A hybrid battery pack and methods of charging and discharging the same
make it possible to manage at least two power sources by one circuit. The
hybrid battery pack includes a first power source having a first
switching circuit, a second power source connected to the first power
source in parallel and having a second switching circuit, a current
sensor serially connected to the first and second power sources to sense
the currents of the first and second power sources, and a controller to
obtain the voltages of the first and second power sources so that the
first and second power sources are not over-charged or over-discharged
and to calculate the entire capacity of the first and second power
sources using the amount of currents obtained by the current sensor.