Le Zhang

Mr. Le Zhang


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 December 2024 in Processes
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HSHongyan Shi
Hongyan Shi
LZLe Zhang
Le Zhang
DPDuotao Pan
Duotao Pan
GWGuogang Wang
Guogang Wang
The control of complex industrial processes has been a forefront research topic. Biodiesel production, as a typical complex industrial reaction process, exhibits multivariable coupling, nonlinearity, and high latency, making it challenging for traditional control methods to achieve real-time control under varying operating conditions. To address this issue, this paper proposes a control method based on the twin delayed deep deterministic policy gradient (TD3) algorithm, which dynamically adjusts process parameters to achieve the adaptive optimization control of complex processes. A simplified biodiesel production process model was established to simulate the actual production process. Subsequently, a controller based on the TD3 algorithm was designed and implemented for this model. To evaluate the performance of the proposed controller, comparative experiments were conducted with traditional controllers and deep deterministic policy gradient (DDPG) controllers. The effects of different control strategies were analyzed through simulation experiments. The results demonstrate that the proposed controller achieves the objectives while exhibiting a lower overshoot and shorter settling time and fully validates the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy in terms of both the dynamic and steady-state performance in the production process.