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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NCINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY

Hierarchical, Decentralized, or Hybrid? A Systematic Review of Control Architectures for Distributed Energy Resources

  • Nenubari Marvin Komi1
  • Azeez Adamolekun2
  1. 1Near East University, Lefkosia, Cyprus
  2. 2Heinekens N. V. -Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria
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Abstract

This paper presents a structured review of the scholarship on control architectures for distributed energy resources, read through a socio-technical lens that treats engineering performance and social outcomes as a single, interdependent concern rather than as separate questions to be addressed in sequence. The review organizes a fragmented body of work that spans engineering, economics, development studies, and energy justice, and it draws these traditions together around a common question, namely how technical capability and social legitimacy jointly determine whether interventions endure in resource-dependent and underserved regions. Particular attention is given to control topology as an implicit governance model that must align with ownership and trust structures, which the review identifies as a recurring but inadequately measured determinant of outcomes. The contribution is conceptual and synthetic: this paper clarifies the state of knowledge, exposes the gap between the recognized importance of social factors and the field's limited progress in measuring them, and sets out a conceptual agenda for integrated evaluation oriented toward inclusive and economically sustainable energy transition

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@article{komi2026hierarchical,
  title = {{Hierarchical, Decentralized, or Hybrid? A Systematic Review of Control Architectures for Distributed Energy Resources}},
  author = {Nenubari Marvin Komi and Azeez Adamolekun},
  journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY},
  year = {2026},
  month = aug,
  doi = {10.56201/ijemt.v8.no5.2022.pg141.195},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.56201/ijemt.v8.no5.2022.pg141.195},
  note = {CC BY-NC},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Hierarchical, Decentralized, or Hybrid? A Systematic Review of Control Architectures for Distributed Energy Resources
AU  - Nenubari Marvin Komi
AU  - Azeez Adamolekun
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/08/10
JO  - INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND MODERN TECHNOLOGY
DO  - 10.56201/ijemt.v8.no5.2022.pg141.195
UR  - https://doi.org/10.56201/ijemt.v8.no5.2022.pg141.195
AB  - This paper presents a structured review of the scholarship on control architectures for distributed energy resources, read through a socio-technical lens that treats engineering performance and social outcomes as a single, interdependent concern rather than as separate questions to be addressed in sequence. The review organizes a fragmented body of work that spans engineering, economics, development studies, and energy justice, and it draws these traditions together around a common question, namely how technical capability and social legitimacy jointly determine whether interventions endure in resource-dependent and underserved regions. Particular attention is given to control topology as an implicit governance model that must align with ownership and trust structures, which the review identifies as a recurring but inadequately measured determinant of outcomes. The contribution is conceptual and synthetic: this paper clarifies the state of knowledge, exposes the gap between the recognized importance of social factors and the field's limited progress in measuring them, and sets out a conceptual agenda for integrated evaluation oriented toward inclusive and economically sustainable energy transition
SN  - 2504-8848
SN  - 2695-2149
ER  -