BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD

A battery management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a profile obtaining unit configured to obtain a measurement full-cell profile representing the corresponding relationship between voltage and capacity of a battery; a profile determining unit configured to divide at least one of a preset reference positive electrode profile and a reference negative electrode profile into a plurality of electrode sections, adjust the reference positive electrode profile and the reference negative electrode profile to correspond to the measurement full-cell profile while adjusting each of the plurality of electrode sections, and generate an adjustment positive electrode profile and an adjustment negative electrode profile according to the adjustment result; and a control unit configured to determine a diagnostic factor for the battery from at least one of the adjustment positive electrode profile and the adjustment negative electrode profile.