The invention aims at providing a vertical axis wind wheel device and a using method.Driving wind driven by a driving train or vehicle in a tunnel is utilized for driving a wind wheel to rotate.Wind power generation is achieved through the rotating wind wheel.The device is cooperated with a storage battery so as to provide electric energy for the tunnel for meeting the requirements for illumination and the like.The vertical axis wind wheel is embedded in walls on the two sides of the tunnel, on the premise of reducing occupied space to the greatest extent, the windward effective area of the device is enlarged, and wind energy can be sufficiently utilized.