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A Simulation Model for Crowbarring Thyristor Devices Devender Kasturi, BE Thesis Prepared for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS December 2003 APPROVED Dr. Albert B. Grubbs, Major Advisor Dr. Monty Smith, Committee member Dr. Vijay Vaidyanathan, Committee member Mr. Phillip Havens, Committee member Dr. C. Neal Tate, Dean of the Robert B. Toulouse School of Graduate Studies. Introduction Surges from lightning, induction, and electrostatic discharge are based on the laws of physics and are known to cause problems (circuit burning out, some or