The invention discloses a battery protection device and protection method, wherein the protection device comprises a shell made of a thermally conductive and insulating material; the inner side of the shell is provided with a conductive sheet, an elastic sheet and a
metal wire, the conductive sheet makes contact with the elastic sheet, the elastic sheet is fixedly connected with one end of the
metal wire, and the other end of the
metal wire is fixedly arranged on the shell; the metal wire is made of a memory
alloy; the outer side of the shell is provided with two guide lines, one guide line is electrically connected with the conductive sheet, and the other guide line is electrically connected with the elastic sheet. The protection method adopts the protection device to absorb the heat of a battery, one guide line is electrically connected with a positive
electrode of the battery, and the other guide line is used as a battery positive
electrode output guide line. After the battery emits heat, the memory
alloy is deformed, the positive
electrode of the battery is disconnected from the battery positive electrode output guide line, and the positive electrode of the battery is short-circuited; when the battery is cooled, the memory
alloy is restored, the positive electrode of the battery is connected to the battery positive electrode output guide line, and the positive electrode of the battery is put into use. Therefore, the battery is effectively protected, and the protection device has the advantages of low cost, sensitive induction, small size and convenient use.