Patent ID: 8069827

Claim:
A cooling controller for a vehicle including an engine in an engine compartment, comprising: an electric water pump causing flow of a coolant for said engine; a drive component for driving said electric water pump, mounted in said engine compartment; an electric fan for cooling said drive component; and a control unit that is configured to control said electric water pump and said electric fan; wherein said control unit is further configured to (1) drive said electric water pump after said engine is stopped, (2) estimate a temporal transition value of an internal temperature of said engine compartment after said engine is stopped, (3) determine whether or not said temporal transition value exceeds a threshold value that is calculated using a heatproof temperature of said drive component, and (4) drive said fan when said electric water pump is driven after said engine is stopped and it is determined that said temporal transition value exceeds said threshold value, from a timing in accordance with a timing when said temporal transition value exceeds said threshold value.