Summary of Fill-and-spill: Deep Reinforcement Learning Policy Gradient Methods For Reservoir Operation Decision and Control, by Sadegh Sadeghi Tabas et al.
Fill-and-Spill: Deep Reinforcement Learning Policy Gradient Methods for Reservoir Operation Decision and Control
by Sadegh Sadeghi Tabas, Vidya Samadi
First submitted to arxiv on: 7 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Optimization and Control (math.OC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary Medium Difficulty summary: This study addresses challenges in determining optimal reservoir operation policy decisions by applying Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) techniques, such as DDPG, TD3, SAC18, and SAC19. The traditional methods like Dynamic Programming (DP) and Stochastic Dynamic Programming (SDP) are limited due to the “curse of dimensionality.” The authors implement various DRL continuous-action policy gradient methods to optimize reservoir operation policy for Folsom Reservoir in California, USA, which supplies agricultural, municipal, hydropower, and environmental flow demands. Analysis suggests that TD3 and SAC are robust approaches to meet the demands and optimize reservoir operation policies. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Low Difficulty summary: Water managers face many challenges when making decisions about how to manage reservoirs. These challenges include changes in demand, different types of water input, and stressors on the environment. Researchers have developed a new way to solve these problems using a technique called Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL). This study uses DRL to find the best way to operate Folsom Reservoir in California, which supplies many different types of water demands. The results show that some approaches are more effective than others at meeting these demands and optimizing reservoir operations. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Reinforcement learning
