Electrical energy production with bladeless wind turbine

Increasing population and developing industry bring about a continuous increase in the need for electrical energy. Today, studies and investments on wind energy have increased in order to ensure sustainability in energy supply against the increasing need. The increase in studies and investments leads to the emergence of new wind energy technologies. One of these new technologies is the bladeless wind turbine. Bladeless wind turbines do not have a rotating mechanism compared to classical turbines. These turbines oscillate with vibrations caused by wind-induced eddy currents. Since there is no rotating mechanism in the turbine, it produces electrical energy with a linear generator. In this thesis, different wind turbines were designed and prototypes were produced and tested at different wind flow rates in order to obtain data about the structure, movement mechanism and electricity production of the bladeless wind turbine. As a result of the tests, the highest voltage value was measured as 272 mV AC at a flow rate of 6,4 m/s.