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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

   We consent to the inclusion in the Registration Statement of Form S-3 and
related prospectus of American Superconductor Corporation of our report dated
February 7, 1997, on our audit of the financial statements of
Superconductivity, Inc., as of December 31, 1996, and for the year then ended,
which report is included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended March 31, 1999, filed by American Superconductor Corporation with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to the reference to our
firm under the caption "Experts."

                                         /s/ Smith & Gesteland, LLP
                                         SMITH & GESTELAND, LLP
   Madison, Wisconsin
   January 24, 2000
