BATTERY CELL REPLACEMENT DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD

The present disclosure relates to a battery cell replacement detection apparatus and method, and is directed to providing a mechanism that can prevent the mount of non-genuine batteries in a battery pack by detecting whether the battery cell in the battery pack has been replaced. To achieve this, the present disclosure provides a configuration for detecting whether the battery cell mounted in the battery pack has been replaced by analyzing changes in a unique characteristic parameter, that depends on at least one chemical characteristic of the battery cell, during a process in which the battery cell mounted in the battery pack is charged and discharged.