The invention relates to a power system transient stability evaluation method based on a deep learning technology. Firstly, a time domain simulation method is used to generate a sample set {x<0>, y<0>}; characteristic variable vectors are then extracted according to the sample set, and a training set {x<1>, y<0>} is formed, wherein the training set is the characteristic variable vector set; training parameters are determined, a stacked automatic encoder is trained based on the training set, characteristic extraction is carried out on the training set to generate a calculation set {x<2>, y<0>};and finally, based on the calculation set, classification model training is carried out on a convolution neural network, and a power system transient stability evaluation model is formed. The stackedautomatic encoder is used to carry out layer-by-layer characteristic extraction on the characteristic variable vectors, a hidden data mode is mined, high-order characteristics more facilitating transient stability evaluation are formed, the convolution neural network is further used to build a stable classification model, the evaluation performance of the model is thus ensured, the misjudgement rate of unstable samples can be reduced, noise interference in a wide area measurement system of the power system can be effectively overcome, and an important significance is provided for online safeand stable evaluation on the power system.