There is disclosed herein a compressor control apparatus, and a compressor control method. According to the present disclosure, the compressor may be operated in an operation mode in which commercial power applied to the compressor does not pass through an alternating current capacitor when the load is in an overload state, thereby preventing the loss of a drive and effectively reducing the copper and core loss of the compressor. Furthermore, according to the present disclosure, the entire power consumption may be reduced due to the loss reduction of a drive, thereby improving the energy efficiency, and reducing the harmonic components for generating the same stroke even when an alternating current (AC) capacitor is provided therein.