BATTERY INTERCONNECT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD

A battery interconnect assembly includes, among other things, at least one first sense lead operably coupled to a structure on a first side of an array of battery cells, and at least one second sense lead operably coupled to a structure on a different, second side of the array. The assembly further includes a multi-port connector configured to communicate signals from both the at least one first sense lead and the at least one second sense lead. A battery monitoring method includes, among other things, communicating signals from a plurality of sense leads through a multi-port connector. At least one of the sense leads is operably connected to a first structure on a first side of a battery array, and least one of the sense leads is operably connected to a second structure on a different, second side of the battery array.