Abstract:Direct - driven wind turbine generator is widely used in wind farm because of its superiority. Its fault characteristics will be changed greatly because of low - voltage ride - through ( LVRT) capability,but there is no systematic analysis and research about it. The PMSG topology structure and control strategy are studied and analyzed. The direct - driven wind farm model is established in PSCAD platform to verify its LVRT capability,and its three - phase short - circuit fault characteristics are simulated and compared considering LVRT strategy. The relevant factors that affect the three - phase short - circuit fault characteristics also are analyzed. It is pointed out that the above - mentioned factors need to be considered in the protection setting.