Converting sunlight to electricity with solar cells has an

Chapter 11, Problem 30P

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Problem 30P

Converting sunlight to electricity with solar cells has an efficiency of ≈15,. It’s possible to achieve a higher efficiency (though currently at higher cost) by using concentrated sunlight as the hot reservoir of a heat engine. Each dish in Figure P11.30 concentrates sunlight on one side of a heat engine, producing a hot-reservoir temperature of 650°C. The cold reservoir, ambient air, is approximately 30°C. The actual working efficiency of this device is ≈30,. What is the theoretical maximum efficiency?

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