1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910457059403321

Autore

Reiss Benjamin

Titolo

The showman and the slave [[electronic resource] ] : race, death, and memory in Barnum's America / / Benjamin Reiss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-674-04265-4

Edizione

[1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Disciplina

306/.0973/09034

Soggetti

Popular culture - United States - History - 19th century

Women slaves - United States

Freak shows - Social aspects - United States - History - 19th century

Whites - Race identity - United States

African Americans in popular culture - History - 19th century

Racism in popular culture - United States - History - 19th century

Death in popular culture - United States - History - 19th century

Electronic books.

Northeastern States Race relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-259) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FIGURES -- AckrunvZedgments -- Introduction: The Dark Subject -- 1. DEATH AND DYING -- 1. Possession -- 2. The Celebrated Curiosity -- 3. Private Acts, Public Memories -- 4. Sacred and Profane -- 5. Culture Wars -- 6. Love, Automata, and India Rubber -- 7. Spectacle -- II. RESURRECTION -- 8. Authenticity and Commodity -- 9. Exposure and Mastery -- 10. Erasure -- III. LIFE -- 11. A Speculative Biography -- Note to the 2010 Printing -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Reiss uses P. T. Barnum's Joice Heth hoax to examine the contours of race relations in the antebellum North. Barnum's first exhibit as a showman, Heth was an elderly enslaved woman said to be the 161-year-old former nurse of the infant George Washington. Seizing upon the novelty, the newly emerging commercial press turned her act--and especially her death--into one of the first media spectacles in American



history.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910983334903321

Autore

Wang Hui

Titolo

Advanced Matrix Converters : Topology, Modulation, and Control / / by Hui Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9783031699023

3031699025

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 pages)

Collana

Power Systems, , 1860-4676

Disciplina

621.381044

Soggetti

Power electronics

Electric machinery

Energy storage

Renewable energy sources

Electric power distribution

Power Electronics

Electrical Machines

Mechanical and Thermal Energy Storage

Renewable Energy

Energy Grids and Networks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Basic Third-Harmonic Injection Matrix Converter -- Third-Harmonic Injection Matrix Converter with Multiple-Outputs -- Three-Level T-Type Third-Harmonic Injection Matrix Converter -- Three-Level Matrix Converter with Integrated Neutral-Point Potential Balancer -- Three-Level Indirect Matrix Converter for Adjustable Speed Drives -- Third-Harmonic Injection Micro-Inverter for AC Photovoltaic Module Applications -- Back-to-Back Matrix Converter with Single-Arm Current Injection -- Three-Level Modulation Strategy for Conventional 3×N Direct Matrix Converters -- Control Method for Matrix Converter



to Enhance Linear Voltage Transfer Ratio -- Cascade PI-SMC Method for Matrix Converter-Fed BDFIM Drives -- Conclusions and Perspective for Future Work.

Sommario/riassunto

Advanced Matrix Converters: Topology, Modulation, and Control is a comprehensive guide for readers interested in developing advanced direct AC-AC converters, commonly known as matrix converters (MCs). These MCs offer an all-silicon and environmentally friendly solution that has garnered increasing attention in recent years due to their ability to eliminate bulky passive components and improve the converters' power density, conversion efficiency, and reliability. This book covers the principles of topology construction, advanced modulation strategies, application areas, and control methods. It includes topics such as efficient AC-AC conversion, multi-level conversion, and high-performance adjustable speed drives. It is an essential resource for researchers, engineers, and designers who must select the most appropriate new topologies and control methods for specific applications. Focuses on novel topologies, enhanced modulation strategies, and high-performance control methods Covers the concept and operation of advanced direct AC-AC conversion technology from fundamentals to applications Includes worked examples and solutions to problems.