Photothermal power generation technology is one of the important means of solar energy utilization. Tower photothermal power generation technology has the advantages of large-scale energy storage and has good application prospects. As an important unit of the tower photothermal power station, the wind resistance safety of the heliostats directly affects the normal operation of the power station. In this paper, the literature review is carried out from the aspects of the structure system, wind load, wind-induced response and vibration control of the heliostat, and the further theoretical research work is proposed, so as to provide some reference for the research and application of photothermal power generation technology in China.