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> This is a theoretical exploration of the hard limits, not an engineering design

You replied to (and even quoted) a comment explaining the practical limits, then doubled-down and said multi junction cells can exceed a number which has never been experimentally demonstrated.

And here you are again saying that multifunction cells can achieve 87% efficiency.

An ICE engine can achieve 100% thermal efficiency with the right Th and Tc. That has about as much relevance to the discussion at hand as 87% efficient solar panels.

Let me be clear: the most efficient cells that have ever been experimentally demonstrated under any conditions are less efficient than the number you originally stated. In real world conditions the number is half of what you originally.

> Again, what stops the top hood and engine cover of a Prius from raising at an angle and tracking the

I guess I’m just feeding the trolls here.