A METHOD OF AND A SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE SUPPLY OF ELECTRICAL POWER TO AN ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE DESIGNED TO OPERATE IN AN EXTERNAL POWER SUPPLY MODE OR IN AN AUTONOMOUS POWER SUPPLY MODE

摘要

PURPOSE: A method of and a system for controlling the supply of electrical power to an electrically propelled vehicle designed to operate in an external power supply mode or in an autonomous power supply mode are provided to detect connection of the vehicle to an external power supply infrastructure and to optimize management of transition phases between the two power supply modes. CONSTITUTION: A method of controlling the supply of electrical power to an electrically propelled vehicle designed to operate in an external power supply mode or in an autonomous power supply mode as a function of the presence or the absence of an external power supply infrastructure along the route of the vehicle, which includes an uninterrupted power supply bus connected both to an autonomous power supply system on board the vehicle and to an external power supply line that can be connected to an external power supply infrastructure by means of a connection member, in which method connection of the connection member to the external power supply infrastructure is detected by measuring the current flowing in the external power supply line, the presence of a non-zero current in the line indicating the presence of an external power supply infrastructure connected to the connection member.