BATTERY PROTECTION CIRCUIT AND BATTERY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

A battery protection circuit includes: a voltage divider connected in parallel to an outer terminal, and configured to output a divided voltage; a controller configured to output an overvoltage determination signal based on the divided voltage that is input thereto; a logic portion configured to output a switching control signal based on the overvoltage determination signal and the divided voltage that are input thereto; and a switching portion configured to control a connection between a battery module and the outer terminal according to the switching control signal.