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

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2401.12822v1
• Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:55:46 GMT
• Title: Deep Learning Based Simulators for the Phosphorus Removal Process Control in Wastewater Treatment via Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms
• Authors: Esmaeel Mohammadi, Mikkel Stokholm-Bjerregaard, Aviaja Anna Hansen, Per Halkj{\ae}r Nielsen, Daniel Ortiz-Arroyo, Petar Durdevic
• Abstract summary: Phosphorus removal is vital in wastewater treatment to reduce reliance on limited resources. Applying deep reinforcement learning 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.
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• Abstract: 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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