Due to the nature of salient poles in both the stator and rotor, the doubly salient permanent-magnet (DSPM) motor suffers from severe torque ripples. In this paper, the torque ripple of DSPM motors is analyzed, and the torque ripple factor is newly derived. A new approach, namely the conduction angle control, is proposed to minimize the torque ripple. Moreover, the genetic algorithm is employed to optimize the corresponding control angles. Computer simulation and experimental results are given to verify the proposed approach.