风能作为最具商业化前景的可再生能源，正得到大规模的开发和利用，风力发电相关技术也取得了显著的进步。文章综述了目前风力发电及其技术的发展与应用情况，对风力发电系统的类型、风电系统中所采用发电机的性能与特点以及未来风力发电技术的发展趋势进行了较详细深入的介绍，为更好地了解国内外风力发电的现状与发展趋势提供参考。

Wind energy is widely developed and applied as one of the most commercial prospect renewable energy, as a result that significant advancement of wind power generation and its relative technology are achieved. In the paper, the wind power generation and its relative technology are reviewed, including the types of wind power generation system, performance and feature of generators applied in wind power generation system, and development tendency of future wind power generation technology, which providing references for well learning about the present status and development tendency of wind power generation at home and abroad.