An abnormal voltage detection apparatus is provided for an assembled
battery including a plurality of battery blocks connected in series to
each other. In the abnormal voltage detection apparatus, each of a
plurality of signal detectors is provided in each of battery blocks. Each
of the signal detectors detects voltage abnormality or normality in each
battery block based on a voltage of each battery block, generates an
abnormality detecting signal containing information about the detected
voltage abnormality or normality, and outputs the abnormality detecting
signal. A signal generator generates an abnormality detecting information
signal containing information about whether or not any of the battery
blocks in the voltage abnormality is present based on the abnormality
detecting signals. A transmission device has an input terminal pair and
an output terminal pair which are electrically insulated from each other,
and transmits the abnormality detecting information signal to an external
apparatus.