Multi-Objective Dynamic Dispatch Optimisation Using Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (Extended Abstract)

In this paper, we examine the application of Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning (MARL) to a Dynamic Economic Emissions Dispatch problem. This is a multi-objective problem domain, where the conflicting objectives of fuel cost and emissions must be minimised. We evaluate the performance of several different MARL credit assignment structures in this domain, and our experimental results show that MARL can produce comparable solutions to those computed by Genetic Algorithms and Particle Swarm Optimisation.

Authors

• Patrick Mannion University of Galway
• Karl Mason University of Galway
• Sam Devlin
• Jim Duggan
• Enda Howley

Keywords

• Multi-objective
• Reinforcement Learning
• Reward Shaping
• Difference Rewards
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Smart Grid