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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Lg Chem, Ltd., Seoul, KR;
Du-Seong Yoon, Daejeon, KR;
LG CHEM, LTD., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a battery pack management apparatus that effectively improves the life of a battery pack. The battery pack management apparatus is an apparatus for managing a battery pack, in which a plurality of battery cells are electrically connected to each other, and includes: a measurement unit configured to measure the number of charging and discharging cycles of each of the plurality of battery cells; a selection unit configured to select at least some battery cells from among battery cells whose number of charging and discharging cycles measured by the measurement unit reached a reference number; and a blocking unit configured to stop operations of the at least some battery cells selected by the selection unit for a first reference time.