A flexible Customer Power Device for energy management in a real Smart Micro-Grid

In the present paper an overview on Customer Power Devices (CPDs) for application in Smart Micro-Grid (MG) is reported. A particular attention is given to a real CPD equipped with an Energy Storage System, consisting in Lithium batteries, able to perform also functions of Distribution Static Compensators (D-STATCOM). Its typical layout, its main components and its possible functions are reported. A special focus is on its control modes and strategies for the energy management in a Smart MG and on its Battery Management System (BMS). The main figures of a real Smart MG, where the CDP is located, for active and reactive power service, are finally reported.