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.