Title
Deep Neural Network-Based Surrogate Model for Optimal Component Sizing of Power Converters Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
Abstract
The optimal design of power converters often requires a huge number of simulations and numeric analyses to determine the optimal parameters. This process is time-consuming and results in a high computational cost. Therefore, this paper proposes a deep reinforcement learning (DRL)-based optimization algorithm to optimize the design parameters for power converters using a deep neural network (DNN)-based surrogate model. The surrogate model of power converters can quickly estimate the power efficiency from input parameters without requiring any simulation. The proposed optimization model includes two major steps. In the first step, the surrogate model is trained offline using a large dataset. In the second step, a soft actor-critic-based optimization model interacts with the surrogate model from step 1 to determine the optimal values of design parameters in power converters. Unlike deep Q learning-based methods, the proposed method is able to handle large state and action spaces. In addition, using entropy-regularized reinforcement learning, our proposed method can accelerate and stabilize the learning process and also prevent trapping in local optima. Finally, to show the effectiveness of the proposed method, the performance of different optimization algorithms is compared, considering over ten power converter topologies.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3194267
IEEE ACCESS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Optimization, Mathematical models, Training, Topology, Computational modeling, Switches, Semiconductor device modeling, Component sizing, deep reinforcement learning, deep neural networks, optimal design parameters, optimization, power converters, surrogate model
Journal
10
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2169-3536
0
0.34
References 
Authors
0
9
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Van-Hai Bui100.34
Fangyuan Chang200.34
Wencong Su325427.89
Mengqi Wang400.34
Yi Lu Murphey543243.04
Felipe Leno Da Silva600.34
Can Huang7175.70
Lingxiao Xue800.34
Ruben Glatt900.34