Cooling apparatus and cooling method for electric storage device of electrically powered vehicle

摘要

This cooling apparatus for a condenser of an electrically powered vehicle including a vehicle driving motor to which an electrical power is supplied from a condenser through an inverter, includes: a cooler including a fan which sends a cooling air into a cabin interior; a suction port which is open to the cabin interior so as to suck the cooling air and supplies the cooling air toward the condenser; and a controller which increases the number of rotations of the fan when the fan is in operation and a temperature of the condenser exceeds a first predetermined value.