The invention discloses an energy-saving filtering type power transformer, which comprises a transformer main body and a main circuit, wherein the transformer main body comprises a primary end and a secondary end, the primary end is connected with mains supply, the secondary end is connected with the main circuit, a main inductance coil and a main capacitor are arranged on the main circuit, the main inductance coil and the main capacitor form series resonance or parallel resonance on the main circuit, the inductance of the main inductance coil can be controlled and adjusted according to the size of a high harmonic component at the secondary end, the power transformer further comprises a signal circuit, the signal circuit is connected to the side, close to the secondary end, of the main circuit in parallel, and comprises a signal resistor and a plurality of signal branches, each signal branch is provided with a first inductor, a first capacitor and a signal transmission end which are connected in series, the inductor and the capacitor on each branch form high-order resonance of the position, and the signal transmission end on each branch is used for controlling the inductance of the main inductance coil after acquiring the current of the branch.