Method and apparatus for managing battery pack

1. A battery pack comprising an apparatus for managing the battery pack, wherein the apparatus comprises:

a temperature measurement module for measuring temperature of the battery pack;

a current measurement module for measuring a charge/discharge current of the battery pack when the measured temperature is not within a predetermined temperature range;

a time measurement module for measuring the time while the measured charge/discharge current is over a predetermined current value;

a storage module for accumulating and storing the measured time; and

a control module for determining a state of the battery pack according to the accumulated and stored time and providing the state information to a user.

2. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises temperature measurement module measures both interior and exterior temperatures of the battery pack.

3. The battery pack of claim 2 , wherein the current measurement module measures a charge/discharge current of the battery pack when the measured interior temperature of the battery pack is over a predetermined criterion temperature and the measured exterior temperature is higher than the measured interior temperature.

4. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein the control module endows a warning point per a predetermined accumulated time and provides state information of the battery pack in stages in accordance with the endowed warning point.

5. The battery pack of claim 4 , wherein the control module interrupts a charging/discharging path of the battery pack when the endowed warning point reaches a predetermined level.

6. The battery pack of claim 5 , wherein the control module accumulates the number of interruptions when interrupting the charging/discharging path, and stores the number of interruptions in the storage module.

7. The battery pack of claim 1 , wherein the control module provides state information of the battery pack to a user by means of a warning lamp, an alarm generator, or a display.

8. A vehicle comprising an apparatus for managing a battery pack wherein the apparatus comprises:

a temperature measurement module for measuring temperature of the battery pack;

a current measurement module for measuring a charge/discharge current of the battery pack when the measured temperature is not within a predetermined temperature range;

a time measurement module for measuring the time while the measured charge/discharge current is over a predetermined current value;

a storage module for accumulating and storing the measured time; and

a control module for determining a state of the battery pack according to the accumulated and stored time and providing the state information to a user.

9. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the temperature measurement module measures both interior and exterior temperatures of the battery pack.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the current measurement module measures a charge/discharge current of the battery pack when the measured interior temperature of the battery pack is over a predetermined criterion temperature and the measured exterior temperature is higher than the measured interior temperature.

11. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the control module endows a warning point per a predetermined accumulated time and provides state information of the battery pack in stages in accordance with the endowed warning point.

12. The vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the control module interrupts a charging/discharging path of the battery pack when the endowed warning point reaches a predetermined level.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the control module accumulates the number of interruptions when interrupting the charging/discharging path, and stores the number of interruptions in the storage module.

14. The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the control module provides state information of the battery pack to a user by means of a warning lamp, an alarm generator, or a display.