US Patent 11050096 Battery protection circuit and battery pack including same

A battery protection circuit includes: a plurality of pack terminals configured to connect a battery module to an external device; a first fuse element located on a current path between the battery module and the plurality of pack terminals to block a current flow between the battery module and the plurality of pack terminals depending on a voltage applied to a control terminal thereof; a first integrated circuit configured to include a first input terminal and configured to control a voltage outputted to the control terminal of the first fuse element depending on a voltage applied to the first input terminal; and a plurality of thermistors connected in series between a positive electrode of the battery module and a first input terminal of the first integrated circuit and each thermistor of the plurality of thermistors having resistance that is varied depending on a temperature of a corresponding cell among a plurality of cells constituting the battery module.