In a vehicle-mounted power supply system, the automotive generator
generates a voltage for charging a first battery. Power conversion
circuitry is connected between the first battery and a second battery
that is connected to an electrical load to operate in a first mode or in
a second mode when power consumption of the load is lower or higher than
a specified value, respectively. In the first mode, the power conversion
circuitry maintains the voltage at the second battery at a substantially
constant level and in the second mode, the voltage at the second battery
varies with the voltage at the first battery. In response to a vehicle
speed variation, the automotive generator is controlled so that its
output voltage is varied at a first rate when power conversion is
performed in the first mode and varied at a second rate lower than the
first rate when power conversion is performed in the second mode.