APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SECONDARY BATTERY

A secondary battery management apparatus is disclosed. A secondary battery management apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a current control switch for opening and closing the flow of charge current or discharge current of a secondary battery; a connector for selectively providing a power conducting state and a power cutoff state based on whether the secondary battery management apparatus is connected to a charge/discharge device; a communication terminal for providing a communication interface with the charge/discharge device; a power supply for receiving power from the secondary battery and supplying the received power to a component that requires electrical power; a power supply line including a power supply switch and supplying or cutting off the power from the secondary battery to the power supply; a switch controller for detecting the reception of a communication request signal through the communication terminal during connection to the charge/discharge device through the connector and transmitting a turn-on signal to the power supply switch; and a controller connected to the power supply and initiating or terminating a management operation for the secondary battery.