Summary of Constrained Reinforcement Learning For Safe Heat Pump Control, by Baohe Zhang et al.
Constrained Reinforcement Learning for Safe Heat Pump Control
by Baohe Zhang, Lilli Frison, Thomas Brox, Joschka Bödecker
First submitted to arxiv on: 29 Sep 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Systems and Control (eess.SY)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A novel building simulator, I4B, is proposed for optimizing energy efficiency while maintaining thermal comfort in buildings. A model-free constrained reinforcement learning algorithm, Constrained Soft Actor-Critic with Linear Smoothed Log Barrier function (CSAC-LB), is applied to the heating optimization problem. The CSAC-LB algorithm is benchmarked against baseline algorithms, demonstrating its effectiveness in data exploration, constraint satisfaction, and performance. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary A new computer program helps buildings use less energy while keeping people comfortable. It’s like a super smart thermostat that learns how to make decisions by trying different things and seeing what works best. The program uses special math to make sure it doesn’t waste too much energy or make the building too hot or cold. Tests show that this program is really good at finding solutions that work well. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Optimization * Reinforcement learning
