The invention discloses an air-gap field oriented control method and a 
system of an electrically excited 
synchronous motor, comprising the following steps: obtaining t-axis component of a given statorcurrent and a given air-gap 
flux linkage of the electrically excited 
synchronous motor, and obtaining m-axis component of the given 
stator current according to a unit 
power factor control relation; The 
phase angle and amplitude of the air-gap 
flux linkage are obtained by observing the 
flux linkage of the motor with the full-order flux linkage observation model. According to the 
phase angle of theair-gap flux linkage and the t-axis and m-axis components of the 
stator current, the pulse vector corresponding to the three-phase 
inverter connected with the motor is obtained by the vector controlalgorithm, so as to control the on-state of the switch in the three-phase 
inverter according to the pulse vector. The excitation 
voltage of the motor is controlled according to the magnitude of the air-gap flux linkage so that the magnitude of the air-gap flux linkage tracks a given air-gap flux linkage value. The present application can realize unity 
power factor control, and based on a full-order flux linkage observation model, the air gap 
magnetic field is accurately oriented, is less affected by parameters, can realize complete decoupling control, and has better performance.