The invention belongs to the field of process parameter detection of a 
coal-fired power 
plant and particularly relates to a monitoring device and a monitoring method for 
water content of 
coal powder and the 
coal type on the basis of multiple sensors. The monitoring device consists of a measuring sensor probe, a 
signal processing unit, a data fusion unit and an output display unit, wherein the measuring sensor probe consists of 
metal electrodes and a temperature sensors arranged on a primary air pipeline of the coal-fired power 
plant, and is used for measuring the speed, electrostatic signals and temperature of primary air 
powder. Dynamic parameters and 
signal characteristics of the primary air 
powder outputted by the 
signal processing unit and production parameters of the power 
plant are comprehensively analyzed in the data fusion unit, then the 
water content of the coal powder and the changing condition of the coal type in the pipeline are obtained, are displayed and stored in the output display unit, and are uploaded to a power-plant 
control system. According to the monitoring device and the monitoring method, the structure is simple, the cost is low, the measurement is sensitive, the property is stable, the influence of severe environments is not easily caused, and real-time monitoring for the 
water content of the coal powder and the change of the coal type in the primary air pipeline of the coal-fired power plant can be realized.