The invention discloses a three-phase power supply default phase and power failure detection system and a braking method. The detection system comprises a three-phase power supply RST, a rectification circuit, a relay circuit, an IPM circuit, two optocoupler processing circuits, a DSP processor, a braking circuit, a Nixie tube and a servo motor and is applicable to a motor control system of a servo driver. The braking method comprises the following steps: judging abnormal conditions such as default phase and power failure of the three-phase power supply, then closing a PWM signal by the DSP processor, cutting off a busbar power supply by virtue of the relay circuit, starting and accessing the braking circuit, connecting a braking power resistor among three-phase windings of the servo motor in series for realizing short connection of the three-phase windings, and generating current in a short connection loop by virtue of residual magnetism potential of a stator winding, so that the motor is rapidly braked. The detection system and the braking method, which are disclosed by the invention, have the advantages that security protection effect on electrical equipment and personnel is realized, implementation is easy, cost is low, and the problems that a motor in existing electrical equipment adopts a band-type brake module, price is high, size is large and control and wiring are complex can be solved, so that the detection system and the braking method have a good application prospect.