An apparatus for providing power to a mover in a motion control system, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of movers ; a plurality of electrical devices , wherein at least one of the electrical devices is mounted to each of the plurality of movers; a closed track defining a continuous path along which each of the plurality of movers is arranged to travel, the closed track comprising a plurality of track segments ; and a linear drive system incorporated in part on each mover 100 and in part within each track segment to control motion of each mover along the segment, wherein the linear drive system is configured such that each of the movers can be independently moved and positioned along the track in response to an electromagnetic field generated by the linear drive system, and wherein each of the plurality of movers further includes: a drive wheel configured to engage the closed track and to rotate as the mover travels along the closed track, a drive shaft operatively coupled to the drive wheel wherein rotation of the drive wheel causes rotation of the drive shaft, a generator operatively coupled to the drive shaft to generate electrical power when the drive shaft rotates, and a power converter having an input and an output, wherein the input of the power converter receives the electrical power from the generator and the output supplies power to the at least one electrical device mounted on the mover. a plurality of movers ; a plurality of electrical devices , wherein at least one of the electrical devices is mounted to each of the plurality of movers; a closed track defining a continuous path along which each of the plurality of movers is arranged to travel, the closed track comprising a plurality of track segments ; and a linear drive system incorporated in part on each mover 100 and in part within each track segment to control motion of each mover along the segment, wherein the linear drive system is configured such that each of the movers can be independently moved and positioned along the track in response to an electromagnetic field generated by the linear drive system, and wherein each of the plurality of movers further includes: a drive wheel configured to engage the closed track and to rotate as the mover travels along the closed track, a drive shaft operatively coupled to the drive wheel wherein rotation of the drive wheel causes rotation of the drive shaft, a generator operatively coupled to the drive shaft to generate electrical power when the drive shaft rotates, and a power converter having an input and an output, wherein the input of the power converter receives the electrical power from the generator and the output supplies power to the at least one electrical device mounted on the mover. a drive wheel configured to engage the closed track and to rotate as the mover travels along the closed track, a drive shaft operatively coupled to the drive wheel wherein rotation of the drive wheel causes rotation of the drive shaft, a generator operatively coupled to the drive shaft to generate electrical power when the drive shaft rotates, and a power converter having an input and an output, wherein the input of the power converter receives the electrical power from the generator and the output supplies power to the at least one electrical device mounted on the mover. <EOS>