The robustness of inventory levels and power support in business and energy grid administration

This paper is addressed to problems arising in the dynamics of business administration and power systems which are characterized by dead-time delay and which make the problems more difficult, especially if power generation is highly variable. Overshoot and undershoot reactions should be avoided as far as possible. The classical problem is outlined and the methods of predictors and model predictive control are carried out. Special interest is put on accessing the robustness with sensitivity analysis methods, on keeping an eye on maintaining optimal transients including the application of selected gradients.