Charge controller
A charge controller, which controls a charging process for charging a battery mounted on a vehicle by connecting a charging connector of a charger that is installed outside the vehicle to a charging inlet of the vehicle, includes: a controller discriminating whether a cooling mechanism of the charging connector is provided on a charger side before starting the charging process, operating the cooling mechanism of the charging connector if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is provided, and operating a cooling mechanism of the charging inlet that is provided on a vehicle side if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is not provided.
1. A charge controller, which controls a charging process for charging a battery mounted on a vehicle by connecting a charging connector of a charger that is installed outside the vehicle to a charging inlet of the vehicle, the charge controller comprising:
a controller configured to discriminate whether a cooling mechanism of the charging connector is provided on a charger side before starting the charging process, operate the cooling mechanism of the charging connector if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is provided, and operate a cooling mechanism of the charging inlet that is provided on a vehicle side if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is not provided.
2. The charge controller according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to discriminate whether the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is normally operated while executing the charging process, restrain an operation of the cooling mechanism of the charging inlet if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is normally operated, and operate the cooling mechanism of the charging inlet if the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is not normally operated.
3. The charge controller according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to discriminate whether the cooling mechanism of the charging connector is normally operated based on a changing amount of a temperature of the charging inlet.