Vehicle power supply system

A power supply method executed by a vehicle power supply system being mounted on a vehicle including an internal combustion engine, the vehicle power supply system comprising:

• a main power supply system including a main low-voltage power supply and a normal load;
• and a backup power supply system including a backup low-voltage power supply and an emergency important load and connected to the main power supply system, a starter motor that starts the internal combustion engine is connected to the main power supply system, the method comprising:
• supplying, by the backup power supply system, electric power of the backup low-voltage power supply to the main power supply system;
• switching, by a switching device included in the backup power supply system, connection and cut-off with the main power supply system;
• controlling, by a backup power supply control device included in the switching device, the switching device,
• wherein at least one of the normal load and the emergency important load includes a vehicle control device configured to control the main power supply system, the backup power supply system, the internal combustion engine, and the starter motor;
• executing, by at least one of the vehicle control device and the backup power supply control device, an abnormality determination processing of determining whether an abnormality occurs in the main power supply system in the abnormality determination processing;
• in response to determining that the starter motor is in operation, not executing, by the at least one of the vehicle control device and the backup power supply control device, the abnormality determination processing, or determining that no abnormality occurs in the main power supply system, wherein:
• the vehicle power supply system further comprises:
• a high-voltage power supply system including a high-voltage power supply that outputs electric power having a higher voltage than the main low-voltage power supply and the backup low-voltage power supply, and a high-voltage load that operates with electric power having a higher voltage than the normal load and the emergency important load;
• and
• a step-down device configured to step down the electric power flowing through the high-voltage power supply system;
• controlling, by the vehicle control device, the high-voltage power supply system, wherein:
• the high-voltage power supply system is connected to the main power supply system and the backup power supply system via the step-down device;
• supplying the electric power of the high-voltage power supply to at least one of the main power supply system and the backup power supply system via the step-down device;
• and
• when the starter motor is in operation, supplying, by the vehicle control device, the electric power of the high-voltage power supply to the starter motor via the step-down device, and controlling, by the vehicle control device, the high-voltage power supply system and the step-down device such that a voltage of the electric power flowing between the step-down device and the starter motor is higher than an output voltage of the main low-voltage power supply.