**6. Conclusions**

In this paper, the ED problem of the isolated AC/DC hybrid microgrid was investigated based on the distributed hierarchical consensus method. By using the proposed algorithm, the active power dispatch of the AC/DC microgrid can be realized in a distributed way. Besides, the AC sub-grid and the DC sub-grid can also realize the dynamic power balance in respective sections. If the active power in the AC sub-grid or the DC sub-grid is out of balance, the energy storage units will absorb/release relevant power to ensure the power balance by their charging/discharging process. Finally, some case studies were listed to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method, and some comparisons and analyses with the existing results were also provided to verify the robustness and adaptation of the proposed algorithm.

The main work in this paper is realizing the ED problem of the AC/DC hybrid microgrid, which emphatically contains active power dispatch of the AC/DC hybrid microgrid and does not relate to the reactive power dispatch and fault conditions. In future work, the reactive power dispatch problem and the fault conditions of the AC/DC hybrid microgrid will be investigated.

**Author Contributions:** K.J. developed the concept, conceived the experiments, designed the study, and wrote the original manuscript; K.J. and L.S. performed the experiments and evaluated the data; F.W., L.S., and K.L. reviewed and edited the manuscript. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research was funded by the National Science Foundation of China (51422701), the Innovation Team of Six Talent Peaks Project of Jiangsu Province (2019-TD-XNY-001), China '111' project of "Renewable Energy and Smart Grid" (B14022).

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
