Cooling condition for multilevel quantum absorption refrigerators
arXiv:1909.09560 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.100.062112
Abstract
Models for quantum absorption refrigerators serve as test beds for exploring concepts and developing methods in quantum thermodynamics. Here, we depart from the minimal, ideal design and consider a generic multilevel model for a quantum absorption refrigerator, which potentially suffers from lossy processes. Based on a full-counting statistics approach, we derive a formal cooling condition for the refrigerator, which can be feasibly evaluated analytically and numerically. We exemplify our approach on a three-level model for a quantum absorption refrigerator that suffers from different forms of non-ideality (heat leakage, competition between different cooling pathways), and examine the cooling current with different designs. This study assists in identifying the cooling window of imperfect thermal machines.
arXiv comment12 pages, 4 figures, 2 appendices
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