摘要 |
The purpose of the invention is a process for changing an anode of a cell for the production of aluminium by fused bath electrolysis ( 2 ) on which at least one anode handling tool ( 13 ) is used, comprising a positioning device ( 13 b) and a gripping device ( 13 a), and characterised in that during replacement operations of a determined spent anode ( 20 ') by a replacement anode ( 20 ''), the position of the replacement anode ( 20 '') is determined from a determined set of measurements of a fixed point position Po located on at least one anode handling tool ( 13 ) with respect to a determined set of reference points P located on determined objects separate from the anode handling tool. Another purpose of the invention is a pot tending machine used to implement the process. The invention significantly limits the handling operations required to determine the position of the replacement anode. |