用数字孪生双环控制,让AI在数据中心更省电更可靠
Dual-Loop Control in DCVerse: Advancing Reliable Deployment of AI in Data Centers via Digital Twins
- 构建物理系统与数字孪生的双环交互框架,实现安全高效的AI控制
- 实测节能4.09%且不违反SLA,提升策略可解释性与部署可信度
- 适合关注数据中心智能调控、可信AI落地的工程师与研究者
现代数据中心规模与复杂性日益增长,如何在能效与故障风险间取得平衡成为关键挑战。尽管深度强化学习(DRL)在智能控制方面潜力巨大,但其在关键系统中的部署受限于数据稀缺及缺乏实时预评估机制。本文提出基于数字孪生的双环控制框架(DLCF),包含物理系统、数字孪生体和多样化DRL策略库三个核心组件,通过实时数据采集、数据融合、DRL策略训练、预评估与专家验证构成双环闭环。理论分析表明该框架可提升样本效率、泛化能力、安全性与最优性。基于此,我们构建了DCVerse平台,并在真实数据中心冷却系统上进行案例验证。结果表明,该方法在不违反SLA的前提下,相较传统控制策略最高实现4.09%的能耗降低。同时,框架显著提升策略可解释性,支持更可信的DRL部署。本工作为数据中心中可靠AI控制提供了基础,并指向未来面向全系统优化的扩展方向。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
The growing scale and complexity of modern data centers present major challenges in balancing energy efficiency with outage risk. Although Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) shows strong potential for intelligent control, its deployment in mission-critical systems is limited by data scarcity and the lack of real-time pre-evaluation mechanisms. This paper introduces the Dual-Loop Control Framework (DLCF), a digital twin-based architecture designed to overcome these challenges. The framework comprises three core entities: the physical system, a digital twin, and a policy reservoir of diverse DRL agents. These components interact through a dual-loop mechanism involving real-time data acquisition, data assimilation, DRL policy training, pre-evaluation, and expert verification. Theoretical analysis shows how DLCF can improve sample efficiency, generalization, safety, and optimality. Leveraging DLCF, we implemented the DCVerse platform and validated it through case studies on a real-world data center cooling system. The evaluation shows that our approach achieves up to 4.09% energy savings over conventional control strategies without violating SLA requirements. Additionally, the framework improves policy interpretability and supports more trustworthy DRL deployment. This work provides a foundation for reliable AI-based control in data centers and points toward future extensions for holistic, system-wide optimization.
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