SWITCH CONTROL DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME

The switch control device may be provided. The switch control device includes: a retention circuit configured to generate a trigger signal based on a fault signal indicating whether a fault in a power signal occurred, generate a reset signal based on the trigger signal, pick a driving signal at an active edge of the trigger signal, and output the picked driving signal as a retention signal during a time set by the reset signal; and a driving circuit configured to generate a switch control signal based on the retention signal and the driving signal and output the switch control signal to a switch.