Current limit individual outputs

The maximum values of electric power and unit output of electrochemical cells vary within wide limits. The total current load admitted by individual electrolyzers for the electrochemical production of various materials in plant or pilot installations (their capacity) is between 10 A and 200 kA, while the current loads that can be sustained by different types of battery (their current ratings) are between 10 A and 20 kA. Corresponding differences exist in the linear dimensions of the electrodes (between 5 mm and 3 m) as well as in the overall mass and size of the reactors. 

The upper limit for ion beam currents that can be measured using ion counting detection (for trace quantitative analysis) is determined by the dead time of the ion detector, since ions arriving during a detector dead time do not give rise to an output pulse and are thus not counted. The time distribution of individual ions arriving at the detector is essentially random but is well described by Poisson statistics this can be exploited in application of a correction factor applied to ion counts to extend the linear range by up to a factor of 10 above the limit imposed by the detector dead time. 

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