| CPC H02P 27/08 (2013.01) | 7 Claims |

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1. An electric motor drive device comprising:
a booster circuit to boost a voltage value of a bus voltage to be applied to a direct-current bus;
an inverter to apply an alternating-current voltage having a variable frequency and a variable voltage value to an electric motor, the bus voltage being applied to the inverter;
a connection switching device to switch a connection state of a winding of the electric motor; and
a control device to control operations of the booster circuit, the inverter, and the connection switching device, and perform zero current control to control the inverter such that a current flowing through the electric motor or the connection switching device is zero, wherein
when operating the connection switching device to switch the connection state, the control device performs the zero current control after stopping a boosting operation of the booster circuit.
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