APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING DETERIORATION OF CHARGING TERMINAL

An apparatus for detecting a deterioration of a rapid charging terminal includes one or more processors and a storage medium storing a computer-readable instruction, wherein, when the computer-readable instruction is executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors are configured to measure an inter-terminal voltage due to a contact resistance between rapid charging terminals respectively provided in an inlet and an outlet, while rapid charging is performed, and determine whether the rapid charging terminal is deteriorated based on the measured inter-terminal voltage, and wherein the voltage is measured using a terminal not used for rapid charging among the terminals provided in the inlet and the outlet.