Electrified vehicle array plate that houses at least one electronic module

A method, comprising:

• housing an electronic component within a cavity of an array plate;
• holding a plurality of battery cells of an array with the array plate, the plurality of battery cells disposed along a longitudinal axis of the array;
• and
• covering the cavity with cover that is secured directly to the array plate;
• and
• securing the cover to a ledge of the array plate to enclose the cavity, the ledge recessed axially from a surface of the array plate that faces away from the plurality of battery cells along the longitudinal axis of the array.

An assembly, comprising:

• a plurality of battery cells disposed along a longitudinal axis of an array;
• an endplate at an axial end of the array, the endplate positioned against a side of at least one of the plurality of battery cells to hold the plurality of battery cells;
• an electronic component held within a cavity of the array plate;
• and
• a cover attached directly to the array plate to enclose the electronic component within the cavity, the cover extends across an outwardly facing surface of the endplate from a vertical bottom of the endplate to a vertical top of the endplate, wherein the endplate and the cover are axially misaligned such that the endplate and the cover are not overlapping along the longitudinal axis.