Operating Cost Reduction of DC Microgrids Under Real-Time Pricing Using Adaptive Differential Evolution Algorithm

1. The file "RES Power, load power, and real-time price profiles (12 bus)" contains the power of RES, loads and real-time prices for the 12-bus DC microgrid (Fig.5 and 6).

2. The file "Fits_ADE (12 bus)" contains the convergence tracks of ADE (Fig. 7).

3. The file "Comparisons of total operating cost of the microgrid-O among ADE, GA and without optimization (12 bus)" contains the total operating cost of the 12-bus DC microgrid without optimization, with the optimization of GA, and ADE (Fig. 8).

4. The file "Power of the microgrid-O for ADE (12 bus)" contains the power of the dispatchable units in the 12-bus DC microgrid with the optimization of ADE (Fig. 9).

5. The file "Bus voltages of the microgrid-O for ADE (12 bus)" contains the bus voltages of the 12-bus DC microgrid with the optimization of ADE (Fig. 10).

6. The file "Comparisons of total operating cost of microgrid-O -I -II- III (12 bus)" contains the total operating cost for various 12-bus DC microgrids with the optimization of ADE (Fig. 12).

7. The file "RES Power, load power, and real-time price profiles (32 bus)" contains the power of RES and loads for the 32-bus DC microgrid (Fig. 14).

8. The file "Comparisons of total operating cost of the microgrid-O among ADE, GA and without optimization (32 bus)" contains the total operating cost of the 32-bus DC microgrid without optimization, with the optimization of GA, and ADE (Fig. 15).

9. The file "Comparisons of total operating cost of microgrid-O -I -II- III -IV -V (32 bus)" contains the total operating cost for various 32-bus DC microgrids with the optimization of ADE (Fig. 16).