Bladeless wind turbine with a telescoping natural frequency tuning mechanism

A bladeless wind turbine, comprising:

• a flexible support rod mounted on a support surface, a main axis of the flexible support rod perpendicular to the support surface;
• an elongated rigid mast mounted on the flexible support rod, the elongated rigid mast in axial alignment with the flexible support rod;
• a natural tuning mechanism coaxially mounted around a first portion of the flexible support rod, the natural tuning mechanism comprising:
• a housing coaxially attached to the flexible support rod, the housing comprising a bottom end fixedly attached to the support surface and a top end;
• at least one extendable tube slidably housed within the housing, the at least one extendable tube coaxially mounted and fitted around the flexible support rod, the at least one extendable tube slidably moveable along the main axis of the flexible support rod, the at least one extendable tube extendable beyond the top end of the housing by a predetermined height;
• a power take-off unit coupled to the flexible support rod, the power take-off unit configured to convert oscillatory movements of the flexible support rod into electrical energy;
• and
• a control unit coupled to the natural tuning mechanism, the control unit comprising:
• a wind speed sensor configured to measure and transmit a relative velocity between an incoming wind and the elongated rigid mast;
• a controller coupled to the wind speed sensor and the natural tuning mechanism, the controller configured to:
• receive, utilizing one or more processors, the relative velocity between the incoming wind and the elongated rigid mast from the wind speed sensor;
• calculate, utilizing the one or more processors, the predetermined height based at least in part on the received relative velocity between the incoming wind and the elongated rigid mast;
• and
• urge, utilizing the one or more processors, the at least one extendable tube to extend beyond the top end of the housing by the predetermined height.