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<CONFORMED-NAME>AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/
<CIK>0000880807
<ASSIGNED-SIC>3621
<IRS-NUMBER>042959321
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>0331
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<STREET1>TWO TECHNOLOGY DR
<CITY>WESTBOROUGH
<STATE>MA
<ZIP>01581
<PHONE>5088364200
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
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<STREET1>TWO TECHNOLOGY DR
<CITY>WESTBOROUGH
<STATE>MA
<ZIP>01581
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>BUDHRAJA VIKRAM S
<CIK>0001284516
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
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<ACT>34
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<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>201 S LAKE AVE STE 400
<CITY>PASADENA
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>91101
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4 - VIKRAM S. BUDHRAJA
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    <periodOfReport>2005-08-02</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000880807</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AMSC</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>BUDHRAJA VIKRAM S</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>TWO TECHNOLOGY DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WESTBOROUGH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>01581</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Options to Purchase</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>11.59</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-08-02</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>10000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <value>2005-08-02</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2015-08-02</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>10000</value>
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                    <value>10000</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Pursuant to the Company's 1997 Director Plan, as amended, each outside director is granted an option to purchase 10,000 shares of Common Stock of the Company three days following each Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, provided that such outside director has served as a director of the Company for at least one year. Such options granted to continuing outside directors following Annual Meetings of Stockholders are immediately exercisable in full.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kevin M. Bisson, Attorney-In-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-08-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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</TEXT>
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