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\section{Conclusion}
\label{sec:conclusion-2}
We have reviewed the notion of unitarily extractable energy
``ergotropy'' and found that this quantity is indeed bounded by
\cref{eq:thermo_ergo_bound} for the models we study in this work,
namely finite dimensional systems coupled to a heat bath. It was
further demonstrated with an analytical calculation that this bound
can apply to baths with infinite degrees of freedom. In the
case of multiple baths, a Gibbs like inequality
\cref{eq:secondlaw_cyclic} was presented which can be interpreted as
thermodynamic cost of a cyclical process.
Subsequently, we studied a modulated version of the spin-boson model
with the goal of extracting energy from a thermal bath. We found that
a not insubstantial fraction of the theoretical maximum can be
extracted when only the coupling to the bath is modulated and the bath
memory is long. Also, the quantum speed limit and a resonance
phenomenon were demonstrated. The latter elucidated in which way the
strong coupling case differs from the weak coupling regime.
Finally, we demonstrated the fitness of HOPS to treat arbitrarily
driven systems with multiple baths through the simulation of a quantum
Otto cycle. We achieved finite power and found the Gibbs like
inequality to be valid. An equivalent continuously coupled cycle
without modulation of the coupling performed significantly worse in
terms of power and efficiency.