Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

Yoonjoong Kim

Taehyoung La

An apparatus for diagnosing a surge protector connected to a battery includes a first switch configured to open and close a line that connects the first line to the second line by being directly connected to one end of each of the first line and the second line, a second switch configured to open and close a line that connects the second line to the third line by being directly connected to one end of each of the second line and the third line, and a processor configured to control opening/closing operations of the first switch and the second switch, measure a diagnostic voltage applied to the diagnostic resistor according to the opening/closing operation of the first switch and the second switch, and diagnose the surge protector based on the diagnostic voltage. A corresponding method and non-transitory computer-readable medium are also disclosed.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Yoonjoong Kim