APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SENSING A CURRENT LEAKAGE OF A BATTERY, AND BATTERY DRIVING APPARATUS AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE APPARATUS

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for sensing a current leakage of a battery, and to a battery driving apparatus and to a battery pack including the apparatus. The apparatus for sensing a current leakage of a battery according to the present invention includes: a floating capacitor for storing voltages detected from an anode terminal or a cathode terminal of a battery; a DC voltage applying unit for applying DC voltage to the cathode terminal when the voltage detected from the cathode terminal of the battery is measured; a terminal selection switching unit for selecting a voltage detection path of the anode terminal or the cathode terminal; a charging switch unit for charging the floating capacitor with the detected voltage of the anode terminal or the cathode terminal detected from the selected voltage detection path, and separating the floating capacitor from the voltage detection path; a voltage sensing unit for sensing the detected voltage of the anode terminal or the cathode terminal of the battery charged in the separated floating capacitor; and a current leakage determination unit for calculating a leakage resistance by using the detected voltage of the anode terminal and the cathode terminal of the battery sensed by the voltage sensing unit, and determining whether or not a current leakage has occurred through the comparison of the calculated leakage resistance and a reference insulation resistance.