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New controller uses evolutionary RL for HVAC in tropical buildings

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Researchers have developed a new controller called CQD-ERL that uses contextual quality-diversity evolutionary reinforcement learning for HVAC systems in tropical commercial buildings. This approach aims to maintain a diverse archive of specialized policies rather than a single optimal one, indexed by operating context and behavior descriptors. The controller was trained on a simulated environment representing a Singapore commercial building and evaluated against the ASHRAE Guideline 36 baseline over a full year. AI

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New controller uses evolutionary RL for HVAC in tropical buildings

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Tran Le Vu ·

    Contextual Quality-Diversity Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning for HVAC Control in Tropical Commercial Buildings

    arXiv:2608.11324v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: This paper proposes a contextual quality-diversity evolutionary reinforcement-learning controller, CQD-ERL, for the supervisory control of a tropical, water-cooled chiller plant and its associated air side. Rather than converging …

  2. arXiv cs.NE (Neural & Evolutionary) TIER_1 English(EN) · Tran Le Vu ·

    Contextual Quality-Diversity Evolutionary Reinforcement Learning for HVAC Control in Tropical Commercial Buildings

    This paper proposes a contextual quality-diversity evolutionary reinforcement-learning controller, CQD-ERL, for the supervisory control of a tropical, water-cooled chiller plant and its associated air side. Rather than converging to a single scalarised policy, the controller main…

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