Reinforcement learning for blast furnace ironmaking operation with safety and partial observation considerations

• Main Authors: Jiang, Ke, Jiang, Zhaohui, Jiang, Xudong, Xie, Yongfang, Gui, Weihua
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Engineering; Blast furnace; Offline reinforcement learning
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177989
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Making proper decision online in complex environment during the blast furnace (BF) operation is a key factor in achieving long-term success and profitability in the steel manufacturing industry. Regulatory lags, ore source uncertainty, and continuous decision requirement make it a challenging task....