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Safe Reinforcement Learning-based Automatic Generation Control

arXiv 2507.17868 ↗First posted 23 Jul 2025eess.SY cs.SYcited by 0

On the map: Deep reinforcement learning methods → RL for energy, networks and operations

Abstract (arXiv)

Amidst the growing demand for implementing advanced control and decision-making algorithms|to enhance the reliability, resilience, and stability of power systems|arises a crucial concern regarding the safety of employing machine learning techniques. While these methods can be applied to derive more optimal control decisions, they often lack safety assurances. This paper proposes a framework based on control barrier functions to facilitate safe learning and deployment of reinforcement learning agents for power system control applications, specifically in the context of automatic generation control. We develop the safety barriers and reinforcement learning framework necessary to establish trust in reinforcement learning as a safe option for automatic generation control - as foundation for future detailed verification and application studies.

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  4. 2023On the Use of Reinforcement Learning for Attacking and Defending Load Frequency Controlcited by 2
  5. 2023On the Use of Safety Critical Control for Cyber-Physical Security in the Smart Gridcited by 1

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