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1. An adaptive hydrokinetic energy harvesting system, comprising:
a first blade having a first leading end, a first trailing end opposite said first leading end, and a first part of an electrical power generating means for generating electrical current from torque, said first part being affixed to said first trailing end; and a second blade having a hydrofoil cross-section, a second leading end, a second trailing end opposite said second leading end, and a second part of said electrical power generating means affixed to said second leading end, wherein said second leading end of said second blade is movably attached to said first trailing end of said first blade, said first and second blades being arranged such that turbulent fluid flow from said first leading end of the said first blade to said second trailing end of said second blade causes said second blade to oscillate relative to said first blade thereby generating torque, and said first and second parts of said electrical power generating means cooperating to convert the generated torque to electrical current. |