Patent attributes
A battery pack management method is provided for a battery management system including at least one battery pack and a controller that are sequentially connected to each other along a first communication line, the battery pack management method including: initializing the at least one battery pack to bring the at least one battery pack into a first state in which an identification number is settable, the initializing being performed by the controller; determining an identification number of the second battery pack, based on at least one of a first signal and a second signal, the determining being performed by the second battery pack; and generating a third signal based on one of the first signal and the second signal and outputting the third signal via the first communication line, the generating and outputting being performed by the second battery pack.