The invention provides a battery cooling device capable of appropriately cooling a
battery pack. A battery cooling device is provided with: a blower for cooling a
battery pack; a plurality of first sensors for detecting the temperature of each of the corresponding battery cells; a second sensor that detects an intake
air temperature of the
battery pack by the blower; and a controller that specifies the
battery cell having the highest temperature among the plurality of battery cells as a first
battery cell on the basis of the temperatures detected by the plurality of first sensors, and that specifies the
battery cell having the highest temperature among the plurality of battery cells as a second battery
cell at the temperature of the first battery
cell detected by the first sensor for the first battery
cell and the intake
air temperature detected by the second sensor for the second battery cell. The number of rotations of the blower at which the cooling performance of the first battery cell is maximized is determined from the plurality of candidates, and the blower is controlled to rotate at the determined number of rotations.