaic cell arrangement,
wherein at least one of the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber comprises a photovoltaic material configured to generate a flow of charge carriers in at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode in response to a photo-induced chemical reaction in the photovoltaic material.

7. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a battery cell arrangement,
wherein at least one of the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber comprises an electrolyte configured to generate a flow of charge carriers in at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode in response to a movement of ions in the electrolyte between the first electrode and the second electrode.

8. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a sensor arrangement,
wherein at least one of the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber comprises a sensing area configured to generate a flow of charge carriers in at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode in response to a signal received by the sensing area.

9. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the reaction chamber arrangement comprises at least one sensor.

10. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 9 ,
wherein the at least one sensor comprises at least one sensor from at least one from the following group of sensors, the group consisting of:
a chemical sensor;
a biological sensor;
a biochemical sensor;
a pressure sensor; and
a temperature sensor.

11. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are adhered to the isolating member.

12. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic component is adhered between the first electrode and the second electrode in the isolating member.

13. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode through the electronic component embedded in the isolating member.

14. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic component is configured to measure or control one or more signals associated with a flow of charge carriers between the first electrode and the second electrode.

15. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic component is configured to measure or control at least one signal from the following group of signals of at least one of the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber, the group of signals consisting of: current flow, charge concentration, charge homogeneity, current homogeneity, voltage, temperature.

16. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic component is configured to identify at least one of the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber.

17. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic component is configured to measure or control the first chemical reaction chamber independently from the second chemical reaction chamber.

18. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic component is configured to provide feedback between the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber,
wherein behavior of the first chemical reaction chamber and the second chemical reaction chamber are interdependent.

19. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the electronic component is configured to measure or control a region of the first chemical reaction chamber independently from at least a further region of the first chemical reaction chamber.

20. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first electrode and the second electrode each comprises at least one from the following group of materials, the group consisting of: Cu, Al, Sn, Zn, Au, Pt, Pd, Ag, Hg, W, Cr, Mn, Pb, C, carbon, metals or metal alloys.

21. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 1 ,
wherein the isolating member comprises an electrically insulating material.

22. The reaction chamber arrangement according to claim 21 ,
wherein the isolating member comprises at least one from the following group of materials, the group consisting of: an epoxy, a polymer, a laminate, a plastic, a thermoplastic, a foil, a thermoplastic pressed foil.

Assignees

• Elian Klaus
• Infineon Technologies Ag

Inventors

• Elian Klaus

Classifications

• H01M10/48

  Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte (constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569) · CPC title

• H01M10/42 Primary

  Methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance of secondary cells or secondary half-cells (H01M10/60 takes precedence) · CPC title

• Y10T29/49826

  Assembling or joining · CPC title

• Y10T29/49002

  Electrical device making · CPC title

• Y02E60/10

  Energy storage using batteries · CPC title