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Christian Roecker
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office(s):
LE003
phone(s): [+41 21 69] 34341,34545
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MISSION
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Research:
Thermal collectors building integration with thin films technology and selective paints
Photovoltaic building integration, system analysis and development
Daylighting, laboratory apparatus concept and design
Airflow in buildings, laboratory apparatus concept and design
Photovoltaics consulting for Solar Impulse and Stratxx
Teaching:
Photovoltaics in European Master in Architecture and Sustainable Development
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BIOGRAPHY
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Professional experience
1983 – current Senior Scientist and project leader at the EPFL-LESO
1980 – 1983 Head of the electronic development team at EIE SA (Equipment for Industrial Equipment), Geneva
1975 – 1980 Electronic engineering for ETEL SA and EPFL, Laboratory for Electromechanics, in Renens and Lausanne
1974 – 1975 Computer programs testing at La Suisse Assurances, Lausanne
1972 – 1974 Development of a new telecommunication computer system (Hasler AG, now ASCOM), Bern
Co-founder of 2 Start-ups:
- Autoflex SA: Engineering in robotics and automation processes
- Solstis Sàrl: Photovoltaics engineering and installation
Work for Swiss cooperation (DDC)
6 months stay in Bangalore at CEDT (Centre for Electronig Design and Technology)
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MAIN PUBLICATIONS
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Impact of new developments of the integration into facades of solar thermal collectors, Munari Probst, M.-C.; Roecker, C.; Schueler, A.; Scartezzini, J.-L. , In EUROSUN 2004 Proceedings, Freiburg in Brisgau, vol. 2 (2004), p. 351-357
On the feasability of coloured glazed thermal solar collectors based on thin film interference filters , A. Schueler, Ch.Roecker, J.-L. Scartezzini, J Boudaden, I.R. Videnovic, R.S.-C. Ho, P. Oelhafen, in Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells, num. 84 (2004), p. 241-254.
Innovative bidirectional video-goniophotometer combining transmission and reflection measurements , Andersen, M.; Roecker, C.; Scartezzini, J.-L., In EUROSUN 2004 Proceedings, Freiburg in Brisgau, vol. 2 (2004), p. 149-157.
Demosite : The Reference for Photovoltaic Building Integrated Technologies, Roecker, C.; Affolter, P.; Muller, A.; Schaller, F., In 17th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference - Munich (2001)
PVSYST 3.0 : Implementation of an Expert System Module in PV Simulation Software, Roecker, C.; Bonvin, J.; Mermoud, A., in 16th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition, Glasgow (U.K.) (2000)
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Research Associate