Systematic review on deep reinforcement learning-based energy management for different building types

A Shaqour, A Hagishima - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Owing to the high energy demand of buildings, which accounted for 36% of the global share
in 2020, they are one of the core targets for energy-efficiency research and regulations …

[HTML][HTML] Breaking new ground: Opportunities and challenges in tunnel boring machine operations with integrated management systems and artificial intelligence

J Loy-Benitez, MK Song, YH Choi, JK Lee… - Automation in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Advances in tunnel boring machines (TBM) have leveraged applied artificial intelligence to
promote sustainable and automatic tunneling construction. This paper highlights the …

MERLIN: Multi-agent offline and transfer learning for occupant-centric operation of grid-interactive communities

K Nweye, S Sankaranarayanan, Z Nagy - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Building and power generation decarbonization present new challenges in electric grid
reliability as a result of renewable energy source intermittency and increase in grid load …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive control and coordination for energy community flexibility with electric vehicles, heat pumps and thermal energy storage

C Srithapon, D Månsson - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrification of private transportation and residential heating is a potential action to
decrease significantly carbon emissions. However, the lack of coordination of such …

Multi-agent deep reinforcement learning-based coordination control for grid-aware multi-buildings

B Zhang, W Hu, AMYM Ghias, X Xu, Z Chen - Applied Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract In commercial buildings, Heat, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems
account for about 40–50% of total electricity usage, contributing to an economic burden on …

CityLearn v2: Energy-flexible, resilient, occupant-centric, and carbon-aware management of grid-interactive communities

K Nweye, K Kaspar, G Buscemi, T Fonseca… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
As more distributed energy resources become part of the demand-side infrastructure,
quantifying their energy flexibility on a community scale is crucial. CityLearn v1 provided an …

Powergridworld: A framework for multi-agent reinforcement learning in power systems

D Biagioni, X Zhang, D Wald, D Vaidhynathan… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
We present the PowerGridworld open source software package to provide users with a
lightweight, modular, and customizable framework for creating power-systems-focused, multi …

[HTML][HTML] RL-ADN: A high-performance Deep Reinforcement Learning environment for optimal Energy Storage Systems dispatch in active distribution networks

S Hou, S Gao, W Xia, EMS Duque, P Palensky… - Energy and AI, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) presents a promising avenue for optimizing
Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) dispatch in distribution networks. This paper introduces RL …

Price perturbations for privacy preserving demand response with distribution network awareness

C Crozier, A Pigott, K Baker - IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Demand response (DR), where electricity consumption is shifted in response to incentive
signals, can ease the transition to renewable generation. However, when many devices …

Powergym: A reinforcement learning environment for volt-var control in power distribution systems

TH Fan, XY Lee, Y Wang - Learning for Dynamics and …, 2022 - proceedings.mlr.press
Reinforcement learning for power distribution systems has so far been studied using
customized environments due to the proprietary nature of the power industry. To encourage …