Power-Efficiency-Dissipation Relations in Linear Thermodynamics

• Published in: Physical review letters Vol. 116; no. 22; p. 220601
• Main Authors: Proesmans, Karel, Cleuren, Bart, Van den Broeck, Christian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 03.06.2016

We derive general relations between the maximum power, maximum efficiency, and minimum dissipation regimes from linear irreversible thermodynamics. The relations simplify further in the presence of a particular symmetry of the Onsager matrix, which can be derived from detailed balance. The results a...