Systems for and methods of positioning solar panels in an array of solar panels to efficiently capture sunlight

A method of initializing a solar tracking system comprising multiple rows of solar panel modules forming a grid of solar panel modules, each of the multiple rows of solar panel modules having a corresponding photovoltaic, each of the multiple rows of solar panel modules independently orientatable to a solar source, the method comprising:

• determining a performance model for maximizing an energy output from the grid of solar panel modules, the performance model having control parameters generated from first data, wherein the control parameters are adjusted based on diffuse fraction over predetermined time periods;
• and
• transmitting to each of the multiple rows of solar panel modules orientation commands based on the performance model.