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There is provided a heat pump system including two (4, 6), at least similar units in fluid communication with each other, each unit having a housing (8, 8'), a first air/brine heat exchanger (12, 12'), a second brine/refrigerant heat exchanger (24, 24'), a brine inlet (10, 10') for applying brine on

There is provided a heat pump system including two (4, 6), at least similar units in fluid communication with each other, each unit having a housing (8, 8'), a first air/brine heat exchanger (12, 12'), a second brine/refrigerant heat exchanger (24, 24'), a brine inlet (10, 10') for applying brine onto at least one of the heat exchangers, a brine reservoir (14, 14') and a pump (28) for circulating the brine from the reservoir to the inlet. The first and second heat exchangers are in closed loop fluid communication with each other and have a compressor (44) for circulating a refrigerant therethrough in selected directions.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A heat pump system comprising:two, substantially similar units in fluid communication with each other, each unit includinga housing, a forced-air counter-flow air/brine heat exchanger, a brine/refrigerant heat exchanger, brine inlet means for applying brine onto at least one of said

[ I claim:] [1.] A heat pump system comprising:two, substantially similar units in fluid communication with each other, each unit includinga housing, a forced-air counter-flow air/brine heat exchanger, a brine/refrigerant heat exchanger, brine inlet means for applying brine onto at least one of said heat exchangers, a brine reservoir and means for circulating said brine from the reservoir to said inlet means,said brine/refrigerant heat exchangers being in closed loop fluid communication with each other and having compressor means for circulating a refrigerant therethrough in a selected direction, and for reversing the sense of circulation of the refrigerant inside said closed loop.