An abnormality diagnostic device is configured to diagnose an abnormality
in a battery pack having a plurality of cells connected in series. Each
of a plurality of diagnostic voltage detecting circuits is configured to
detect one of a voltage across a corresponding one of discharging
circuits. An abnormality diagnostic control section is configured to
perform a first diagnostic operation in which the switches corresponding
to alternate ones of the cells are turned on and a second diagnostic
operation in which all of the switches are turned on, and to determine
whether a break exists in an electrical connection or an abnormality
exists in one of the switches based on the voltages detected by the
diagnostic voltage detecting circuits during the first diagnostic
operation and the voltages detected by the diagnostic voltage detecting
circuits during the second diagnostic operation.