I_dont_have_a_waifu
I_dont_have_a_waifu t1_ixd7lhq wrote
Reply to comment by FourierXFM in How exactly is the "direction" of the flow of power measured in a alternating current system? by Landhund
See, in that situation, I'd say that there was a DC and AC component of the signal.
The AC component is the high frequency ripple, with an average value of zero. Then the total signal is the AC signal added to the DC signal.
I_dont_have_a_waifu t1_ixda5h0 wrote
Reply to comment by VulfSki in How exactly is the "direction" of the flow of power measured in a alternating current system? by Landhund
You're right, and it's not often that I would bother thinking much about the AC ripple on a power supply like that. I think the only I really gave it much thought was when I was designing rectifiers, and switching converters back in power electronics.
Otherwise I'd just throw a filter on it and call it a day.