Power-Efficiency-Dissipation Relations in Linear Thermodynamics
Power-Efficiency-Dissipation Relations in Linear Thermodynamics
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 are illustrated on a periodically driven system and …