Global stability analysis of a Curzon–Ahlborn heat engine using the Lyapunov method

In the present work, we analyze the global stability of a heat engine working at maximum power regime. We use the Lyapunov stability theory to construct the Lyapunov function to prove the asymptotic stability behavior about the steady-state of intermediate temperatures in the engine model. Our analysis is focused on the characterization of the global stability by considering internal irreversibilities and a linear heat transfer law in the thermal couplings. Besides, numerical integrations were performed to corroborate the findings of the global asymptotic stability of the system.