Abstract:

There is a quiet revolution happening in energy consumption of consumers. Mobile devices that constantly demand opportunities to recharge the batteries have resulted in infrastructure changes. Many public places now offer charging stations. New technologies offer highly efficient sources to charge mobile devices wirelessly. They are advertised as highly efficient, with figures being quoted in the very high nineties. But on closer examination they do not comply with energy star requirements. Consumer convenience is sold at the expense of our environment. Energy efficiency is being sold to households in many areas. But are these systems like solar energy really efficient? What role does the smart grid play in energy efficiency, or how about the electric car? The way power is delivered is changing, a communications protocol is also a source of energy. This new source of energy (USB Power) is changing the rules in power delivery. This presentation will examine the direction consumer power is taking, and it will also look at some of the disadvantages of these new trends and technologies.

Biography:

Stefan Mozar obtained his engineering degrees from the University of New South Wales (Sydney), and his MBA from the University of Technology, Sydney. He is a Chartered Professional Engineer (C.P.Eng.), and a register Professional Engineer in Australia. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, and of the IEEE.

His experience includes consumer electronics, telecommunications, and industrial electronics. He spent most of his career in R&D labs; but has also taught for a number of Australian, Asian, and British Universities. Currently is an Adjunct Professor at Guangdong University of Technology, China. He has extensive experience in designing consumer products, and telecommunications equipment. For these systems he helped design and establish factories in India and Vietnam. He has contributed to projects that won about 30 international design awards in a number of countries like Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, China, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil. His work has resulted in a number of patents and publications, as well as some book chapters. He is frequently invited as keynote speaker, and has developed many short courses, including some on DTV, Cable TV, and Satellite Systems.

Stefan served on the board of the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society as President, where he successfully established a series of global conference and introduced the CE Magazine. He swerved on the Hong Kong IEEE section, and was the Chair of the Hong Kong CE Chapter. He is also the VP of conferences for the Product Safety Engineering Society, and the CEO of Dynexsys, a Sydney based technology consulting company. He received numerous IEEE awards.