CAI Jiachen, LI Jun, GAO Ming, et al. Intelligent decision-making of start-up and shutdown for coal milling system in thermal power plants based on deep reinforcement learning[J]. Thermal power generation, 2024, 53(3): 146-152.
DOI:
CAI Jiachen, LI Jun, GAO Ming, et al. Intelligent decision-making of start-up and shutdown for coal milling system in thermal power plants based on deep reinforcement learning[J]. Thermal power generation, 2024, 53(3): 146-152. DOI: 10.19666/j.rlfd.202307118.
Intelligent decision-making of start-up and shutdown for coal milling system in thermal power plants based on deep reinforcement learning
A comprehensive evaluation model for the start-up and shutdown decision-making of the milling system
taking into account the energy consumption and tracking performance of the unit load
has been proposed to address issues such as subjective decision-making based on manual experience
high labor intensity in operation
and difficulty in exploring energy-saving optimization potential. This model safely incorporates the grid load scheduling command signal as input. Furthermore
a milling system start-stop intelligent decision-making method based on deep reinforcement learning has been studied
and a closed-loop control system for the automatic start-stop of the milling system has been developed. The research results have been verified through simulation and successfully applied to a commonly used coal milling system in a certain ultra-supercritical 1 000 MW unit
achieving energy savings. The findings of this study can provide effective reference for the development of unmanned or minimally manned operation techniques for thermal power units.