High-Pressure Compressor and System with a High-Pressure Compressor

Abstract

A high-pressure compressor and a system with a high-pressure compressor are described. In one example, the high-pressure compressor has a housing that surrounds at least one compressor chamber and a media chamber, wherein the compressor chamber and the media chamber are separated from one another in the housing via a diaphragm. The housing has at least one first connection, which opens into the media chamber and via which a medium can be introduced into and/or discharged from the media chamber. The housing has at least one second connection, which opens into the compressor chamber (330) and via which a gas or gas mixture can be introduced and/or discharged. The diaphragm is made of metal or a metal alloy and is deformable to compress a gas or gas mixture that can be introduced into the compressor chamber by introducing a medium into the media chamber.

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         10 . A high-pressure compressor for compressing a gas or gas mixture, comprising:
 at least one compressor chamber;   a media chamber;   a housing which surrounds the at least one compressor chamber and the media chamber;   wherein the at least one compressor chamber and the media chamber in the housing are separated from one another by at least one diaphragm;   wherein the housing comprises at least one first connection which opens into the media chamber and via which a medium can be introduced into or discharged from the media chamber;   wherein the housing comprises at least one second connection which opens into the compressor chamber and via which a gas or gas mixture can be introduced or discharged; and
 wherein the at least one diaphragm comprises a metal or a metal alloy and is deformable for compressing a gas or gas mixture that can be introduced into the compressor chamber by introducing a medium into the media chamber. 
   
     
     
         11 . The high-pressure compressor of  claim 10 , wherein the compressor chamber and the media chamber have equal volumes. 
     
     
         12 . The high-pressure compressor of  claim 10 , wherein the diaphragm is of structured design. 
     
     
         13 . The high-pressure compressor of  claim 12 , wherein the diaphragm has radially extending protrusions and depressions. 
     
     
         14 . The high-pressure compressor of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one compressor chamber or the media chamber is in a shape of a spherical segment and the at least one diaphragm forms a base of the spherical segment. 
     
     
         15 . The high-pressure compressor of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one compressor chamber or the media chamber are step-pyramidal or step-conical in shape and the at least one diaphragm has steps corresponding to the shape of the at least one compressor chamber or the media chamber. 
     
     
         16 . The high-pressure compressor of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one diaphragm is deformable from an initial position to a position where it comes into contact with an inner wall of the compressor chamber or the media chamber. 
     
     
         17 . The high-pressure compressor of  claim 10 , wherein the housing is constructed in a layered manner and comprises at least a first compressor head with the compressor chamber and a second compressor head with the media chamber, wherein the at least one diaphragm is arranged between the first compressor head and the second compressor head. 
     
     
         18 . A compressor system for high pressure compression of a gas or gas mixture, comprising:
 the high-pressure compressor of  claim 10 ;   a gas or gas mixture supply;   a gas or gas mixture storage;   a media supply;   conveying means for conveying a gas or gas mixture and an incompressible medium; and   control means for controlling a flow of the gas or gas mixture and the incompressible medium.   
     
     
         19 . The compressor system of  claim 18 , wherein the first connection is connected to the media supply via one or more lines so that an incompressible medium can be introduced from the media supply via the first connection into the media chamber and from the media chamber into the media supply. 
     
     
         20 . The compressor system of  claim 18 , wherein the high-pressure compressor comprises at least one second connection opening into the compressor chamber, 
     
     
         21 . The compressor system of  claim 20 , wherein the at least one second connection is connected to the gas or gas mixture supply and the gas or gas mixture storage via one or more lines so that a gas or gas mixture can be introduced from the gas or gas mixture supply into the compressor chamber and from the compressor chamber into the gas or gas mixture storage. 
     
     
         2 . The compressor system of  claim 21 , wherein the incompressible medium can be pressurized to achieve a deformation of the diaphragm and a compression of the gas or gas mixture received in the compressor chamber for which purpose lines to and from the gas or gas mixture supply, the gas or gas mixture storage, and the media supply can be closed off via the control means.