The invention discloses a synchronous generator 
model parameter multi-step identification method in the technical field of 
power grid analysis and calculation. The method comprises applying a down and an up step disturbance, a 
short circuit disturbance and a pulse disturbance to a synchronous generator, or applying a down step disturbance, a 
short circuit disturbance and a pulse disturbance to a synchronous generator, or applying a down step disturbance and a 
short circuit disturbance to a synchronous generator; calculating the d axis synchronous 
reactance xd and the q axis synchronous 
reactance xq of the synchronous generator according to the 
steady state data before and after down step disturbance; and identifying the d axis transient 
reactance x'd, the d axis sub-transient reactance x''d, the d axis open-circuit transient 
time constant T'd, the d axis open-circuit sub-transient 
time constant T''d, the q axis transient reactance x'q, the q axis sub-transient reactance x''q, the q axis open-circuit transient 
time constant T'q, and the q axis open-circuit sub-transient time constant T''q according to the disturbance applied to the synchronous generator. The invention improves parameter identification precision.