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Model Predictive Control for Doubly-Fed Induction Generators and Three-Phase Power Converters Sguarezi Alfeu

Model Predictive Control for Doubly-Fed Induction Generators and Three-Phase Power Converters describes the application of model predictive control techniques with modulator and finite control sets to squirrel cage induction motor and in doubly-fed induction generators using field orientation control techniques as both current control and direct power control. Sections discuss induction machines, their key modulation techniques, introduce the utility of model predictive control, review core concepts of vector control, direct torque control, and direct power control alongside novel approaches of MPC. Mathematical modeling of cited systems, MPC theory, their applications, MPC design and simulation in MATLAB are also considered in-depth.The work concludes by addressing implementation considerations, including generator operation under voltage sags or distorted voltage and

Galapagos Penguin or Emperor Penguin Hot and Cold Animals Geron Eric

Discover how different animals with the same name can be!Did you know that there are a lot of animals with the same name that live in very different environments? This brand NEW series will have full-color photographs throughout with short blocks of text to entertain and explain how some animals like it hot and others like the colder the

The Rough Guide to Crete Travel Guide with Free Ebook Guides Rough

This practical travel guide to Crete features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures. Our itinerary suggestions and expert author picks of things to see and do will make it a perfect companion both, ahead of your trip and on the ground. This Crete guide book is packed full of details on how to get there and around, pre-departure information and top time-saving tips, including a visual list of things not to miss. Our colour-coded maps make Crete easier to navigate while you're there. This guide book to Crete has been fully updated post-COVID-19 and it comes with a free eBook.The Rough Guide to CRETE covers: Iraklio; Lasithi; Rethymno; Hania.Inside this Crete travel guide you'll find:RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EVERY TYPE OF

Italy Before Rome: A Sourcebook McDonald Katherine

This book brings together sources translated from a wide variety of ancient languages to showcase the rich history of pre-Roman Italy, including its cultures, politics, trade, languages, writing systems, religious rituals, magical practices, and conflicts.This book allows readers to access diverse sources relating to the history and cultures of pre-Roman Italy. It gathers and translates sources from both Greek and Latin literature and ancient inscriptions in multiple languages and gives commentary to highlight areas of particular interest. The thematic organisation of this sourcebook helps readers to make connections across languages and communities, and showcases the interconnectedness of ancient Italy. The book includes maps, a timeline, and guides to further reading, making it accessible to students and other readers who are new to this subject.

Auditioning for Film and Television: A Post #Metoo Guide Bishop Nancy

'If you're working with Nancy Bishop you know you're in good, accomplished hands, whether you're a director or an actor.' - Neil Burger, Director of The IllusionistAuditioning for Film and Television is a must-have book and video guide for actors, written from the perspective of a casting director and offering practical advice on audition technique, scene analysis, online casting and social media.It is a practical workbook that teaches actors the craft of film auditioning in front of the camera. It shows actors how to use today's technology and social media to advance their careers and features success strategies alongside exercises to achieve results in the casting studio.This new edition offers expert advice on the following topics that have emerged in the industry since the #metoo movement: > How actors can most professionally conduct themselves in

Statistical Approaches to Causal Analysis McBee Matthew

A practical, up-to-date, step-by-step guidance on causal analysis for advancing students, this volume of the SAGE Quantitative Research kit features worked example datasets throughout to clearly demonstrate the appication of these powerful techniques, giving students the know-how and the confidence to succeed in their quantitative research journey.Matthew McBee evaluates the issue of causal inference in quantitative research, while providing guidance on how to apply these analyses to your data, discussing key concepts such as:Directed acyclic graphs (DAGs)Rubin's Causal Model (RCM)Propensity Score AnalysisRegression Discontinuity

Grow More Food: A Vegetable Gardeners Guide to Getting the Biggest Harvest Possible from a Space of Any Size McCrate Col...

The Second Cut Welsh Louise

The Times: Crime Books of the Year (BOTY) 'I doubt I'll read a better book this year' Val McDermid 'Compelling, immersive and brimming with life' Graeme Macrae BurnetAuctioneer Rilke has been trying to stay out of trouble, keeping his life more or less respectable. Business has been slow at Bowery Auctions, so when an old friend, Jojo, gives Rilke a tip-off for a house clearance, life seems to be looking up. The next day Jojo washes up dead.Jojo liked Grindr hook-ups and recreational drugs - is that the reason the police won't investigate? And if Rilke doesn't find out what happened to Jojo, who will?Thrilling and atmospheric, The Second Cut delves into the dark side of twenty-first century Glasgow. Twenty years on from his appearance in The Cutting Room, Rilke is still walking a moral tightrope between good and bad,

Taking Control!: Humanity and America After Trump and the Pandemic Barnett Anthony

Last call for humanity? Americans can now secure or destroy the world.From Anthony Barnett, the creator and former editor-in-chief of openDemocracy, comes this blazing response to the confrontation between Trumpism and Biden in America, that sets out how the future of humankind is at stake.On 6 January 2021, Donald Trump tried to seize the US presidency by force. His aim: to consolidate his nativist rule. He was, and still is, supported by tens of millions of Americans. In response, Joe Biden's administration promises a massive economic shift while a decisive contest unfolds over voter suppression. This contest is of epochal importance. As the future of humankind passes through the prism of the most powerful country in the world, Barnett reflects on the stark, limited spectrum of possible outcomes.He shows that the frustration of

The Practical Guide to Wedding Planning Haverly Marie

This concise yet comprehensive guide offers highly practical insights and advice to those wanting to plan weddings as a career choice.Chapters take the reader through all the essential steps to creating the perfect wedding including the clients, budgeting, the venue, the ceremony, food and beverage, stationery and so on. The many business aspects of starting a career in wedding planning are also covered including marketing and pricing strategy. Written in an engaging and highly accessible style, this guide assumes no prior knowledge of the industry and is ideal for those just starting their careers. Packed full of case studies, activities, example forms, timetables, calendars, and helpful checklists, this is a guide that readers will undoubtedly come back to again and again as they gain more experience in the world of wedding planning.Written by a highly experienced

Monte Carlo Techniques in Radiation Therapy: Introduction, Source Modelling, and Patient Dose Calculations Verhaegen Fra...

About ten years after the first edition comes this second edition of Monte Carlo Techniques in Radiation Therapy: Introduction, Source Modelling and Patient Dose Calculations, thoroughly updated and extended with the latest topics, edited by Frank Verhaegen and Joao Seco. The book aims to provide a brief introduction to the history and basics of Monte Carlo simulation, but again has a strong focus on applications in radiotherapy. Since the first edition, Monte Carlo simulation has found many new applications, which were included in detail.The applications sections in this book cover:Modelling transport of photons, electrons, protons and ionsModelling radiation sources for external beam radiotherapyModelling radiation sources for brachytherapyDesign of radiation

Mastering C++ Programming Language: A Beginner's Guide Uzayr Sufyan Bin

C++ was created as a superset of C, retaining C's efficiency and notational ease but adding type checking, data abstraction, operator overloading, and object-oriented programming capabilities. C++ is still a popular programming language because of its versatility. Unlike most other programming languages, C++ has been able to adapt as its demands have changed, allowing it to remain relevant, contemporary, and essential. C++, unlike other languages, is flexible and has evolved fast to meet the demands of programmers and software. It is now one of the most excellent options for rapid applications, with alternatives such as Rust or Perl severely missing ecosystem support for many use cases.More importantly, C++ is a programming language that has varied uses. Knowing how to write code in C++ can help you understand how software and hardware interact. This is valuable information

The Dinghy Cruising Companion 2nd Edition: Tales and Advice from Sailing a Small Open Boat Barnes Roger

'You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms. You will know that one of the sure ways to contentment in this life is a small boat, a fair wind, and a new coast to explore.'Dinghy cruising is a wonderful way to experience nature and new coastlines at close quarters and low cost. Sailing where larger boats cannot reach and sleeping under canvas onboard or ashore, this is boating taken right back to the basics, and all the better for that. This guide, updated and expanded for its second edition, is invaluable for all aspiring or already-enthusiastic dinghy cruisers, showing how to get started and how to expand your horizons.The information and advice is interwoven with wonderfully evocative stories of the author's adventures afloat, from idyllic weeks pottering around secluded rivers and

Cumbiana: Relatos de Un Mundo Perdido Vives Carlos

En Cumbiana, relatos de un mundo perdido, Carlos Vives y Guillermo Barreto nos llevan a descubrir el origen de la cumbia a trav s de un viaje m gico que entreteje la memoria del artistas y los apuntes del historiador. Este libro es el portal a la reconstrucci n de una alucinante naci n anfibia que uni su destino en Am rica con la cultura europea y con la cultura africana para dejar un legado musical que ha marcado la

Transforming Trauma with Jiu-Jitsu: A Guide for Survivors, Therapists, and Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners to Facilitate Embodie...

The first book for using jiu-jitsu to transform trauma--for survivors, mental health practitioners, and trauma-informed martial arts instructors.This groundbreaking book introduces the martial art of jiu-jitsu as a powerful healing modality for trauma survivors in recovery. While embodied movement practices like yoga and dance have long been recognized as effective tools for trauma healing, this is the first to apply jiu-jitsu--with its emphasis on grounding, empowerment, body positioning, and leverage vs. brute strength--as an ideal research-backed practice for trauma survivors looking to build confidence, process and integrate trauma, and take back their lives.Unhealed trauma--from "little t" traumas to complex PTSD--leaves a lasting imprint on the bodies and minds of survivors. And in the aftermath of trauma, many survivors experience shifts in how they feel,

The Psychology of Behaviour at Work: The Individual in the Organization Furnham Adrian

This superb introduction to the field of organizational psychology and organizational behaviour builds on the foundation of the highly successful first edition to provide up-to-date explanations of all the key topics in a clear, coherent and accessible style. The text is supported by numerous illustrations and examples as well as end-of-chapter summaries and concluding remarks. Topic sections on key research studies, as well as applied aspects such as human resources applications and cross-cultural issues, lead the reader through the complexities of the theory to its practical application. The Psychology of Behaviour at Work covers all major topics in the field, from vocational choice, personality, attitudes, motivation and stress, to cooperation, learning, training, group dynamics, decision making and leadership. Further sections introduce corporate culture and climate, as well as

Racism in Modern Russia: From the Romanovs to Putin Avrutin Eugene M.

In October 2013, one of the largest anti-migrant riots took place in Moscow. Clashes and arrests continued late into the night. Some in the crowd, which grew to several thousand people, could be heard chanting "Russia for the Russians" with their animus directed towards dark-skinned labor migrants from the southern border. The slogan "Russia for the Russians" is not a recent invention. It first gained notoriety in the very last years of the tsarist regime, appealing primarily to individuals drawn to the radical right. Analyzing a wide range of printed and visual sources, Racism in Modern Russia marks the first serious attempt to understand the history of racism over a span of 150 years. A brilliant examination of the complexities of racism, Eugene M. Avrutin's panoramic book asks powerful questions about inequality and privilege, denigration and belonging, power and policy, and

Storytelling for Impact

Charities have vital stories to tell. This practical guide will help you find, write and share them. Follow the advice in this book and the stories you tell will inspire your audiences to take action - whether that's making a donation, volunteering their time or getting behind your latest

Waymarks Thornton James

Waymarks tracks one man through significant encounters with the natural world, around the globe.An Ethiopian lake, an Australian rainforest, an American desert, an English beach: the stage keeps changing, but the intent stays the same. A poet enters a deep dialogue with birds, animals, people, plants, seas, and all the forces that threaten and churn this mix of life.James Thornton is a zen priest, and Waymarks sits alongside other classics of metaphysical writing in which poets bare their soul. Teachings from great figures along the way permeate the collection: a West Coast poet, a Japanese Zen Master, a spiritual leader, and the Dalai

The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics Bolland Charlotte

On the Tudors and their legacy, from Henry VIII to Elizabeth IThis illustrated volume shows how the Tudor monarchs of Britain engaged with the internationalism of court culture; the tumultuous years of the Reformation; and the emergence of the transatlantic slave trade and English colonialism.Taking a thematic and biographical approach, the book features some of the most famous royal and court figures from the 16th century, from Henry VIII and Catherine de' Medici to Elizabeth I and Walter Ralegh.Artworks are arranged into the themes of court culture, religion, queenship, conflict, empire, piracy and trade, and translation. The book features texts from a range of voices exploring the historical contexts of the works, new research on the topics and biographical sketches of key individuals whose role in Tudor history has often been overlooked, such as

JOLLY LIFE ODLING-SMEE JOHN

Charles Theophilus Hahn, born into the English upper middle classes in 1870, was a cleric who worked in industrial towns in Yorkshire, in Southern Africa as a missionary and as an army chaplain in World War One. He loved adventure, travel and nature, and promised himself that he would have a jolly time. He left journals, sketches and watercolours which are the basis for his story, written by John Odling-Smee. The idioms and expressions in the journals recall the times in which he was writing. Many of the watercolours were inspired by the wildflowers and scenery of Africa. Taken together, his writings and paintings provide a fascinating picture of an interesting life in England and Southern Africa in turbulent

Reproduction and the Constitution in the United States Ziegler Mary

Reproduction and the Constitution in the United States dissects the forces that shape US conflicts over birth control and abortion.In 1973, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision that quickly became the most widely recognized case in the country. Examining the roots of ongoing struggles over reproduction in the United States, Mary Ziegler helps readers not only understand the importance of the Supreme Court's iconic decision in Roe but also places it in context, illuminating constitutional, political, and economic trends that have remade conflicts over abortion and the law. Written by one of the world's leading scholars in the field, this book synthesizes the latest scholarship in the field and provides an accessible and concise look at: *Why the United States criminalized abortion and birth

Practical Skills in Biomolecular Sciences Reed Rob

Animal BFFs Corrigan Sophie

Learn all about the funniest friendships in the animal kingdom with Sophie Corrigan's cute and cuddly

Diagnostic Ultrasound, Third Edition: Physics and Equipment Hoskins Peter R.

This popular text provides a comprehensive, yet accessible, introduction to the physics and technology of medical ultrasound, with high quality ultrasound images and diagrams throughout. Covering all aspects of the field at a level that meetings the requirements of accredited sonography courses, it is ideal for both trainee and qualified healthcare professionals practising ultrasound in a clinical setting. Building on the content of previous editions, this third edition provides the latest guidance relating to ultrasound technology, quality assurance and safety and discusses the latest

The Handbook of Photography Studies Pasternak Gil

The Handbook of Photography Studies is a state-of-the-art overview of the field of photography studies, examining its thematic interests, dynamic research methodologies and multiple scholarly directions. It is a source of well-informed, analytical and reflective discussions of all the main subjects that photography scholars have been concerned with as well as a rigorous study of the field's persistent expansion at a time when digital technology regularly boosts our exposure to new and historical photographs alike.Split into five core parts, the Handbook analyzes the field's histories, theories and research strategies; discusses photography in academic disciplinary and interdisciplinary contexts; draws out the main concerns of photographic scholarship; interrogates photography's cultural and geopolitical influences; and examines photography's multiple uses and

Smart Kids! 101 Memory Puzzles Fullman Joe Author

Ineffable Love: Exploring God's Purposes in Tv's Good Omens Booer Alex

A five-week Bible study guide that uses scenes, themes and ideas from the TV adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's Good Omens, starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen, to explore Christian themes of sacrifice, birth and rebirth, Good and Evil, justice, love and salvation. With suggested clips from the show to watch, biblical commentaries, questions for reflection, prayers and activities, the book is intended for individual use but is adaptable for use in small group

S.T.E.A.L.T.H.: Access Denied Rohan Jason

They're in a race to save his dad ... and the

Love and Work: How to Find What You Love, Love What You Do, and Do It for the Rest of Your Life Buckingham Marcus

Love has been driven out of our workplaces. How do we get it back in?We're in the middle of an epidemic of stress and anxiety. A global pandemic has wreaked havoc on our lives. Average life expectancy in the United States is down. At work, less than 16 percent of us are fully engaged. In many high-stress jobs, such as distribution centers, emergency room nursing, and teaching, incidences of PTSD are higher than for soldiers returning from war zones.We're getting something terribly wrong. We've designed the love out of our workplaces, and our schools too, so that they fail utterly to provide for or capitalize on one of our most basic human needs: our need for love.As Marcus Buckingham shows in this eye-opening, uplifting book, love is an energy, and like all forms of energy, it must flow. It demands expression—and that expression is work.