2026 - AVEVA World - Milan - Sponsor Partner Talks
Baker Hughes adopts ETAP for pre-FEED electrical stability analysis of data center power plants
The transformation of data center power supply models, partially replacing conventional grid-connected architectures with captive generation plants, poses new electrical stability challenges. Baker Hughes uses ETAP as a key software for pre FEED studies to analyze these scenarios. The presentation emphasizes the importance of accurate validation of rotating equipment to preserve power quality, with study cases involving inverter based resources such as Battery Energy Storage Systems, industrial gas turbines such as Nova LT16, and synchronous condensers from the Baker Hughes portfolio. RMS dynamic simulations demonstrate ETAP’s capability to support critical equipment sizing and to analyze transient operating scenarios involving technologies with signi?cantly different responses.
Industry
Chemicals, Infrastructure, Oil Gas and Energy, Power and Utilities
Company
Selecty (ETAP Partner)
Speaker
Gambirasio Giovanni
M.Eng., P.Eng., is the Director of SELECTY, a consulting company that from 30 years provide Science in Power System studies and Art in protection relay coordination across various energy sectors worldwide. Technically oriented is experienced in conducting and reviewing different types of electrical power system studies. IEEE Senior Member (SMIEEE), IAS member, part of IEC Technical committee and recognized Power System studies instructor. ETAP Representative for Italy and certified ETAP instructor for Advanced class.
Company
Baker Hughes
Speaker
Ginevra Dazzi
Ginevra Dazzi received her M.Sc. in Electrical and Automation Engineering from the University of Florence, Italy.She is currently an Electrical Design Engineer at Baker Hughes, with two years of experience in the design of electrical machines for turbogeneration and motocompression applications. Her work focuses on electric motor and power converter design and power systems studies for Oil&Gas and Industrial application.