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Thermomechanical model of solar cells
Tom Markvart
The paper considers a model for the solar cell as a mechanical open-cycle thermodynamic engine where the chemical potential is produced in an isochoric process corresponding to the…
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Solar cells and thermoelectric generators as finite-time chemical heat engines
Tom Markvart
This paper shows a fundamental thermodynamic similarity between thermoelectric and photovoltaic energy converters which, at open circuit, can be represented as isochoric engines ge…