A Comparison of Metaheuristic Techniques for Solving Optimal Sitting and Sizing Problems of Capacitor Banks to Reduce the Power Loss in Radial Distribution System

Table 2

Comparison of metaheuristic techniques.

PSO	Harmonic search	Bat	Cuckoo	Grey-wolf
Based on the concept of swarm intelligence for solving complex problems	Inspired by the musical process of searching for a perfect state of harmony. Inspired by the musical process of searching for a perfect state of harmony. Inspired by the musical process of searching for a perfect state of harmony.	Inspired by the echolocation behavior of bats. It is a bio-inspired algorithm. Inspired by the echolocation behavior of bats. It is a bio-inspired algorithm. Inspired by the echolocation behavior of bats. It is a bio-inspired algorithm.	Inspired by the behavior of cuckoo species e.g. off-spring parasites. Inspired by the behavior of cuckoo species e.g. off-spring parasites. Inspired by the behavior of cuckoo species, e.g., off-spring parasites.	The hierarchy scheme and hunting mechanism of grey wolves made the basis of this optimization problem