.... Permeability-frozen method is utilized to distinguish basic electromagnetic torque and reluctance torque. Findings – The PMASynRM can improve the power factor of the SynRM, overcome the drawback of the IPMSM in the high-speed flux-weakening region and is more proper to operate over a wide speed region...

...; and the improvement of the power factor thanks to which a reduction of the inverter rating is gained. Research limitations/implications This work should be extended considering the validation of the obtained simulation results through experiments. Originality/value The paper proposes a new DTC strategy...