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The Two-Dimensional Short-Circuit Detection Protection For SiC MOSFETs in Urban Rail Transit Application by Hofstetter, Patrick, Bakran, Mark-M.

“…This article is an extension of our research, which was presented at the PCIM Europe conference in Nuremberg 2019. After proving the potential of the…”
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Selecting Human Health Metrics for Environmental Decision-Support Tools by Hofstetter, Patrick, Hammitt, James K.

“…Environmental decision‐support tools often predict a multitude of different human health effects due to environmental stressors. The accounting and aggregating…”
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The Mixing Triangle: Correlation and Graphical Decision Support for LCA-based Comparisons by Hofstetter, Patrick, Braunschweig, Arthur, Mettier, Thomas, Müller-Wenk, Ruedi, Tietje, Olaf

“…Summary Recent developments within life‐cycle impact assessment (LCIA) allow direct modeling of changes to predefined safeguard subjects that represent the…”
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Survey Insights into Weighting Environmental Damages: Influence of Context and Group by Mettier, Thomas M., Hofstetter, Patrick

“…When one models impact pathways due to stressors that are caused by the provision of product systems, it results in indicators for environmental damages. These…”
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Tools for Comparative Analysis of Alternatives: Competing or Complementary Perspectives? by Hofstetter, Patrick, Bare, Jane C., Hammitt, James K., Murphy, Patricia A., Rice, Glenn E.

“…A third generation of environmental policy making and risk management will increasingly impose environmental measures, which may give rise to analyzing…”
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Influence of the Threshold Voltage Hysteresis and the Drain Induced Barrier Lowering on the Dynamic Transfer Characteristic of SiC Power MOSFETs by Hofstetter, Patrick, Maier, Robert W., Bakran, Mark-M.

“…This paper focuses on dynamic transfer characteristics of SiC MOSFETs, which are derived from the actual switching operation and are different from the usual…”
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The Persistent Deficit of Militia Officers in the Swiss Armed Forces: An Opportunity Cost Explanation by Percia David, Dimitri, Keupp, Marcus Matthias, Marino, Ricardo, Hofstetter, Patrick

“…The Swiss Armed Forces are suffering from a structural deficit of militia officers despite good pay and a general supportive attitude in the population…”
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Improved Operation of MMC Based Braking Choppers by Hofmann, Viktor, Hofstetter, Patrick

“…This paper presents an improved operation method for MMC based braking chopper topologies with a centralized resistor. It reduces the hardware effort of the…”
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Happiness and Sustainable Consumption: Psychological and physical rebound effects at work in a tool for sustainable design by Hofstetter, Patrick, Madjar, Michael, Ozawa, Toshisuke

“…-DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1065/lca2006.04.018Goal, Scope and Background Life cycle assessment has emerged into a useful tool to assess and potentially reduce…”
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A Modular MMC Based DC-DC Converter with DC Fault Blocking Capability by Hofmann, Viktor, Hofstetter, Patrick

“…This paper introduces an MMC based DC-DC converter that can be used to interconnect DC networks of different or similar voltage levels and manage a…”
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Design and Modulation Optimization of an MMC Based Braking Chopper by Hofmann, Viktor, Hofstetter, Patrick

“…This paper investigates MMC based braking chopper configurations with a centralized resistor. It analyzes, optimizes and compares different cell configurations…”
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A detailed View on the Trapezoidal Operation for MMC Type Braking Chopper in Medium Voltage Application by Hofstetter, Patrick, Hofmann, Viktor, Karwatzki, Dennis

“…A detailed view on the trapezoidal operation of the modular multilevel converter (MMC) type braking chopper is given. The influence of different limitations on…”
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Ecological behavior and its environmental consequences: a life cycle assessment of a self-report measure by Kaiser, Florian G, Doka, Gabor, Hofstetter, Patrick, Ranney, Michael A

“…The environmental impact of individuals, namely, how much they pollute and what resources they consume, is of paramount importance. However, even environmental…”
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What Users Want and May Need: Insights from a Survey of Users of a Life‐Cycle Tool by Hofstetter, Patrick, Mettier, Thomas M.

“…Summary An increasing number of software tools support designers and other decision makers in making design, production, and purchasing decisions. Some of…”
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Comments to the editorial in Int. J. LCA 5 (3) 125 (2000) by Patrick Hofstetter by Hofstetter, Patrick

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The value debate: ecodesign in a global context are there differences in global values and do they matter? by Hofstetter, Patrick

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Perspective in life cycle impact assessment: A structured approach to combine of the technosphere, ecosphere and valuesphere by Hofstetter, Patrick

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Generic Semi-Physical SiC MOSFET Model for the Simulation of Switching Processes by Hofstetter, Patrick, Hofmann, Viktor, Bakran, Mark-M.

“…This paper proposes a simple generic semi-physical SiC MOSFET model for the simulation of switching processes. This can be used for the optimization of losses…”
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Predicting Failure of SiC MOSFETs under Short Circuit and Surge Current Conditions with a Single Thermal Model by Hofstetter, Patrick, Bakran, Mark-M.

“…In this paper a thermal model will be presented which can be used to predict the failure of SiC MOSFETs under different error conditions. It is capable of…”
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Human health damages due to ionising radiation in life cycle impact assessment by Frischknecht, R., Braunschweig, A., Hofstetter, P., Suter, P.

“…This paper describes the assessment of the human health damages related to the man-made routine releases of radioactive material to the environment as reported…”
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