A Quantum Otto Engine with Shortcuts to Thermalization and Adiabaticity

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2306.14847v6
• Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2024 05:17:01 GMT
• Title: A Quantum Otto Engine with Shortcuts to Thermalization and Adiabaticity
• Authors: Ali Pedram, Serhat C. Kadıoğlu, Alkan Kabakçıoğlu, Özgür E. Müstecaplıoğlu,
• Abstract summary: We investigate the energetic advantage of accelerating an Otto engine by use of shortcuts to adiabaticity and to equilibrium. Applying both type of shortcuts leads to enhanced power and efficiency even after the driving costs are taken into account. We show that controlling three strokes of the cycle leads to an overall improvement of the performance metrics compared with controlling only the two adiabatic strokes.
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• Abstract: We investigate the energetic advantage of accelerating a quantum harmonic oscillator Otto engine by use of shortcuts to adiabaticity (for the expansion and compression strokes) and to equilibrium (for the hot isochore), by means of counter-diabatic (CD) driving. By comparing various protocols with and without CD driving, we find that, applying both type of shortcuts leads to enhanced power and efficiency even after the driving costs are taken into account. The hybrid protocol not only retains its advantage in the limit cycle, but also recovers engine functionality (i.e. a positive power output) in parameter regimes where an uncontrolled, finite-time Otto cycle fails. We show that controlling three strokes of the cycle leads to an overall improvement of the performance metrics compared with controlling only the two adiabatic strokes. Moreover, we numerically calculate the limit cycle behavior of the engine and show that the engines with accelerated isochoric and adiabatic strokes display a superior power output in this mode of operation.

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