EP 1066551 A2 20010110 - MULTI-SITE REACTOR SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC, INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF INDIVIDUAL REACTION SITES
Title (en)
MULTI-SITE REACTOR SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC, INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF INDIVIDUAL REACTION SITES
Title (de)
MEHRORT-REAKTORSYSTEM MIT DYNAMISCHER, UNABHÄNGIGER STEUERUNG INDIVIDUELLER REAKTIONSSTELLEN
Title (fr)
SYSTEME DE REACTEUR MULTI-SITE A COMMANDE DYNAMIQUE INDEPENDANTE DE SITES DE REACTION INDIVIDUELS
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9906628 W 19990323
- US 4642098 A 19980323
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9948608A2] A multi-site reactor system (60) provides dynamic, independent, computer-implemented control of each reaction site, permitting different thermal profiles to be performed on samples at different reaction sites simultaneously. The system includes reaction vessels (2) for holding reaction mixtures and heat-exchanging modules (37) for receiving the vessels. Each heat-exchanging module (37) includes a pair of thermal plates between which one of the vessels (2) is inserted, heating elements coupled to one or both plates for heating the reaction mixture contained in the vessel, a fan for cooling the plate and mixture, and a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature of the plate. The system also includes a controller (64) for independently controlling each heat-exchanging module (37) to heat and/or cool the reaction mixture contained therein. The controller (64) includes an adaptive control program for dynamically adjusting the duration or intensity of power pulses provided to each heating element and for dynamically adjusting the duration of fan operation to attain target temperatures quickly and accurately without overshooting or undershooting the target.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B01J 19/00 (2006.01); B01L 7/00 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05D 23/19 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B01L 7/52 (2013.01); G05B 13/021 (2013.01); G05D 23/1913 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 9948608A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9948608 A2 19990930; WO 9948608 A3 19991209; AU 3206599 A 19991018; AU 743740 B2 20020207; CA 2324281 A1 19990930; EP 1066551 A2 20010110; JP 2002507815 A 20020312
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9906628 W 19990323; AU 3206599 A 19990323; CA 2324281 A 19990323; EP 99914164 A 19990323; JP 2000537649 A 19990323