Optimizing Energy Distribution in Hybrid Microgrids Using XGBoost and Deep Reinforcement Learning
摘要
Hybrid Renewable Microgrids (HRMGs) face challenges in balancing energy supply from renewable sources with fluctuating demand and storage limitations. This paper proposes a hybrid approach combining XGBoost for accurate renewable energy forecasting and Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) for adaptive energy distribution control. The XGBoost model predicts short-term energy generation and demand, while the DRL controller dynamically adjusts energy flow to optimize operational efficiency. Experimental results demonstrate that under the adopted simulation environment and dataset, the proposed XGBoost-PPO framework achieved 97.4% operational cost reduction, 98.3% energy efficiency improvement, and 92.5% renewable energy utilization. These results are supported by comparative, ablation, convergence, and statistical analyses; however, further validation on multiple real-world microgrid datasets is required before broader generalization.