Lg Energy Solution, Ltd.

Won Hoe Lee

Seog Jin Yoon

Jeong Wook Kim

Hyo Seong An

Seung Jin Noh

A battery pack according to an embodiment includes a case in which a plurality of battery cells are accommodated, and a battery management system (BMS) for detecting damage to the case, wherein the BMS includes a voltage output terminal for outputting a predetermined voltage, a ground terminal, and a voltage measurement terminal for measuring voltage, wherein the case includes a conductive member having a first end connected to the voltage output terminal of the BMS and a second end connected to the ground terminal of the BMS, and a sensing wire having a first end connected to the conductive member and a second end connected to a voltage measurement terminal of the BMS, the conductive member being provided between one surface inside the case and the other surface opposite to the one surface.

Apparatus and method for detecting damage to battery pack case

A battery pack according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a (+) output terminal of the battery pack, a (−) output terminal of the battery pack, a (−) line connecting the (−) output terminal to a (−) terminal of a battery cell constituting the battery pack, a pre-charge FET provided on the (−) line, a system contact terminal configured to check whether the external system is connected, a battery management system (BMS), and a charge/discharge FET configured to charge or discharge the battery pack under a control of the BMS, wherein the pre-charge FET and the charge/discharge FET are connected in parallel.

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Daejeon, South Korea

Won Hoe Lee