%0 Journal Article %A Gabriele Bedon and Marco Raciti Castelli and Ernesto Benini %D 2013 %J International Journal of Energy and Power Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 78, 2013 %T Experimental Tests of a Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine with Twisted Blades %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/4741 %V 78 %X An experimental campaign of measurements for a Darrieus vertical-axis wind turbine (VAWT) is presented for open field conditions. The turbine is characterized by a twisted bladed design, each blade being placed at a fixed distance from the rotational shaft. The experimental setup to perform the acquisitions is described. The results are lower than expected, due to the high influence of the wind shear. %P 601 - 604