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I present results on kinematic dynsamo models driven by an axisymmetric large scale flow impacted by periodic perturbations due to azimuthally propagating vortices. I found a strong impact on growth rates and frequencies with regimes of parametric resonances whenn the frequency of the perturbation is twice the frequency of the unperturbed case. These models behave similar to rotating mechanical systems subject to periodic distortions that are described by the Matthieu equation. A possible application are dynamo experiments like VKS dynamo in Cadarache or convection driven planetary dynamos that are influenced by tidal forces.