Ground fault circuit interrupter with enhanced radio frequency interference suppression

A circuit interrupting device comprising:

• a housing;
• a phase conductive path and a neutral conductive path each disposed at least partially within said housing between a line side and a load side, said phase conductive path terminating at a first connection capable of being electrically connected to a source of electricity, and a second connection capable of conducting electricity to at least one load and a third connection capable of conducting electricity to at least one user accessible load, and said neutral conductive path terminating at a first connection capable of being electrically connected to a source of electricity, a second connection capable of providing a neutral connection to said at least one load and a third connection capable of providing a neutral connection to said at least one user accessible load;
• a first differential transformer coupled to said phase conductive path and said neutral conductive path for detecting a phase to ground fault and generating a phase to ground fault signal in a secondary winding having a first end and a second end;
• a second differential transformer coupled to said phase and neutral conductive paths for detecting a neutral to ground fault and generating a neutral to ground fault signal in a secondary winding having a first end and a second end the first transformer;
• a circuit interrupting portion disposed within said housing and configured to cause electrical discontinuity in said phase and neutral conductive paths between said line side and said load side conductive path;
• said circuit interrupting device further comprises a comprising an integrated circuit chip having a ground pin (4) connected to a system ground terminal and to the second end of said secondary winding of said second differential transformer, a pair of input pins (2,3) coupled to the first end and the second end respectively of said secondary winding of said first differential transformer, and an output pin (5) coupled to the first end of said secondary winding of said second differential transformer;
• and
• a feedthrough capacitor having
• (i) a through conductor disposed in the interior of the feedthrough capacitor, the through conductor connected between the second end of said secondary winding of said first differential transformer and the input pin (3) coupled thereto, and
• (ii) a capacitor coupled between said through conductor and said ground pin (4),
• wherein said feedthrough capacitor effectively reduces interference from radio frequency signals.