The invention relates to a low 
wind speed high power magnetic suspension vertical shaft wind 
turbine and a control method thereof, belonging to the field of 
wind power. The wind 
turbine comprises a permanent 
magnet direct-drive wind 
turbine, a magnetic suspension disc motor, a wind wheel, an air gap sensor, an upper end bearing, a lower end bearing, a shell, a 
tower, a converter 
system, a 
contactor and 
energy storage equipment and the like. The converter 
system includes 
machine-side converter, grid-side converter and suspension converter. When the 
wind speed is less than the rated 
wind speed,the suspension converter performs suspension control to make the rotor of the wind turbine set rise to and maintain the suspension 
balance point. The 
machine-side converter performs MPPT control on the permanent 
magnet direct drive generator, and the grid-side converter realizes 
grid connection. When the wind speed is higher than the rated wind speed and lower than the 
cut-out wind speed, the suspension converter implements rotational damping control, and the 
machine-side converter implements 
constant power control for the permanent 
magnet direct drive generator. The invention has ingenious structure, simple and convenient control and high wind energy 
utilization rate, can realize low wind speed starting and 
high power output, and is especially suitable for weak wind type wind farms.