In the national finals of the 6th China International “Internet +” College Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, which concluded successfully not long ago，Shandong University students once again created a gratifying achievement of 1 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze。Among them，Led by the School of Electrical Engineering、Declaration from University of Lagos、The international track project "Affordable Off-Grid DC Microgrid" led by Professor Zhang Zhenbin as team leader won the silver medal。below，Let’s go through the interview with project leader Oluleke Babayomi，Let’s explore the story and growth behind this competition。
The "Internet +" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition is one of the most important innovation and entrepreneurship competitions for college students in China，Many students have strong interest in this event。When asked about the feeling of winning，Oluleke Babayomi said: “I feel very grateful for the opportunity our team had to participate in the competition and win a silver medal. It broadened our horizon, diversified our experience and also gave us further insight into how to enhance the usefulness of our research work. (I am so grateful to our team for the opportunity to compete and receive the Silver Award，It broadens our horizons、Enrich our experience，And give us a deeper understanding of how to make our research work more valuable)”。The joy of winning，He is more concerned about the experience and thinking that the game brings to him。In subsequent exchanges，He further shared about preparation before the game、Team collaboration、Perceptions of innovation consciousness and other indispensable factors for project success。
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The project of Oluleke Babayomi team is dedicated to the development and application of affordable DC microgrids，The motivation that inspired this idea is closely connected with the daily life around us。He from Nigeria told us: “Our context of application was African communities, where rural users who are not connected to the national power grid pay up to 300 times more (per kWh) for electricity than city-dwellers who are connected to the main grid. This is because the rural micro/mini-grids are operated by independent businesses, and lack economies of scale that can bring down the cost. (The application environment of the project is communities in Africa，Rural residents there do not have access to the main power grid，Compared to urban residents，They have to pay up to 300 times the electricity bill。This is because rural micro/mini grids are operated by independent companies，And lack of economies of scale to reduce costs)”。
Therefore，With the idea of developing a more economical and reliable power supply solution for African compatriots，Oluleke Babayomi comes to China，Joined the Power Electronics Energy System Laboratory of Shandong University to pursue a PhD。In the two years since joining the team，Oluleke Under the guidance of Professor Zhang Zhenbin, Babayomi and other team members have done a lot of research work in the fields of new energy power generation and grid integration and AC and DC hybrid microgrids，And achieved outstanding research results。Oluleke Babayomi and his team jointly developed a DC microgrid based on distributed renewable energy to replace the traditional AC microgrid，Providing more economical services to people in remote areas of Africa、Reliable power supply solution。
NervousSolidPreparation before the game
In fact，Due to the delay in receiving the competition news， Oluleke Babayomi’s team did not spend a lot of time preparing before the game。However，When you only have two days to submit your work，As he said: "So, our strength was the extensive work that we had done on the subject long before the competition came into view.(Our advantage is that we have conducted in-depth research on related topics a long time ago。)”。The solid and sufficient previous work foundation and research experience enabled them to still provide satisfactory project plans on time。
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The tasks of the competition are arduous and challenging，The Oluleke Babayomi team has done a lot of work on the feasibility of the project。Solution、Product Design、Marketing Strategy、Financial Forecast......A detailed and complete analysis report is given for every aspect of the project。
When asked about the most important thing learned throughout the process，Oluleke Babayomi stresses the importance of having multiple skills in a team。The competition is a double test of the creativity and marketability of the project，Members need to jointly inspect and improve。Combined with the experience of this competition，He offers practical self-reflection advice to engineering students: “So, engineering students, researchers and tech innovators need to always have this at the back of their minds: ‘How marketable is my idea? Is it going to be very useful to the society? Will investors be willing to sacrifice their money to promote this innovation?’ (Engineering student、Researchers and technology innovators need to keep these questions in mind: ‘Does my idea have market value?’？Can it be of great use to society？Are investors willing to invest money to promote our innovation？’)”The combination of theory and practice，It is always a question worthy of everyone’s deep thinking。
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Oluleke Babayomi’s team received full support from the Power Electronics Energy System Laboratory of Shandong University during the competition。His guidance to the team mentor Professor Zhang Zhenbin，Several laboratory research partners (such as Sun Yuanxiang、Wang Yongdu、Han Minghao、Zhang Jin)’s assistance， Teacher Qiu Yao、Teachers Li Zhen and Dong Zheng express their sincere gratitude for their support in the finals；At the same time，Mr. Nan Dongzhou from the school youth league committee also provided expert guidance and logistical support to their team。
In this project，Teacher Zhang Zhenbin worked closely with Oluleke Babayomi’s team。“First, Prof. Zhenbin Zhang informed us about the competition and encouraged us to participate. Second, he provided a conductive working environment for productive work to be done in our laboratory, MPEES Lab. At the initial stage, the core team of applicants- Oluleke Babayomi (Team Leader), Tobi Shomefun and Zahid Javid – created and submitted the project entry that was shortlisted for presentation at the finals. We then received extra support from research lab members as we prepared for the big finals. Our lab is like a family, and all team members cooperate on mutual projects to ensure success.(Professor Zhang Zhenbin not only informed us of the competition information，Encourage us to participate，Also provides a good working environment，MPEES Laboratory，Conducive to us conducting efficient research。In the initial stages，The core team that applied for the competition——Oluleke Babayomi (Team Leader)、 Tobi Shomefun and Zahid Javid created and submitted the entry，And successfully shortlisted for the finals。Later，As we prepare for the finals，Also received active help from classmates in the laboratory。The laboratory is like a big family，All team members work together in scientific research work and project preparation，Grow together，This ensures the success of our project。)” Oluleke Babayomi sincerely thanks every laboratory member for their dedication，For the project that won the silver award this time，Core team’s project concept、The design of the work plan and the solid technical support provided by the laboratory members，Both are indispensable。
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Although the competition has ended，The implementation of the "Internet +" spirit still has a long way to go。Talk about the future goals of the project，Oluleke Babayomi’s team is planning to promote the proposed DC microgrid power supply solution，Let renewable energy enter the public without considering people’s economic conditions。I believe that with the joint efforts of many people like their team who are constantly working towards the goal，One day，Sub-Saharan Africa’s power shortage will finally be solved。
The end of the interview，Oluleke Babayomi expressed his encouragement and blessings to the students of the School of Electrical Engineering: "Every dream of a young person to change the world is legitimate and noble. Nonetheless, each dreamer has the responsibility to work assiduously to ensure that his dreams are realized. Let us all sharpen and contribute our talents and skills to make our planet, Earth, a better place to live in for both ourselves and generations coming after us!(Every dream of young people to change the world is extremely noble！Nevertheless，Every dream chaser must work harder，Only to ensure that dreams come true。Let us forge ahead，Contribute your talents and talents，Building a better planet for ourselves and future generations!)”
Down to earth，Look up at the stars。Inspired by role models，I hope every electrical student can hone himself in the pursuit，Forge ahead through hard work，Absorb wisdom and thinking from life，Achieve dreams and future through cooperation。
