A battery management apparatus comprising: a temperature sensor; a current sensor adapted to sense an electric current of the battery; and a calculation unit; wherein the calculation unit is adapted to increase a first, respectively second, area non-use cumulative counter for a time domain, read a latest first, respectively second, area non-use cumulative counter value stored in a memory unit and accumulate a period of time during which the battery is left unused in the first, respectively second, area at a present point in time, when the temperature value received from the external temperature sensor corresponds to a preset first, respectively second, area and the current value received from the current sensor is 0, and to increase a first, respectively second, area use cumulative counter for the time domain, read a latest first, respectively second, area use cumulative counter value stored in a memory unit and accumulate a period of time during which the battery is used in the first, respectively second, area at a present point in time, when the temperature value received from the external temperature sensor corresponds to the preset first, respectively second, area and the current value received from the current sensor is greater than or less than 0; characterized in that: the temperature sensor is an external temperature sensor adapted to sense a temperature of an environment to which a battery is exposed; and the battery management apparatus further comprises a control unit adapted to output a control signal to limit the use of the battery when the first, respectively second, area non-use cumulative counter reaches a preset first, respectively second, area non-use time limit, or when the first, respectively second, area use cumulative counter reaches a first, respectively second, area use time limit. a temperature sensor; a current sensor adapted to sense an electric current of the battery; and a calculation unit; wherein the calculation unit is adapted to increase a first, respectively second, area non-use cumulative counter for a time domain, read a latest first, respectively second, area non-use cumulative counter value stored in a memory unit and accumulate a period of time during which the battery is left unused in the first, respectively second, area at a present point in time, when the temperature value received from the external temperature sensor corresponds to a preset first, respectively second, area and the current value received from the current sensor is 0, and to increase a first, respectively second, area use cumulative counter for the time domain, read a latest first, respectively second, area use cumulative counter value stored in a memory unit and accumulate a period of time during which the battery is used in the first, respectively second, area at a present point in time, when the temperature value received from the external temperature sensor corresponds to the preset first, respectively second, area and the current value received from the current sensor is greater than or less than 0; increase a first, respectively second, area non-use cumulative counter for a time domain, read a latest first, respectively second, area non-use cumulative counter value stored in a memory unit and accumulate a period of time during which the battery is left unused in the first, respectively second, area at a present point in time, when the temperature value received from the external temperature sensor corresponds to a preset first, respectively second, area and the current value received from the current sensor is 0, and to increase a first, respectively second, area use cumulative counter for the time domain, read a latest first, respectively second, area use cumulative counter value stored in a memory unit and accumulate a period of time during which the battery is used in the first, respectively second, area at a present point in time, when the temperature value received from the external temperature sensor corresponds to the preset first, respectively second, area and the current value received from the current sensor is greater than or less than 0; the temperature sensor is an external temperature sensor adapted to sense a temperature of an environment to which a battery is exposed; and the battery management apparatus further comprises a control unit adapted to output a control signal to limit the use of the battery when the first, respectively second, area non-use cumulative counter reaches a preset first, respectively second, area non-use time limit, or when the first, respectively second, area use cumulative counter reaches a first, respectively second, area use time limit.