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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20080516161259
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-08-032169
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080515
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080516
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080516

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000880807
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTORS & GENERATORS [3621]
		IRS NUMBER:				042959321
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO TECHNOLOGY DR
		CITY:			WESTBOROUGH
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01581
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5088364200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO TECHNOLOGY DR
		CITY:			WESTBOROUGH
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01581

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Poor Timothy D.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001434983

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-19672
		FILM NUMBER:		08842511

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6088289126

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR
		STREET 2:		64 JACKSON ROAD
		CITY:			DEVENS
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01434
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    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2008-05-15</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000880807</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORP /DE/</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AMSC</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001434983</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Poor Timothy D.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O AMERICAN SUPERCONDUCTOR CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>64 JACKSON ROAD</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DEVENS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>01434</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>VP, Global Sales &amp; Bus. Dev.</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-05-15</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>30000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>38208</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>95</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By 401(k) Plan</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">20,000 shares shall vest in their entirety on May 15, 2011. 10,000 shares only vest upon completion of four consecutive quarters of GAAP profitability and if the performance objective is not met, the shares will be forfeited to the company on May 15, 2011.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Following all the transactions reported on this Form 4, the reporting person holds 38,208 shares directly.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Following all the transactions reported on this Form 4, the reporting person holds 95 shares indirectly through the company's 401(k) plan as of March 31, 2008.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ David A. Henry, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-05-16</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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