Patent ID: 7488551

Claim:
An integrated current collector and electrical component plate for a fuel cell stack, comprising a printed circuit board comprising the following layers: a current collection layer, comprising a current collector and a current removal region physically separated from the current collector; a first insulation layer, comprising a first surface, a second surface, a first conductive via and a second conductive via; an electrical component layer, comprising an electrical component having a first connection site and a second connection site; and a second insulation layer, comprising a first surface and a second surface, wherein the current collection layer is laminated to the first surface of the first insulation layer, and the electrical component layer is laminated between the second surface of the first insulation layer and the first surface of the second insulation layer, wherein the first connection site of the electrical component is electrically connected to the current collector by the first conductive via, and wherein the second connection site of the electrical component is electrically connected to the current removal region of the current collection layer by the second conductive via.