An electrical power system for providing direct current power to an electrical load, comprising: an alternating current power source configured to output an AC signal; a single phase pulse-width modulated rectifier, coupled to said AC power source and to said electrical load, said PWM rectifier being configured to receive said AC signal from said AC power source and to rectify said AC signal into a DC signal configured to operate said electrical load, wherein said DC signal includes a ripple component having a ripple energy; a DC link capacitor coupled in parallel to said load and said PWM rectifier; an active ripple energy storage circuit having an auxiliary bidirectional buck-boost converter and an auxiliary storage system; said auxiliary storage system having an auxiliary capacitor, an auxiliary inductor arranged in series with said auxiliary capacitor, wherein said auxiliary inductor is configured to transfer ripple energy to and from said auxiliary capacitor, said active ripple energy storage circuit being coupled in parallel to said electrical load, said PWM rectifier and said DC link capacitor via a first terminal and a second terminal, said active ripple energy storage circuit being structured to selectively absorb and discharge at least part of said ripple energy by transferring the at least part of the ripple energy to and from said auxiliary capacitor using said auxiliary inductor; said auxiliary capacitor operates over a wider voltage range than said DC link capacitor; said auxiliary bidirectional buck-boost converter having a first switch and a second switch connected in series; and wherein said auxiliary storage system is coupled in parallel with said second switch. an alternating current power source configured to output an AC signal; a single phase pulse-width modulated rectifier, coupled to said AC power source and to said electrical load, said PWM rectifier being configured to receive said AC signal from said AC power source and to rectify said AC signal into a DC signal configured to operate said electrical load, wherein said DC signal includes a ripple component having a ripple energy; a DC link capacitor coupled in parallel to said load and said PWM rectifier; an active ripple energy storage circuit having an auxiliary bidirectional buck-boost converter and an auxiliary storage system; said auxiliary storage system having an auxiliary capacitor, an auxiliary inductor arranged in series with said auxiliary capacitor, wherein said auxiliary inductor is configured to transfer ripple energy to and from said auxiliary capacitor, said active ripple energy storage circuit being coupled in parallel to said electrical load, said PWM rectifier and said DC link capacitor via a first terminal and a second terminal, said active ripple energy storage circuit being structured to selectively absorb and discharge at least part of said ripple energy by transferring the at least part of the ripple energy to and from said auxiliary capacitor using said auxiliary inductor; said auxiliary capacitor operates over a wider voltage range than said DC link capacitor; said auxiliary bidirectional buck-boost converter having a first switch and a second switch connected in series; and wherein said auxiliary storage system is coupled in parallel with said second switch.