The fidelity of the DRT deconvolution algorithm was verified by analyzing synthetic data using a simulated noisy data set of a serial circuit of five ZARC elements (Figure ). An impedance spectrum and an analytical DRT spectrum were calculated and compared with the DRT of the impedance spectrum with added noise. The noise was generated according to the empirical frequency dependent noise level determined through the statistical method (Figure ). The numerical result was compared to the expected analytical DRT determined from the source parameters of the simulated ZARC elements. The simulation was created using the parameters in Table , Equation for ZARC impedance, and Equation 18 for the analytical DRT of a ZARC element. These equations were evaluated for the same 84 logarithmically spaced frequencies between 1 × 10 -2 Hz and 3 × 10 5 Hz that were also used in the experimental EIS measurements. Table . Simulation parameters for the ZARC elements in Figure .