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This paper presents a multi-start optimization algorithm that performs the simultaneous reconfiguration of feeders and allocation of capacitor banks in radial distribution systems. The objective is to find an optimal operating topology for the system together with an optimal plan of investment and operation for capacitor banks that minimizes the operating and investment costs over a chosen horizon...