BRAKE CONTROL METHOD AND BRAKE DEVICE

The present disclosure relates to a brake control method and a brake device in which a brake pad wear compensation operation can be performed in a state in which a vehicle is being charged, comprising determining whether a vehicle is being charged; comparing a difference between a first travel distance of the vehicle at a time point of charging of the vehicle and a second travel distance of the vehicle at a time point when a brake pad wear compensation operation of the vehicle was most recently performed to a time point of charging of the vehicle with a preset threshold value, if it is determined that the vehicle is being charged; and determining whether to perform a brake pad wear compensation operation of the vehicle at the time point of the charging or after the time point of the charging, based on a result of the comparison.