This paper shows the on-going experimental campaign carried out over a small size vertical axis wind turbine in the facility of the Savona Harbor. Investigations mainly concern two issues: power production assessment and full-scale structural behavior. The first one highlights the importance of a deep knowledge of the local orography and of the wind characteristics (e.g., turbulence intensity); in the absence of reliable wind data it is impossible to properly estimate the performance of the system. The latter allows to identify the possible critical aspects of the structural system (e.g., in terms of resonance conditions) and to investigate the actual dynamic behavior (e.g., in terms of dissipative capacity), necessary for assessing the useful life. The paper points out how these two issues are closely related. Results obtained can provide indications suitable for improving future installations.

本文显示了正在进行的实验活动，该活动是在萨沃纳港口设施中的小型垂直轴风力涡轮机上进行的。调查主要涉及两个问题：电力生产评估和全面的结构行为。第一部分强调了对当地地形和风特征（例如湍流强度）的深入了解的重要性；在缺乏可靠的风力数据的情况下，不可能正确估计系统的性能。后者允许识别结构系统的可能的关键方面（例如，在共振条件方面），并研究评估使用寿命的必要的实际动态行为（例如，在耗散能力方面）。本文指出了这两个问题是如何密切相关的。