Method and device for charging coal-containing material and iron carrier material

An apparatus for charging material, including lumped carbonaceous material and iron carrier material, into a melter gasifier of a smelting reduction plant, comprising:

• at least one carbon charging bin for lumped carbonaceous material;
• at least one iron charging bin for iron carrier material;
• a first discharge line for the lumped carbonaceous material emerging from the at least one carbon charging bin, the first discharge line including a first conveyor device regulating discharge of the lumped carbonaceous material;
• a second discharge line for the iron carrier material emerging from the at least one iron charging bin, the second discharge line including a second conveyor device regulating discharge of the iron carrier material;
• an input device, receiving the lumped carbonaceous material and the iron carrier material from the first and second discharge lines and inputting combined material into the melter gasifier, including a dynamic distributing device distributing the material during the inputting;
• at least one control device controlling the first conveyor device and/or the second conveyor device;
• and
• a capture device capturing properties of a surface of a material bed formed in the melter gasifier.