Open UPQC series and shunt units cooperation within Smart LV Grid

Power Quality within LV distribution and Smart Grid systems is an important issue. Open Unified Power Quality Conditioner (Open UPQC) is a possible solution to improve power quality level within distribution smart grid networks. This paper presents the ICT-based power control in order to manage cooperation between series and shunt units of Open UPQC. The cooperation is meant to improve system functionality and performance. Considering that the device is installed in a real network, under test network is simulated by MATLAB SimPower system in order to illustrate effectiveness of the control strategy