S. Benaggoune , S. Belkacem , R. Abdessemed , Comparative Study of Direct Torque and Nonlinear Controls of a Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor, International Journal of Electrical and Power Engineering, Volume 1,Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-195, ISSN 1990-7958, ijepe.2007.189.195, (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijepe.2007.189.195) Abstract: We present in this study, a comparative study between two structures of control, the Direct Torque Control (DTC) and the Non-Linear Control (NLC) of the Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM). To illustrate the performance and the robustness of these two control techniques, simulation results are presented. Keywords: Direct Torque Control (DTC);Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM);Nonlinear Control (NLC);input-output linearization;differential geometry theory;robustness