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The effect of external heat source temperature on the entropy rate and on the inverse specific cooling load (ISCL) multiplied by the total area of the refrigerator A\/Qe are studied. This may help a constructor to well dimension the solar machine under an optimal technico-economical criterion A\/Qe and with reasonable irreversibility on the refrigerator. The solar concentrator temperature effect on the total exchanged area, on the technico-economical ratio A\/Qe, and on the internal entropy rate are illustrated and discussed. 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