METHOD OF DETECTING SHORTS AND BAD CONTACTS IN AN ELECTROLYTIC CELL

摘要

A method of detecting shorts and bad contacts in an electrolytic cell, the cell comprising a housing, electrolyte and at least one anode/cathode pair, the housing comprising an electrolyte in-flow side and an electrolyte out-flow side and electrical transmission means, the anode/cathode pair, electrolyte and electrical transmission means in electrical communication with one another, the method comprising: Passing an electric current of pre-determined amperage through the cell; Measuring the voltage drop across the cell at the electrolyte in-flow side of the housing and at the electrolyte out-flow side of the housing, Comparing the electrolyte in-flow side voltage against the electrolyte out-flow side voltage, and Comparing the electrolyte in-flow and out-flow side voltages against a calculated or estimated target voltage.