<para xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> This paper presents the new <emphasis emphasistype="boldital">L</emphasis>-<emphasis emphasistype="boldital"> LC</emphasis> induction heating generator and probes that, in resonance, are equivalent to a series resonant inverter. This equivalence is then used to compare both topologies, extracting the advantages and disadvantages of the <emphasis emphasistype="boldital">L</emphasis>-<emphasis emphasistype="boldital">LC</emphasis> usage. In addition, based on this equivalence, a design procedure is proposed that covers all possible <emphasis emphasistype="boldital">L</emphasis>-<emphasis emphasistype="boldital">LC</emphasis> configurations. Finally, some experimental results are presented, showing waveforms during normal and short-circuit operation. </para>