Cooling Control Apparatus and Cooling Control Method

A cooling control method comprising:

• measuring a battery temperature of a battery group of a battery pack;
• measuring a relay temperature of a relay box of the battery pack;
• determining, based on the battery temperature and the relay temperature, a first target state for a first coolant channel configured to cool the battery group and a second target state for a second coolant channel configured to cool the relay box;
• and
• outputting a valve control command indicating the first target state and the second target state to an electronic valve,
• wherein the electronic valve is provided in a communication portion between the first coolant channel and the second coolant channel, and configured to control each of the first coolant channel and the second coolant channel to be in an open state or in a closed state.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to perform a cooling control method, the method comprising:

• measuring a battery temperature of a battery group of a battery pack;
• measuring a relay temperature of a relay box of the battery pack;
• determining, based on the battery temperature and the relay temperature, a first target state for a first coolant channel configured to cool the battery group, and a second target state for a second coolant channel configured to cool the relay box;
• and
• outputting a valve control command indicating the first target state and the second target state to an electronic valve,
• wherein the electronic valve is provided in a communication portion between the first coolant channel and the second coolant channel, and configured to control each of the first coolant channel and the second coolant channel to be in an open state or in a closed state.