Battery Management Apparatus, Battery Pack, Electric Vehicle and Battery Management Method

A battery management apparatus, a battery pack, an electric vehicle and a battery management method are provided. The battery management apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a controller configured to obtain a plurality of cell state parameters indicating electric states of the plurality of battery cells; determine whether to perform a balancing process, which is a procedure of selectively discharging or charging each of the plurality of battery cells, to suppress a deviation in electric states among the plurality of battery cells; and perform the balancing process for at least one battery cell among the plurality of battery cells, based on the plurality of cell state parameters.