Reply to the Comment on "Optimal working conditions for thermoelectric generators with realistic thermal coupling" by S. Su et al

TL;DR

This paper responds to a comment on their previous work, defending the efficiency definition used for thermoelectric generators with realistic thermal coupling and clarifying their methodology.

Contribution

It provides a detailed justification of the efficiency measure used in the original study, addressing concerns raised by Su et al.

Findings

The efficiency definition is appropriate for realistic thermal coupling scenarios

The reply clarifies methodological choices in the original paper

The discussion reinforces the validity of the original results

Abstract

We reply to the comment made by Su et al. on "Optimal working conditions for thermoelectric generators with realistic thermal coupling". In particular we justify the efficiency definition used in the main paper.