Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a furnace (10), in particular an anode furnace, the furnace being formed by a plurality of heating channels (12) and furnace chambers, the furnace chambers serving to receive carbonaceous bodies, in particular anodes, and the heating channels serving to control the temperature of the furnace chambers, the furnace comprising at least one furnace unit (11), the furnace unit comprising a heating zone (18), a fire zone (19) and a cooling zone (20), which for their part are formed by at least one section (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42) comprising furnace chambers, a suction ramp (15) of the furnace unit being disposed in a section of the heating zone, and a burner ramp (16) of the furnace unit being disposed in a section of the fire zone, process air in the heating channels of the fire zone being heated by means of the burner ramp, and exhaust gas being suctioned from the heating channels of the heating zone by means of the suction ramp, an operation of the ramps being cont

Abstract: A method and a control device for operating a furnace, in particular an anode furnace, formed by a plurality of heating channels and furnace chambers, the furnace chambers serving to receive carbonaceous products, in particular anodes, and the heating channels serving to control the temperature of the furnace chambers. The furnace includes at least one furnace unit that contains a heating zone, a fire zone and a cooling zone, which for their part are formed by at least one section that has furnace chambers. A suction ramp of the furnace unit is disposed in a section of the heating zone, and a burner ramp of the furnace unit is disposed in a section of the fire zone. Process air in the heating channels of the fire zone is heated by the burner ramp, and exhaust gas is suctioned from the heating channels of the heating zone by the suction ramp, while operation of the ramps is controlled by a control device of the furnace unit.

Abstract: A method and to a control device 10 for operating an anode furnace including an extraction ramp arranged in a section of a heat-up zone and a burner ramp arranged in a section of a firing zone of the furnace unit, wherein operation of ramps is controlled by means of a control device of the furnace unit, wherein the ramps each have a read unit, wherein the section each have at least one stationary transponder unit, wherein the read units of the ramps communicate with the transponder units of the sections in which the ramps are arranged, wherein the respective transponder units are identified by means of the control device, and wherein a respective position of the ramps is determined by allocating the ramps to the respective transponder units.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a control apparatus for operating an anode furnace (10), wherein the anode furnace is formed from a plurality of heating ducts (12) and furnace chambers, wherein the furnace chambers serve for receiving anodes and the heating ducts serve for controlling the temperature of the furnace chambers, wherein the anode furnace comprises at least one furnace unit (11), wherein the furnace unit comprises a heating zone (20), a firing zone (21) and a cooling zone (22), which are in turn formed from at least one section (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38) comprising furnace chambers, wherein a suction ramp (14) is arranged in a section of the heating zone and a burner ramp (15) of the furnace unit is arranged in a section of the firing zone, wherein operation of the ramps (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19) is controlled by means of a control apparatus of the furnace unit, wherein the ramps include one reading unit each, wherein the sections include at least one stationary transponder unit each, wherei