The downtime and potential safety hazards of wind turbines caused by high temperature have posed important technical bottlenecks that restrict the development of the current wind power industry. For the sake of fully understanding the thermal management of wind turbines，this article starts from the current development requirement of large-scale，intelligence and diversification for wind turbines. Then，the state-of-art wind turbine cooling technology is comprehensively reviewed from the view of the working principles，technical characteristics，and adaptation occasions of air and liquid cooling. On this basis，inspired by the high -efficiency cooling technology methods of existing electronic devices，the feasibility of applying the new cooling technology in the field of wind turbine thermal management is analyzed and discussed，and the future development direction of the new generation of wind turbine cooling technology is prospected. This review may provide materials for the development of new and high-efficiency cooling technologies for future wind turbines in our country，and can enlighten technological innovations in thermal management of new generation wind turbines.