The invention relates to the field of reactor volume optimization design, in particular to a low-
harmonic magnetically controlled reactor volume optimization design method. According to the scheme, the method comprises the following steps: selecting parameter variables of the low-
harmonic magnetically controlled reactor, wherein the parameter variables comprise iron core length, iron core height, iron core cross section side length, single-side air gap length, total winding turns and single-side winding layer number; according to the selected parameter variables of the low-
harmonic magnetically controlled reactor, variables needed in the optimization process are calculated; setting constraint conditions; and the optimal parameter combination enabling the iron core volume to be minimum is optimized and solved through the improved
genetic algorithm. The objective function aims to minimize the outer volume of an iron core, punishment is applied to
inductance deviation, and various constraint conditions including wire constraint, winding turn number constraint, winding thickness constraint, inter-winding insulation and appearance constraint, maximum
inductance value constraint and peak
magnetic flux density constraint are set. And performance failure caused by pure pursuit of volume minimization is avoided. The method is suitable for reactor volume optimization design.