Power generation system employing power amplifying thermo-mechanical inverter technology

A power generation system, comprising:

• a first subsystem, the first subsystem including one or more mechanical work-consuming components, and the one or more mechanical work-consuming components including at least one compressor or one pump;
• a second subsystem, the second subsystem including one or more components that output mechanical work, and the one or more components that output mechanical work including at least one expander;
• a third subsystem, the third subsystem including one or more heat-consuming components, and the one or more heat-consuming components including at least one heat exchanger with an external thermal feed to the power generation system;
• and
• a fourth subsystem, the fourth subsystem including one or more heat sinks in the power generation system which dissipate heat to the surroundings, the one or more heat sinks including a single heat sink or flue gas outlet;
• wherein the first, second, third, and fourth subsystems are configured to interact with each other by exchanging matter from one or more working fluids and by exchanging heat, such that the first, second, third, and fourth subsystems cooperate to maximize energy conversion efficiency;
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• wherein, when the power generation system is in operation for a particular finite time period, the first subsystem consumes Win quantity of mechanical work from one or more external sources, the third subsystem consumes Q quantity of heat from one or more external sources, while the second subsystem outputs Wout quantity of mechanical work, such that the energy conversion efficiency η of the power generation system is a function of Wout, Win, and Q.