A rotor position determination and tracking system for a generator rotor of a dynamoelectric machine the rotor position determination and tracking system comprising: a first AC power source to inject a main stator stimulus into a main stator of the dynamoelectric machine for use in determining a position of the generator rotor; a second AC power source to inject an exciter stator stimulus into an exciter stator of the dynamoelectric machine via a plurality of exciter input lines to initiate rotation of the generator rotor; f a plurality of current sensors and voltage sensors disposed at the exciter input lines to respectively sense exciter currents which are an exciter stator response (R Eabc) and exciter voltages which are an exciter stator stimulus (S Eabc); a first control logic configured to: receive the exciter stator response (R Eabc) and the exciter stator stimulus (S Eabc) and to calculate an estimated rotating waveform angle (Θ e1p) based on the exciter stator stimulus (S Eabc), and to filter the sensed exciter stator response signals (R Eabc), and to output an estimated rotor position (Θ r) based on the estimated rotating waveform angle (Θ e1p) and the filtered sensed exciter stator responses signals; the rotor position determination and tracking system further comprising a second control logic configured to: provide a main stator stimulus (S M) to the main stator and the second control logic is further configured to derive the main stator stimulus angle (Θ c) and to receive the estimated exciter stator stimulus rotating wave form angle (Θ e1p) and the filtered sensed exciter stator response signals from the first control logic, and to utilize the main stator stimulus angle (Θ c), the estimated exciter stator stimulus rotating waveform angle (Θ e1p) and the filtered sensed exciter stator response signals to determine the true rotor position (Θ DIS), the true rotor position (Θ DIS) being used in combination with the estimated rotor position (Θ r) to provide a calibration offset (Θ rcal) to calibrate the first control logic for further tracking of the rotor position. a first AC power source to inject a main stator stimulus into a main stator of the dynamoelectric machine for use in determining a position of the generator rotor; a second AC power source to inject an exciter stator stimulus into an exciter stator of the dynamoelectric machine via a plurality of exciter input lines to initiate rotation of the generator rotor; f a plurality of current sensors and voltage sensors disposed at the exciter input lines to respectively sense exciter currents which are an exciter stator response (R Eabc) and exciter voltages which are an exciter stator stimulus (S Eabc); a first control logic configured to: receive the exciter stator response (R Eabc) and the exciter stator stimulus (S Eabc) and to calculate an estimated rotating waveform angle (Θ e1p) based on the exciter stator stimulus (S Eabc), and to filter the sensed exciter stator response signals (R Eabc), and to output an estimated rotor position (Θ r) based on the estimated rotating waveform angle (Θ e1p) and the filtered sensed exciter stator responses signals; the rotor position determination and tracking system further comprising a second control logic configured to: provide a main stator stimulus (S M) to the main stator and the second control logic is further configured to derive the main stator stimulus angle (Θ c) and to receive the estimated exciter stator stimulus rotating wave form angle (Θ e1p) and the filtered sensed exciter stator response signals from the first control logic, and to utilize the main stator stimulus angle (Θ c), the estimated exciter stator stimulus rotating waveform angle (Θ e1p) and the filtered sensed exciter stator response signals to determine the true rotor position (Θ DIS), the true rotor position (Θ DIS) being used in combination with the estimated rotor position (Θ r) to provide a calibration offset (Θ rcal) to calibrate the first control logic for further tracking of the rotor position. receive the exciter stator response (R Eabc) and the exciter stator stimulus (S Eabc) and to calculate an estimated rotating waveform angle (Θ e1p) based on the exciter stator stimulus (S Eabc), and to filter the sensed exciter stator response signals (R Eabc), and to output an estimated rotor position (Θ r) based on the estimated rotating waveform angle (Θ e1p) and the filtered sensed exciter stator responses signals; the rotor position determination and tracking system further comprising a second control logic configured to: provide a main stator stimulus (S M) to the main stator and the second control logic is further configured to derive the main stator stimulus angle (Θ c) and to receive the estimated exciter stator stimulus rotating wave form angle (Θ e1p) and the filtered sensed exciter stator response signals from the first control logic, and to utilize the main stator stimulus angle (Θ c), the estimated exciter stator stimulus rotating waveform angle (Θ e1p) and the filtered sensed exciter stator response signals to determine the true rotor position (Θ DIS), the true rotor position (Θ DIS) being used in combination with the estimated rotor position (Θ r) to provide a calibration offset (Θ rcal) to calibrate the first control logic for further tracking of the rotor position.