Contactor management method and battery system providing method

Abstract

Disclosed is a contactor management method and a battery system providing the same, and the battery system includes: a main contactor connected between a battery pack and an external device; a pre-charge contactor connected to the main contactor; a voltage measurer measuring an operation voltage supplied to the main contactor; and a controller determining an open event of the main contactor based on a change of the operation voltage measured by the voltage measurer, wherein the controller, when the open event occurs, determines the level of the driving signal that controls the operation voltage to be applied to the main contactor in the driving mode in which the vehicle is running, and when the level of the driving signal is an enable level, closes the main contactor after closing the pre-charge contactor and opens the pre-charge contactor after a predetermined time is elapsed in the state that the main contactor is closed.

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