HEAT CONDUCTING ELEMENT FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT AWAY FROM A BATTERY SYSTEM

A heat conducting element for transferring heat away from a heat producing device is proposed, the heat conducting element having a heat pipe or a vapor chamber with a hollow structure, wherein the hollow structure has at least one opening that reaches from outside the hollow structure into the interior of the hollow structure, wherein the at least one opening is sealed by a meltable material, such that the interior of the hollow structure is fluid-tight, wherein inside the interior a working fluid in form of a saturated liquid and its vapor is provided for receiving, transferring and dissipating heat, wherein the heat conducting has a predetermined operating temperature range with a minimum operating temperature and a maximum operating temperature, and wherein the meltable material has a predetermined melting temperature that exceeds the maximum operating temperature by a predetermined temperature difference, such that the meltable material melts if the hollow structure is exposed to a temperature that reaches the melting temperature to unseal the at least one opening.