Hoew to change internal value of sensor state that is used downstream

I am looking to change the value (state) of a sensor. This sensor (ads1115) in used downstream in another sensor (ct_clmap). I want to drop all values that would be used in the ct_clamp sensor if the ads1115 received voltage is below a value (0.00005 in this example). the reason is to eliminate erroneous values from noise. This would be a current value of less than 0.01, and on a 50amp ct clamp, that is good enough for me. I am using the ads1115 in A0-A1 differential mode with the ct clamp. I was also thinking about adding a low-pass filter to eliminate the input noise. Doing it in software would be easier…

I tried using a filters: lambda, but seems that only changes the values that are sent to HA, not the state value and what is used/sent to other downstream sensors. ads1115 → ct_clamp

here is a snippet of the config I am using

sensor:
  - platform: ads1115
    id: _adc_ads1115
    multiplexer: A0_A1
    gain: 1.024
    accuracy_decimals: 3
    update_interval: 2s
    internal: true
    filters:
      - lambda: if (x < 0.00005) return 0.0; else return x;
  - platform: ct_clamp
    sensor: _adc_ads1115
    id: _current_internal
    internal: true
    update_interval: 2s
    unit_of_measurement: "A"
    filters:
      - calibrate_linear:
         - 0.000 -> 0.0
         - 1.0 -> 50.0
  - platform: template
    name: "Current"
    id: current
    accuracy_decimals: 2
    unit_of_measurement: "A"
    update_interval: 30s
  - platform: template
    name: "Power"
    id: power
    accuracy_decimals: 2
    unit_of_measurement: "W"
    update_interval: 30s
    lambda: !lambda |-
      if (id(_current_internal).state) {
        return id(_current_internal).state * 120.0;
      } else {
        return 0.00;
      }

That seem odd I thought your filter should behave as you wanted.

Related, my filter logic is bad. I believe ads-1115 tracks and outputs pk-pk AC readings. So I would have to handle +/- of the sine wave.

Can someone please confirm that the state of ads-1115 is the reading at the moment of the pk-pk sine wave? (I have it in continuous mode)

I would also still like to know if one can change the raw internal state values of a sensor.