Abstract:In view of the special geographical environment of Xinjiang,the IGBT power module of wind power converter bears the severe alternating thermal stress,so breakdown occurs frequently. Taking a 1. 5 MW direct - driven wind power converter as the research object,the simulation model is established,and the expressions of the loss and junction temperature are derived for converter power module at the machine side and the grid side. Based on the measured wind speed of wind farm,the variation law of power module is studied,and the thermal stress received by each component is evaluated. The results show that IGBT module at the grid side has the largest losses and is the most easily damaged.