The utility model provides a friction clutch formula vertical axis wind power generation set, it relates to a power generation facility to solve current high -power vertical axis aerogenerator self -starting and braking difficulty, the lower problem of generating efficiency, it includes wind wheel, transmission shaft, wind wheel locking device, no. Two transmission shafts, friction clutch, speed increaser, support, shaft coupling, generator, pylon and two stoppers, a transmission shaft installing vertical layout is rotated at the top of pylon, the top at the pylon is installed to one of them stopper, wind wheel locking device installs the top at the pylon of the below of ring flange, the upper end of a transmission shaft is connected with the wind wheel, the lower extreme of a transmission shaft is connected with the transmission shaft no. Two, the speed increaser is fixed on the support, no. Two transmission shafts are through arranging that the self -aligning roller bearing on the pylon is connected with last ring flange, the output shaft of speed increaser passes through the input shaft of shaft coupling and generator. The utility model is used for wind power generation.