“…fixed and/or switched capacitor banks are placed by nature-observed heuristic algo rithms, usually known as AI methods. These optimization methods are used for deciding optimal location and size of SCB; eg, fuzzy logic, [19][20][21][22] genetic algorithm, [23][24][25][26][27] fuzzy GA, [28][29][30][31] particle swarm optimization, [32][33][34] plant growth simulation algorithm, 35,36 teaching learning-based optimization, 37 gravitational search algorithm, 38 ant colony optimization, 39,40 artificial bee colony algorithm, 41,42 cuckoo search algorithm, 43 evolutionary tech nique, 44,45 bacterial foraging algorithm, 46 bioinspired algorithm, 47 flower pollination algorithm, 48 monkey search technique, 49 and improved harmony algorithm 50 etc. A simple analytical approach 51 and differential evolution 52 are also proposed for optimal capacitor placement in radial DS.…”