Method for manufacture and structure of multiple electrochemistries and energy gathering components within a unified structure
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing an integrated battery and device structure, the method comprising:
- providing two or more stacked electrochemical cells integrated with each other formed overlying a surface of a substrate, the two or more stacked electrochemical cells comprising related two or more different electrochemistries; and
performing one or more sequential deposition processes in forming one or more devices integrally with the two or more stacked electrochemical cells to form the integrated battery and device structure as a unified structure overlying the surface of the substrate;
whereupon the one or more stacked electrochemical cells and the one or more devices are integrated as the unified structure using the one or more sequential deposition processes; and
wherein the integrated battery and device structure is configured such that the two or more stacked electrochemical cells and one or more devices are in electrical, chemical, and thermal conduction with each other.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method to design, manufacture and structure a multi-component energy device having a unified structure, wherein the individual components are chosen from the list consisting of electrochemical cells, photovoltaic cells, fuel-cells, capacitors, ultracapacitors, thermoelectric, piezoelectric, microelectromechanical turbines and energy scavengers. Said components are organized into a structure to achieve an energy density, power density, voltage range, current range and lifetime range that the single components could not achieve individually, i.e. to say the individual components complement each other. The individual components form a hybrid structure, wherein the elements are in electrical, chemical and thermal conduction with each other. The electrochemical cells present multiple chemistries to accommodate a wider range of voltage and current compared to individual ones; energy-scavenging elements are utilized to collect energy and replenish it to other components within the unified structure.
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1. A method for manufacturing an integrated battery and device structure, the method comprising:
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providing two or more stacked electrochemical cells integrated with each other formed overlying a surface of a substrate, the two or more stacked electrochemical cells comprising related two or more different electrochemistries; and performing one or more sequential deposition processes in forming one or more devices integrally with the two or more stacked electrochemical cells to form the integrated battery and device structure as a unified structure overlying the surface of the substrate; whereupon the one or more stacked electrochemical cells and the one or more devices are integrated as the unified structure using the one or more sequential deposition processes; and wherein the integrated battery and device structure is configured such that the two or more stacked electrochemical cells and one or more devices are in electrical, chemical, and thermal conduction with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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3. A method for manufacturing an integrated battery and device structure, the method comprising:
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forming, using physical vapor deposition processes using one or more sequential deposition processes, two or more electrochemical cells integrated with each other overlying a surface of a substrate, the two or more electrochemical cells comprising related two or more different electrochemistries, the two or more electrochemical cells being two or more different electrochemistries in a stacked configuration; and forming one or more devices integrally with the two or more electrochemical cells to form the integrated battery and device structure overlying the surface of the substrate, wherein the integrated battery and device structure is configured such that the two or more electrochemical cells and one or more devices are in electrical, chemical, and thermal conduction with each other; wherein the one or more electrochemical cells and the one or more devices are integrated as a unified structure using the one or more sequential deposition processes that forms the unified structure; wherein the two or more electrochemical cells are configured as the stack in series and/or in parallel. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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