Biography:
- Swiss citizen (of Sent, GR) born in Genoa
(Italy)
- Studies in Switzerland and Italy
(Electrotechnics,
master and Dr. degree)
- Brown Boveri (today ABB), Baden, Switzerland,
1958-1963
- Development of control
devices
for power systems
- Computing center, Head of the analog computing
center
- Suiselectra (Swiss Electric and Traction
Company),
Basel, Switzerland, 1963-1972
- Projects and studies of
hydro, thermal and nuclear power plants, power transmission and
distribution
systems
- Head of energy-studies group
and computing center,
executive member
- Professor for energy, power systems and control
systems,
Bern University of Applied Sciences, Enginneering and Information Technology, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, 1972-2000
- Teaching energy, power
systems
and control systems theory, manager energy-laboratory 1972-1998
- Head of the Department of Electrical and Communication Technology 1983-1992
- Award " Technologiestandort
Schweiz" 1992, for grid coupled 20 kW solar
converter
- Coaching research
projects
until 2000
- Books on Power Systems
Technology
and Energy ,
Elektrische Energieversorgung Bd 1, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New
York,
2000, 2nd edition 2007, 3rd edition 2012, 4th edition 2015
Elektrische Energieversorgung Bd 2 Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg,
New York, 2004, 2nd edition 2009, in 3rd edition 2012 split in: vol.2 + vol. 3, 4th edition 2016
Elektrische Energieversorgung Bd 3, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New
York,
2012,
Les réseaux d'énergie
électrique, tome 1, Hermès Science/Lavoisier ,
Paris 2006
Les réseaux d'énergie
électrique, tome 2, Hermès Science/Lavoisier ,
Paris 2007, tome 3A et tome 3B, Hermès Science/Lavoisier ,
Paris 2009
- Books on Energy and Climate Protection ,
Weltweiter Energiebedarf
und 2-Grad-Klimaziel, Springer-Verlag, (ISBN 978-3-662-53420-5), Oktober
2016,
Global Energy Demand and
2-degree Target, Springer, Heidelberg, London, New York, december
2014
Weltweite Energiewirtschaft und Klimaschutz, Springer-Verlag, 1. Auflage 2010, 2. aktualisierte Auflage (ISBN 978-3-662-52654-5), Juni 2015,
Demande mondiale d'énergie
et objetif 2°C, Cracon-Verlag, (ISBN 978-2-9700650-5-0), juin 2015
- Partner Sputnik Engineering AG, Biel,
Switzerland (2001 -2008)
- Consulting Engineer; Lectures on Power Systems, HSR Hochschule für Technik, Rapperswil, 2009