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A heating installation is provided with a first circuit (K1) containing a first medium,a second circuit (K2) containing a second medium,a first heat pump (2) arranged in the first circuit (K1) for heating the first medium,a third circuit (K3) containing a third medium,a heat exchanger (40) arranged

A heating installation is provided with a first circuit (K1) containing a first medium,a second circuit (K2) containing a second medium,a first heat pump (2) arranged in the first circuit (K1) for heating the first medium,a third circuit (K3) containing a third medium,a heat exchanger (40) arranged in the third circuit (K3) and connected between the condenser (2d) and expansion valve (2f) of the first heat pump to transfer heat from the working medium of the first heat pump to the third medium in the third circuit (K3), anda second heat pump (3) arranged for heating the second medium in the second circuit (K2) by absorbing heat energy from the third medium in the third circuit (K3).

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1. A heating installation comprising a first closed circuit (K1) containing a first medium circulating therethrough,a second closed circuit (K2) containing a second medium circulating therethrough,a first heat generating arrangement (2) arranged in the first circuit (K1) for heating the first circul

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A heating installation comprising a first closed circuit (K1) containing a first medium circulating therethrough,a second closed circuit (K2) containing a second medium circulating therethrough,a first heat generating arrangement (2) arranged in the first circuit (K1) for heating the first circulating medium in the first circuit (K1) and having only an expansion valve (2f), evaporator (2c), compressor (2e) and condenser (2d) situated directly one after the other in this order with no other intervening components and with the first medium circulating therethrough,a third closed circuit (K3) containing a third medium circulating therethrough,a heat exchanger (40) arranged in the third circuit (K3) and connected directly between the condenser (2d) and expansion valve (2f) of the first heat generating arrangement (2) with no other intervening components of the first heat generating arrangement (2) to directly transfer heat from the working, circulating medium of the first heat generating arrangement (2) to the third medium circulating in the third circuit (K3), anda second heat generating arrangement (3) arranged for heating the second medium circulating in the second circuit (K2) by directly absorbing heat energy from the third medium circulating in the third circuit (K3), whereinthe second heat generating arrangement (3) comprises an expansion valve (3f), evaporator (3c), compressor (3e) and condenser (3d) situated directly one after the other in this order with no other intervening components and has an output side connected to the second circuit (K2) such that heat exchange between the second medium circulating through the second circuit (K2) and condenser (3d) of the second heat generating arrangement (3) takes place, and input side connected to the third circuit (K3) such that heat exchange between the third medium circulating in the third circuit (K3) and evaporator (3c) of the second heat generating arrangement (3) takes place. 2. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein the second heat generating arrangement (3) has its output side connected to the second closed circuit (K2) so that heat exchange between the second medium circulating in the second closed circuit (K2) and a condenser (3d) of the heat generating arrangement is possible, and input side connected to the third closed circuit (K3) so that heat exchange between the third medium circulating in the third closed circuit (K3) and an evaporator (3c) of the heat generating arrangement is possible. 3. A heating installation according to claim 2, wherein the heating installation comprises a further heat exchanger (42) arranged in the third circuit (K3) in series with the first heat exchanger (40) to transfer heat from the third medium in the third circuit (K3) to the second medium in the second circuit (K2). 4. A heating installation according to claim 3, wherein the second heat exchanger (42) and the evaporator (3c) of the second heat generating arrangement are arranged in the third circuit (K3) in series with each other. 5. A heating installation according to claim 2, wherein the evaporator (3c) of the second heat generating arrangement is arranged in the third closed circuit (K3) in series with the first heat exchanger (40). 6. A heating installation according to claim 5, wherein the heating installation comprises a further heat exchanger (42) arranged in the third circuit (K3) in series with the first heat exchanger (40) to transfer heat from the third medium in the third circuit (K3) to the second medium in the second circuit (K2). 7. A heating installation according to claim 6, wherein the second heat exchanger (42) and the evaporator (3c) of the second heat generating arrangement are arranged in the third circuit (K3) in series with each other. 8. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein the heating installation comprises a further heat exchanger (42) arranged in the third circuit (K3) in series with the first heat exchanger (40) to transfer heat from the third medium in the third circuit (K3) to the second medium in the second circuit (K2). 9. A heating installation according to claim 8, wherein the second heat exchanger (42) and the evaporator (3c) of the second heat generating arrangement are arranged in the third circuit (K3) in series with each other. 10. A heating installation according to claim 9, wherein the second heat exchanger (42) is connected to the second circuit (K2) upstream of the condenser (3d) of the second heat generating arrangement. 11. A heating installation according to claim 8, wherein the second heat exchanger (42) is connected to the second circuit (K2) upstream of the condenser (3d) of the second heat generating arrangement. 12. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein the heating installation comprises an accumulator (44) arranged in the third circuit (K3) in series with the first heat exchanger (40) for accumulating the third medium. 13. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein the heating installation comprises a further heat exchanger (45) arranged in the third circuit (K3) in series with the first heat exchanger (40) to transfer heat from a fourth medium, for instance ambient air, to the third medium in the third circuit (K3). 14. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein the heating installation comprises a further heat exchanger (21) arranged in the first circuit (K1) to transfer heat from the first medium in the first circuit (K1) to the second medium in the second circuit (K2) or vice versa. 15. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein the second heat generating arrangement (3) is connected to an accumulator (27) arranged in the second circuit (K2) for accumulating the second medium. 16. A heating installation according to claim 15, wherein the heating installation comprises a further heat exchanger (21) arranged in the first circuit (K1) to transfer heat from the first medium in the first circuit (K1) to the second medium in the second circuit (K2) or vice versa, andthe fourth heat exchanger (21) is connected to the accumulator (27) arranged in the second circuit (K2). 17. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein the heating installation comprises a further heat exchanger (46) arranged in the first circuit (K1) and connected between a condenser (3d) and an expansion valve (3f) of the second heat generating arrangement to transfer heat from the working medium of the second heat generating arrangement to the first medium in the first circuit (K1). 18. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein the heating installation comprises a third heat generating arrangement (4), for instance in the form of a heating boiler, arranged in the first closed circuit (K1) for heating the first medium circulating in the first closed circuit (K1). 19. A heating installation according to claim 1, additionally comprising a third heat generating arrangement (4) arranged in the first closed circuit (K1) in series with the first heat generating arrangement (2). 20. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein said second closed circuit (K2) additionally comprises an accumulator (27),two connection conduits (28, 29) connecting the accumulator to the condenser (3d) of the second heat generating arrangement (3),a circulation pump (30) arranged in one of the two connection conduits (28, 29), anda return conduit (31) with a circulation pump (32) therein arranged between an upper outlet (27b) and lower inlet (27a) of the accumulator (27). 21. A heating installation according to claim 20, additionally comprising a cold water supply conduit (80) coupled to the lower inlet (27a) of the accumulator (27). 22. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein the heat exchanger (40) is arranged in the third closed circuit (K3) to directly transfer heat from the working medium of the first heat generating arrangement (2) to the third medium circulating in the third closed circuit (K3) without any other heat transferring devices to media other than the second medium flowing through the second closed circuit (K2) being present in the third closed circuit (K3). 23. A heating installation according to claim 22, wherein the heat exchanger (40) is arranged in the third closed circuit (K3) to directly transfer heat from the working medium of the first heat generating arrangement (2) to the third medium circulating in the third closed circuit (K3) without any other heat transferring devices being present in the third closed circuit (K3). 24. A heating installation according to claim 1, wherein heat generated in the first closed circuit (K1) is directly transferred to the second closed circuit (K2) by only the medium circulating in the third closed circuit (K2), and the first closed circuit (K1) additionally comprises a boiler (4) for heating the medium circulating therein. 25. A method for heating a second medium circulating in a second closed circuit (K2), heat generation to a first medium circulating in a first closed circuit (K1) being performable by at least one first heat generating arrangement (2) and having only an expansion valve (2f), evaporator (2c), compressor (2e) and condenser (2d) situated directly one after the other in this order with no other intervening components and with the first circulating medium flowing therethrough, wherein: heat transfer from the working medium of the first heat generating arrangement (2) to a third medium circulating in a third closed circuit (K3) is performed by a heat exchanger (40) connected directly between the condenser (2d) and the expansion valve (2f) of the first heat generating arrangement (2) with no other intervening components of the first heat generating arrangement (2) to directly transfer heat from the working medium of the first heat generating arrangement (2) to the third medium circulating in the third closed circuit (K3),heating of the second medium circulating in this second closed circuit (K2) is performed by a second heat generating arrangement (3) by directly absorbing heat energy from the third medium circulating in the third closed circuit (K3), andthe second heat generating arrangement (3) comprises an expansion valve (3f), evaporator (3c), compressor (3e) and condenser (3d) situated directly one after the other in this order with no other intervening components and has an output side connected to the second closed circuit (K2) such that heat exchange between the second medium flowing through the second closed circuit (K2) and condenser (3d) of the second heat generating arrangement (3) takes place, and input side connected to the third closed circuit (K3) such that heat exchange between the third medium circulating in the third closed circuit (K3) and evaporator (3c) of the second heat generating arrangement (3) takes place. 26. A method according to claim 25, additionally arranging a third heat generating arrangement (4) in the first closed circuit (K1) in series with the first heat generating arrangement (2). 27. A method according to claim 25, wherein said second closed circuit (K2) additionally comprisesan accumulator (27),two connection conduits (28, 29) connecting the accumulator to the condenser (3d) of the second heat generating arrangement (3),a circulation pump (30) arranged in one of the two connection conduits (28, 29), anda return conduit (31) with a circulation pump (32) therein arranged between an upper outlet (27b) and lower inlet (27a) of the accumulator (27). 28. A method according to claim 25, additionally directly transferring heat generated in the first closed circuit (K1) to the second closed circuit (K2) by only the medium circulating in the third closed circuit (K2), andarranging a boiler (4) the first closed circuit (K1) for heating the medium circulating therein.