Patent ID: 7609033
Filing Date: 2009-10-27
Classification: B60H,B60K,B60L,B60W,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A controller installed in an electric vehicle comprising: a storage battery which stores power to be supplied to a drive motor; a temperature sensor which detects a temperature of the storage battery; a state of charge value sensor which detects a state of charge value of the storage battery; a fan which cools the storage battery; and an air conditioner which has an electric compressor driven by the power supplied from the storage battery, the controller which controls operation of at least one of the fan and the electric compressor, comprising a cooling control means which cools the storage battery by means of selectively or simultaneously driving at least one of the fan and the air conditioner after detecting a stop request of the electric vehicle, depending on the temperature detected by the temperature sensor and the state of charge value detected by the state of charge value sensor.