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This is because the degree of superheated vapour is the last point to absorb heat energy from geothermal heat sources and influence the amount of expansion power produced by the expander. Therefore, achieving high ORC system efficiency requires a parameter of superheated vapour degree. This paper presents an experimental study on a binary cycle, applying R123 as the working fluid, to investigate the effect of variation in superheated vapour degree on the ORC efficiency. Geothermal heat sources were simulated with conduction oil as an external heat source to provide input heat to the ORC system. The temperature high inlet (TH in) evaporator was designed to remain at 120 \u00b0C during the experiment, while mass flow rate was adjusted to make superheated vapour variations, namely set at 278, 280, 282, 284, and 286 K. Furthermore, the effect was observed on heat transfer inlet, pinch, heat transfer coefficient, expander work output, isentropic efficiency, expander shaft power, power generation, thermal efficiency, and ORC efficiency. The experimental results showed that the mass flow rate nearly remained unchanged at different degrees of superheated vapour. The ranges of heat transfer inlet, pinch temperature, and heat transfer coefficient were 25.34\u201327.89 kJ\/kg, 9.35\u20134.08 \u00b0C, 200.62\u2013232.54 W\/m2\u00b7K, respectively. In conclusion, ORC system efficiency can be triggered by various parameters, including the temperature on the exit side of the evaporator. The superheated vapour of R123 working fluid to higher temperatures has caused a decrease in ORC system efficiency due to the decrease in heat transfer inlets, although theoretically, the work total increased. 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