With the rapid development of wind power industry,safe operation of wind farms become more and more concerned.Lightning disaster is one of the most important factors which affect the normal operation of wind farms,more and more wind turbines,voltage transformers and affiliated facilities have been damaged by lightning stroke.Lightning accidents occurred frequently in Yunnan,the situation of lightning protection for wind farm is not optimistic.Taking a wind farm in Yunnan as an example,based on the fieldwork,comprehensive analysis and data access,combined with the lightning activity of wind farm,the area where the geologic and topographic conditions, soil resistance and other conditions,the analysis analyze the lightning risk in the wind farm,then provides some technical measures which have important significance to defense and reduce the lightning disaster in wind farm.