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The paper deals with a new single stage three level ac-dc converter which performs both power factor correction and voltage regulation in a single stage. The proposed converter has two separate controllers, one for power factor correction and the other for regulating the output voltage. A comprehensive review of the existing single stage topologies has been carried out. Then the operating principle, control scheme and the design of the new converter are presented. The proposed converter is having an input power factor close to unity and better voltage regulation compared to the conventional ac-dc converter topologies. Simulation results obtained from a 1.35kW model are also presented to show the feasibility of the new converter.