SWITCH CONTROL DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME

A switch control device includes: a retention circuit receiving a control signal and a safety signal, and outputting a retention signal to the driver of the switch to maintain an on state of the switch based on the control signal and the safety signal; a retention control circuit disabling the retention circuit, so that the output of the retention signal is blocked based on a disable signal being received; a first controller outputting the control signal to the driver to control the operation of the switch, and outputting the disable signal to the retention control circuit based on the retention circuit being disabled in a system to which the switch control device is mounted; and a second controller outputting the safety signal according to the operation status of the first controller, wherein the driver controls the opening/closing of the switch based on the control signal or the retention signal.