An IPM motor in which the absolute position of the rotor may be determined is disclosed. The IPM motor includes asymmetries in both the rotor and the stator. The rotor includes an asymmetrical pole configuration for one of the pole pairs in the rotor, and the stator includes a different number of turns for each winding of one phase of the motor. The different number of turns on each winding causes a different magnitude of flux to be generated with each winding. The flux interacts with the asymmetrical pole pair to identify to which winding the asymmetrical pole is proximate. A position sensing routine identifies an angular position with respect to each winding. The position sensing routine, in combination with the flux interaction between the windings and the asymmetrical pole provide an absolute position of the rotor within the IPM motor.