Patent ID: 7754367

Claim:
An interconnect system for connecting adjacent fuel cells having anodes and cathodes to form a fuel cell stack, consisting of: a) a separator plate disposed between an anode of a first fuel cell and a cathode of a second fuel cell to provide an anode gas flow space and a cathode air flow space and to provide electrical conductivity between said anode and said cathode; b) a first metal interconnect disposed between said separator plate and said anode, wherein said first metal interconnect is incompressible in a direction perpendicular to a surface of said cell; c) a first conductive layer bonded to said anode and said first metal interconnect, and a second conductive layer bonded to said first metal interconnect and said separator plate; d) a second metal interconnect disposed between said separator plate and said cathode, wherein said second metal interconnect is incompressible in a direction perpendicular to a surface of said cell; and e) a third conductive layer bonded to said cathode and said second metal interconnect, and a fourth conductive layer bonded to said second metal interconnect said separator plate.