Patent ID: 9065291
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: B60L,G01R,H01M,H02J,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A secondary battery management apparatus comprising: a controller configured to implement a management operation for a secondary battery; a current control switch for opening and closing the flow of charge current or discharge current of the secondary battery; a connector for providing a connection interface with a charge/discharge device; a communication terminal for providing a communication interface with the charge/discharge device; a power supply for receiving power from the secondary battery and supplying the received power to the controller; a power supply line including a power supply switch and supplying or cutting off the power from the secondary battery to the power supply; and a switch controller connected to the communication terminal and configured to transmit a turn-on signal to the power supply switch when detecting reception of a communication request signal through the communication terminal and stop transmitting the turn-on signal to the power supply switch when not detecting the reception of the communication request signal, wherein the controller is connected to the power supply and initiates or terminates a management operation for the secondary battery according to whether or not the power is provided from the power supply.