BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

A battery management apparatus according to an embodiment disclosed herein includes an information obtaining unit configured to obtain a first voltage measured in an output terminal of each of a plurality of battery packs connected in series and a second voltage that is a battery module voltage value of each of the plurality of battery packs and a controller configured to generate a control signal for controlling operations of a precharge relay and a main relay included in each of the plurality of battery packs, based on the first voltage and the second voltage.