Reinforcement Learning for Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle Energy Management: Recent Advances and Prospects

Energy management is a critical technology in plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) for maximizing efficiency, fuel economy, and range, as well as reducing pollutant emissions. At the same time, deep reinforcement learning (DRL) has become an effective and important methodology to formulate model-free and realtime energy-management strategies for HEVs and PHEVs. In this article, we describe the energy-management issues of HEVs/PHEVs and summarize a variety of potential DRL applications for onboard energy management. We also discuss the prospects for various DRL approaches in the energy-management field.