EdgeTunePower Demonstrates Real-Time BESS and Generator Interactions for Data Centers

EdgeTunePower recently participated in an IEEE PES Data Center and AI Load Integration (DALI) Task Force webinar, where Dr. Arman Ghasaei, CTO of EdgeTunePower, presented a live and real-time demonstration of dynamic interactions within a large-scale data center power system.

Live and Real-Time Data Center Power System Demonstration

The presentation, titled “Live and Real-time Demonstration of Interactions Between BESS and Multi-Mass Generator Technologies in a Co-located Data Centre Testbed,” explored the interactions between Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), large data center loads, and multi-mass generator technologies.

Using a real-time digital simulation and controller-hardware-in-the-loop environment, the demonstration reproduced operating conditions representative of large-scale data center facilities and their connection to the power grid.

Exploring Critical Dynamic Interactions

The demonstration examined system behavior during normal operation and major disturbances, including:

• Rapid load variations

• Grid events

• Transitions between operating modes

• Interactions between inverter-based resources and synchronous generation

• BESS fast dynamic response

• Frequency and voltage behavior

• Electromechanical interactions associated with multi-mass generator models

These scenarios demonstrate how high-fidelity real-time simulation and hardware-in-the-loop testing can help identify control interactions, assess system stability, evaluate mitigation strategies, and reduce technical risk before commissioning large-scale data center projects.

Watch the Webinar

The full webinar recording is now available through the IEEE PES DALI Task Force.

Watch the presentation to see EdgeTunePower’s real-time data center testbed in action and learn how advanced simulation and HIL testing can support the development and validation of increasingly complex data center power systems.