The invention discloses a 
direct torque control method for a non-salient pole type 
hybrid excitation motor for an 
electric vehicle. According to the method, on the basis of a partition control strategy for the 
hybrid excitation motor, set values of a 
stator magnetic chain and 
excitation current are calculated by a 
maximum torque current ratio 
algorithm in different running regions; a switch table is inquired according to the set value of the torque, the set value of the 
magnetic chain and difference values of respective feedback values to select a 
voltage vector, thus a switching state of a PWM (
pulse width modulation) 
inverter is controlled and the 
direct torque control over the 
hybrid excitation motor is realized. According to the 
direct torque control method, on the premise of guaranteeing the basic running characteristic of the hybrid excitation motor, the direct torque control over the hybrid excitation motor is realized, the 
control system algorithm is simplified, and the torque response speed of the motor is increased. Compared with the conventional direct torque control method, the method has the advantages that in different running regions, the set value of the 
stator magnetic chain is calculated according to the 
maximum torque current ratio 
algorithm, the reactive component of 
armature current is reduced, and the efficiency of the motor and the torque output capacity are improved.