Method for controlling a waste combustion process

The present invention is concerned with an automated, real-time control of a waste incineration plant treating waste of variable moisture content. In a method of and a system for controlling a waste combustion process, time varying process parameters of the waste combustion process, such as a water content of the incoming waste, are estimated via a parameter estimation algorithm for time varying parameters based on Kalman Filters. The estimated process parameters are then used to determine, in a controller for real-time control of the waste incineration plant, control parameters, such as a waste feed rate, corresponding to input variables of a model of the waste combustion process. An automated, real-time control of a waste incineration plant is disclosed for treating waste of variable moisture content. In an exemplary method of and a system for controlling a waste combustion process, time varying process parameters of the waste combustion process, such as a water content of the incoming waste, are estimated