Abstract: A method for starting an EC motor having a stator and a rotor, comprising the steps of determining a first position of the rotor when the rotor is stationary by means of discrete signal injection, accelerating the rotor by means of a controlled rotating field, determining a speed of the rotor on the basis of a back EMF after reaching a predetermined rotating field frequency, comparing the speed determined, with a first predetermined speed value, and, if the speed determined is greater than the first predetermined speed value, determining a second position of the rotor on the basis of the back EMF and changing to a closed-loop operation on the basis of the back EMF.