Due to the highly continuous temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the sintering process, the solid–liquid phase interface during sintering is uneven and discontinuous, which seriously affects the quality of sintered ore. In order to achieve real-time and effective control of the solid–liquid interface in the sintering system, this study proposes a spatiotemporally distributed partial differential equation (PDE) thermal system with Stefan interface boundaries. Slice the 3D sintering mixing space and establish a discrete 1D space multi-distributed system to achieve distributed control of the sintering thermal system. Based on this system, a distributed boundary controller is designed using the backstepping method to drive the solid–liquid phase interface to the desired position. This method fully adapts to the nonlinear problems of the sintering thermal system and can quickly respond to system changes. Based on real data from the sintering site, a multi-physics simulation model was designed to verify the correctness of the theoretical research. Comparing the simulation results with the actual sintering state shows that this control method can effectively control the position of the sintering solid–liquid interface, which plays a vital role in improving the quality of sinter and sintering efficiency.
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