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Electrode Reference Drift Sign Tool

Apply explicit reference drift and reference-system offset with documented subtraction/addition signs.

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Description

Return correctedPotential = measuredPotential-referenceDrift+referenceToTarget on a common potential unit basis.

Electrochemical potentials require a common reference electrode, unit and sign convention. Endpoint differences and scan partitions are record operations; changing the reference scale or correcting drift needs explicit supplied offsets.

Return correctedPotential = measuredPotential-referenceDrift+referenceToTarget on a common potential unit basis.

When to use this tool

Use Electrode Reference Drift Sign when checking a supplied potential reference or scan-boundary convention.

How to use the tool and how it works

  1. Enter measuredPotential, referenceDrift, referenceToTarget. Use the units and conventions below.
  2. Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
  3. Read correctedPotential. Use the output convention below.

Return correctedPotential = measuredPotential-referenceDrift+referenceToTarget on a common potential unit basis.1

Input fieldMeaning and unitsAccepted input
measuredPotentialMeasured PotentialRequired. Finite number.
referenceDriftReference DriftRequired. Finite number.
referenceToTargetReference To TargetRequired. Finite number.
Output fieldInterpretationReturned shape
correctedPotentialCorrected PotentialRequired. Finite number.
json
{
  "input": {
    "measuredPotential": 0.5,
    "referenceDrift": 0.02,
    "referenceToTarget": 0.1
  },
  "output": {
    "correctedPotential": 0.58
  }
}

Limitations and assumptions

  • Drift is subtracted and the target shift added. No drift estimate, reference-electrode calibration or sign interpretation is inferred from measurements.
  • Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
  • Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.

Alternative or Complementary methods

Use calibrated references and full recorded waveforms when drift, reversal detection, peak fitting or experimental interpretation matters.

References

  1. Calculation and input contract: electrochemistry/electrode-reference-drift-sign — tool.io

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