  In this paper, the motivation to develop microgrids as an effective solution
for the control of distribution networks with high level penetration of
Distributed Energy Resources(DERs) is discussed. As many different control
methods for microgrids can be found in literature, this paper proposes a
classification from highly centralized to distributed peer-to-peer control
architectures. A peer-to-peer control paradigm is proposed as a way to control
the distribution network with a high penetration of distributed energy
resources. Different control algorithms suited for the proposed peer-to-peer
control strategy are discussed.
