Deep Learning Based Simulators for the Phosphorus Removal Process Control in Wastewater Treatment via Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms

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Main Authors: Mohammadi, Esmaeel, Stokholm-Bjerregaard, Mikkel, Hansen, Aviaja Anna, Nielsen, Per Halkjær, Ortiz-Arroyo, Daniel, Durdevic, Petar
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Published: 2024
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author Mohammadi, Esmaeel
Stokholm-Bjerregaard, Mikkel
Hansen, Aviaja Anna
Nielsen, Per Halkjær
Ortiz-Arroyo, Daniel
Durdevic, Petar
author_facet Mohammadi, Esmaeel
Stokholm-Bjerregaard, Mikkel
Hansen, Aviaja Anna
Nielsen, Per Halkjær
Ortiz-Arroyo, Daniel
Durdevic, Petar
contents Phosphorus removal is vital in wastewater treatment to reduce reliance on limited resources. Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is a machine learning technique that can optimize complex and nonlinear systems, including the processes in wastewater treatment plants, by learning control policies through trial and error. However, applying DRL to chemical and biological processes is challenging due to the need for accurate simulators. This study trained six models to identify the phosphorus removal process and used them to create a simulator for the DRL environment. Although the models achieved high accuracy (>97%), uncertainty and incorrect prediction behavior limited their performance as simulators over longer horizons. Compounding errors in the models' predictions were identified as one of the causes of this problem. This approach for improving process control involves creating simulation environments for DRL algorithms, using data from supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems with a sufficient historical horizon without complex system modeling or parameter estimation.
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spellingShingle Deep Learning Based Simulators for the Phosphorus Removal Process Control in Wastewater Treatment via Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
Mohammadi, Esmaeel
Stokholm-Bjerregaard, Mikkel
Hansen, Aviaja Anna
Nielsen, Per Halkjær
Ortiz-Arroyo, Daniel
Durdevic, Petar
Systems and Control
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Phosphorus removal is vital in wastewater treatment to reduce reliance on limited resources. Deep reinforcement learning (DRL) is a machine learning technique that can optimize complex and nonlinear systems, including the processes in wastewater treatment plants, by learning control policies through trial and error. However, applying DRL to chemical and biological processes is challenging due to the need for accurate simulators. This study trained six models to identify the phosphorus removal process and used them to create a simulator for the DRL environment. Although the models achieved high accuracy (>97%), uncertainty and incorrect prediction behavior limited their performance as simulators over longer horizons. Compounding errors in the models' predictions were identified as one of the causes of this problem. This approach for improving process control involves creating simulation environments for DRL algorithms, using data from supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems with a sufficient historical horizon without complex system modeling or parameter estimation.
title Deep Learning Based Simulators for the Phosphorus Removal Process Control in Wastewater Treatment via Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
topic Systems and Control
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12822