Plate interconnect method for an embedded fuel cell sensor

A fuel cell stack comprising:

• a plurality of stamped and stacked bipolar plates, each of the bipolar plates includes a recessed area;
• and
• a measurement circuit having a length, a width and a thickness where the width and length of the circuit are greater than the thickness of the circuit, said measurement circuit including a stepped cut-out portion defining steps along an edge of the length of the circuit, said measurement circuit being positioned between and among the plurality of bipolar plates so that the width of the circuit is perpendicular to a plane of the plates and the thickness of the circuit is along the plane of the bipolar plates, said measurement circuit including a plurality of spring-loaded clips where a separate clip is coupled to each step, wherein the plurality of bipolar plates are staggered in a cooperative and opposite manner to the stepped cut-out portion of the measurement circuit so that the measurement circuit aligns with the plates and each spring-loaded clip is clipped within the recessed area of a plate to electrically couple the plate to the measurement circuit.

A fuel cell stack comprising:

• a plurality of stacked bipolar plates;
• and
• a measurement circuit having a stepped cut-out portion defining steps along an edge of a length of the circuit, said measurement circuit being positioned between and among the plurality of bipolar plates so that each one of the steps of the stepped cut-out portion of the measurement circuit enables electrical contact with a separate plate, wherein the plurality of bipolar plates are staggered in a cooperative and opposite manner to the stepped cut-out portion of the measurement circuit so that the measurement circuit aligns with the plates.