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 This paper presents an improved flying restart method for reliable sensorless permanent-magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive system using repetitive zero voltage vectors. In order to restart the sensorless PMSM drive system, the estimation method for initial rotor position and speed is necessary due to the absence of sensor. The initial rotor position and speed can be estimated by using current vector generated after applying zero voltage vector with the rotating PMSM. However, when the restarting method is implemented for the industrial PMSM drive system, there are many difficulties to measure accurate current vector due to harmonic components and electromagnetic interference (EMI) by switching operation. Therefore, in this paper, the improved flying restart method using repetitive zero voltage vectors is proposed in order to implement a reliable and robust operation of the sensorless PMSM drive system by the inverter. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by simulation and experimental results.